Open-air jazzCourtfield Gardens East, Thursday 17th July, 7pm BBC Jazz Award winning Vocalist Liane Carroll Duration: 2 hours including interval. Tickets: £8 (£6 conc)"SAMARA" is a six piece Jazz/Brazilian Band led by the 606 Club's Steve Rubie on sax and flute. The pianist, Neil Angilley, works with Vanessa Mae, Shirley Bassey and "Down to the Bone", Dill Katz, the bass player is visiting professor at the Guildhall, Nic France the drummer has worked with just about everyone, including "Loose Tubes" and Bill Withers, the percussionist, Dawson Miller is generally recognised as one of the most versatile and experienced players on the scene, and the singer Rachael Calladine, who includes work with iconic dance band "US3", is considered to be one of the finest Jazz "groove" singers around. Samara's Special Guest will be one of Europe's finest singers. Liane Carroll is the first artist ever to win two BBC Jazz Awards in the same year, for "Best Vocalist" and "Best of Jazz" Liane is a multi award winning dynamic vocalist and pianist whose amazing talent has been captivating audiences around the world. She is recognised as one of the finest singer/pianists on the scene, working with the likes of Gerry Rafferty, Ladysmith Black Mombazo and Paul McCartney and has been a featured performer at the Glastonbury Festival and on an hour long "special" on BBC TV featuring her performance at the Brecon Jazz Festival. The music is an infectious blend of Brazilian Samba, jazz/latin and Soul, and we all have a great time! "'Samara'... a Latin-jazz quintet led by 606 proprietor Steve Rubie on flute and alto saxophone, and featuring wonderful funky jazz singer Calladine who uses her distinctive soulful voice to explore these Latin jazz classics in great rhythmic style" Time Out "Liane Carroll... unswerving honesty and molten intensity... burningly expressive" Jazzwise "world class" Guardian Kindly sponsored by Grosvenor Casino  |
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