Impressions: From Debussy to Coltrane

A distinctive programme of musical crosscurrents, pianist Harry Baker explores the rich dialogue between French classical music and jazz.Moving seamlessly from the vibrant harmonies of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel to the improvisatory worlds of John Coltrane and Bill Evans, the programme weaves together reimagined masterworks, seminal jazz tunes and the American Songbook. The concert brings together luminaries from contrasting traditions to create a fluid, genre-defying sound world—where modal chant meets modern harmony, impressionist colour dissolves into swing, and composition merges with improvisation in real time.