Clark Tracey, a well-established jazz master, recognised as a most inventive jazz drummer, and, having appeared over many years with the world’s jazz greats, arrives with his new quintet of our best and youngest jazz musicians.
A Five-Time Winner of “Best Drummer” in the British Jazz Awards,
Clark Tracey is a proven group leader, writer and arranger. He has revived the famous jazz suites written by his late father, the great pianist & composer Stan Tracey, “Under Milk Wood” and “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”, bringing these masterpieces successfully to admiring younger audiences.
He creates educational Master Classes across the U.K. and continues to be an in-demand performer across the world.
Joining Clark for this Festival concert are jazz musicians, already making waves on the U.K. jazz scene.
Alex Clarke on alto and tenor saxophones is aged 23 and won the Rising Star in the British Jazz Awards 2 years ago and was runner up in the BBC Young Jazz Musician last year. She has successfully released her debut CD “Only A Year” with Dave Newton, Dave Green and Clark.
Emily Masser is an astonishing vocalist, still 20 years of age and attending the Guildhall School of Music. Her vocalese has already introduced her to hardened jazzers, including Claire Martin and Liane Carroll who have both endorsed her and invited her to sit in with them. Daughter of Dean Masser, her years belie her enormous talent, which began at Chetham’s School of Music.
Graham Harvey on piano is one of our most experienced pianists, studied at Berkley, MD of Incognito, Stacey Kent’s pianist and much sought after as a freelancer playing with major stars including
Dave O’Higgins, Alan Barnes and Mark Nightingale.
James Owston on double bass is 27, a graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and again a runner up in the BBC Young Jazz Musician Finals a few years ago. In our opinion, he is the most technically gifted upright bassist in this country and is now working with a variety of musicians.
Please join us for an inspiring evening of great music, featuring Clark Tracey – a great jazz star and band leader, alongside a combination of today’s and tomorrow’s jazz stars.
“One of the most impressive jazz drummers today” – The Times
Clark Tracey was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music and the promotion of jazz.
Join our expert volunteers of Charterhouse at Easter. Our experienced volunteer guides will take you on a tour of the building and gardens. Find out about the amazing history of this building then enjoy the different activities that will be available over the Easter period. Every Saturday there will be live music in the gardens and activities for all the family.
This ticket includes general admission to the house and gardens and an annual pass to visit Charterhouse.
Unspoken truths take flight in songs that simmer and seethe with quiet anger, as Joseph gives voice to those robbed of their own. Her debut, Bones You Have Thrown Me and Blood I’ve Spilled, won 2015’s Scottish Album of the Year award. An uncompromising gut-punch that grieved aloud, she mourned passing relationships and, with unimaginable courage, the loss of her son. This possession with truth-telling is her hallmark, digging straight for the heart.
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac Legacy
Go Your Own Way is a brand new spellbinding show featuring the music from the legendary multiple Grammy Award Winning Fleetwood Mac.
Their rock n roll legacy is beautifully performed by a highly talented and acclaimed ensemble of musicians who will take audiences on a powerful journey through their incredible song book.
With hits including “Dreams”, “Don’t Stop”, “Everywhere”, “Rhiannon”, “Gold Dust Woman”, “Little Lies”, “Big Love” and many more.
Paying tribute to their “Rumours” line up of Stevie, Mick, John, Christine & Lindsey, which remains their most commercially successful to date, this show perfectly recreates the live energy and passion of Fleetwood Mac.
Toronto troubadour Chris A. Cummings (Marker Starling, formerly Mantler) has been playing Melancholy Party Jams since 1999. A solo performer for many years, his preferred weapons were a Wurltizer electric piano and an early pre-programmed drum machine. More recently he has been supported by a Toronto-based band consisting of Dorothea Paas (vocals, guitar) Jay Anderson (drums), Matt McLaren (bass) and Andy Scott (guitar and keyboards).
Our earliest exposures to music can often be the most formative. For Toronto-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eliza Niemi, that influence came from her Dad who taught her the basics of bass and guitar at home. These childhood experiences of playing music together by ear fostered the sense of playfulness that she’s approached her craft with ever since. They also instilled an ethic in her creative work that prioritizes making music with friends and loved ones. Those honed guitar —and later piano, cello and vocal— skills make Eliza an ideal collaborator: starting in Halifax’s rich music scene with the mid-2010s experimental pop groups New Love Underground and Mauno, and later in her role supporting artists Le Ren, Quaker Parents and Evan J. Cartwright. Through the rhythms of touring and the brilliant spark that’s shared in musical exchange, Eliza found and developed connections across Canada’s DIY music communities. These collaborative moments fuel her creative practice, whether playing solo, in an ensemble or releasing others’ music as the founder of her own label, Vain Mina Records.
Jasmine Myra is a saxophonist, composer and band leader, based in
Leeds. Part of the bustling, creative, cross-genre music scene in the
city she has surrounded herself with some of the best young talent in
the north of England. Her original instrumental music has a euphoric
and uplifting sound, influenced by artists as diverse as Bonobo, Olafur
Arnalds and Kenny Wheeler, artists whose music shares an emotive
quality that you can also hear in Myra’s own compositions.
She has recently signed to Gondwana Records and has been working
with A&R and producer Matthew Halsall, whose keen ear for talent
helped bring the music of GoGo Penguin, Mammal Hands and Hania
Rani to the wider world.
Meet The Curator! Paintings & Sculpture Tours
• Thursday 15 February
• 10.30am & 1.30pm
• Bookable on the day | Limited availability| FREE
• Recommended for ages 7+, but all are welcome.
Join Martin Roberts, our lead Curator at the Herbert, for a 30-minute paintings and sculpture tour, where you will discover key pieces from our spectacular collection on display.
This is a rare opportunity for family groups to gain insight into the gallery pieces and the working life of a museum curator, with an opportunity for a Q&A.
https://www.theherbert.org/whats-on/1788/meet-the-curator-paintings-sculpture-tours