Jazz Caf Refugees @ The Star.

Lindsay Hannon Plus: Lindsay Hannon (vcl); Mark Williams (gtr); John Pope (bs); Mark Robertson (dms).

Jam Session: Paul Gowland (ten); Mike Papapavlou (gtr); Pope/Katie Trigger (bs); Robertson (dms).

(Review by Lance)

Crombie may be gone but his legacy lingers on. I wonder if he ever dreamed that he would be remembered in this way? - Probably not.

However, this latest venture indicates that the gone but not forgotten tag will be around for a while longer.

There was a goodly turnout on this, the first of a series of gigs to attempt to re-create the "Caff". Of course they never will - how could they? It was unique. Nevertheless, Lindsay got things rolling with a powerful set that included standards, blues and a lot of Joni Mitchell.

Mark Williams crafted solos that rubber stamped his credentials in the jazz guitar hierarchy and John Pope did just that on double bass. Mark Robertson kept it moving whilst Lindsay, trouper that she is, rose above the sometimes noisy audience. If she'd moved from trouper to trooper it would have been forgiveable but the lady took it all in her stride.

The jam brought Paul Gowland on tenor and Mike P on guitar to augment Pope (Later, Katie Trigger came off the subs bench for a rare appearance on double bass) and Robertson on Alone Together. It made for an exciting contrast and it would be nice to see the weekly sessions build up from this promising start.

Next week it's PG3 - Peter Gilligan, Paul Grainger and drummer.

Support it you jazz guys.

Lance.