Saxophonist Andy Sugg
PREVIEW: The Melbourne Jazz Cooperative presents a Coltrane tribute and book launch by Andy Sugg featuring Sandy Evans (Sydney) and Zac Hurren (Brisbane), Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, 7.30pm Sunday 20 July 2014
We seldom have the pleasure of hearing the inspiring Sydney saxophonist Sandy Evans and the irrepressible fellow reeds player from Brisbane Zac Hurren in Melbourne. But tonight the MJC, with saxophonist Andy Sugg brings these two musicians to Melbourne for the launch of his new book The Influence of John Coltrane’s Music on Improvising Saxophonists, which was recently published in New York.
Before the concert, at 7.30 pm, Sugg will give a free-entry 45-minute presentation on the book, featuring Evans and Hurren.
The MJC says that Sugg’s book, which looks at jazz improvisation through the music of ’Trane, Dave Liebman and Jerry Bergonzi, has been enthusiastically received in America and Europe. Sugg has been invited to Paris and to New York to promote the book later this year.
After the book launch Sugg will join his reassembled group TTTenor to play music inspired by Trane, Lieb and Gonz. He is joined by Evans and Hurren, with Joe O’Connor on piano, Djuna Lee on bass and Chris Broomhead on drums.
Let’s turn up in force for this gig.
Tickets $20/15
ROGER MITCHELL
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