Matthew
McKellar, drums, Dan Lawrence, bass, Francis Tulip, guitar (led by Paul Edis, clarinet / piano).
(Review/photo by Jerry)
Last
time this group was here I missed them, owing to a bump in the car. Determined
to “get the worm”, I came early this time and was rewarded with a nicely varied
five tune “mini-set” including Blue Bossa,
Autumn Leaves, All the Things You Are and Anthropology.
I
could only guess at the ages of the musicians: Paul Edis admitted that they
made him (and the other Sextet members watching appreciatively from the
sidelines) “feel old”. In which case, for me, substitute “ancient” for “old”!
But age is irrelevant if you have real talent – and these lads have!
I’m
not sure of the degree of difficulty attached to the use of various drumming
implements (Adam Sinclair later gave a master-class using the whole range) but
Matthew McKellar used brushes subtly and to good effect on all five numbers and
more than held his own trading fours. Dan Lawrence, steady and fluent on bass
guitar, joined him in laying the foundations on which guitar and clarinet
elaborated. Francis Tulip, on guitar, solo-ed with great dexterity and
remarkable confidence with some bluesy overtones thrown in for good measure.
Well done to all!
The
pleasure of performing was evident on the faces of the young musicians (and
their mentor) in all five numbers. The audience loved it too!
Jerry
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