Jazz events in Bridport...Lyme Regis...West Dorset
The Remi Harris Hot Club Trio
Sunday 7 December
Marine Theatre Lyme Regis
One of the UK’s most exciting guitarists, Remi Harris is joined by double bassist Tom Moore and rhythm guitarist Chris Nesbitt to present an enthralling evening of Gypsy Jazz.
Combining musical virtuosity with passion and flair, this dynamic trio deliver a mesmerising show inspired by Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, and Joe Pass, (and also with a few nods to Remi’s blues hero Pete Green, of Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac fame).
The trio features Remi on a variety of acoustic and electric guitars playing an eclectic mix of original compositions, jazz standards like “All of Me” played at breakneck speed, and new arrangements of his favourite tunes, such as a bluesy gypsy jazz version of the Beatles “Can’t Buy Me Love”.
Remi has toured worldwide as well as performing at Buckingham Palace, Montreal Jazz Festival, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jamie Cullum, on BBC 4 Television and live on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 3.
"He's an absolutely extraordinary musician"
Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2
Hedera
Sunday 25 January
Marine Theatre Lyme Regis
Hedera are a Bristol-based quintet of instrumentalists brought together by a desire to lean into the slower and more delicate side of European folk traditions. They perform original and traditional pieces inspired by music from England, Scotland, France, Bali, Georgia, Bulgaria, Ethiopia and beyond, with playful and inventive arrangements that reflect the diverse array of experience brought by members of the band: violinists Maisie Brett and Lulu Ruby Rose, clarinettist Isis Wolf-Light, Bethany M. Roberts on double bass, and Tamsin Elliott on accordion and harp.
“If I was still booking gigs and festivals…I just saw a band who would be high on my A-list”- Ian Anderson, FRoots
Contact: philip@dorsetjazz.co.uk
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