(Press release)
Sunday
Jazz at Middlesbrough Town Hall is back. This time for a special Christmas-themed
concert which will launch the venue’s eclectic winter live music
programme.
Following sold
out shows at Sage Gateshead in 2017 and 2018, nationally renowned
jazz composer and performer, Paul Edis will bring his celebrated
arrangements of festive favourites to Teesside on Sunday 15th December.
Audiences
can expect to hear imaginative renditions of traditional Christmas
carols including O Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night, as well as
reinventions of classic festive pop and jazz tunes, such as Rockin’
Around The Christmas Tree and Let it Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.
Commenting on the forthcoming show,
Paul Edis said: “A Jazzy Christmas is a
brilliant alternative take on the usual Christmas repertoire and an excellent
antidote to the piped music heard in so many shops since October.
“It’s a family friendly show featuring
new arrangements of some of my favourite Christmas tunes, performed by an
11-piece band including the ‘velvet voiced’ jazz singer Jo Harrop.
“It’s the perfect show for anyone who
loves live music, especially those who love Christmas Songs!”
Sage Gateshead’s youth jazz ensemble,
Jambone, directed by Edis himself, will kick start the festive Jazz
proceedings. Widely regarded as one of the country’s most accomplished youth
bands, Jambone has helped launch the careers of many of the region’s top
professional musicians.
Paul Edis adds: “Jambone are an outstanding group of young musicians. The
musical mission of the band is to provide a range of repertoire and performance
challenges for its members.
“They’ll perform a set before ‘A
Jazzy Christmas’ which will give the Middlesbrough audience a chance to hear
the stars of tomorrow.”
Paul Edis’
Jazzy Christmas is part of an ambitious monthly series of Jazz concerts
programmed by the founder of Gateshead International Jazz Festival at Sage
Gateshead, Ros Rigby (OBE).
Speaking
on the forthcoming show, Ros Rigby said: “A
Jazzy Christmas will really get Teesside audiences in the Christmas spirit with
Paul Edis’ arrangements of well-known Christmas songs. The fantastic singer, Jo
Harrop comes from the North East but is now based in London so this is a rare
chance to see her back on her home turf.”
The next
Sunday Jazz offering will take place in January, celebrating Burns
Night with a special afternoon of performances from some of Scotland’s
leading jazz composers and performers, including 2018’s Young Jazz Musician
of The Year, Joe Williamson; Tom Bancroft’s ‘In Common’; Fergus McCreadie and
Georgia Cécile, the 2019 winner of ‘Best Vocalist’ at the Scottish Jazz Awards.
Ros Rigby
Added: “There are three more gigs
to come in the Sunday Jazz series. January 19th will get us all
in the mood for Burns Night with four amazing bands drawing on some of
Scotland's finest jazz musicians.”
A Jazzy
Christmas (Ft. Paul Edis and Jambone) takes place at Middlesbrough Town Hall’s
Crypt on Sunday 15th December from 2pm to 6pm.
Tickets
are available via middlesbroughtownhall.co.uk priced
at just £12 (plus booking fee) or by calling the Box Office on 01642 729 729.
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