A Child's Christmas Jazz Suite

by Stan Tracey
Inspired by Dylan Thomas A Childs Christmas in WalesMichael Wilkins Tenor Saxophone
Martin Pickett Piano
Steve Kershaw Double Bass
Mike Goff Drums
Tom Neill NarratorStep in to the season in style with this sparkling midnight jazz performance.A Childs Christmas is a festive suite composed in 2011 by Ronnie Scotts resident pianist and Mercury Music Prize nominated recording artist, Stan Tracey.The elegant and creative Mike Goff Quartet perform the suite in full, alongside a dramatic reading of its inspiration, Dylan Thomas much-loved story, A Childs Christmas In Wales . Their previous performances include Oxford Festival of the Arts, Marlow Jazz Club, Jazz at St Giles and Jazz at Progress in Reading.By special arrangement, the evening features a selection of Peter Baileys joyful, snow-laden illustrations from the Orion print edition, and we're delighted to support the British Red Cross as an acknowledgement of his kind permission.With antics in the snow, snoring uncles, doting aunts, and an errant hippopotamus, Thomas nostalgic tale evokes the happiest memories of Christmases past. The story is energetically interpreted and elevated with seven tunes by the great jazz composer, also known for his 1965 suite based on Under Milk Wood .Hosted after-hours in the welcoming and cosy main bar at The Hope, with seasonal decorations and a warming mulled wine at the bar, A Childs Christmas Jazz Suite promises to create new memories to cherish this festive season.The Mike Goff Quartet performing Stan Tracey's 'Under Milk Wood Jazz Suite' at Bracknell Jazz in 2023, featuring Ewen Baird [https://ewenewenbaird.net/] on Tenor Saxophone: