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Karen Sharp with the Craig Milverton Trio – presented by North Devon Jazz Club
April 15 at 8:30 pm
A several-times winner of the British Jazz Awards for best tenor saxophonist and a key member of the late Humphrey Lyttleton’s band appears at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore on 15 April. The musician is Karen Sharp who plays baritone as well as tenor saxophones and who will appear with the Craig Milverton Trio.
A busy musician on the festival and club circuit, Karen plays saxophone in a way which harks back to the effortless, swinging styles of Zoot Sims or Al Cohn rather than the more impassioned approach of John Coltrane. Writing in The Observer the critic Dave Gelly described her sound as ‘warm and full, her improvised lines bold and clear and her compositions full of surprises’ while Downbeat Magazine commented that ‘Sharp loves melody, whether composed or improvised, as reflected in her relaxed and natural phrasing”
The gig is hosted by the North Devon Jazz Club. Thank you NDJC. There is no entrance fee, however a collection is taken for the band. For a meal booking please phone The Beaver on 01237 474822
