MILESTONES JAZZ CLUB CELEBRATES 15TH BIRTHDAY WITH JOOLS HOLLAND’S SAX PLAYER
This month's concert at Milestones Jazz Club on Sunday 2 October celebrates the club's 15th birthday and features a band led by a virtuoso musician described as "one of the most versatile saxophonists in the UK today" - Derek Nash and The Chris Ingham Trio.
Derek Nash is renowned on the UK jazz scene for his energetic, passionate and charismatic performances on all four saxophones - from biting alto and honking tenor to sonorous baritone and soaring soprano.
At any one time Derek’s playing can take in blistering bebop, blues, soul and funk and is heard regularly with The Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
As lead alto saxophonist with Jools Holland, Derek performs over 100 gigs per year including for 65,000 people at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium, over 100,000 at the Glastonbury Festival and in concert and on TV with such greats as Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Solomon Burke, David Sanborn, Annie Lennox, Jamie Cullum, Madeleine Peyroux, Roger Daltrey and Tom Jones.
Derek has also led the saxophone group Sax Appeal for over thirty years, fronts the funk/fusion band Protect the Beat and as a member of the Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion performs regularly at the world-famous club alongside blues greats like Jack Bruce who invited them to become his regular European touring band.
Born in Stockport, Derek started playing saxophone at the age of 13 encouraged by his father, a respected arranger for the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra for over thirty-five years, before moving to London to join the BBC's sound department.
As much a composer and arranger as a performer, Derek has composed for TV and radio and arranged for David Sanborn, Annie Lennox, Mavis Staples, Alison Moyet, Lulu, Kylie Minogue and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.
Derek also owns and operates Clowns Pocket Recording Studios where his skills as a record producer and engineer on Jamie Cullum’s album ‘Pointless Nostalgic’ won him a gold disc.
‘Joyriding’, Derek’s latest CD with his acoustic quartet will be released in the autumn.
At this concert Derek will be supported by The Chris Ingham Trio on a reportoire of jazz standards and a smattering of Nash originals.
If you like passionate, hard-swinging, blues–soaked excitement then this is not to be missed.
The band’s full line-up features Derek Nash (alto, tenor, soprano and baritone saxophones), Chris Ingham (piano), Andy Doyle (double bass) and George Double (drums).
Listen to Derek Nash’s music by visiting http://www.dereknash.com/music or via the club website at http://www.milestonesjazzclub.co.uk
All Milestones gigs are held on the first Sunday of every month and take place at Hotel Hatfield, Esplanade, Lowestoft with the doors opening at 8pm.
Admission - £7 / £6 (concession).
1 comments:
Great post, I admire the writing style :) A little off topic here but what theme are you using? Looks pretty cool.
CCTV Karachi
Post a Comment