Mark Edwards Plays the Music of David Forman

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Mark Edwards piano, Paul Booth saxes, Rob Luft guitar, Conor Chaplin bass, Darren Beckett drums and Imogen Ryall/Kit Ashton vocals. Tonight the brilliant pianist Mark Edwards , whose numerous credits include Katie Melua, Aztec Camera, Paul Weller and Claire Martin as well as his own band Cloggz, brings to the Club a project dedicated to the music of David Forman. Now 95 years old David is a remarkable man who not only worked as a dentist but, in an impressive alternative career, was also a highly respected travel, social and jazz photographer. However, if all that wasn’t enough, he is also a composer of real talent, writing music inspired by his enduring love for the Great American Songbook, where melody is everything. Mark so enjoyed David’s writing that he spent 5 years, as he says “arranging/reimagining the music, taking the tunes and creating a genre-blending journey from ballads to bossa nova and fusion influences”, the final product “The Golden Road - Mark Edwards plays the music of David Forman” being released as an album late last year on the Rubicon Jazz label. Tonight Mark has put together a selection of the A-list musicians from that album to perform these wonderful tunes live at the Club. Over to Mark: “David’s tunes are so diverse, but every one has a wonderful melody and a kernel of harmony that’s perfect for jazz. The project has been a joy from start to finish”. The musicians featured this evening are Paul Booth saxes, Rob Luft guitar, Conor Chaplin bass & Darren Beckett drums, along with vocalists Imogen Ryall & Kit Ashton who also contributed lyrics to the varied repertoire. David has been a regular at the 606 Club for many years, so it is with particular pleasure that we present this unique programme, performed by some of the finest musicians in the UK.