David Gordon Trio

An assured and versatile pianist, David is one of the few professional musicians who is highly regarded in both the classical and jazz music worlds. Equally accomplished on the harpsichord and the piano, David includes work with the likes of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the European Baroque Orchestra. Also an award-winning jazz and classical composer, he has had works performed on BBC Radio 3 as well as performances at the Cheltenham Festival and QEH. His trio features Paul Cavaciuti on drums and Jonty Fisher on bass, with a repertoire that focuses on original compositions by the band, but also includes material as diverse as folk music from Venezuela, East European dance music and Celtic-tinged melodies. Tonight they will be bringing, amongst other things, their latest project, “Alexander Scriabin's Ragtime Band” to the Club. Over to David for a description: “1915: the world in turmoil. In New Orleans, Jelly Roll Morton's experimentation with ragtime and blues signals the dawn of a new creation: jazz! In New York, Russian émigré Irving Berlin is churning out hit after hit; in Paris, Debussy experiments with syncopation and jazz harmony; in Moscow, the death of the great Russian piano-poet, composer and mystic Alexander Scriabin. Bringing these disparate musical strands together the Trio create an amazing tapestry of music from this time: with interpretations of Scriabin's miniatures seen through the prism of popular music of the time, getting the makeover to end all makeovers”. Beat that! This promises to be a unique, thoughtful and inventive gig and absolutely not to be missed.

“Gordon...a richly gifted player with a sparkling style and boundless imagination!” Independent on Sunday