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Alison Rayner Quintet at Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club
Courtesy of Steve Wright | Posted on February 16, 2017
Where
Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street
Colchester
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When
Sun, April 2, 2017
19:30
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Musicians
Alison Rayner
bassSteve Lodder
pianoDeirdre Cartwright
guitarDiane McLoughlin
saxophoneBuster Birch
drumsAbout
"Purposeful, full-toned and melodic. Those are the qualities of Alison Rayner's music in her roles as both bass player and composer." The opening comment of Observer critic Dave Gelly from his glowing review of Alison's latest CD, A Magic Life. “Spirited, eloquent and graceful," wrote The Guardian's John Fordham.
Alison has had a lengthy career as a bass player and composer, touring and recording with award-winning all-female band, the Guest Stars, and subsequently working with players such as Tal Farlow, Ian Shaw, Jean Toussaint, John Etheridge and Deirdre Cartwright.
For the past two years, the Alison Rayner Quintet has built a substantial and wide-ranging audience for their music, which focusses on terrific grooves, poignant melodies and fluid improvisation, with influences spanning funk, folk, and Afro-Cuban dance music....