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In his 42 years in the business of jazz, Clark Tracey has shown excellence and garnered awards in many guises, drummer, composer, leader, teacher for a start. He fosters great young talent in his groups. For us he is leading a stunning sextet, which himself as leader and drummer who brings great music and joy whenever he visits us.

Mark Armstrong is a trumpeter, composer and educator. He is artistic director of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
Tom Ridout is a young reed player of whom Selwyn Harris of Jazzwise has said, ?fiery, focussed soloing by impressive tenor saxophonist?.
Daniel Higham is the lead trombonist for the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, and has his own quartet.
On piano will be Will Barry, who graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2016. He is part of numerous projects internationally, most prominently touring with Phronesis bassist Jasper Høiby.
In 2015, electric bassist James Owston took up the double bass and joined the jazz course at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He is currently in his fourth and final year, studying with Arnie Somogyi and Mark Hodgson

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Keepers Lane,

Leavenheath,

Colchester,

Essex,

England,

CO6 4PZ.