Next Wednesday, July 31, we have the international
regarded recorder virtuoso Alan Davis appearing with Take It To The Bridge but
playing his first love, jazz clarinet! He did that years ago while at
university, but the baroque repertoire, especially that written for recorder
took pride of place.
Currently teaching at Chetham's music school, he's in the
northeast taking part in the annual NORVIS early music workshop held at
Durham University over six days, and this is his fourth annual visit with
us. We are all looking forward to this.
As for Take It To The Bridge, we've had some good
sessions lately, with trumpeter Don Forbes, multi-reedsman Peter Hepplewhite,
alto saxophonist Rachel, young bassist James, who's off to Trinity College
London in the autumn, superb guitarist Bradley Johnston (heard recently in
guitar duets with James Birkett), as well as other up-and-coming players, like
young drummer Matthew, and of course usual suspects Barrie Ascroft on keys,
virtuoso bassist Ray Truscott, a fine guitarist named Richard, turning up out
of the blue last week, and others too numerous to mention. So we still
carry on, regardless.
Dave W.
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