Jules Buckley
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| Born | 8 January 1980 Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire, England |
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| Member of | Metropole Orkest,The Heritage Orchestra |
| Website | julesbuckley |
Jules Buckley(born 8 January 1980)[1]is an English conductor, composer, and arranger.
Career
[edit]In 2004, Buckley and producer/manager Chris Wheeler co-founded theHeritage Orchestra,with the intention of featuring an orchestra in a music club setting. In 2008, Buckley became principal guest conductor of theMetropole Orkest,a jazz and eclectic music orchestra based inHilversum,and chief conductor from 2013. In 2020, he became Creative Artist-in-Residence with theBBC Symphony Orchestraand stood in as presenter of theBBC Radio 3programme Classical Fix, in place ofClemency Burton-Hill,[2]who suffered a brain haemorrhage in January 2020.[3]
Collaborations
[edit]Buckley has worked with theWDR Big Band;José Jamesand theRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra;Patrick Watson and the Orchestre National d'Île de France; and arranged and conductedCaro Emerald's albumThe Shocking Miss EmeraldandJacob Collier's albumDjesse Vol. 1.Other collaborations have included projects withGregory Porter;Tori Amos;Markus Stockhausen;Michael Kiwanuka;Jonathan Jeremiah;Basement Jaxx;Massive Attack;Arctic Monkeys;John Cale;Paul Weller;Emeli Sandé;The Cinematic Orchestra;Jamie Cullum;Cory Wong;Beardyman;Cory Henry;Snarky Puppy;Becca Stevens;Andrea MotisandDizzee Rascal.
Awards
[edit]In February 2016, theSnarky PuppyalbumSylva,featuring Buckley and theMetropole Orkest,won aGrammy Awardfor Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.[4]At the end of 2016,Classic HousewithPete Tongand the Heritage Orchestra reached No. 1 in the Album Charts. In 2020, the song "All night long" byJacob Collier,featuringTake 6and the Metropole Orkest, won an award for the "Best arrangement, instrumental and vocal" at the62nd Grammy Awards.[4]
In 2018, Buckley and Metropole Orkest were awarded the Bremer Musikfest-Preis in special recognition of their contribution to the success of Musikfest Bremen.
Notable recent performances
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August 2016: BBC Prom 49 with the Metropole Orkest, celebrating the music ofQuincy Jones.
February 2017: conducted the National Symphony Orchestra with Snarky Puppy at theKennedy Center,Washington DC.
August 2018: Returned to the BBC Proms with the Heritage Orchestra for a late-night Prom "New York Now", celebrating the changing soundscape of New York and featuring artists from that city, including Hercules and Love Affair.
June 2019: "Soundtrack of the 80s with Quincy Jones" with the Metropole Orkest at London'sO2 arena.
August 2019: BBC Prom 45 with the Metropole Orkest in a homage toNina Simone,withLedisiandLisa Fischerto a packedRoyal Albert Hall.[5]
September 2019: BBC Prom 64 with the Heritage Orchestra and Soul Mavericks, featuring Terra & Eddie, Sunni and Lagaet, at the Royal Albert Hall.
February 2020:Seattle Symphony Orchestra,"The Best of Quincy Jones", atBenaroya Hall,Seattle.
February 2020: BBC Symphony Orchestra, featuringLianne La Havas,at theBarbican Hall,London.
August 2021:The Proms,BBC Symphony Orchestra, featuringMoses Sumney.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Buckley was born and grew up inAylesbury,Buckinghamshirein the UK.[7]He is the son of Keith Buckley (a doctor) and Joan Buckley, and attendedAylesbury Grammar School.Buckley started playing the trumpet aged 9 at the Aylesbury Music Centre.[8]He played in theAylesbury Music Centre Dance Bandand went on to study trumpet at theGuildhall School of Musicin London before changing to classical composition.[9]His initial ambition was to be a jazz trumpeter, but at the Guildhall School his interests grew to include musical composition and conducting. He now lives inBerlin,Germany.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]| Year | Production | Cooperation | Label |
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| 2006 | The Heritage Orchestra(CD) | Heritage Orchestra | Brownswood Recordings |
| 2006 | Secret Garden | Natalie Williams | East Side Records |
| 2006 | The Beauty Room | Kirk Degiorgio | Peacefrog |
| 2006 | Baby, I'm Yours(Single) | Arctic Monkeys | Domino Recording Co |
| 2007 | If You've Found This it's Probably Too Late | Arctic Monkeys | Domino Recording Co |
| 2007 | Smoke and Mirrors | Tom Richards Orchestra | Candid Records |
| 2007 | Sky Breaks | Heritage orchestra | Brownswood Recordings |
| 2007 | Brianstorm | Arctic Monkeys | Domino Recording Co |
| 2008 | Live at the Albert Hall | The Cinematic Orchestra | Ninja Tune |
| 2008 | Junkyard Gods | Two Banks of Four | Sonar Kollectiv |
| 2008 | Slipway Fires | Razorlight | Mercury |
| 2008 | Wake Me 5.30 | Two Banks of Four | Sonar Kollectiv |
| 2008 | Black Symphony(CD) | Within TemptationandMetropole Orkest | Roadrunner Records |
| 2009 | Blackbud | Blackbud | Independiente |
| 2009 | Heimspiel | Die Fantastischen Vier | Sony BMG |
| 2009 | Utopia – An Acoustic Night at the Theatre | Within Temptation | Roadrunner |
| 2009 | Black Water Transit(movie) | Directed byTony Kaye | Capitol Films |
| 2009 | Heritage Orchestra Feat. DJ Yoda Prokofiev Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra | Heritage Orchestra featDJ Yoda | NonClassical |
| 2010 | What's a Guy Gotta Do | Jonathan Jeremiah | Island |
| 2010 | Moke & Metropole Orkest(CD) | Mokeand Metropole Orkest | Pias |
| 2010 | Alive 'till I'm Dead(CD) | Professor Green | Virgin Records |
| 2010 | The Answer EP | Unkle | Surrender All |
| 2010 | Where Did the Night Fall | Unkle | Surrender All |
| 2010 | El Encuentro(CD) | Dino Saluzzi,Anja Lechnerand Metropole Orkest | ECM |
| 2011 | At Your Inconvenience(CD) | Professor Green | Virgin |
| 2011 | A Solitary Man | Jonathan Jeremiah | Island |
| 2011 | Tangent | Trish Clowes | Basho |
| 2011 | A Little Brighter | Pete Lawrie | Island |
| 2011 | Basement Jaxx vs. Metropole Orkest(CD) | Basement Jaxxand Metropole Orkest | XL Recordings |
| 2011 | Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra – Live at The Royal Albert Hall(DVD) | Tim Minchinand Heritage Orchestra | Universal Pictures UK |
| 2012 | No Beginning No End(CD) | Jose James | Blue Note |
| 2012 | In Motion No.1(CD) | The Cinematic Orchestra | Piccadilly Records |
| 2012 | Adventures in Your Own Backyard(CD) | Patrick Watson | Secret City Records |
| 2012 | Our Version of Events(CD) | Emeli Sandé | Virgin |
| 2012 | Through the night | Ren Harvieu | Island |
| 2012 | Gold Dust(CD) | Jonathan Jeremiah | Universal |
| 2012 | The Beauty Room II | Far Out Recordings | |
| 2012 | Home Again(CD) | Michael Kiwanukaand Metropole Orkest | Polydor |
| 2012 | Clown | Emeli Sandé | Virgin |
| 2012 | See You on the Ice | Carice van Houten | EMI |
| 2012 | Flavor(CD) | Tori Amos | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 2012 | Gold Dust | Tori Amos | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 2012 | No Beginning No End | José James | Blue Note Records |
| 2012 | Tangled Up | Caro Emerald | Grandmono |
| 2013 | The Shocking Miss Emerald(CD) | Caro Emerald | Grand Mono |
| 2014 | Fireflies (feat. Tom Parker) | Richard Rawson | Island |
| 2014 | Laura Mvula and Metropole Orkest | Laura Mvula | RCA |
| 2014 | Growing up in Public | Professor Green | Virgin |
| 2015 | Sylva(CD) | Snarky Puppyand Metropole Orkest | Impulse! Records |
| 2015 | Clear Day | Emilie-Claire Barlowand Metropole Orkest | Empress Music Group |
| 2016 | Classic House | Pete Tongand Heritage Orchestra | Universal |
| 2017 | Ibiza Classics | Pete Tong and Heritage Orchestra | Universal |
| 2018 | Djesse Vol. 1(CD) | Jacob Collierand Metropole Orkest | Hajanga Records |
| 2018 | What Heat | Bokanté and Metropole Orkest | Real World |
| 2019 | Chilled Classics | Pete Tong and Heritage Orchestra | Decca Records |
| 2019 | Melkweg | Jameszooand Metropole Orkest | Brainfeeder |
| 2023 | This New Noise | Public Service Broadcasting (band)and theBBC Symphony Orchestra | Test Card Recordings |
| 2024 | nothing | Louis Coleand Metropole Orkest | Brainfeeder |
| 2024 | Starship Syncopation | Cory Wongand Metropole Orkest | Roundwound |
References
[edit]- ^"Jules Buckley".schott-music.
- ^"Classical Fix".BBC Radio 3.Retrieved17 September2020.
- ^"BBC presenter recovering from brain haemorrhage".BBC News.15 August 2020.Retrieved17 September2020.
- ^ab"GRAMMY Award Results for Jules Buckley".GRAMMY.26 November 2019.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"Prom 45: Mississippi Goddam: A Homage to Nina Simone".The Classical Source.21 August 2019.
- ^"Moses Sumney Meets Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra".
- ^"Meet the Maestro: Jules Buckley".Rhinegold.16 November 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 6 April 2022.
- ^"Grammy award for Aylesbury Grammar School alumni Jules Buckley".Bucks Herald.31 August 2016.Retrieved17 September2020.
- ^Michael Beek, "Who is Jules Buckley?",Classical Music(29 June 2021).
