This American pianist spent several years in Morocco studying different types of music, particularly that of the Gnaoua. In 1993, the Contemporary Music
Network brought the Randy Weston Quintet and three Gnaoua musicians to
Britain for a series of concerts. Geoffrey Smith introduces the performance they gave in the Adrian Boult Hall , Birmingham, which included two solo piano pieces by Weston, Night in Mbari and High
Flying. During the interval, Randy Weston talks to
Geoffrey Smith about his musical education and the influence of George Russell , Thelonius Monk and Africa.
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