PLAY! With Nikki Iles and the hr-Bigband

The next pha­se of the MA Big­band with the hr-Big­band will be led by Nik­ki Iles. From July 2 to 13, the Bri­tish pia­nist and com­po­ser will be working with the stu­dents and mu­si­ci­ans of the hr-Big­band. The pro­gram will con­clu­de with two con­certs in the hr ra­dio stu­dio.

Nik­ki Iles co­mes from Duns­ta­ble, Bed­fordshire, has her own big band, the Nik­ki Iles Jazz Or­ches­tra, and is also Pro­fes­sor of Com­po­si­ti­on and Ar­ran­ging at the Roy­al Aca­de­my of Mu­sic in Lon­don. In 2023, she was en­ga­ged as Ar­tist in Re­si­dence with the NDR Big Band.

A per­fect ba­sis to teach the MA Big­band stu­dents a lot about play­ing and wri­ting for a big band and to per­form it live with them.

Con­certs

• PLAY! - With Nik­ki: Fri­day, 12.07.2024 at 8 pm
• PLAY! - With Nik­ki: Sa­tur­day, 13.07.2024 at 8 pm