Bryan Ferry, the BFO and The BBC Symphony Orchestra headlined a memorable evening in Hyde Park this month. Taking centre stage in a floral Louis Vuitton jacket, Bryan performed for forty minutes with his touring band and the impressive 80 piece orchestra. Orchestral leader Richard Balcombe, had worked for…
If there was ever a musical icon and a decade destined to come together it is Bryan Ferry and the Roaring Twenties. The artist as creative powerhouse with a dazzling career of endless surprise, delight and innovation, and the decade – a time of modernity, decadence and bright young…
Following the critically acclaimed release of ‘The Jazz Age’ album late last year, Bryan Ferry and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra have provided the jazz recordings for the soundtrack to the highly-anticipated release of Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’. After hearing ‘The Jazz Age’ album whilst the movie was still…
Baz Luhrmann spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the music for the film. Below is an excerpt. THR: How did you come to work with the Bryan Ferry Orchestra on the movie and this jazz album? Luhrmann: It was unbelievably serendipitous. In a million years, I would never have…