Tribute to Quincy Jones: Berget Lewis & JOC

About the Event

Last November 3, Quincy Jones passed away. His rich body of work is the focus of this tribute to the legendary producer, songwriter and musician. You will hear his big band classics and the hits he composed with Ray Charles. 'Let The Good Times Roll' with Berget Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw.

Iconic big band albums
Just how diverse Quincy Jones' music is becomes clear during this tribute. Before intermission, the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw will play Jones' big band music. Quincy Jones once began as a jazz trumpeter and arranger, studying music theory in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen. In the 1950s, he toured Europe with several bands and laid the foundation for his international fame with the albums The Quintessence and Bigband Bossa Nova. With these iconic albums, he renewed the big band sound with new grooves and exotic melodies. The second part of this concert focuses on the special friendship between Quincy Jones and Ray Charles, with the songs the two greats recorded together. Singer Berget Lewis will take the vocals.

Quincy Jones
It is difficult to overestimate Quincy Jones' influence on the music world. The jazz trumpeter evolved into an arranger, composer, producer and big band leader. In his seven‐decade career, he worked with the greatest artists on earth, in the most diverse genres: from Dizzy Gillespie and Ray Charles to Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Miles Davis. He was the producer of Thriller, Michael Jackson's iconic album. His diversity and musicality are highlighted by his work on music for television and film, which earned him seven Oscar nominations in addition to 28 Grammy Awards.