The Chris Ingham Trio - Hoagy!

A perennial favourite at Ronnie Scott's and festivals in Canterbury, Buxton, Edinburgh, Rye, Aberjazz, Devizes, Caterham, Norwich, Woolpit and Bury St Edmunds, Chris Ingham's Hoagy! is packed with the songs and stories of one of America's most enduring and endearing songwriters.Wry, wise, sentimental, down-home and sophisticated, Hoagy Carmichael's songs are beloved for their warmth, wit and melodic beauty.

This joyful, edifying and heartfelt salute to the Old Music Master features many engaging anecdotes and insights along with tracks from Chris's acclaimed CDs Hoagy and Hoagy II including well-loved hits (Stardust, Lazy River, Georgia On My Mind, Skylark, Ole Buttermilk Sky, Lazy Bones, et al) alongside obscure nuggets and delightful curiosities from this unique songwriter's rich and varied songbook."Captures the essence of Carmichael's catchy, jazz-influenced melodies and their droll, laconic lyrics perfectly ...

The performance of all musicians is superb" JAZZ JOURNAL"Engaging and often surprising... the range of songs is quite extraordinary" JAZZWISE"The performances are all first-class, the arrangements neat and interesting, and the variety beyond reproach" UK JAZZ NEWS