- Open to external public, free entry, reservations required for first part 10:00 - 13:00, second part no reservation required -
Darcy James Argue comes to Conservatorium Maastricht to work with our composition department and give a presentation on his work "Codebreaker”!
10:00-13:00 Working with the Conservatorium Maastricht Jazz Composition department.
NB. Due to room size, should you wish to observe this session, please email luke.mitchell@zuyd.nl stating your interest.
14:00-17:00 Decoding ‘Codebreaker'. Deep Structure and Storytelling
A presentation on Darcy's work "Codebreaker" and his process in arranging for Cécile McLorin Salvant and the Metropole Orkest. Followed by a Q&A.
More about Darcy James Argue
Darcy James Argue, “one of the top big band composers of our time” (Stereophile), is best known for Secret Society, an 18-piece group “renowned in the jazz world” (New York Times). Argue brings an outwardly anachronistic ensemble into the 21st century through his “ability to combine his love of jazz’s past with more contemporary sonics” and is celebrated as “a syncretic creator who avoids obvious imitation” (Pitchfork). Acclaimed as an “innovative composer, arranger, and big band leader” by The New Yorker, Argue’s accolades include multiple GRAMMY nominations and a Latin GRAMMY Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Doris Duke Artist Award, and countless commissions and fellowships.
Argue’s affinity for blurring genres and deftly weaving sociopolitical ideas into ambitious, culturally resonant work is exemplified in the “stunningly original” (Wall Street Journal) song cycle Ogresse, a collaboration with GRAMMY-winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, and in the multimedia performance Real Enemies, a “breathtaking” (JazzNu) production co-created with writer-director Isaac Butler and filmmaker Peter Nigrini that premiered in 2015 at the BAM Next Wave Festival.
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