Music in Progress. Mike Westbrook – jazz composer - ACE075.3

In the recording studio. Westbrook and his Brass Band (formed around 1973) at his house, playing Wheel of Fortune; his VO says that despite being best known for large orchestrated works, most of what he’s done has been for smaller groups. He says that there is a good deal of freedom for the individual musicians, but they must work well together. His VO talks about the Brass Band evolving from a street band into a concert group. The Band playing out of doors in order to help attract an evening audience and to bring the music to a wider audience. Westbrook’s VO talking about this being a long-standing jazz tradition, and says that people enjoy hearing music in, e.g., shopping centres. Bartlemy Fair performed in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations.