12.30 lunchtime, Thursday 29th September 2016
The Tom Ridout Acoustic Trio Tom Ridout, saxophone & recorders Flo Moore, double bass Will Barry, piano graduates of the Royal Academy of Music Venue: Leatherhead Methodist Church |
Sponsor:
2016 Season Sponsor: Patricia Morgan Optician Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society
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Programme
Norwegian Wood - Lennon/McCartney Arr Tom Ridout (b1994)
An original arrangement of this fantastic folk-influenced John Lennon song, with some hints towards the great saxophonist John Coltrane's treatments of Greensleeves and My Favourite things. The End of a Love Affair - Edward C (Bud) Redding (1918-1984) A beautiful ballad made famous by singers Billy Holliday and Frank Sinatra, this tune is often played fast by jazz instrumentalists such as guitarist Wes Montgomery, who plays it with a Latin/Swing feel, and saxophonist Dexter Gordon, who plays it as an up tempo swinger. Sing no More The Blues - Tom Ridout This is a “50s songbook”-esque ballad, with a distinctly dark feel to it – somewhere between cautiously misplaced optimism and a hopeful kind of gentle despair! Sunny Side of the Street - Jimmy McHugh (1894-1969) A classic American Songbook standard from the era of swing music, first recorded by Layton & Johnstone (an American vocal and piano duo) in 1930, made popular by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra and many others. Respite - Tom Ridout I wrote this tune to try to capture the lazy and relaxed feeling you get on a warm summers day, when you have nothing to do but sit outside enjoying the world around you. |
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Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after the concert.
The Tom Ridout Acoustic Trio
Tom Ridout, saxophone
Award winning saxophonist Tom Ridout (22) was predicted by Jazzwise Magazine in 2012 as an upcoming jazz musician to watch out for. A recent graduate from the prestigious Royal Academy of Music and finalist in the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award 2016, Tom is a prolific composer who fronts his own bands playing his original compositions.
Tom has performed at many venues across the country including Ronnie Scotts (both with his own Quintet and NYJO – The National Youth Jazz Orchestra, The 606, Barbican Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Buckingham Palace, Sage Theatre in Gateshead and many others. He is also on NYJO’s latest album, ‘NYJO Fifty’.
Whilst at RAM, Tom studied with revered musicians such as Stan Sulzmann, Martin Speake, Iain Ballamy, Jean Toussaint and Gareth Lockrane, and through being at the Academy and in NYJO has had the opportunity to perform with the likes of Gregory Porter, Nikki Iles, Gwilym Simcock and Dave Holland.
Tom has been the recipient of The Craig Ball Award, the Richard Turner Jazz Fund Award and the Essentially Ellington Outstanding saxophonist Award.
Tom has performed at many venues across the country including Ronnie Scotts (both with his own Quintet and NYJO – The National Youth Jazz Orchestra, The 606, Barbican Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Buckingham Palace, Sage Theatre in Gateshead and many others. He is also on NYJO’s latest album, ‘NYJO Fifty’.
Whilst at RAM, Tom studied with revered musicians such as Stan Sulzmann, Martin Speake, Iain Ballamy, Jean Toussaint and Gareth Lockrane, and through being at the Academy and in NYJO has had the opportunity to perform with the likes of Gregory Porter, Nikki Iles, Gwilym Simcock and Dave Holland.
Tom has been the recipient of The Craig Ball Award, the Richard Turner Jazz Fund Award and the Essentially Ellington Outstanding saxophonist Award.
Will Barry, piano
Will Barry is a London-based pianist, drummer and percussionist currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music. He has appeared as part of many different projects at venues in his home town such as the 606 Club, Ronnie Scott's, The Bull's Head and the Vortex Jazz Club.
Will has performed with Clark Tracey, Mark Lockheart, Jean Toussaint, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and, whilst living in Spain, Mario Rossy, Madison McFerrin and Perico Sambeat. During his year in Spain he played in Barcelona, Alicante and Madrid with Cuban trombonist Julio Montalvo’s Collective and recorded for students at Berklee College of Music in Valencia. He also appeared on two CDs and gave a masterclass at the Sedajazz school.
Most recently Will appeared as part of Phronesis bassist Jasper Høiby’s new group ‘Fellow Creatures’. Chucho Valdés (Irakere) described his playing as "sensitive and fluid - a beautiful sound”.
Will has performed with Clark Tracey, Mark Lockheart, Jean Toussaint, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and, whilst living in Spain, Mario Rossy, Madison McFerrin and Perico Sambeat. During his year in Spain he played in Barcelona, Alicante and Madrid with Cuban trombonist Julio Montalvo’s Collective and recorded for students at Berklee College of Music in Valencia. He also appeared on two CDs and gave a masterclass at the Sedajazz school.
Most recently Will appeared as part of Phronesis bassist Jasper Høiby’s new group ‘Fellow Creatures’. Chucho Valdés (Irakere) described his playing as "sensitive and fluid - a beautiful sound”.
Flo Moore, double bass
Flo Moore is a recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London. She has performed with artists such as Pete King, Bobby Watson and Jason Rebello, and has played at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the North Sea Jazz Festival.
Flo plays regularly with a variety of ensembles, including the Parliamentary Award-winning Engines Orchestra and the Ben Cox Band, whose debut album This Waiting Game was listed in the Telegraph Top Jazz Albums of 2015. She was a finalist in both the Worshipful Company of Musicians ‘Young Jazz Musician of the Year’ and Cork Jazz Festival ‘Jazz Futures’ competitions, and was also a member of the Tomorrow’s Warriors ensemble that won the Yamaha Jazz Competition in 2012 and supported Terence Blanchard at Ronnie Scott’s in the London Jazz Festival.
Flo plays regularly with a variety of ensembles, including the Parliamentary Award-winning Engines Orchestra and the Ben Cox Band, whose debut album This Waiting Game was listed in the Telegraph Top Jazz Albums of 2015. She was a finalist in both the Worshipful Company of Musicians ‘Young Jazz Musician of the Year’ and Cork Jazz Festival ‘Jazz Futures’ competitions, and was also a member of the Tomorrow’s Warriors ensemble that won the Yamaha Jazz Competition in 2012 and supported Terence Blanchard at Ronnie Scott’s in the London Jazz Festival.
Concert at Home
If you cannot be with us at the lunchtime concert
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking on the videos below:
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking on the videos below:
This week's selection might be a little more freestyle than usual. I hope you enjoy these choices.
There are a significant number of Ridouts in this recording of a tune by pro guitarist Mark Ridout, Up-3.
You will hear Alex Ridout, trumpet (who won this year's BBC Young Jazz Musician Award), her brother Tom Ridout, tenor sax, their father Mark Ridout, guitar, Noah Stoneman, piano, Flo Moore, bass, and Tristan Maillot, drums.
There are a significant number of Ridouts in this recording of a tune by pro guitarist Mark Ridout, Up-3.
You will hear Alex Ridout, trumpet (who won this year's BBC Young Jazz Musician Award), her brother Tom Ridout, tenor sax, their father Mark Ridout, guitar, Noah Stoneman, piano, Flo Moore, bass, and Tristan Maillot, drums.
Next, with the Lennon & McCartney Norwegian Wood, we hear the Café Jazz Ensemble:
This is the opening selection of the Junior Recital of Jazz Studies major, saxophonist, Jordon Dixon, on tenor sax. He is joined by Professor Allyn Johnson on piano, Prof Steve Novosel on bass, and UDC* Music alumnus, Jon Lewis on drums.
(*The Music Dept of the University of the District of Columbia)
You may have to turn up the volume for this one. It's Louis Armstrong and On the Sunny Side of the Street:
We hope you have enjoyed your JAZZ Concert at Home
