Jazz at the Barn: Kind of Blue - Live

Name: Jazz at the Barn: Kind of Blue - Live
Start: 2026-07-24T20:00:00+01:00
Location: The Barn Theatre

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm UTC+01:00

The Barn Theatre | Welwyn Garden City

Publisher/HostThe Barn Theatre

For the final gig of the season, local musician Matt Ward presents a recreation of the iconic Miles Davis album, Kind of Blue, to celebrate 100 years since the legendary trumpeter’s birth.
On April 22nd, 1959, Miles Davis and his sextet recorded Kind of Blue at Colombia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City - an album that changed the course of jazz forever. Now, over six decades later, Kind of Blue - Live brings this landmark recording to life on stage, performed by a superb ensemble of jazz musicians dedicated to recreating its sound, spirit, and improvisational brilliance.
Originally launched in early 2020, the project overcame lockdown delays to return stronger than ever - selling out venues across the South and earning rave audience feedback.
“What a terrific concert by superb musicians. I like the vogue for recreating classic albums, and this was done perfectly - a nice selection of David bebop in the first half, then the album performed flawlessly in part two, with scored sections recreated exactly and fabulous improv that captures the mood of the album. Five stars.”