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  • KILNER &CO PLAY A CLASSIC SET

    KILNER &CO PLAY A CLASSIC SET

    Matthew Kilner-Tenor Sax and friends from Aberdeen Gavin  Hunter -Trumpet, Alan King-Piano,Pete Lowit- Double Bass and Fraser Peterkin-Drums gave a fantastic performance on Thursday night with some classic jazz pieces [ see below]. Matthew’s sax playing is an absolute joy to listen to, as is Gavin on trumpet. These two youngsters will be ones to watch in their future music careers. Pete was as solid, reliable and rich as ever on double bass; Alan on the ivories was as chilled as ever. Mr Peterkin, do you have African ancestry?  The drum solo was a cross between the advance of zulus at Isandlwana and wilderbeest crossing The Serengeti. We need more of this!

    There will never be- Harry Warren

    You’d be so nice- Cole Porter

    Black Nile-Wayne Shorter

    Groove Merchant-Jerome Riachardson

    Recorda me-Joe Henderson

    Cherokee-Ray Noble

    Equinox-John Coltrane

    Black Orpheus-Luiz Bonfa

    Stella by Starlight-Victor Young

    Nature Boy-Nat King Cole

    Footprints-Wayne Shorter/Miles Davis

    Softly[as in a morning sunrise-Sigmund Romberg

    Song for Father-Horace Silver

    I remember Clifford-Benny Golson

    Four-Miles Davis

    Oleo-Sonny Rollins

    Afro Blue-John Coltrane

    Mr PC – John Coltrane

    Bye Bye Blackbird-Ray Henderson

     

     

     

  • Young generation at Moray Jazz Club

    It is reassuring that Jazz in Moray is alive and well with a youthful input by four school pupils  at Moray Jazz Club  last Thursday evening at Elgin City Football Club.   Cameron McPhail, Blair Marleon and Connor Whyte from Academy and Darcy Taylor from Mosstowie Primary played two numbers to rapturous applause from the audience. One was a bluesy number composed by house band member Colin Henderson and the other  was Miles Davis’ ‘Freddie the Freeloader’. They gave a confident performance  on clarinet, trumpet and saxophone and were accompanied by Graham Nairn on guitar, Bill Jannetta on Bass and Alun Murphy on drums

    All four are pupils of Glen Macintosh who with Colin have been working on their jazz playing for the past five weeks. Colin’s workshops were instigated after an article in the Northern Scot concerning the threat to the provision and cost of music lessons in Moray attracted a very generous anonymous donation to further promote jazz with young people. The standard achieved in such a short time by the four youngsters who came to Moray Jazz Club just shows what  fantastic potential there is in Moray. The Jazz Club would welcome more young people to showcase their playing and appreciation of jazz.  Colin is especially looking for bass players, pianists and drummers.  If any primary or secondary students would like to take advantage of the free workshops  on offer please get in touch with Colin Henderson on 01343 542969.