A tribute to a jazz legend is on the menu at a North East venue
The Engine Room in Sunderland will be hosting the Michael Young Trio for an evening of live music dedicated to Horace Silver, a pioneering jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
The evening is the venue’s latest in a series of monthly jazz nights, and performing on Monday, April 29, will be Michael Young (piano), Paul Grainger (bass) and Mark Robertson (drums).
The candle-lit shows offer something a bit different, an intimate vibe with fine dining and first-class music.
Michael, who is Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Sunderland, said: “We’re really looking forward to playing at The Engine Room again, it’s a great venue and it’s lovely to see more and more people come along.
“Our theme will be Ode to Funk and we’ll be paying tribute to the legendary jazz musician Horace Silver.
“His work with the Jazz Messengers, co-led by Art Blakey, brought a new era to jazz. His output was hugely varied but he is particularly well known for the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.
“Later in his career he recorded with Blue Note Records with his own band. His most successful album and song, Song For My Father, was recorded in the mid 1960s and is a jazz standard played by jazz bands all around the world.
“Another favourite of his is Jody Grind, which is a completely different sound and shows his versatility as a composer. Horace’s work can be fast, intricate and on occasion fiendish to play – but it’s brilliant music and we’re looking forward to playing on April 29. The Engine Room is a great venue for us. The atmosphere is terrific and the acoustics are good.”
The free jazz night will start at 6.30pm at the Sunderland venue - walk-ins for drinks only are welcome, but pre-booking for dining is recommended.
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The Engine Room will be serving its spring season menu for the evening, which includes a Fireman sharing board, a range of starters and a main course menu which includes roast fillet of cod, Wearside panacalty with braised red cabbage, grilled sirloin steak with peppercorn butter, peri peri roasted cauliflower and Tuscan chicken.
For more information on The Engine Room, view menus or book your table for Jazz Night please visit https://pubculture.com/engineroom/
The Michael Young Trio will return to The Fire Station for the next jazz night sessions on Monday, May 20 and Monday, July 1 – for both dates Abbie Finn will return on drums.
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