Photo ⓒ Garry Corbett
Garry writes: “Here is an unusually wide-angled shot from last night’s Birmingham Jazz gig featuring Chris Biscoe’s Profiles Quartet. The band played music by Eric Dolphy which features on their excellent album Gone In The Air. They also performed a couple of Mingus numbers associated with Dolphy’s time with his band. Chris Biscoe played alto sax & alto clarinet, Tony Kofi, alto & tenor sax, Larry Bartley, double bass & Stu Butterfield, drums. The room at the Red Lion was packed with an enthusiastic audience who cheered the band on like the supporters of the winning team. Great stuff!”
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Thanks, Gary ,for the mention, and thank you very much for the photo you donated to the raffle. I think all who were there, musicians and audience, agree it was a special night. Larry Bartley told me that he won’t usually play solos in London because the audience don’t listen, so I’m very proud of our Birmingham audience! Stu Butterfield asked to come back with his band, including Henry Lowther, so we have that to look forward to next season. Keep in touch through the Birmingham Jazz website, facebook and twitter for forthcoming events, don’t forget to tell your friends to do the same and we’ll see you all after the summer holidays for more of the best jazz ‘in a club atmosphere’.
Nigel Holt, Birmingham Jazz