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GIGS RECORDINGS ROWLAND SUTHERLAND LIVE & STUDIO
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Rowland Sutherland
Rowland has performed at such venues as the
Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Centre, North Sea Jazz Festival, Chatelet Les Halles,
the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam and Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
In Jazz
He has played with such renowned
artists as Frank Wess, David Murray, Carla Bley, Ali Ryerson, Flora Purim, Manu Dibango,
Evan Parker, Orphy Robinson, Courtney Pine and Paolo Fresu
In Classical
Rowland has played in various
chamber groups and adventurous ensembles including Icebreaker, New Music Players, Lontano,
notes inegales, Ensemble Expose, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and
Decibel
He has played with such orchestras as Philharmonia, Bournemouth Symphony, London
Philharmonic, European Community Chamber, Chamber Domaine and City of London
Sinfonia
In Non-Western music
He has enjoyed playing with
numerous stars including King Sunny Ade, Olodum, Joyce, Airto, Gnawa Musicians of Morocco,
Nana Vasconcelos and Tunde Jegede
In Pop
Rowland has added his sound to numerous
celebrated artists and bands recordings such as Incognito, George Benson, Joss Stone,
Us3, Fightstar, Mezzoforte, Masters at Work and MC Solaar
Rowland leads several vibrant and colourful jazz projects in
the UK
The pulsating Mistura with tantalizing sounds
from the UK and Brazil; Rowland Sutherland Sextet with influences from the Caribbean;
Creative Force featuring the award winning vibest Orphy Robinson; In Kimbe with superb
Sardinian vocalist Filomena Campus and the innovative group Myrtle with Alwynne Pritchard
(vocals) and Thorolf Thuestad (computer)
As a soloist
Rowland enjoys performing solo
flute music from various parts of the world including works by Jolivet, Takemitsu, Carter,
A Sierra, Ferneyhough and Scelsi. As well as a host of British composers including
Finnissy, Cutler, Toovey and Hayden
As an educator
Rowland is professor at
Trinity College of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He also tutors at the
Royal Northern College of Music and lectures at Birmingham Conservatoire
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SPECIAL NOTICE!
ROWLAND performs in his
and co-director Jackie Walduck's exciting new music club night and ensemble Ethereal
World.
Every third Thursday of the month at The Crypt, St. Giles Church, Camberwell
Church Street, doors at 8.00pm.
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Different special guest soloists and a rotating ensemble of soloists will perform
at Ethereal World at The Crypt on every third Thursday of the month!
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Also, a performance will take place at Kings Place, London, on Saturday 22 October
2016 for the Equator Festival - WOW
Ethereal World gratefully acknowledges support from Arts Council of England for
this project.
SPECIAL NOTICE!
ROWLAND'S composition
Enlightenment, commissioned by Paul Bradshaw of Chaser Productions and funded by PRSF,
will be performed at Union Chapel, Islington, on 1 July 2016, doors 7.00pm.
In the Spirit of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme.
Features a star-studded line up
of soloists from within the 15 piece Enlightenment Jazz Warriors Intl Ensemble.
Advanced ticket booking recommended!
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SPECIAL NOTICE!
This broadcast marks the 50th Anniversary of the release of John Coltrane's iconic
album, A Love Supreme.
Rowland will be blogging soon
about his fascinating time in Japan doing research on the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo
flute). Rowland's new quartet of jazz,
improvised and World music soloists makes its debut at the Vortex Jazz Club on
Monday 27 October 2014 at 8pm.
Rowland will be guesting with
Incognito for their special 35th Anniversary show at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on
Saturday 12 July 2014 at 7pm.
SPECIAL NOTICE!
ROWLAND'S NEW UPLOAD of his vibrant band Rowland
Sutherland Sextet performing live in London. A jazz meets reggae special:
ROWLAND on flute with Mary Dullea on piano play an
amazing piece by the USA composer Bruce Stark called American Suite. Hear it here:
ROWLAND plays flute and solo alto flute on this
classic Incognito track - "Closer to the Feeling". ROWLAND adds some flute colours to the warm and
expressive Joss Stone track "Love has made you Beautiful". ROWLAND adds some soulful alto flute vibes to
Camelle Hinds breezy Summer track "Let it Flow". ROWLAND plays in the ensemble Uroboros, conductor
Gwyn Pritchard in "Echolalia" by James Clarke from a live concert in London. ROWLAND plays with Icebreaker in a live concert
recording at the Audiograft Festival, Oxford. To see some of the STOP PRESS history, click
(above) Live & Studio page ROWLAND in Rowland Sutherland Sextet live in London video.
"Missing You" by Rowland Sutherland.
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Here ROWLAND plays flute and solo alto flute on this funky, classic
Incognito track - "Closer to the Feeling". Hear the song: Click
Here ROWLAND adds some flute colours to the warm and expressive
Joss Stone track "Love has made you Beautiful". Hear the song: Click
Here ROWLAND adds some soulful alto flute vibes to Camelle Hinds
breezy Summer track "Let it Flow". Hear the song: Click
Here ROWLAND co-arranged the horns (with 'Bluey' Maunick) & played bass
flute on this tantalizing classic Incognito track - "Barumba". Hear the song: Click
Here ROWLAND plays in the ensemble Uroboros Ensemble, conductor Gwyn
Pritchard in "Echolalia" by James Clarke. Hear the song: Click
Here ROWLAND plays with Icebreaker featuring BJ Cole in
"Apollo" by Brian Eno in a video of a live concert in Ireland. Hear the song: Click
Here The Essence of Jazz Flute - Part 1
The Essence of Jazz Flute - Part 2 "One of the UK’s finest flautists –
whether jazz or classical – Rowland Sutherland." Paul Bradshaw – STRAIGHT NO CHASER "There were especially sterling
contributions from the flautist Rowland Sutherland."
Keith Potter - THE INDEPENDANT "Peerless flautist Rowland
Sutherland." John L. Walters - THE
GUARDIAN "Mistura provide a
Latin fusion of stunning quality and live visual entertainment... they are a
must." Martin Scott
- THE ARTS COUNCIL.
Rowland Sutherland flute player,
composer, arranger, bandleader and educator based in London. This site includes flute
music and flute performances with various jazz bands, classical contemporary music
groups, classical ensembles, world music groups, pop artists, solo and studio session
work.
This site also features - live gigs listing,
free mp3 downloads, cd recordings, press quotes, cv, resume and various links.
Included throughout are various music genres including classical, jazz,
contemporary, pop, avant garde, brazilian, latin, African and other non-Western
music forms. Please contact Photo of Rowland by
The Jazz on 3, BBC
Radio 3 broadcast of Rowland's score Enlightenment (In the Spirit of A Love Supreme
by John Coltrane) can be heard at this link until 4 March 2015.
It was performed
at the 2014 James Lavelle Meltdown Festival to a sold out QEH with the inspirational
soloists of the Enlightenment Ensemble and musical director Orphy Robinson.
The broadcast includes Rowland being interviewed by the host Jez Nelson.
Meeting excellent soloist/teachers and making extraordinary discoveries whilst
getting to grips with the spiritual-like instrument.
With special thanks to The Great
Britain Sasakawa Foundation for their very kind support! Watch this space for blog
details!
Featuring Rowland Sutherland (flutes), Ansuman Biswas (Indian instruments), Pat Thomas
(piano & electronics), Guillaume Viltard (double bass).
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Featuring Carleen Anderson, Imaani, Mo Brandis and Mario
Biondi.
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ROWLAND'S composition
Enlightenment (In the Spirit of A Love Supreme by John Coltrane), commissioned by Paul
Bradshaw of Chaser Productions and funded by PRSF,
will be performed at this years
Meltdown Festival curated by James Lavelle at QEH, Southbank Centre on 22 June 2014 at
3pm and 7.30pm.
John Coltrane's A Love Supreme Re-envisioned.
NB! The evening performance may be Sold Out!
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tickets here!
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Grandpa's Grin
The Bird And The Canyon
Muse
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