QOW Trio – North Devon Jazz Club

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QOW Trio is a unique multi-generational band featuring young firebrand saxophonist Riley Stone-Lonergan, British Jazz legend Spike Wells on drums, and multi-genre bassist and bandleader Eddie Myer. The band will be next up at North Devon Jazz Club at The Beaver in Appledore on 2nd February

The trio initially got together through their mutual love of Sonny Rollins’ classic piano-less trios of the 1950s but soon found themselves expanding their repertoire to explore the rich and varied territory laid out by the great tradition of big-toned tenor players over the generations, from Lester Young to Dewey Redman to Seamus Blake and Walter Smith III.
Spike Wells was 22 when the great saxophonist Tubby Hayes chose him as his drummer, and he played with him until his death in 1973. Later, Spike was part of the Ronnie Scott’s house band and backed Stan Getz and Roland Kirk, among many others. Bass player Eddie Myers describes Spike’s playing as “so free and fearless. Telepathically responsive, completely musical and … the embodiment of swing”.

Eddie praises the other fellow band member, saxophonist Riley Stone-Lonergan, as “a complete musician, a master technician on his instrument”.

To quote All About Jazz “The trio keep everything loose and fun, while keeping the quality of their exchanges and energy levels at a high pitch. Their fluency in melding tradition-grounded language with contemporary jazz, together with sparkling spontaneity, keeps the entertainment standard high.” The Jazz Mann says “The level of interaction between the three musicians involved in this fluid, chordless instrumental line up is exceptional.”
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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.