Andy Sheppard Quartet – support from Johnny Tunnard trio at Seven

Name of event: Andy Sheppard Quartet – support from Johnny Tunnard trio
Date of event THUS Nov 26th
Venue Seven Arts
Start Time 8pm
Ticket cost £20/18 conc
Description: Legendary British saxman presents music from his latest ECM recordings. One of the few British musicians to have made a serious impact on the international scene, he’s written for everything from solo to big band, worked with some of the biggest names in jazz and composed over 350 pieces incorporating rhythms from Asia, Africa and South America.

Andy Sheppard soprano and tenor saxophones, Eivind Aarset guitar and electronics, Michel Benita double bass, Michele Rabbia drums....

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Name of event: Andy Sheppard Quartet – support from Johnny Tunnard trio
Date of event THUS Nov 26th
Venue Seven Arts
Start Time 8pm
Ticket cost £20/18 conc
Description: Legendary British saxman presents music from his latest ECM recordings. One of the few British musicians to have made a serious impact on the international scene, he’s written for everything from solo to big band, worked with some of the biggest names in jazz and composed over 350 pieces incorporating rhythms from Asia, Africa and South America.

Andy Sheppard soprano and tenor saxophones, Eivind Aarset guitar and electronics, Michel Benita double bass, Michele Rabbia drums.

International jazz star, ECM recording artist and Bristol resident Andy Sheppard is known as a serial collaborator, Andy Sheppard has worked with some of the biggest names in jazz and is in huge demand for both his composing and for his legendary live performances.

Andy Sheppard bought his first saxophone at the age of nineteen after being introduced to the jazz music of John Coltrane. He has since established himself as one of Britain’s foremost tenor and soprano saxophonists, playing with such greats as Carla Bley, George Russell and Gil Evans.

This concert features works from his new album, Surrounded by Sea (ECM)
Press quotes for his latest ECM album "Surrounded by Sea" (Andy Sheppard Quartet)

‘A career-defining moment for Sheppard’ ...★★★ Jazzwise

‘This is a class act, unhesitatingly recommended...’ Bebop Spoken Here

‘Surrounded by Sea is...very, very good.’... Dalston Sound

‘Sheppard has never sounded better or more lyrical than on Surrounded by Sea....[it] is an intimate statement whose chemistry belies the quartet’s brief existence. There’s a bold honesty in the music’s refined contours and graceful adventure that invites and rewards the patient listener. There’s the feeling too, that this quartet has plenty more to offer.’... All About Jazz

‘This is a perfectly balanced album that shows that Sheppard in a settling that is wholly his own, with a new and exciting quartet that understand the saxophonist’s requirements perfectly. There is no showboating or display of egos, just music making that says a lot often very quietly on what is surely one of Sheppard’s finest albums.’ ...Jazz Views

Support band for this evening is The Johnny Tunnard Trio, led by this young Ripon-based pianist 8-8.30pm - playing as part of our "Seven Jazz Introduces" programme of new or young bands from our area.

Music: http://player.ecmrecords.com/sheppard-2432/artist
Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sevenleeds/
Web: http://www.sevenjazz.co.uk/whats-on/37-evening-concert/1109-andy-sheppard-quartet-seven-arts-26-11-15

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