Details

All the great jazz men have a voice, a sound so personal that two or three notes are enough for us to recognise them...Poet Roger Garfitt joins saxophonist John Williams to tell some of the stories behind the music and to invoke some of its most haunting voices from the dark resonances of Sidney Bechet to the dazzling Duke Ellington, from Louis Armstrong's progress towards lifelong fame to Bix Beiderbecke's journey to an early death.

Cast/Performers

The John Williams Septet, John Williams (baritone sax / bass clarinet), Dick Pearce (trumpet / flugelhorn), Pete Hurt (alto-soprano sax / bass clarinet), Jim Tomlinson (tenor sax / flute / clarinet), Phil Lee (guitar / banjo), Jeff Clyne (bass), Trevor Tomkins (drums), Roger Garfitt (poet), Nikki Iles (composer / accordion)