Oh Yeah Project - Commission for Edinburgh Jazz Festival 2010

• A continuation of the collaboration between Swedish drummer Martina Almgren and Scottish alto saxofonist Laura Macdonald . A commission from Assembly Direct Scotland to compose for a larger ensemble - The Oh Yeah Project - including Swedish and Scottish musicians to be performed at Edinburgh Jazz Festival. Musicians from Scotland: Laura Macdonald - alto sax, Lorna McDonald - bass tbn, Steve Hamilton - piano, Suu-a Lee cello and from Sweden: Staffan Svensson trumpet, Karin Burman - voice, Joakim Milder - tenor sax, Martina Almgren - drums, Owe Almgren - bass. The performance was very well received and the Oh Yeah Project was 2012 invited to Sweden by Kultur i Väst for a six-concert long tour in Western Sweden including a recording by the Swedish Jazz Radio. This time with Ryan Quigley - trumpet (Scot) and Annie Egecioglu - cello (Swe).

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HUMANIORA  -- Konst -- Musik (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Arts -- Music (hsv//eng)

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Jazz

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Sweden

Scotland

commission

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