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Derek Nash & the Martin Dale Quartet

0	CALSTOCK: Calstock Arts
P	Friday 16th February, 2024
N	7:00pm

Event information

If you have ever watched Jools Holland seeing in the New Year on BBC2, right at the front of the band is Derek Nash on alto sax. He is one of the UK's top players and is joining another in South West, tenor sax star Martin Dale and his Quartet.

Derek's long relationship with Martin started with Be Bop star John Burch's Kentish Octet, where they performed, toured and recorded together many times. Their swinging bravado, showmanship and humour join together for a superb evening of Jazz standards in a style that remembers great sparring Saxophone heroes like Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes, or Zoot Sims and Al Cohn.

Derek is a full time member of the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra since 2004, has led Sax Appeal for over forty years, leads his award winning Acoustic Quartet, fronts the funk/fusion band Protect the Beat, the Latin band Picante, the "The Wonder of Stevie" show and is a member of the Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion.
He is renowned for his energetic, vibrant, passionate and charismatic performances on all four saxophones from sonorous baritone to soaring soprano.

"...bravura display of contemporary saxophone" The Observer

"...breathtaking" The Sunday Times

"From smooth cool to groovy funk, to ingeniously recast standards...the music fizzes with energy...***** " The Observer

The Martin Dale Quartet (MDQ) is a long established West Country based band, featuring Martin (tenor sax) Gavin Martin (piano), Kevin Sanders (bass) and Dennis Harris (drums).

Venue information

CALSTOCK: Calstock Arts

0	Old Chapel Sand Lane Calstock PL18 9QX
>	calstockarts.org
!	01822 833183
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