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The Cinematic Orchestra Last time in Hamburg: 9 years ago

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Elbphilharmonie

Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 20457, Hamburg, Germany

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Doors open: 20:00

The Cinematic Orchestra definiert seit über zwei Jahrzehnten den Raum zwischen Jazz und Electronica neu. Seit ihrem Debüt »Motion« im Jahr 1999 hat die von Jason Swinscoe gegründete Band eine ganze Generation geprägt und Künstler*innen von Floating Points bis Kamasi Washington inspiriert. Auf insgesamt vier Studioalben bei Ninja Tune hat The Cinematic Orchestra üppige, cineastische Klanglandschaften entworfen und damit über eine Milliarde Streams erreicht. Zur Diskografie der Band gehören auch Live-Aufnahmen ihres ausverkauften Konzerts in der Royal Albert Hall in London und Soundtracks für Filme wie Disneys bewegende Naturdokumentation »Crimson Wing«, nominiert für die beste Filmmusik bei den Filmfestspielen von Cannes. Nach ihrem letzten Hamburger Konzert beim ÜBERJAZZ-Festival auf Kampnagel im Jahr 2016 kehrt The Cinematic Orchestra nun zurück, um in der Elbphilharmonie ihre musikalische Bandbreite zu präsentieren: weitläufige Suiten, in denen sich Jazz und Elektronik in kinematografischem Maßstab entfalten.

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The Cinematic Orchestra biography

The Cinematic Orchestra is a British electronic nu-jazz collective from London, England. Formed of Jason Swinscoe, Phil France, Luke Flowers, Tom Chant, Nick Ramm and Stuart McCallum the group came into being in 1999.

The Cinematic Orchestra are known for mixing their live, improvisational recordings in with their polished production such that their fans are always questioning which elements are improvised genius and which are meticulously planned.

The band first came into being when founding member Jason Swinscoe was asked to live-score the Soviet classic film “Man With a Movie Camera” with his band Crabladder. The band that worked on the project enjoyed the live and improvisational nature of this experience so much that they formed The Cinematic Orchestra and ended up touring with the work and even releasing it as an album.

The Cinematic Orchestra has released three albums: 1999’s “Motion”, 2002’s “Every Day” and 2007’s “Ma Fleur”. While the albums failed to chart in the UK the group’s work is well known due to the many opportunities the group has had to write music or score for television shows and movies. The group recorded the soundtrack to the Disney film “The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos” and they were also invited to score a collection of avant-garde films what were shown at the Barbican Centre in London. In addition to this, the group’s work has appeared on numerous television shows including “One Tree Hill”, “Ugly Betty”, “Top Gear” and “Hollyoaks” amongst others.

Live reviews

Being signed to an independent label really has done wonders for TCO. Their original electronic jazz that seems to transcend time and space encapsulates the audience in a way that a mainstream manufactured label would never allow, maintaining the authenticity of the groups' origins.
Watching the artists perform live, brings a whole new sense to their music. Whilst on a recording, you are able to appreciate the skill, competency, and creativity of the tracks, seeing a live performance is really eye opening to the sheer talent of the group. Watching one man handle three keyboards at once with such precision is simply mind blowing to experience.
They worked through their back catalogue, playing their more famous tracks that have been played on numerous adverts, to which everyone was bobbing along appreciatively. The newer tracks, however, seemed to initiate a tranquility throughout the stadium. As the gig was seated, the entire audience seemed to raise a little higher in their chairs, engaged and enthralled in the performance.
An absolutely wonderful band to watch live, you will gain a whole new level of appreciation for these guys, can't wait to see them again.

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