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BBC Proms: 2016

BBC Proms: 2016: Prom 49: Quincy Jones Prom

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Prom 49: Quincy Jones Prom

22/08/2016

2016

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2016, Prom 49: Quincy Jones Prom

The Metropole Orkest pays a special Proms tribute to Quincy Jones.

Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a Proms tribute to composer, arranger, conductor and producer Quincy Jones with the Metropole Orkest under Jules Buckley.

Live at the BBC Proms: Quincy Jones with the Metropole Orkest.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Richard Bona, voice/bass guitar
Jacob Collier, voice/piano/synth
Alfredo Rodríguez, piano
Metropole Orkest 
Jules Buckley, conductor

Jules Buckley and his Metropole Orkest return to the Proms to celebrate the career of composer, arranger, conductor, producer and all-round musical giant Quincy Jones. Recent musical partners of Quincy's join the longest-established jazz orchestra in existence as special guests to collaborate on new arrangements of hits both old and new - and the great man himself makes an appearance.

Including at 8.20 pm during the interval: PROMS EXTRA 
Clemency Burton-Hill discusses the Quincy Jones music featured tonight, as well as his remarkable career as composer, arranger and producer, with conductor Jules Buckley and journalist Angus Batey. Recorded earlier in the Concert Hall of Imperial College Students' Union.

Producer Juan-Carlos Jaramillo.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

All broadcasts from the 122nd season of the BBC Proms

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