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Sunday September 2nd.
Jim Mullen with
The Neil Burns Trio
Neil Burns is one of the finest guitarist to emerge in the West Country in recent years. He was born in Scotland near Glasgow. He started playing the guitar at the age of nine and in his teens he was a member of Devon Youth Jazz orchestra and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland. He started playing professionally in his late teens before attending Middlesex University to study jazz where he graduated with an honours degree in Jazz (BA Music). He has toured all over Europe and the UK with the Pete Allen jazz band, played at European jazz festivals in many countries including Holland, France, Denmark and Germany and recorded two albums with the band. Neil is now in great demand as an accompanist for many visiting star musicians from the UK and the USA and has played with many renowned musicians including Jacquie Dankworth, Simon Spillet, Alex Garnett, Dave Newton, Mark Bassey, Carol Sudhalter (USA), Steve Waterman. Zoe Rahman, Damon Brown, Steve Watts, Jim Mullen and most recently Clare Teal in the Swing Machine Jazz Orchestra. The Trio is completed by Kevin Sanders and Coach York. Kevin is a fine musician well known to Plymouth Jazz Club audiences as bass player in various West Country groups including Martin Dale's Quartet. He has played with a vast number of leading British and foreign musicians and across the world from Brussels to Broadway. Coach York provides a swinging and driving beat for the group. He is possibly the busiest drummer in the West Country and is also a regular member of the Craig Milverton Trio. An evening of top class swinging jazz standards from a top-rated trumpeter backed by a terrific Trio. Not to be missed!
Jim Mullen
Neil Burns
Kevin Sanders
Coach York
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