Lunchtime Concert: Trish Clowes (saxophone) & Ross Stanley (piano)

Step into the unique sound world of saxophonist Trish Clowes and pianist Ross Stanley, bridging classical, jazz, folk and improvisation – as heard at Wigmore Hall and the Royal Festival Hall!

” … vital music full of swing, emotion and atmosphere … a deep understanding, a musical bond, a little bit of magic perhaps.”
★★★★½ from Philip Watson for The Irish Times
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Programme to be announced shortly
The duo love working with material from anywhere and their concerts will often include music by Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Lili Boulanger, Osvaldo Farrés, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Geri Allen and Nikki Iles, as well as original compositions.
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Saxophonist Trish Clowes and pianist Ross Stanley have been carefully crafting their unique sound world over a number of years, performing their own material, arrangements of music from jazz, folk and classical traditions, and free improvisations. The duo’s appearances include Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Symphony Hall (Birmingham), Buxton International Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, and St George’s Bristol. In March 2024, Clowes and Stanley released their album ‘Journey to Where’ to wide critical acclaim, out on Stoney Lane Records.

Trish Clowes has been described as “one of the most agile and original jugglers of improv and adventurous composition to have appeared in the UK in recent times” (The Guardian). Lauded for her imaginative approach to improvisation and composition, Clowes has released a number of critically acclaimed albums, and she is currently an Associate Artist at Wigmore Hall. Having been previously commissioned to write for ensembles such as the BBC Concert Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta, Clowes will appear as a guest soloist with the NDR Big Band (Germany) in November 2024, performing a new set of her own music.

Ross Stanley is a Yamaha artist and Hammond endorsee. After being awarded an organ scholarship to Marlborough College, Stanley studied at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and since then his musical skills have kept him in high demand, seeing him work with musicians and ensembles such as the BBC Concert Orchestra, Tom Jones, Eddie Gomez, Seamus Blake, the Hamish Stuart Band, Alfie Boe and Maceo Parker. Philip Watson of The Irish Times remarked “there are echoes in [Stanley’s] singular playing of the quiet virtuosity of John Taylor, the harmonic sophistication of Bill Evans and the lyrical fluency of Wynton Kelly.”

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Advance booking for this concert is optional but recommended.