THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
Dydd Mawrth 26 Mawrth / Tuesday 26 March
STEVE OAKES QUINTET
gydag/featuring ED KAINYEK (sacs/sax)
Royal British Legion
Watts Dyke
Llay
Wrexham
LL12 0RL
Admission:
£8
£7 (Concession)
£6 (NWJ Members)
£3 (Students’ Union Members & Schoolchildren)
Concerts commence at 8pm
For further information telephone
01745 812260
Heno, bydd y gitarydd penigamp STEVE OAKES yn arwain band yn cynnwys y sacsoffonydd ED KAINYEK a aned yn Sierra Leone. Mae ganddo arddull ddi-lol, llawn mynegiant sy’n galw i gof chwaraewyr fel Grover Washington Jr. a Dexter Gordon. Bydd y band profiadol hwn yn chwarae cyfuniad cyffrous ac amrywiol o jazz modern yn cynnwys be-bop, jazz Lladin, ffync a fersiynau cyfoes o’r clasuron jazz o dan ddylanwad pobl mor amrywiol â John Coltrane, Pat Metheny a Chick Corea. Aelodau eraill y band yw RICHARD WETHERALL (allweddellau), GAVIN BARRAS (dwbl bas) a TIM FRANKS (dryms).
Led by consummate guitarist STEVE OAKES, tonight's band features Sierra Leone-born ED KAINYEK on sax, with an earthy and expressive style which evokes players like Grover Washington Jr. and Dexter Gordon. This well-rehearsed outfit will be playing an exciting and eclectic mixture of modern jazz comprising be-bop, latin jazz, funk, and contemporary takes on standards with influences ranging from John Coltrane to Pat Metheny and Chick Corea. The line-up is completed by RICHARD WETHERALL (keyboards), GAVIN BARRAS (double bass) and TIM FRANKS (drums).