Ryan
Quigley (trumpet); Graeme Blevins (tenor sax); Trevor Mires (trombone); Alan
Benzie (piano); Mario Caribé (bass); Guy Rickerby (drums); Eric Alfonso
(percussion)
Saturday evening at this year's Wigan Jazz Festival featured a concert performance by Trypl. As the frontline horns walked out onto stage one change to the line-up was immediately apparent. In the absence of saxophonist Paul Booth, Ryan Quigley and Trevor Mires were joined by Graeme Blevins. In addition, dep drummer Guy Rickerby was charged with sight-reading (to him) wholly unfamiliar parts.
Trumpeter Quigley and trombonist Trevor Mires shared announcing duties, their band mates content to let their musical talents do the talking for them. Opening with BoJo (nothing to do with a discredited individual soon to depart the national stage), Trypl's Latin-infused set would generate considerable power and much excitement.
The horns' various compositions, arrangements and/or solos - Nodge (Mires), Pasado Olvidado (Quigley) - combined insistent percussive rhythms with bebop chops. A Paul Booth lockdown composition - Trypl Trouble - put Graeme Blevins centre stage, its absent composer would have been more than impressed with what the London-based Aussie made of it. And, to top it off, Quigley made a tremendous, powerful solo contribution.
Award-winning pianist Alan Benzie took full advantage of the festival Steinway at his disposal as bassist Mario Caribé and congas man Erik Alfonso cruised through the charts.
The
Wigan crowd loved the band and, here's commitment for you, to make this
festival gig, Quigley had undertaken a nine hour journey from the Isle of Sky,
Trevor Mires flew in from the North Sea Jazz Festival (working with Gregory
Porter) and the depping Blevins caught a flight from Madrid having been on
stage the previous evening with Jamie Cullum! Russell
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