Kieny and Neame will be redefining and exploring such well-known Weill songs as Speak Low, My Ship and Youkali. As a Jewish, German-born composer and songwriter, Kurt Weill was forced to flee Nazi Germany in 1933, arriving in the United States two years later; many of Weill’s songs are now associated with the canon of music known as the ‘Great American Songbook’. Throughout the history of jazz, musicians and composers have sought to extract their improvisatory ‘gold’ from this abundant seam of musical themes, by creating their own interpretations of this pre-existing material. As composers, Kieny’s and Neame’s ethos is to simultaneously respect and challenge the traditions and conventions regarding music written by composers associated with jazz such as Kurt Weill.

The idea behind this show is to reimagine and update Weill's songs using contemporary compositional techniques and approaches.


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