Alan Barnes Quintet "Works of Art"

Alan Barnes - saxJames Davison - trumpetRobin Aspland - pianoJeremy Brown bassMatt Fishwick drumsAlan Barnes has been recognized as a virtuosic sax/clarinet player, composer, arranger and bandleader for more than 40 years.

The recipient of more than 30 British Jazz Awards, he has twice been named BBC Jazz Musician of the Year and includes work in the UK, Europe and the US with the likes of Michel Legrand, Jamie Cullum & Van Morrison.

Tonight, featuring James Davison-trumpet, Robin Aspland-piano, Jeremy Brown-bass and Matt Fishwick-drums Alan brings his tribute to the brilliant US saxophonist Art Pepper to the Club.

Over to Alan: I put together this all-star band to celebrate the centenary of Art Pepper's birth.

Art's playing was sovirtuosic andbeautifulfor me, that was how the alto sax should be played!.

Don't miss Alan and the band as they play Art's original, swinging, tunes alongside classic jazz standards plus some of Alan's own, terrific compositions.Alan Barnes is usually tagged with the rather unglamorous term Mainstream.True, youre unlikely to find him hanging out with Norwegian experimentalists, string quartets or DJ's, issuing an album of Radiohead covers or rediscovering the joys of punk rock.