Key information
Thursday 23 January
Corn Exchange
7.30pm, doors and bar 7pm
£16/£14 members and concessions
Seated
Hear the music and story of the greatest sax player. Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker was one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time, forging a brand new genre in jazz, bebop, with fast tempos, virtuosic technique and advanced harmonies. Tonight, saxophonist Neil Maya celebrates some of Charlie’s finest compositions as well as some great jazz standards that Charlie brought to prominence. In between numbers Neil will also talk about Charlie’s eventful and troubled short life and the influence he had on jazz.
Saxophonist Neil Maya plays in many jazz bands including the ‘Drat Pack’, All Jazzed Up, the nationally touring ‘Magnificent Buble’, and his own quartet. He has been praised for his “electrifying performance with crisp melody lines and improvisation.”
Neil will be accompanied by Philip Clouts at the piano, with Kevin Sanders on the bass and Gary Evans at the drums. Pianist Philip Clouts’ international career has included playing at Ronnie Scott’s, large festivals such as Glastonbury and Womad, and equally in the plush and intimate surroundings of London’s Lanesborough Hotel. Jazzwise magazine has praised his ‘enjoyable, easy swinging’ playing, and his albums have received widespread critical acclaim and national airplay, including on BBC’s Jamie Cullum Show.
The quartet will be playing many of Charlie’s most famous compositions and recordings including Ornithology, Yardbird Suite, Now’s the Time, Blues For Alice, Cherokee and many more.
“You can tell the history of jazz in four words: Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker.” Miles Davis Text…
Accessibility
Dorchester Corn Exchange has wheelchair access and toilet facilities for wheelchair users. If you have any specific requirements, then please let us know when booking tickets and we are more than happy to help.
Our bar
The fully-licenced bar opens half an hour before each performance.
Booking information
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We are not currently able to welcome visitors for advance face-to-face ticket sales.
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