FROME Jazz Club is presenting a very special event to celebrate the coming of winter.
Erasmus, the great thinker of Renaissance times, wrote that the English “excel the whole world in the beauty of their women, their knowledge of music and the excellence of their table”. The club says, “To celebrate the fact that nothing has changed, on Thursday 7th December at Frome Jazz Club we will be playing a selection of wintry renaissance melodies, re-arranged as jazz to bring out their timeless magic. We’ll be playing the music of great composers such as Dowland and Purcell, alongside magical seasonal songs whose origins are lost in medieval twilight.
“And who better to lead the band than Knud Stuwe, a modern renaissance man with too many strings to his bow to list in full here – classical and jazz guitarist, oud player (the ancestor of the lute), folk musician, composer, choirmaster, and more. Joining Knud in this gig to remember, will be Dave Griffiths on double bass and mandolin, Keith Harrison-Broninski on keys, and tbc on drums.
“Frome Jazz Club is rapidly gaining a reputation for the high energy and high quality of its gigs, held in the intimate setting of the Cornerhouse pub in Frome (1 Christchurch Street East, Frome, Somerset BA11 1QA) – and all are free entry. Doors are at 8pm and early arrival is advised if you want a seat.”
