Way Out West Presents - The Tony Woods Project
Entry Requirements: Under 18s to be accompanied by an appropriate adult
The Tony Woods Project Hidden Fires Tour will feature music from the latest album, as well as new tunes from the next and some of their well-loved favourites. The tour kicks off at Wakefield Jazz on 3rd May and culminates in Lowestoft on 6thOctober. As well as performing concerts, the Project will be leading workshops in schools and community centres up and down the country, all generously funded by the Arts Council of England. The BBC is producing a live recording of one of the concerts for the Jazz Now Programme. Whilst happily shifting gear between jigs and reels, Balkan dances, atmospheric ballads and ambient electronics, Tony Woods' jazz connections also play their part in his compositions, where Latin, African, funk and rock grooves come to the fore. The emphasis, both in the compositions and the improvisations, is always on lyrical melody. The highly distinctive sound of this long-standing band comes courtesy of Rob Millett’s glowing, Gary Burton-esque vibraphone, Mike Outram’s superlative, angular chord work, Andy Hamill's rock-steady bass, Milo Fell's percussive prowess, as well as the leader’s inimitable, virtuosic and expressive musical story-telling on saxophones, alto clarinet, wood flute and whistle. “Combines a jazz edge with the melodic zest of folk…delightful.” BBC Radio 3. 8.00 pm tickets£10 advance£12onthedoor £5NUS