Alan Barnes Octet play “Copperfield Suite”

“Copperfield” – a new jazz suite from Alan Barnes takes the audience through the characters and scenes of ‘David Copperfield’. Readings from Dickens tell the story, and after each scene eight virtuoso musicians bring the characters and scenes to life, switching audiences from hilarity to pathos with a skill that would have done credit to Dickens himself The band comprises: Alan Barnes (saxophone/clarinets), Bruce Adams (trumpet), Mark Nightingale (trombone), Robert Fowler (saxophone), Karen Sharp (saxophone), David Newton (piano), Simon Thorpe (bass), Clark Tracey (drums)