Inside Kind of Blue
Thursday 27th of May
Inside Kind of Blue Thursday 27 May 2010 at 8.00pm
The Frank Griffith sextet with Paul Lashmar – a Bridport Exclusive
The legendary ‘Kind of Blue’ by Miles Davis is the best selling jazz album of all time. This evening is a celebration of this classic 1959 album with both a revealing talk and a musical performance.
American saxophonist Frank Griffith has brought together the talented ‘Inside Kind of Blue’ sextet including the outstanding trumpeter player Byron Wallen. Frank has played regularly with John Dankworth/Cleo Laine band and many of jazz’s greatest stars.
The evening starts with journalist Paul Lashmar who will tell the story of ‘Kind of Blue’ with musical illustrations from the sextet. The second half will be a full performance of ‘Kind of Blue’ including legendary tunes like ‘So What’, ‘All Blues’ and ‘Flamenco Sketches’.
Frank Griffith - tenor sax, Byron Wallen - trumpet, Matt Wates - alto sax, Alex Hutton - piano, Luke Steele - bass, Matt Fishwick - drums
“For many people it is the only jazz album they own. They may have bought it after hearing it at a friend’s house, or in a record shop, or in the background in a restaurant, something that imprinted itself during a casual encounter, the most exquisitely refined of ambient music. Yet there are lifelong students of jazz, with vast collections covering the entire covering the entire history of the idiom, who would unhesitatingly nominate it as an item which, if they had to choose just one, they would saving from a burning house.” Music journalist, Richard Williams.
“Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence.” Writer, Stephen T. Erlewine.
(Seated) Tickets £12, supporters £11, concessions £8