On this season finale of the Score Keepers, we’ll be speaking with jazz and big band composer Olivia Murphy. Olivia is a British composer focusing on a fusion of through-written and improvisational composition. She is the leader and founder of the Olivia Murphy Jazz Orchestra – a 19-piece big band performing in London and Birmingham. The orchestra won the Peter Whittingham Development Award in 2022 which funded a live recorded EP. Olivia has won numerous awards including the Jazzlife Alliance Young Composer Award, among others.
Let’s hear about her recent performance of her piece ‘Sister Suite’ at the Birmingham Jazz Festival.
Olivia's Site: https://www.oliviamurphymusic.com/
Listen to her EP: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4L0JYFHSo5eTA6mYzsVjt6?si=KlzkJiK6QL2JWv_bYd_EUA
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