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    Sunday, 9th February


    Michael Anderson

     All proceeds to Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

    Community fundraiser in memory of The Music Mix co-founder
    and Wivenhoe resident

    Nomad (Jazz/World Music)

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    Blue Soul - Nomad
    Nomad - Nomad
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    Erin - Chris Allard
    Alone Together - Sam Plackett, Darren Hambling, Pete Whittaker

    Chris Allard & Samuel Plackett

    Jazz/World Music group Nomad and Chris Allard & Samuel Plackett will be performing and have generously waived their fees, as have the technicians. Thanks also to Wivenhoe Town Council for waiving the hall hire fee.

    Please do your utmost to support the event. Even if you can't make it there's a non attendee ticket page on the Good Show website. Please 'buy' a ticket, so we can raise as much money as possible in Michael's memory. Alternatively, donate via Wivenhoe Bookshop.

     

    NOMAD: Formed in 2017, Nomad's current line-up coalesced in 2019. The band has always played a range of music from around the world in addition to the groove-based jazz that was their initial style.

     

    The band takes its name from Nomad Slang, a tune by French-North African trumpet star Ibrahim Maalouf.

    Nomad perform original compositions inspired by jazz, but also by a rich mix of rhythms from Africa, India, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

     

    The line-up comprises Dave Lee (Keyboards), Steve Duke (Bass Guitar, Electric Upright Bass and Vocals), and Rick Wills (Drums, Percussion, Vocals).

    CHRIS ALLARD: Wivenhoe-based Chris studied jazz and classical guitar at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from 2000-2004, receiving an honours degree in guitar performance. He later joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and toured extensively until 2007. He was appointed Jazz Guitar Professor at the Guildhall in 2017.

    Chris has worked, recorded, and toured with a diverse range of artists, including Jacqui Dankworth, Charlie Wood, Lea Salonga, Dame Cleo Laine, Sir John Dankworth, Carleen Anderson, Claire Martin, Jamie Cullum, and Madeline Bell.

     

    As a band leader, Chris has recorded four highly acclaimed albums; as a composer, he wrote and recorded a piece of original tango music for the 2018 film Crowhurst.

     

    Chris was the opening act for The Music Mix's Launch Night in October 2022, accompanied by Jim Watson (keys), Dudley Phillips (bass) and Nick Smalley (drums).

     

    SAMUEL PLACKETT: Colchester-born,  now  London-based Sam is an up-and-coming and inventive young jazz musician. His musical influences are broad, drawing from contemporary jazz guitarists such as Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, and John Scofield, while his improvisational language pays homage to the great jazz improvisers, including Hank Mobley, Sonny Rollins, and Pat Martino.


    
In 2018, Sam released his first EP, Fresh Takes, with organist Mike Gorman and drummer Tom Jiggins. He then joined a quartet with saxophonist Frank Sebastian Weatherly, drummer Darren Hambling, and bassist Jack Monck, later forming The Unlikely Descent trio with Darren and organist Pete Whittaker.


    
Sam’s latest trio features bassist Oscar Ho and drummer Manuel Filgueiras, performing standards and original compositions. He is also an accompanist to vocalist Rebecca Tommasi and has regular collaborations with guitarist Tom Remon.

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