SHEFFIELD JAZZ: The Pocket Ellington, Alan Barnes & Dave Green & Vimala Rowe

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Crucible Theatre | Sheffield

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SHEFFIELD JAZZ: The Pocket Ellington, Alan Barnes & Dave Green & Vimala Rowe
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Double bill featuring a classic Ellington sound followed by award-winning singer Vimala Rowe, a major talent on the British jazz scene.
The Pocket Ellington featuring Alan Barnes & Dave Green
ALAN BARNES baritone & alto sax, clarinet
ROBERT FOWLER tenor sax
SIMON FINCH trumpet
DAVID LALLJEE trombone
ALEX WEBB piano/MD
DAVE GREEN bass
ALFONSO VITALE drums
Born out of a love of the music of the great Duke Ellington, The Pocket Ellington manages what ought to be impossible. Great charts are presented in clever new arrangements which evoke the period but also offer solo space to these top-flight musicians. Their repertoire also includes pieces from artists and arrangers who were influenced by the Duke – Mingus, Monk and Gil Evans. It’s a big sound from a pocket band.
“A terrific band with a rhythm section as good as any on the planet” – Blue Light, magazine of the Duke Ellington Society UK
Vimala Rowe Quartet
VIMALA ROWE vocals
CHARLIE FLINT piano
MIKELE MONTOLLI bass
DARREN BECKETT drums
From her training in Hindustani classical music, to world music, soul and effortlessly swinging jazz, award-winning singer Vimala Rowe has rapidly become recognised as a major talent on the British jazz scene. Sell out performances at Ronnie Scott’s, London Jazz Festival and countrywide, she delights and enchants her audiences with her naturally passionate and emotive range of expression.
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Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 1, United Kingdom

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