ALEX CLARKE JAZZ QUARTET
Award - Winning Jazz Saxophonist At Blackmore Gardens
We are delighted to welcome the Alex Clarke Quartet as the support artiste for Courtney Pine on Monday 29 May.
As a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020, winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards and nominee in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2021 & 2022, Alex is known to be one of the most in-demand and versatile young saxophonists to have emerged on the British jazz scene.
Since the age of 15 - where she saw her first public performance sitting in with the Exall/Roberts Quintet at Pershore Jazz Festival - Alex has been a regular face at jazz clubs and festivals all around the country.
Known for her versatility and open-minded attitude towards jazz, Alex enjoys performing a range of genres from New Orleans to bebop. Praised for her extensive repertoire list and intelligent ear for harmony, she brings a youthful, intuitive approach that always sounds authentic in a variety of musical settings. Alex's musical voice is steeped in the tradition of jazz; her deep respect for the heritage of the music can be heard in her swinging, melodic sound which is reminiscent of Scott Hamilton and Lester Young, also heavily influenced by Phil Woods and Cannonball Adderley.
The Alex Quartet features some of the finest names in British Jazz, namely David Newton, Dave Green and Clark Tracey. In Summer 2022, they released their latest album 'Only Year'.
"One of the UK's finest young jazz talents" - The Jazz Rag
"strong and full sound... swinging, melodic and refreshingly cliché-free" - Jazz Views
"Her innate musical ability is backed by rare determination and capacity for hard work and - without any trace of arrogance - confidence in her own decisions" - The Jazz Rag
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK OUR EVENT PARTNERS OF THIS CONCERT, VITESSE PSP , JURASSIC FIBRE , SIDMOUTH DESIGN .
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Courtney Pine
29 May 2023 20:00 - 22:30
Award - Winning Legendary British Jazz Saxophonist At Blackmore Gardens