An early evening gathering at the Jazz Café was
entertained by an opening half hour set by Tango Zapatito. Cello and accordion
played as if at a literary salon; music secondary to the greeting, the embrace,
the convivial catch-up conversation. They were there for a low-key CD/DVD
launch. The late Keith Morris, musician, educator and promoter, was remembered
at a concert earlier in the year at Gateshead Old Town Hall. The event was
recorded and has now been made available as a CD or DVD to add to your
collection. A cast list as long as a slide trombone gave their services at the
Gateshead commemorative event including some notable jazz names (Lewis Watson,
Neil Harland and Rob Walker to name but three). Archive material – both stills
and moving image – filled the screen at the Jazz Café. The memory of Keith
Morris will live on.
Russell
(Photo courtesy of Mike Tilley.)
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