To say that our local jazz promoters
have been somewhat slow in celebrating the centennial of one of jazz's greatest
and most iconic figures would be putting it mildly.
Obviously, the current climate
precludes live gigs nevertheless, livestreaming is possible and, in this
respect, the Jazz Coop leads the way, as it so often does, and - even though a
week late as regards the actual date of the magical 100 figure - they have set
up a gig featuring an alto saxist and a trio more than capable of doing
"Bird". Imagine a tribute to Charlie Parker without an alto sax
player! - "Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark" is the much used
phrase that springs to mind!
In this case, the Prince of Denmark is Jordan Alfonso. To be or not to be is no longer a question and with Alan Law (piano); Paul Grainger (bass); Rob Walker (drums) Bird truly will live!
Lance
(Globe press release)
We are planning to allow audiences
into The Globe as soon as we can accommodate them safely and within government
guidelines.
With a solid grounding in jazz,
saxophonist Jordan Alfonso has made a name for himself in multiple genres of
music. Developing a solid reputation in the North East, his playing has led him
to playing both as a solo artist and with bands around the UK as well as across
Europe and the USA. Despite being a sought-after session musician and recording
artist, he will always relish an opportunity to get back to his jazz roots,
with Charlie Parker’s bebop style a fundamental influence.
Ably backed by stalwarts of the local
jazz scene – Alan Law piano, Paul Grainger bass and Rob Walker drums – it
should be a great night with legendary Parker quotes a plenty.
“If you don’t live it, it won’t come
out of your horn.”
So that the musicians can get paid,
we ask you to make a small ‘entrance donation’, which we recommend should be £5
per person. If you are able to give a bit more this will be really welcome at
this time when gig income for musicians has almost completely stopped.
TO VIEW THE LIVESTREAM GIG PLEASE DO
THE FOLLOWING:
1. Make a donation via the following
link: https://bit.ly/2DMHb1d
Donate what you can afford, £5 per
person is the suggested minimum. Please do so as early as possible, as a rush
of requests just before the gig may result in some people missing the start.
2. When we have received notification
of your donation we will send you an email with instructions on how to view the
livestream. Please note that this is not an automated process. Our volunteers
may not respond immediately. Also remember that our message will go to the
email account which may not
be the one you usually use with
your payment.
3. We recommend that you access and save the link as soon as you
receive our instructions. On Sunday 6 September ‘doors open’ at 7.45pm so
get comfortable and chat with other members of the audience.
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