Jazz Sessions by Candlelight - ‘Rhapsody in Blue’

Usher Hall emerging artist Matthew Shiel Matthew Shiel leads his acclaimed jazz band on odyssey through blues, cabaret, ragtime and improv!

Following their string of sold-out shows and five-star reviews:

"a most enchanting concert" (★★★★★ Edinburgh Guide)

"masters of their crafts" (★★★★★ Binge Fringe)

"an atmosphere which is all too often missed in our digital world" (★★★★★ Corr Blimey)

Moonlight Concerts invite you to join acclaimed Usher Hall and Live Music Now emerging artist Matthew Shiel as he he leads his acclaimed jazz band on a swinging, toe-tapping odyssey through blues, Berlin cabaret, ragtime and New York jazz piano improv with poignant storytelling – by candlelight. Programme includes Joplin’s The Entertainer, Brubeck’s Take 5, Gershwin’s showstopper Rhapsody in Blue and cabaret music by the Jewish composer Erwin Schulhoff (1894 – 1942) – who for the ‘crime’ of composing jazz was murdered by the Third Reich.

Join Matthew for an unforgettable evening of piano excellence and emotional storytelling at an intimately candlelit St Vincent's Chapel - dating from 1857, it is one of Scotland's magnificent chapels and an architectural icon.

PROGRAMME

Take 5 and Unsquared Dance – Dave Brubeck

The Entertainer, Spotlight Rag and Stoptime Rag (from his complete Rags) – Scott Joplin

Blues, Chanson and Charleston (from Cinq Études de Jazz) – Erwin Schulhoff

Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin