The Cinematic Orchestra
- Type
- Band
- Styles
- downtempo, jazz, electronica, nu jazz
- Fans
- 143.5k
Next date in London
See all 4 datesThe Cinematic Orchestra is a British band whose music draws on downtempo, jazz and electronica. Formed in London in 1999, the group moves freely between these styles.
Next date in London: 29 October at St Paul's Cathedral.
Upcoming dates
4 upcoming dates
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Also elsewhere in Europe
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Profile
- Latest album
- To Believe (2019)
- Formed
- 1999 · London
- Label
- Domino Records
About — The artist
The Cinematic Orchestra is a British nu jazz and downtempo music group created in 1999 by Jason Swinscoe and later involving his music collaborator Dominic Smith. The group is signed to independent record label Ninja Tune.
The Cinematic Orchestra have produced four studio albums, Motion (1999), Every Day (2002), Ma Fleur (2007) and To Believe (2019), and two film soundtrack albums, Man with a Movie Camera (2003) and The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos (2009).
In addition to Swinscoe, the band includes former DJ Food member PC (Patrick Carpenter) on turntables, Luke Flowers on drums, Tom Chant on saxophone, Nick Ramm on piano, Stuart McCallum on guitar, Phil France on double bass. Former members include Jamie Coleman (trumpet), T. Daniel Howard (drums), Federico Ughi (drums), Alex James (piano), and Clean Sadness (synthesizer, programming). Heidi Vogel (vocals) appears as a regular collaborator.
Swinscoe and Carpenter have also recorded together under the band name Neptune.
Source: Wikipedia ↗ (en)
Discography
- Motion 1999
- Live, London, 24th September 2000 2000
- Live at Vancouver Jazz Festival 2001 2001
- Every Day 2002
- Man With a Movie Camera 2003
- Ma fleur Live at the Barbican 2007
- Ma fleur 2007
- Live at the Big Chill 2007
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2008
- Live at the Roundhouse 2008
- The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos 2008
- In Motion #1 2012
- To Believe 2019