Performances of Sam Harris at BBC Concert Orchestra

Thu 20 Aug 2026

• 19:00

  Miles Davis Centenary

  Royal Albert Hall

  The Proms marks Miles Davis’s centenary with a concert combining his influences – works by Rodrigo and Gershwin – with his own hits. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and Miho Hazama for a celebration of a jazz legend

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  The Proms marks Miles Davis’s centenary with a concert combining his influences – works by Rodrigo and Gershwin – with his own hits. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and Miho Hazama for a celebration of a jazz legend

  Programme

  • • • George Gershwin
      • Porgy and Bess – ‘Bess, you is my woman now’(5 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
      • Porgy and Bess: – ‘Gone, gone, gone’(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
      • Porgy and Bess – ‘Summertime’(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
      • Porgy and Bess – ‘I loves you, Porgy’(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
    • • Manuel de Falla
      • El amor brujo – Song of the Will-o’-the-Wisp(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
    • • Joaquín Rodrigo
      • Concierto de Aranjuez – Adagio(17 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch. Miho Hazama
    • • Gil Evans
      • Boplicity(3 mins)
    • • Kurt Weill
      • My Ship(5 mins)arr. Gil Evans, orch. Miho Hazama
    • • Eddie Barclay
      • Once Upon a Summertime (La Valse des lilas)(4 mins)arr. Gil Evans & Miles Davis, orch, Miho Hazama

  Performers

  • Ambrose Akinmusire

    trumpet
    trumpet
  • Sam Harris

    piano
    piano
  • Harish Raghavan

    bass
    bass
  • Justin Brown

    drums
    drums
  • BBC Concert Orchestra
  • Miho Hazama

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • George Gershwin
  • Manuel de Falla
  • Joaquín Rodrigo
  • Gil Evans
  • Kurt Weill
  • Eddie Barclay

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