Theo Jackson & Nathaniel Facey Present Duologue at Scarborough Jazz Festival at Scarborough Spa

Each firmly established in their own fields these young musicians blend piano, vocals and sax relying on their ears and mutual trust. Singer and pianist Theo Jackson, renowned on the London circuit for his captivating stage presence, performs alongside saxophonist Nathaniel Facey, of British Jazz award winners Empirical, for this exciting and creative duo.

‘It started out with us improvising our way around traditional jazz standards. We took the skeleton of the tunes and because we didn't have a rhythm section we really got to really explore them. Nowadays we give the same sort of treatment to our own original tunes. It's challenging; you have to rely on your own musical faculties and they have to be really strong.’ Nathaniel Facey...

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Each firmly established in their own fields these young musicians blend piano, vocals and sax relying on their ears and mutual trust. Singer and pianist Theo Jackson, renowned on the London circuit for his captivating stage presence, performs alongside saxophonist Nathaniel Facey, of British Jazz award winners Empirical, for this exciting and creative duo.

‘It started out with us improvising our way around traditional jazz standards. We took the skeleton of the tunes and because we didn't have a rhythm section we really got to really explore them. Nowadays we give the same sort of treatment to our own original tunes. It's challenging; you have to rely on your own musical faculties and they have to be really strong.’ Nathaniel Facey

‘I think it is all about relying on your ears and a mutual trust. You have to be able to hear the direction that the other guy is going in and give him something to work with, and sometimes give him something to work against. That's the thing I find most fulfilling about the project; it's the element of risk – when you start a tune you don't really know where it is going to end up.’ Theo Jackson

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