Saxophonist Trish Clowes – April 13, 2021 LiveEvents April 5, 2021 1666 Live streamed from Wigmore Hall, London Trish Clowes Saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes has been described as “an improviser to be reckoned with” (Downbeat Magazine) and “one of the most agile and original jugglers of improv and adventurous composition to have appeared in the UK in recent times” (John Fordham, The Guardian). Here she performs with fellow band member, pianist Ross Stanley in a program of new and specially arranged music. Her performances (either with her band or as a soloist) include the Barbican, Toronto Jazz Festival, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Royal Festival Hall, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Wigmore Hall, Celtic Connections (with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra), Women in (e)motion Festival (Germany), National Opera House (Ireland), and making broadcasts for BBC 2 Proms Extra, BBC Radio 3 and Radio Bremen. “Everything Clowes does has an invigorating purposefulness” – Ivan Hewett, the Telegraph “uncommon genius” – JazzdaGama Ross Stanley piano Ross Stanley is a pianist and organist who was born in 1982 in Frimley, England. Beginning piano at age 4, by a teenager, he was awarded an organ scholarship to Marlborough College. He completed a BMUS in classical and jazz piano at Guildhall in 2004. Since leaving, Ross’s musical skills have kept him in high demand, seeing him play with jazz names such as Will Vinson, Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Michael Janisch, Joel Frahm, Liane Carroll, Stan Sulzman, Steve Arguelles, John Paracelli, Bobby Wellins, Clark Tracey, as well as being a regular member of the Jim Mullen Organ Trio, the Mark McKnight Organ Quartet and the Jacqui Dankworth band and performing in many small and large ensembles. Program Trish Clowes (b.1984) Free to Fall Joe Cutler (b.1968) Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Ross Stanley (b.1982) Avoidance Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Prelude to a Kiss Dupré (1886-1971) 3 Preludes et Fugues Adaptation of third prelude Ross Stanley New work Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) The Four Seasons, Sleep (adaptation of the slow movement of ‘Autumn’) (arranged by Trish Clowes and Ross Stanley) Trish Clowes Decently Ripped (for Wayne Shorter) Farrés (1903-1985) 3 Palabras Trish Clowes A view with a room Traditional The Month of January Tuesday, April 13, 2021 3:30pm ET / 7:30pm GMT This concert will be available on demand for 30 days after the date of the concert. To enjoy this concert visit: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk