Description

The Magpie Trio comprise of fiery tenorist George Crowley, in-demand Empirical bassist Tom Farmer and fast-rising drummer Sam Jesson,

The band?s origins also lie with Jesson?s work as a promoter, co-ordinating The Magpie Sessions at The Post Bar in Tottenham, a series of events in which musicians were invited to explore the work of a specific jazz musician or composer during the course of an evening.

?We called them the Magpie Sessions because magpies are scavengers, and we were scavenging music from the likes of Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard and, Lee Konitz? explains Jesson. This concept of ?creative scavenging? was to find its way into his own trio.

The trio specialise in arrangements of tunes associated with pianist Ahmad Jamal and his trio. It may seem strange for a piano-less trio to take this material as a starting point for their music making, but as Jesson explains;
?The use of vamps and ostinatos, as well as the space in the solos, were unusual for the time, and still sound so good. It seemed natural to take this really classy, groovy approach and see if we could make it work in a sax trio.?

Website - https://samjesson.co.uk/

Listen here - https://youtu.be/jsfcxGJn7Vw


Covid rules

Covid related info
1. There is new air conditioning in the room
2. There is perspex screen around the bar
3. We are restricting numbers to enable social distancing
4. Hand sanitisers will be available
5. We would encourage people to wear masks while moving around the club
6. Tables will be 1 metre apart
7. We will open the back door before and between sets
8. Please don?t come if you are feeling unwell or you have been contacted to self isolate
9. Pre booking only. No tickets on the door

Description

Harvey Road,

Leytonstone,

London,

Greater London,

England,

E11 3DB.