Bonington Theatre in Nottingham, UK on December 2, 2007
As well as being an excellent trumpeter, Guy Barker has developed into a fine composer. This band was assembled to tour "The Amadeus Project", which was the result of commissions in 2006 by San Diego's Mainly Mozart Festival and BBC Radio 3. The first half of the concert was "The Amadeus Suite", pieces inspired by characters from Mozart's operas. The second half was "dZf", described by Guy as a retelling of the Magic Flute story in a "Jazz Noir" style, featuring the actor Michael Brandon as narrator. There were fine solos from all the band, particularly alto saxophonist Rosario Giuliani, and the compositions had a distinctly cinematic feel.
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