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Al Wood Quintet: “Benny Carter meets Gerry Mulligan” at Seven
Courtesy of JazzLeeds | Posted on July 18, 2015
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Sun, November 15, 2015
13:30
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Name of event : Al Wood Quintet: “Benny Carter meets Gerry Mulligan”
Date of event: SUN Nov 15th
Venue: Seven Arts
Start Time: 1.30pm
Ticket cost £7/5 conc
Description:. Leeds sax maestro and big band leader Al Wood leads a quintet reprising the classic jazz saxophonists. Gerry Mulligan was was an American composer/arranger and the most significant jazz baritone saxophonist in the history of jazz. Benny Carter was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger who's time in jazz spanned eight decades. As well as Gerry Mulligan and Benny Carter classics, the group’s repertoire includes many other memorable jazz favourites and hit tunes selected from the Great American Song Book. Al Wood saxes, Trevor Vincent trumpet, Martin Longhawn piano, Garry Jackson double bass, Caroline Boaden drums...