(Preview by Russell)
One of the
finest young prospects on the British jazz scene is home for Christmas and
before he returns to his studies in America there is one last chance to catch
him in action. Drummer Matt MacKellar first came to the
attention of BSH as a keen participant at Dave Weisser's weekly 'jazz workshop'
at the Chillingham Arms. It was obvious Matt, at the time perhaps 14 or 15,
showed immense promise. It wasn't long before Matt was sitting-in at the Jazz
Cafe's high octane jam sessions. And, a while later, the Newcastle based
drummer was added to the roster of first call musicians to work as a member of
the session's house trio.
Now, as an
undergraduate at Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA, Matt is leading his own
Tyneside based quartet playing occasional gigs as and when he is around. Your
next opportunity - and the last one for a few months - is at the Black Swan in
Newcastle Arts Centre on Thursday 16 January. Matt's quartet is in the A-list
category, just look at the names...fellow student Ben Lawrence (Durham
University) playing piano, one of Britain's premier bassists Andy
Champion and 2019 APPJAG award winning vocalist Zoë Gilby! Hey! No
more to be said other than arrive early for an eight o'clock start (doors
7:30).
Russell
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