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Jazz Cafe Nights in Bridport
I’ve lived in Charmouth
for nearly five years now
and often thought about
how to bring more jazz to
the area. Over the years as
a jazz pianist I’ve played at
many different venues
including Ronnie Scotts and
Birmingham Symphony Hall.
I continue to tour the UK
with my different projects,
particularly my jazz quartet
and my Afrobeat band
‘ZubopGambia’, and I was
thrilled when Bridport Arts
Centre asked me to organise
a monthly jazz event in their
café. There will be a
performance on every second
Friday of the month. As part
of the evenings there will be an opportunity for anyone to
join in on a short open mic/jam session, so please feel free
to bring along your voice or instrument.
On the October 8th Jazz Café I’ll have the privilege of
accompanying Somerset based singer Julie Dunn. She’ll be
singing some well loved and some lesser known songs from
her latest album, “What’s it All About”. She was reviewed in
Vortex Jazz as “a class act-warm, compelling, with an
intelligent attitude to lyrics”; I can attest to the latter as
she has written lyrics to some of my own compositions, and
I’m hoping she’ll sing some of those on the night as well.
On Friday November 12th I’ll be playing the piano with the
excellent Ben Taylor, a double bass player who lives in
DAD’S ARMY
Charmouth thespians Mike Whatmore, Richard Stirk,
Jan Bearpark and Linda Crawford will be appearing in
DAD’S ARMY at the Marine Theatre from
Wednesday 27th October until Saturday 30th.
Tickets are available from Lyme Regis TIC.
Book early to avoid disappointment .
A selection of autumn courses at
Monkton Wyld Court
For further information contact
info@monktonwyldcourt.org
October 1st - 3rd
Dowsing for Healing with Alan Neal
October 8th - 10th
Biodynamic Gardening with Marina O'Connell
October 8th - 10th
Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness with Sue Howse
October 15th - 18th
Low-Impact Smallholding Survey with Simon Fairlie
October 25th - 30th
Halloween Family Week
October 30th
Dinner & Music: Folkadelica
November 13th
Holiday Willow Weaving with Norah Kennedy
and most Thursdays (weather permitting)
Monkton Organic Gardening Group 10am-1pm. Join us in
our Victorian walled kitchen garden to share skills, and
enjoy the benefits of fresh produce to take home.
Lyme Regis. In fact I have to say that I think there is more
musical talent per square mile in this area than anywhere
I’ve lived before!
We’ll include pieces by Sonny Rollins, Duke Ellington and
Miles Davis. I’ll also be presenting some of the compositions
from my new album “Sennen Cove,” (on sale at Ida’s in the
village) many of which are inspired by the South West
coastline.
I like to write music which is lively-I was born in South
Africa and I love the rhythms and immediacy of African
music and bring these into my compositions; I also love
Latin American music so you’ll hear some samba and bossa
nova in there as well. I was delighted when Selwyn Harris
of Jazzwise Magazine said this about the CD : “Clouts
swings with rhythmic deliberation and a crystal sense of
phrasing on this refreshing, most enjoyable album… the
title track makes Sennen Cove sound like a place of fun as
well as adventure with its Afro-Cuban lilt”
On December 10th I’ll be accompanying Bridport singer
Angelica Kennard. Angelica loves the gospel side of jazz and
has performed her gutsy take on it with her band ‘Mood
Indigo’ at many local events. She’ll also be showing her
more introspective side in an evening she has entitled
“Personal songs and conversations.”
The Jazz Café evenings are at Bridport Arts Centre, South
Street, Bridport, DT6 3NR 8pm £6 Box Office 01308
424204.
Please contact me if you would like to be on a mailing list
for future jazz events: pclouts@yahoo.co.uk
Philip Clouts
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