Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker was one of the most important figureheads in the development of jazz music, a pioneer of the ‘bebop’ style. Here, virtuoso musician Alan Barnes channels Parker’s music, ably backed by the house band from Peggy's Skylight, with Paul Deats (piano) Martyn Spencer(double bass) and Andrew Wood (drums)
A firm favourite of Nottingham audiences, Alan is also a lively raconteur, well able to place Parker's musical influences in historical context on great tunes such as Yardbird Suite, Anthropology & Moose The Mooche.
Alan Barnes' “... stylistic range is quite phenomenal [with] a wonderful capacity for suggesting a given style without actually imitating anyone” – Dave Gelly
Watch Alan in action on this video at a recent gig - on this occasion with a quintet (- a different backing band).
Tickets £13, Booking available soon at library or online via Eventbrite.
For well over a decade, the collaboration between Jazz Steps and Inspire has brought musicians of the highest quality to libraries around the county.
Currently these are libraries at Beeston (Monday, Worksop (Tuesday) and West Bridgford (Wednesday) every month in our jazz seasons
