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Michael Spearman Trio

Michael Spearman - guitar, Rob Palmer - electric/acoustic bass, Tom Jiggins - drums/percussion

0	STOKE BY NAYLAND: Club
P	Friday 12th January, 2018
N	7:30pm

Event information

Michael Spearman has been a professional musician for most of his life, playing as a freelance guitarist, and working in all sorts of bands and groups. He holds the post of \'Associate Artist at Colchester Arts Centre\', sponsored by the Arts Council East, Colchester Borough Council, and Signals Media Arts. He is a jazz tutor at Colchester Institute. Michael has received commissions from Arts Council England and the Britten Sinfonia to write and perform new jazz and classical chamber music.

He has been giving a series of concerts which are a fusion of chamber music with jazz, folk and world music improvisation, performed by the Michael Spearman Association,and with a 12 member chamber orchestra, exploring the power and influence of cinema. He has released two CDs with Karen Sharp and Jim Mullen. Other recent collaborators include John Etheridge, and Nikki Iles.

Rob Palmer has been playing bass for over 30 years. Having long ago committed himself to jazz as an electric bass player, he then took up the mantle on the double bass too.

Tom Jiggins is an award winning musician and teacher based in Colchester. He first started playing the drums and piano at age 11. After gaining a triple distinction qualification National Diploma in Music Tom studied for his music degree at Colchester Institute graduating with a Music BA (hons) in Piano and Drums.

Gig starts 8.00 pm, 2 sets, ends approx 11.00 pm

Ample parking; fully accessible - for information call 01787 211865

Food at Stoke-by-Nayland Club is available from 5.30 pm, or book on 01206 262836

Please see our website for directions to the venue as satnav can get you lost!

(band members can be subject to change which is beyond our control)