This year's Newcastle Jazz Festival runs over five days at four established venues. Beginning on Wednesday 16 August, Newcastle Jazz Co-op hosts a double bill of emerging musicians. The Ben Shankland Trio and the duo of Amy Thatcher and Fran Knowles is an attractive looking prospect. The Globe on Railway Street has witnessed some tremendous performances during its near decade-long existence as a community owned music venue and the appearance of pianist Ben Shankland could prove to be an 'I was there' occasion.
Shankland, from Edinburgh, studied classical piano and bassoon, later turning to jazz. Mentored by John Turville, Alan Benzie and Tommy Smith, the American pianist Fred Hersch is an acknowledged influence. Joining Shankland two weeks today to play a hard bop-to-original composition set will be bassist and 2022 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Ewan Hastie and drummer Chun Wei-Kang. The other half of the Globe's double bill features Amy Thatcher and Fran Knowles. Accordionist Amy boasts an impressive cv - Kathyrn Tickell, Sting and the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Percussionist/pianist Fran has toured the world with drum street theatre outfit Spark! Our duo will be dipping into their album Emergency of the Female Kind and, no doubt, premiering some new material.
Ben Shankland Trio and Amy Thatcher and Fran Knowles - The Globe, Railway St., Newcastle. Wednesday 16 August. Doors 6:30pm, on stage 7:30pm. £12.00. Details at: www.newcastlejazzfestival.co.
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