All gigs are free admission and start at 8.30 pm. Programming consists of National and International touring artists as well as providing a platform for many of the high quality, creative players in the region.
Back at the Queens Head Monmouth for another Welsh Middle-Eastern Spanish Jazz Folk fusion evening (?)
“ … there’s a sense of being taken on a musical ‘world tour’ at every Eira/Snow gig … but for all this Eira/Snow’s pieces are primarily folk tunes with infectious melodies and strong grooves and an essential simplicity that ensures that they remain accessible no matter how far the band may push them.”
Ian Mann http://www.thejazzmann.com 1/2/2017
Photo – Steve Mitchell
The Harrison’s have a great habit of taking a song, making it theirs, then letting everyone love it.
Strong three part vocals with smooth as silk trombone playing – listen out for their version of “Nos da Eirian”
Released at the end of last year on FMR, “Inner and Outer” is a recording of four of Britain’s dedicated experimentalists:
Paul Dunmall’s saxophone playing has a tonal approach which speaks authority and a truly independent voice.
Phil Gibbs, a long time collaborator with Dunmall, has a intricate guitar technique, often producing delicate sound structures and textures.
On Bass, James Owston, keen to explore the limits of the instrument whilst oscillating between stable bass lines into various sound-scaping techniques.
Jim Bashford on drums completes the quartet with his lighting response to the creations around him. Jim is a member of no less than 20 different ensembles and tours extensively throughout the UK and Europe.
Supported by Music in Monmouth
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Tomos Williams returns with his tribute to later tunes of Miles Davis