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Mingus Profiles Sextet at Sheffield Jazz at Playhouse Theatre
Where
Playhouse Theatre
Sheffield Jazz
55 Norfolk Street
Sheffield
Map
0114 249 6000
When
Fri, December 4, 2015
19:15
At Door
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Musicians
Chris Biscoe
saxophone
Tony Kofi
saxophone, tenor
Henry Lowther
trumpet
Kate Williams
piano
Larry Bartley
bassAbout
Chris Biscoe has brought together these top-class players to pay tribute to the genius of Charles Mingus and his music. The Sextet concentrates on Mingus’s musical portraits of friends, lovers, political enemies, musicians and one cat, with pieces from the classic ‘Ah Um’ at the core of the repertoire. “Biscoe’s sparkling arrangements and splendid playing vividly capture Mingus’s sprawling, rumbustious energy, while giving the music a fresh twist”….Kenny Mathieson, The Scotsman
