Brit Award 2012 winner Ethan Johns is the producer of choice for everyone from Laura Marling to The Kings of Leon and Ryan Adams. Now the multi-instrumentalist has moved from behind the desk to return to live performing. The release of his debut album If Not Now Then When? in February 2013 was met with great critical acclaim, the NME describing it as ‘1970s-style Brit-folk that treads the same eerie, evocative path as Nick Drake and Fairport Convention’.
Although primarily known as a record producer, mixer and engineer, Johns...
A remarkable double bill featuring two key figures from the British jazz scene.
Alan Barnes’ strong tone, assured improvisations and imaginative arranging technique have marked him out as one of the country’s top saxophonists and clarinetists, respected by audience, critics and fellow players alike. He has twice won the prestigious BBC Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year award.
In a remarkable achievement, David Newton was voted Best Jazz Pianist in the British Jazz Awards for the tenth time in 2011.
His partnership with Alan Barnes is legendary, with a strong...
The Calstock Singers’ Summer concert will this year feature all things British from the last 150 years plus, with a rousing Prom style ending – an opportunity to wave the flag, air the vocal chords and raise the roof. They will be spreading a little happiness, gathering lilacs, visiting the stately homes of England, and more.
The Calstock Singers are a community based choir performing in and around the parish raising funds for local charities. They rehearse on Monday evenings at The Old Chapel and perform two popular concerts there each year.
Rising star Gabrielle Ducomble brings her sophisticated Gallic style to the UK jazz scene. With a range of styles from contemporary jazz to French popular song, she has performed in some of the UK’s leading jazz venues and is receiving much airplay on JazzFM.
Performing in English and her native French, her set will include tracks from her recent album “J’ai Deux Amours”, as well as giving a fresh interpretation to classic songs by Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astor Piazzolla, as well as the great American songbook.
A lively evening presented by music students from Plymouth University.
These exceptionally gifted and dedicated students will perform an eclectic range of songs including covers by Bombay Bicycle Club, Bill Withers, Joss Stone, David Bowie and Tracey Chapman, as well as performing their own compositions.
The students will be accompanied by their vocal coach Helen Porter on keyboard.
