Adam Stokes Trio with Jake McMurchie
A Tribute to Wayne Shorter
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Bristol’s finest improvisors pay tribute to the giants of Jazz
Jake McMurchie Saxophone
Adam Stokes Guitar
Chris Jones Bass
Matt Brown Drums
In the second of a new series of concerts, Jake McMurchie joins The Adam Stokes Trio in paying tribute to the late, great saxophonist, composer and master improvisor Wayne Shorter. A household name in the music world, Shorter performed with Art Blakey, Miles Davis and Weather Report alongside his own truly original, beautiful and deeply moving recordings as a leader. In his later years Shorter focussed solely on composition, his last project being his opera (Iphigenia) written in collaboration with Esperanza Spalding.
Jake McMurchie (Get The Blessing, Michelson Morley, Jazz Defenders) is one of the UK’s top Saxophonists, he has performed with Bobby Shew, Pee Wee Ellis, Portishead, Massive Attack and many more. He was awarded the BBC Jazz Awards Album of the year in 2008 (for Get the Blessing’s debut album), has been described as “a very, very good saxophonist. Very original, very passionate” by BBC Radio 3, “his sensual tone falling somewhere between early Sonny Rollins and Pink-Panther tenorist Plas Johnson.” (London Evening Standard)
Adam Stokes is an up-and-coming Guitarist blending Jim Hall Style melodic development with Thelonious Monk’s angular dissonances, he is known on the Bristol scene as the host of the Stag and Hounds Jam session where he has played with the who’s who of Bristol Jazz.
Chris Jones (Orfic, Weareleif, Nurdle) is a first-call Bassist who has played across the UK from Theatre Pits to Pizza Express Soho, his blending of contemporary rhythmic ideas and guttural blues draws comparisons to the likes of Larry Grenadier and Charlie Haden.
Matt Brown (Run Logan Run, Sefrial, Modulusiii, Orfic) is a busy touring drummer who has performed with the likes of Gregory Porter, Pee Wee Ellis and Andy Sheppard, his band Run Logan Run won the 2018 Montreux Jazz Festival Talent Awards and he was featured in Rhythm Magazine’s ’10 British Newcomers’ article.
Pre-event Food & Drink
Enjoy delicious drinks and light bites from our Café Bar ahead of the event.
Available to pre-order when booking your tickets, you can choose from a selection of house drinks on arrival, accompanied by a board of bread, olives and dips (all Vegetarian). Just select which option – for one or two people – you would like, before checkout. Or if you’ve already booked, please email boxoffice@stgeorgesbristol.co.uk to add your food to your order.
Your pre-ordered food and drink will be available to collect from the Café Bar from 90 minutes before the event. It’s the perfect way to begin your event experience at St George’s!