Alex Merritt, Birmingham Conservatoire graduate and member of the Cobweb Collective, brings what is in effect the Kit Downes Trio to the Jazz Club at the Rainbow pub in Digbeth this evening.

Alex plays soprano and tenor saxophones as well as clarinet, and is also working hard at composition. He cites a wide range of influences from Debussy to Warne Marsh, Messiaen to Sonny Rollins, and he brings an original and intriguing harmonic sensibility to his improvisations.

The band gets going around 9pm, entrance is just £4 and you can find out more about this Birmingham Jazz gig here