(Review by Peter
Ninnim.)
This weeks Jam, which is organised by the
Pink Lane Jazz Co-op, was probably the most successful yet. Not only were there
a fair number of musicians playing solid jazz, there were many diners, with
families and people in for a quiet drink or coffee, and indeed one or two
escapees from the match! There was at least one Man. City
What better thing to do on a winter
Sunday afternoon but chill out with a meal and a glass of wine and listen to
jazz!
The resident trio this week was delighted
to welcome Barry Ascroft on piano
who combined brilliantly with Dave
Parker on Bass and Pete Ninnim on Drums. After a few teething troubles with
the PA etc this was put right by the café personnel very quickly and the
drummer was able to rest his brushes for a while.
John Rowland was his usual inspiring self
on Tenor Sax, and the regular Stuart
Mckie complemented the overall sound on Guitar. Stuart has not been playing
Jazz guitar for very long (ex rocker I believe!) but he is making some lovely
solos. Fi Finden arrived to give us
some great Tenor and some tuneful and tasteful vocals. Stuart Finden added a third very welcome Tenor sax. Towards the end
of the afternoon El Supremo (Pete
Gilligan) popped in to sit in for a few numbers which is always very
welcome.
Sitting with both hands full jammed under
a staircase it’s not really possible to make a note of all the tunes but a fine
version of On Green Dolphin Street
stood out. The closing number was a great performance by the entire ensemble of
Tenderly.
Next week; same time, same place; see you
there.
Pete
Ninnim
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