Adam Stokes Trio + Ruth Hammond: A Tribute to Stan Getz
Schedule
Wed Jun 14 2023 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location
St Georges Bristol | Bristol, EN
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In the third of a new series of concerts, Ruth Hammond joins The Adam Stokes Trio in paying tribute to the highly innovative Saxophonist Stan Getz, best known for his iconic Bossa Nova recording with Charlie Byrd and his deeply melodic improvisations.Ruth Hammond (Hopkins Hammond Trio, Jingu Bang, Starlings, Brass Junkies) is Bristol’s top improvising multi-instrumentalist, equally at home performing at Ronnie Scotts, The National Theatre or a Serbian Castle on all number of woodwinds and keyboards. Ruth is a deeply melodic, sincere and incredibly groovy musician, The London Evening Standard described “Her playing [as] sumptuously beautiful”.
Adam Stokes is an up-and-coming Guitarist blending Jim Hall Style melodic development with Thelonious Monk’s angular dissonances, he is known on the Bristol scene as the host of the Stag and Hounds Jam session where he has played with the who’s who of Bristol Jazz.
Chris Jones (Orfic, Weareleif, Nurdle) is a first-call Bassist who has played across the UK from Theatre Pits to Pizza Express Soho, his blending of contemporary rhythmic ideas and guttural blues draws comparisons to the likes of Larry Grenadier and Charlie Haden.
Matt Brown (Run Logan Run, Sefrial, Modulusiii, Orfic) is a busy touring drummer who has performed with the likes of Gregory Porter, Pee Wee Ellis and Andy Sheppard, his band Run Logan Run won the 2018 Montreux Jazz Festival Talent Awards and he was featured in Rhythm Magazine’s ’10 British Newcomers’ article.
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Where is it happening?
St Georges Bristol, ,Bristol, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
