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World Spirit at Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club
Courtesy of Steve Wright | Posted on November 7, 2015
Where
Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street
Colchester
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When
Sun, March 6, 2016
20:00
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Alec Dankworth’s love of music from the Iberian peninsular sees World Spirit cross the Straits of Gibraltar into Africa, South America and beyond, to explore melodies from these and other continents from a jazz perspective.
Voted Best Bass Player in the 1995 and 1997 British Jazz Awards, in addition to leading several groups of his own, Alec has worked with artists such as Van Morrison, Abdullah Ibrahim, Dave Brubeck, Stephane Grappelli, Mose Allison, Mel Torme and George Shearing.
Continuing the Dankworth dynasty is daughter Emily Dankworth on vocals, and completing a stellar line-up are tenor saxist Brandon Allen and percussionist Paul Clarvis, ...