All that Jazz at MLHColombo Jazz Festival, featuring the Dave O'Higgins Quartet, is now on at the Terrace of Mount Lavinia Hotel. The festival will be held till Tuesday, December 11 at 6.00pm onward every day. Top UK saxophonist, Dave O'Higgins, currently working with the Ronnie Scotts Allstars and the BBC Big Band, brings his own quartet to Sri Lanka.
The repertoire at the festival includes a mixture of jazz standards and original tunes all with reference to the great saxophonists including Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson and John Coltrane. Dave has toured Sri Lanka before with Martin Taylor and his own group. He has also worked extensively with Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Incognito and Matthew Herbert, to name a few. Joining him will be Andrew McCormack (piano) - winner of Rising Star, British Jazz Awards 2006 and recording artiste Dune Records. Arnie Somogyi (double bass) - also plays with Ronnie Scotts Allstars and leads his own group, Ambulance, now recording their 2nd CD. Josh Blackmore will be on drums. The best of Jazz gets better still, as the finest of our local jazz artistes join in the festivities. Enjoy the perfect ambience, the hippest jazz and a select menu including British cuisine with specially brewed beer all set in a carnival atmosphere under an elegant white marquee. Partnered by Jazz Unlimited, Sunday Times, Daily Mirror, MTV and YES FM. The jazz - dinner tickets are priced at Rs 1500/- per person. Tickets will be available at Mount Lavinia Hotel, Café Lavinia and BMICH. The programme for next three days Sunday 9 - 3RC + Dave O'Higgins Quartet, Laser Top UK saxophonist, Dave O'Higgins, currently working with the Ronnie Scotts Allstars and the BBC Big Band, brings his own quartet to Sri Lanka. The repertoire at the festival includes a mixture of jazz standards and original tunes all with reference to the great saxophonists including Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson and John Coltrane. Dave has toured Sri Lanka before with Martin Taylor and his own group. He has also worked extensively with Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Incognito and Matthew Herbert, to name a few. Joining him will be Andrew McCormack (piano) - winner of Rising Star, British Jazz Awards 2006 and recording artiste Dune Records. Arnie Somogyi (double bass) - also plays with Ronnie Scotts Allstars and leads his own group, Ambulance, now recording their 2nd CD. Josh Blackmore will be on drums. The best of Jazz gets better still, as the finest of our local jazz artistes join in the festivities. Enjoy the perfect ambience, the hippest jazz and a select menu including British cuisine with specially brewed beer all set in a carnival atmosphere under an elegant white marquee. Partnered by Jazz Unlimited, Sunday Times, Daily Mirror, MTV and YES FM. The jazz- dinner tickets are priced at Rs 1500/- per person. Tickets will be available at Mount Lavinia Hotel, Café Lavinia and BMICH. The programme for next three days. Sunday 9 - 3RC + Dave O'Higgins Quartet, Laser |
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