Nigel Kennedy to Open Latitude

Especially for Latitude, Nigel Kennedy will be presenting A Night Of Duke Ellington on the beautiful Lake Stage on Thursday night. Playing with his brand new ensemble of exceptional young musicians, The Orchestra of Life, and his jazz outfit, The Nigel Kennedy Quintet, made up of the violinist and four of the most dynamic musicians on the Polish jazz scene including special guests Orphy Robinson on marimba and Doug Boyle on guitar – they will celebrate this American composer, pianist and prominent figure in the history of Jazz, who’s music stretched over 50 years creating an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, and world tours.

Headline acts confirmed for Latitude so far are: Florence + The Machine, Belle and Sebastian and Vampire Weekend as well as The National, The XX, Empire Of The Sun, and Laura Marling.