If you weren’t in Quod on The High on the 13th of March in the early evening you missed some great music. We were treated to three wonderful jazz musicians playing with fire, subtlety and a high level of skill. Dave Lewis playing some very soulful tenor, Raph Mizraki swinging on bass, who plays regularly at The Spin Jazz Club in Oxford, and John Pearce who is one of this countries finest piano players.
They played a selection of standards old and new, such as “I Thought About You” and “Norwegian Wood” plus many jazz classics for example the Hank Mobley tune “This I Dig of You” and the jazz standard “Moanin'” with a wonderful two beat rhythm, which had a small but appreciative audience whooping and shouting for more.
This is a regular venue for local musician Tim Dawes and his fine keyboard player Tim Lapthorn who always bring in top musicians, and they and the management of Quod are to be applauded for their initiative.
We have many venues in Oxford for great live jazz, with some fine local musicians, and they deserve all the support we can give them.
Howard Jackson Based on information supplied by Howard Jackson.
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