Barry Guy med Kitchen Orchestra

Maya Homburger and Barry Guy met in 1988, both holding prominent positions in British music: Maya as a baroque violinist with John Eliot Gardiner, Trevor Pinnock, and Christopher Hogwood, and Barry as a solo bassist with major London orchestras. Since then, they have pursued their paths together: Barry founded the London Jazz Composers Orchestra, the Barry Guy New Orchestra, and recently the Blue Shroud Band.

Among his many honors, Barry Guy is an honorary doctor at Middlesex University and holds an honorary professorship at the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen. Despite these prestigious titles, his biography describes him as an innovative bassist with creative diversity in jazz improvisation, chamber, and orchestral music, known for his varied experience and willingness to experiment, with a deep dedication to the double bass and musical communication.

The Kitchen Orchestra shares this ideal with Barry and Maya and looks forward to performing two specially composed works for them: "For To End Yet Again" and "Amphi / Three Meditations for Cecil Taylor."

Performing musicians:

Barry Guy - bass

Maya Homburger - violin

Heidi Hvelvene - alto saxophone

Kristoffer Alberts - tenor saxophone

Petter Frost Fadnes - baritone saxophone

Didrik Ingvaldsen - trumpet

Dominique Brackeva - trombone

Gaute Vikdal - bass trombone

Vidar Schanche - guitars

Gro Austgulen - violin

Johan Egdetveit - accordion

Dag Magnus Narvesen - percussion/drums

Øivind Dale - piano

Signe Irene Time - vocals