Jazz on a summer's evening
5 June 2009
Thursday 25th June, 7:30pm at Bromley by Bow Church
Not to be missed! Come and hear some of the country's top young jazz musicians, all playing together for one night only at Bromley by Bow church.
CONCERT DETAILS:
"Romancing the sun - an evening of great American love songs"
Robin Bailey and quartet with strings
Robin Bailey - voice
Robin has worked with top ensembles across the genres from a capella to jazz to opera. Robin sings with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and recently toured Europe and America as part of jazz a capella group, Voces8. He performed alongside The Real Group in Spain's internaitonal A Capella Festival 2007 and in the same year made his debut at the Wigmore Hall. He has performed as a soloist with The London Cencert Orchestra at the Royal Festibal Hall and in Mozart's Requiem with The Brandenburg Sinfonia at St Martin's in the Fields.
Huw White - Piano and arrangements
Acclaimed by Jazzwise for his "great piano" and described by The Vortex as "a composer to watch", Huw has performed at venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Ronnie Scott's and Pizza Express. As well as arranging Robin's material, Huw was recently commissioned for London school choirs ad currently writes for his jazz sextet, Neon Bedroom through which, Time Out writes, he is "quickly forging his own strong musical identity."
Freddie Gavita - trumpet and flugelhorn
Dan Farrant - double bass
Andy Ball - drums
Hilary Michael - violin
Stef Montague - violin
Triona Milne - viola
Heidi Parsons - cello
Tickets: £6 on the door (cash preferred)
All proceeds donated to the Bromley by Bow Centre - "transforming lives in the community"
To book a place, please email Laura, development@bbbc.org.uk
Listen to Robin at www.myspace.com/huwwhite
Bromley by Bow Centre, St Leonard's Street, London E3 3BT
www.bbbc.org.uk Registered charity number 1041653
