Tom Stringer

A centenary tribute to Miles Davis by the NYJO ensemble with trumpeter Tom Stringer, staged at Toulouse Lautrec in Newington Butts, London, with a focus on jazz.

This concert marks the hundredth anniversary of Miles Davis and is presented by NYJO with the trumpeter Tom Stringer. It is a tribute to Davis rather than a performance by Davis himself. A specially assembled nine-piece ensemble takes music from across Davis's career, including pieces from the landmark album Birth of the Cool and original arrangements by Stringer.

The programme draws on the cool jazz style associated with Davis, with its restrained and layered textures, and follows how his approach changed over the years. Stringer is described as an emerging trumpeter, and the ensemble is built for this project.

Toulouse Lautrec is a venue at 140 Newington Butts in London that mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on jazz, so the evening suits listeners interested in Davis and in the cool jazz repertoire.