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Mingus Profiles Sextet at Crookes Social Club
Courtesy of Christopher Paul Thomas | Posted on December 6, 2021
Where
Crookes Social Club
Mulehouse Road
Sheffield
Map
0114 2660114
When
Fri, May 20, 2022
20:00
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Musicians
Chris Biscoe
saxophoneHenry Lowther
trumpetPete Hurt
saxophone, tenorKate Williams
pianoLarry Bartley
bassAbout
Chris Biscoe’s Mingus Profiles sextet, a band inspired by the great Charles Mingus’s small group music, features an all-star line-up. Originally formed in 1997, the band is now in its 25th year and looking forward to celebrating the centenary of Mingus’s birth in 2022. Their music concentrates on his musical portraits of friends, lovers, political enemies, musicians and one cat! The material is taken from the Mingus songbook, but the treatment varies from number to number. Expect superb arrangements and dazzling playing, capturing Mingus's energy while giving the music a fresh twist. “Uplifting, exuberant, rousing yet consistently intelligent music: Mingus would undoubtedly have approved.” - The Times