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What's on this weekend...
- Fri 3 | 8.30pm
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Nigel Kennedy
presents Bach meets Fats Waller
World famous violinist, Nigel Kennedy, presents a typically maverick musical programme celebrating the music of Bach and Fats Waller. The concert begins with the D Minor Partita for solo violin, after which he is joined on stage by Jarek Smietana (guitar), Krzysztof Dziedzic (drums) and Yaron Stavi (double bass), to perform Kennedy's own arrangements of the music of the legendary Fats Waller, including 'Ain't Misbehavin', Honeysuckle Rose and Black & Blue.
Says Nigel Kennedy, "Playing Bach and Fats Waller on one show is a dream for me – two amazing keyboard players, both masters of harmony and melody."
- Sat 4 | 8.30pm
- £12
- Book online
Ian Shaw
Named
'Best Jazz Vocalist' at the BBC Jazz Awards in both 2004 and 2007, Ian Shaw
is one of the UK's finest male singers and his provocative and edgy style
has made him a popular name at home and in the States. A natural-born entertainer
beloved of Vortex audiences, his performances are intimate, informal affairs,
notable for humorous interludes and waspish asides, all of which serve to
enhance rather than detract from the excellence of his music.
- Sun 5 | Doors 7.00pm Start 7.30pm
- £9
- Book online
Vocals@Vortex
Open-mic night hosted by Romy Summers with Bob Stuckey (piano), Cheryl Alleyne (drums) and Jerome Davies (bass).
NB – if you would like to sing please arrive at 7.00pm and speak to Romy. Bring music in your key for each of the trio if possible.
Arthur
Kaletzky
A jazz enthusiast from an early age, Arthur has been singing and scatting jazz for some years. His biggest influences are Jon Hendricks, Karrin Allyson, Johnny Hartman, Paul Robeson, Yves Montand, Eddie Vinson, Eddie Jefferson, Bill Evans and Stan Getz.
Carole
Phillips
Carole's repertoire includes many of the familiar standards and lesser known gems and she has a fondness for a tune that raises a smile.
- Mon 6 | 8.30pm
- £8
- Book online
Mik Artistik
Take
a look at the surreal punk, funk, electric comedy phenomenon that is Mik
Artistik's Ego Trip. His stage persona ranges from amiable host to a wild-eyed
lunatic, leaping into the audience to humour and scare almost at the same
time.
A mysterious and shadowy figure in the smoky boozers of Leeds these past ten years, performance artist, proper artist and prankster Mik Artistik is rarely forgotten once encountered.
His show is chock full of surrealism, mystery, back handed poignancy and just plain daftness, or familiar melodies given Mik's own inimitable makeovers.
Performing alongside Mik in his own branded 'Rock 'n Roll Stand-up' are Jonny Flockton (guitar) and Benson Walker (bass).
"Mixing punk, funk and a whole host of familiar songs, Mik's lyrical dexterity and sense of fun makes any gig add up to a manic collision between John Shuttleworth, John Cooper Clarke and Johnny Vegas" (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Thursday 9 February
Muntu Valdo
Mixing African traditions with modernity and technical mastery, Muntu's solo set juxtaposes his raw, passionate voice and emotive melodies with an ingenious use of loops, samples and effects.
Sunday 12 February
Michael Chapman
An acoustic guitar legend – "This man is
so laid back that he makes JJ Cale sound like he's on
helium."
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