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SUMMARY:The Pocket Ellington
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music\n  \nLine-up:\nAlex Webb piano/MD – Piano\nOllie Wilby – Baritone saxophone\nAndy Davis – Trumpet\nDavid Lalljee – trombone\nDave Green – Double bass\nRobert Fowler – Tenor Saxophone\nWinston Clifford – Drum kit \n  \nAbout\n‘A terrific band with a rhythm section as good as any on the planet’ – Blue Light\, magazine of the Duke Ellington Society UK \n‘It’s hard to think of a better way to experience the magic of Ellington\, given that the maestro and his associates are all gone; it’s the closest thing we’ll get to experiencing live Duke in 2025’ – Jazzwise \n‘A wonderful night’s live music paying tribute to one of the greats’- ArcanaFM \n‘The Pocket Ellington\, as the pianist Alex Webb calls his septet devoted to the music of the immortal Duke\, turns out to be a very good idea’ – thebluemoment.com \n‘It’s called ‘The Pocket Ellington’\, but there is nothing about this band that is small. A big sound and some really high-quality arrangements wowed the audience’ – Hilaryseabrook.blogspot.com \nBorn out of pianist/arranger Alex Webb’s love of Ellington\, The Pocket Ellington manages what ought to be impossible – creating a classic Ellingtonian sound with just four horns and a rhythm section. But with a top-drawer horn section\, and with veteran bassist Dave Green and powerhouse drummer Winston Clifford providing the swing\, the group does justice to classic Ellingtonia – and a lot more. \nGreat charts from the 1930s\, 1940s and 1950s – Main Stem\, Rain Check\, Cotton Tail\, Chelsea Bridge\, Such Sweet Thunder and others – are presented in clever new arrangements which evoke the period but also offer solo space to these top-flight musicians. \nThe repertoire also includes pieces from artists and arrangers who were influenced by the Duke – Charles Mingus\, Thelonious Monk and Gil Evans. It’s a big sound from a pocket band. \n\n 
URL:https://staging.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/the-pocket-ellington/
LOCATION:Vortex Jazz Club\, 11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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