This concert celebrated
the music and life of the late American trumpeter, bandleader and composer
Miles Davis who was born on the 26 May
1926.
All musicians were well known to me save for Mark Hanslip who I was seeing play live for the first time. A terrific tenor saxophone player who, this evening, was playing a King tenor saxophone. A very knowledgeable audience were treated to some of the best Miles Davis tunes played by five very accomplished musicians. The repertoire of Miles Davis is very much enjoyed by those at Llandudno Jazz Club who have the privilege of hearing top UK trumpet player Neil Yates playing every Monday evening and he curates these weekly jazz sessions.
The concert
started with Move from Miles’ album The Birth of the Cool followed
by a great version of All Blues from the best selling album Kind of
Blue with Neil delivering a magical trumpet solo. This was followed by If
I Were a Bell composed by Frank Lesser.
Over the past
few years I have seen the outstanding pianist Misha Gray play many times with
different bands and also as a bandleader with his band Misha Gray’s Intergalactic
Jazz Quartet which Neil sometimes plays with. Misha is also a renowned
composer. Luke Flowers needs no introduction having been a long standing member
of the Cinematic Orchestra since 2000. Almost every week I seem to come across
Josh Cavanagh-Brierley at one music venue or the other across various genres.
He is a composer and teacher too and leads his own band who I had the privilege
of seeing in Liverpool recently playing tracks from a new album to be released
in August. I am very fortunate to be able to access such fabulous musicians in
North Wales and the north west of England.
On Walkin’ Misha
was incredible on the piano and there was great brass interplay between Mark
and Neil. I really enjoyed In Your Own Sweet Way written by Dave Brubeck
but crystallised by Miles. Mark played tribute on tenor sax to Miles on Aeregin.
The encore to end the concert was a jazz waltz Footprints composed by Wayne Shorter.
Live Jazz takes
place each Monday from 8pm at this venue
which is a dog friendly and award winning pub
the Penrhyn Arms where the food is as good as the modern and traditional jazz each week. Richard Morris
Set list: Move;
All Blues; If I Were a Bell; My Ship; Four; Walkin'; In Your Own Sweet Way; Aeregin;
Seven Steps to Heaven; Footprints
Llandudno Jazz
Club, Penrhyn Arms, Pendre Road, Penrhynside,
Llandudno LL30 3BY
Mondays @ 8pm. £15 cash entry pp, no booking required but recommended if dining.
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