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Royal Academy of Music Museum

This exhibition is complemented by a video featuring behind the scenes footage of his latest Big Band recording session, and interviews with singer Norma Winstone, saxophonist Evan Parker and trumpeter Dave Douglas recounting their musical memories both old and new.

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Handwritten sketches and scores illuminate his creative process, from his very early arrangement of the jazz standard ‘Stella by Starlight’ to manuscripts from his latest big band offering ‘The Long Waiting’, among other exhibits.

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