There is just so much going on in this year's Durham Brass Festival both indoors and outdoors including many free ones that it's easy to overlook one and regret it for the rest of your life which is what would have happened to me had I missed last night's performance by 'Swedish blonde bombshell' the multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling.
There's another 'must see' event on Monday at the Gala Theatre - The James Morrison Quartet. The Australian, like Gunhild, is primarily a trumpet player who also just - just! - happens to be a virtuoso on a multitude of other instruments. For those doubting his jazz credentials, Morrison was first choice to portray Dizzy Gillespie at last summer's BBC Prom's tribute.
Bassist Ray Brown called him "The Genius" and Wynton Marsalis, himself no slouch as a trumpet player, said "Man, James Morrison can play".
What more is there to say except he's at The Gala Theatre this Monday (July 16). Like Gunhild Carling, James Morrison's a once in a lifetime person.
Not to be missed whether you're a trumpet player, a trombonist, pianist, bassist, saxophonist or a misc. instrumentalist you'll want to hear him and, if you're none of those, after hearing him you'll want to be one - take your pick.
Lance.
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