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Out Front – North Devon Jazz Club
December 2 at 8:30 pm
Out Front at The Beaver
A UK super group is next up at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver on 2nd December. The band is called Out Front and was formed to play the music of two of jazz’s greatest ‘inside-outside’ masters; Booker Little and Andrew Hill. Drawing on a wealth of fabulous compositions and featuring a rich line-up of three horns, drums and bass, the band explores the vast possibilities of this music, from joyous straight ahead time playing, to the most open of improvisation.
Led by trumpeter Nick Malcolm the band also includes alto saxophonist Jason Yarde, tenor saxophonist Jake McMurchie, bass player Olie Brice and drummer Dave Smith. Nick Malcolm has been described as ‘a significant presence on the UK jazz scene’ by The JazzMann. He is a heartfelt improviser with a rich warm sound from his instrument. Jason Yarde is one of the UK’s top saxophonists who has, according to The Guardian ’quietly blossomed to World Class’, while fellow saxophonist Jake McMurchie is the key driving force behind the award-winning band Get The Blessing. Jazz writer Brian Morton commented that bassist Olie Brice ‘makes the entire body of his bass sing’ while drummer Dave Smith, best known for his work with Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters, exhibits, according to the LA Times, ‘a mastery of irresistible rhythms’.
The gig is at 8:30 and is hosted by the North Devon Jazz Club. Keep up the good work NDJC. There is no entrance fee, however a collection is taken for the band.
For a meal booking phone The Beaver on 01237 474822.
