Clark Tracey Quintet – Jazz Champions

Clark Tracey drums

Art Themen & Simon Allen saxophones

David Newton piano  Andrew Cleyndert double bass

Clark Tracey celebrates the music of his late father, the pianist-composer-band leader Stan Tracey.

Clark is an internationally recognised jazz drummer, band leader, composer and arranger. With this outstanding quintet he has revived the famous jazz suites written by his late father, bringing masterpieces such as “Under Milkwood” to admiring younger audiences.

Fellow jazz master Art Themen and rising star Simon Allen lead from the front on reeds.  David Newton has been voted ‘Best Jazz Pianist’ sixteen times by the Jazz audience of the UK.  Andrew Cleyndert has a renowned career on the UK jazz scene and beyond, having played with the cream of the UK and international jazz soloists.

“One of the most impressive jazz drummers today” – The Times