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Al’s ‘little big band’ keeps golden era of line jazz ” '


Streamlined ensemble of experienced players will have Grand audience up on Cloud Nine


by Matt Evans www.thegrandvenue.co.uk Twitter @clithadvertiser


A Valentine’s night with a swing is on the cards when Al Wood brings his'little big band’toThe Grand this Satur­ day, February 14th.


Esteemed big band leader and multi-instrumentalist Al Wood has been entertain­ ing audiencesacross the jazz worldfor decades. Hereturns to his Lancashire roots for this concert with his more “slim­ line” ensemble, a nine-piece band featuring five saxo­ phones, trumpet, bass, piano and drums. .


“I have been running the


nine-piece band for fouryears now so it is well established.”


SaidAl.“Scalingthingsdowna li ttle makes it easier to run and


means there are more venues available for us to play. Not


all theatres have a-stage big enough for the full big band. It works really well and there’s still a healthy level of noise! ” Al’s first foray into playing


music came when he picked uparecorderasayoung child. “I suppose I took to it. 1


would listen to the music on the radio and Big Band music


was the popular stuff of the time, I’d just play along and by the time I was 10 years old my parents said maybe it was


timeforaproperinstrument.” “I wanted a trombone but ■


thatwasprobablybiggerthan I was so I was given an alto sax­ ophone and it went on from there.”


Al Wood, consumate musician and leader oftheAl Wood 9 Al’s natural ability saw him


go straight into professional music from school, working fortheBlackpoolTowergroup


where he fulfilled his ambi­ tion to take up the trombone. Hejoined the Ken Mackin­ tosh Band in 1962 and went on


to play for the great Canadian Big Band leader Maynard Fer­ guson. “He was an extra vert,” said


Al. “ He had so much nervous- energy. Playing in his band- was an experience that could not be missed and I’ll always remember it very fondly.” Al eventually returned to


the north and formed his own Big Band in 1968, going on to work the dancehalls of the Mecca group, and appearing in the BBC and Northern Ra­ dio Orchestra big bands. He became director of jazz per­ formance at Leeds College of Music and led the Big Band there for many years, pro­ ducing many special arrange­ ments for them. After he left the college ex-students persuaded him


to recreate a big band as the experience and training he had given them was so enjoy­


able. The Nine is a cut-down version of that band, with the


onlybrassinputfromAlsown trumpet. What you can expect is the tightest playing of fine


arrangements ofjazz from the classic era, powerful and en­ tertainingly listenable music with terrific soloing.


“Themainthingiskeeping


theBig Band movement alive. I still love working with young bands and it is a pleasure to


perform with these fantastic musicians.” • The Al Wood 9 perform


at The Grand this Saturday, February 14th, (7-45pmstage) £12.50 advance ticket, (01200


421599, www.thegrandvenue. co.uk).


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