Frances Knight/Richard Rozze Duo

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Frances Knight/Richard Rozze Duo

An evening of jazz standards and more with pianist Frances Knight and guitarist Richard Rozze

Frances Knight

Jazz musician/composer/writer, Frances initially studied Fine Art then gradually made a switch to jazz piano, beginning her apprenticeship by playing gigs around London going on to study at Goldsmiths and at the Guildhall School of Music.
Frances’s projects have been eclectic and diverse, ranging from jazz and blues through to improvised music and Argentinian Tango.

Richard Rozze
Richard Rozze is an electric and acoustic guitarist, vocalist, composer and arranger. His musical influences are classic British rock, blues, jazz, Celtic and bluegrass music. He cites his first guitar teacher, Jeff Alexander, who he met at eleven years old, as his major influence. Jeff encouraged him to explore guitarists such as Gary Moore, Paul Kossoff, Eric Johnson, Peter Green, Pierre Bensusan. Later at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Richard studied a Masters in Jazz. Musicians such as Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall lead him to a deeper passion for improvisation.