Trish Clowes and Ross Stanley have been carefully crafting their unique sound world over a number of years, appearing at Wigmore Hall (where Clowes is currently an Associate Artist), Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall (with Stanley making use of the organ), Galway Jazz Festival, and Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Their programme will include music by Duke Ellington, Nikki Iles, Marcel Dupré, Lili Boulanger, as well as compositions by Clowes and Stanley, two of which are dedicated to their respective heroes Wayne Shorter and John Taylor.
5:00pm Pre-concert Early Bird meal at La Casa Mia (not included in the ticket)
Why not make an evening of it and book your pre-concert dinner at La Casa Mia who are kindly helping to sponsor the concert series
Programme
6:30pm Doors open
7:00: Spotlight Concert
Music performed by talented young people from Sandbach
7:30 Intermission
Art Exhibition by Lyn Rochester artist/textile artist from Sandbach Art Club, Refreshments
8:00 Main Concert
Trish Clowes (saxophone) and Ross Stanley (piano) have been carefully crafting their unique sound world over a number of years, which includes their own material, arrangements of music from jazz, folk and church organ traditions, and free improvisations. The duo’s performances include Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall (with Stanley making use of the organ), Galway Jazz Festival, Symphony Hall (Birmingham), Buxton International Festival, and Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
Clowes and Stanley will release their new album ‘Journey to Where’ on Stoney Lane Records in March 2024, celebrated with a launch concert at Wigmore Hall, where the album was recorded.
“captivating duo” – Jazzwise
“These two musicians are a formidable partnership… Both players are gifted with an extraordinary musical intelligence allied to a prodigious technical ability… It was a fascinating evening… There really was something for everybody.” – Andrew Petch, The Shropshire Star
“an impressive duo set… interacting brilliantly with both energy and delicacy” – Tony Dudley Evans, promoter & writer
Saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes has been described as “an improviser to be reckoned with” (Downbeat Magazine) and “one of the most agile and original jugglers of improv and adventurous composition to have appeared in the UK in recent times” (The Guardian). Lauded for her imaginative approach to improvisation and composition, Clowes has released seven critically acclaimed albums, and she is currently an Associate Artist at Wigmore Hall.
Pianist and organist Ross Stanley is a Yamaha artist, Hammond endorsee and two times winner of a British Jazz Award in the organ category. After being awarded an organ scholarship to Marlborough College, Stanley studied at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and since then his musical skills have kept him in high demand, seeing him work with musicians and ensembles such as Eddie Gomez, Seamus Blake, the Hamish Stuart Band, BBC Concert Orchestra, Nostalgia 77 Octet, Tom Jones, Alfie Boe, Maceo Parker, and Pino Palladino.