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Eric Ainsworth’s sixth Ribble Valley Jazz Festival appear­ ance with his Trioat The Grand's Lunchtime Liveto- morrow(May 1st) coincides with him celebrating 60 years ofplayingjazz piano.


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iS S i fe l I auwat-wooD ujln Two years ago Eric was made


a Lifetime Member of Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues in appre­ ciation of his commitment to supporting jazz services lo­ cally. ' Since taking up playing


jazz piano around 1954, he has played and outlasted many Lancashire Jazz Clubs whilst playing with numerous high quality musicians. He has giv­ en so much enjoyment and pleasure to jazz audiences whilst building up an broad based knowledge of jazz and its musicians of which most musicians would be proud., More recently Eric has


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■ Neil Smith addressed mem­ bers of Clitheroe and District ProbusClub. Paying his second visit to


■ the Club the speaker changed from the subject of his previ­ ous visit - “Russia and all its, . dangers” -.to take his audi-■ i ence into many other coun-


ofmusic including rock, jazz, incredibleenthusiasmforhis Flamenco, Moorish dances musicalcareercametoanend, (from which came Morris with time only for a few ques- dancing), and classical. ;


enthralling presentation the' Clifford Fishwick. speaker described vividly ThenextmeetingofClithe-


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played a big part in stimulat­ ing the growth of jazz music in Ribble Valley. For the past six years he has been a monthly resident at The Grand’s week­ ly Lunchtime Live Friday Jazz sessions, playing to apprecia­ tive sellout audiences with his


‘ Trio which includes Ken Mar- ley on bass and Jimmy Scaife on drums. These monthly weekday


lunchtime sessions are unique in the North West, giving re­ gional musicians a chance to show off their skills when appearing as Eric’s guest per­ formers. Eric will be performing at a special Jazz Festival Lunch-


Local jazz legend Eric Ainsworth pictured at The Grand with another up- and-coming RibbleValley jazz pianist, John Wickham.


time Live performance to­ morrow with well known saxophonist Dean Masser whilst sharinig the session withtheAlexanderBoneTrio. Alexander, a student at Cheth- ams School of Music in Man­ chester, is BBC Young Jazz Musician oftheYear20i4. . Because of his special


place in Lancashire jazz mu­ sic history over 60 years, Rib-. ble Valley Jazz and Blues was determined not to let the oc­ casion slip by unnoticed. In collaboration with TheGrand, which boasts high quality re­ cording studios, the club has been instrumental in commis-, sioning his debut CD. It was recorded live at two


Lunchtime Live sessions in March, with his resident trio


and guest musicians Gaynor Sutcliffe, Eddie Taylor, Loretta Scott, and Andy Wallis. The 14-track CD, which


includes popular versions of “Caravan” and “Lady BeGood” willbelaunchedattomorrow’s Lunchtime Live session at the Grand and at a special Jazz Festival presentation by Eric at Clitheroe Library on Satur­ day, when he will talk about his “Life in Jazz”. Eric will use the library’s


grand piano to play some of his favourite tunes, but his presentation will no doubt be enhanced by his own informal style. Advance tickets for the Lunchtime Live session can be obtained at The Grand’s Box Office on York Street (Tel.


01200421599).


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