Trefor Owen (guitar); Andy Hulme (guitar); Dave Luckhurst (bass); Liam Byrne (tenor & soprano sax) + Mike Farmer (soprano sax)
Trefor Owen was born in Anglesey Wales and is a familiar name to many guitar enthusiasts throughout the UK and USA. He is a first-rate educator as well as being an excellent musician who has appeared alongside many notable guitar legends including Mundell Lowe, Jimmy Gourley, Howard Alden and Louis Stewart. He also ran the highly acclaimed North Wales International Guitar Festival.
The band played a selection of well-known standards plus two written by Wes Montgomery and a new one (to me) by Henry Mancini – Dreamsville.
Liam Byrne is a fine player and, as I had brought my soprano sax along, I sat in on Misty and it was fun alternating eight bars on the theme. One thing I like about the Railway as a jazz venue is the acoustics are such that no mics are needed. As an added bonus, the main room and the bar are easily accessible with no stairs to climb.
Tomorrow (July 20) another great guitarist, Steve Oakes and his band, will be there featuring George King on Keyboards. Unfortunately, I will be attending a conflicting event at Creative Space which is the Johnny Hunter Quartet. Mike Farmer
Morning of the Carnival; I Thought About You; East of the Sun; Dreamsville; Yesterdays; How About You? Misty; Four on Six; Road Song Witchcraft; The Shadow of Your Smile; Alone Together.
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