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---------------------------------------------------> }} ''East Meets East'' is a collaborative studio album released through EMI Classics in 2003 by violinist Nigel Kennedy and the Kroke band (Jerzy Bawoł on accordion, Tomasz Kukurba on viola and Tomasz Lato on double bass), surrounded by several guest artists of international reputation such as Natacha Atlas, Mo Foster, and the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra. The album revisits some traditional songs and new compositions, ranging into central and eastern European music tradition as well as Arabic influences.〔 ==Recording and production== Nigel Kennedy's second wife, Agnieszka, is Polish and they spend a lot of time in Kraków, where Kennedy is the Artistic Director of the Polish Chamber Orchestra. In summer 2001, Kennedy, who had previously known Jerzy Bawoł, Tomasz Kukurba and Tomasz Lato separately at jam sessions in the jazz clubs of Kraków,〔Morrison, Richard (11 July 2008). ("Nigel Kennedy returns to the BBC Proms" ). London: ''The Times''.〕〔 and Kroke meet during a concert tour in Cornwall. Kennedy immediately presented the group a cooperation offer. The result was ''East Meets East''.〔(The History of Kroke ) at Kroke official website.〕 ''East Meets East'' was recorded between May 2002 and January 2003 at NLD and S-5 recording studios in Kraków, and at The Town House and Abbey Road studios in London. The album was consequently mixed on the following May by Andy Green, Dariusz Grela and Hugo Nicholson at Eden, Metropolis, Town House and Mayfair studios in London, and mastered by Ian Cooper at Metropolis studio.〔(Nigel Kennedy And Kroke Band, The - East Meets East (CD, Album) ) at Discogs〕 The album, published by Oriente Musik and internationally distributed through the classical music label of EMI from June 2003, was produced by John Stanley and Jaz Coleman. ''East Meets East'' has been top of the classical charts since its release, Kroke was nominated for the BBC Radio 3 award in the World Music category,〔 and both Kroke and Kennedy played together at numerous European festivals for promoting it and received enthusiastic applause. After ''East Meets East'', Kroke released ''Ten Pieces to Save the World"'',〔 and Kennedy next record saw a return to "Vivaldi" with his 2004 album ''Vivaldi II''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Meets East」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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