Henry Spencer 'The Defector'

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music Line-up: Henry Spencer - trumpet Karim Saber - Guitar Jamie Murray - Drum kit Matt Robinson - Piano About: Henry Spencer brings his band to perform before leaving to tour Europe again later this year. Henry Spencer launched his latest album ?The Defector? (?A masterpiece? - Jazz in Europe) following international touring, TV and radio broadcasts and the increase of audiences and followers worldwide. He worked with multi-GRAMMY Award winning Dave Darlington in New York (whose credits include Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter) for his previous releases, receiving critical acclaim internationally: ?Spencer is one of the great talents of the British jazz scene drawing a high level of recognition.? Listen to Spencer?s genius? ? InMusic(DE) ?Contender for Album of the Year? ? All About Jazz For The Defector Henry Spencer collaborated with Jon Kelly (credits include; Michael Jackson, Kate Bush, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Richard Ashcroft), co-producer Paul Whalley (platinum-selling producer regularly working with high profile international artists) and composer George Stevenson (commissioned by London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra among others). ?Dazzling? -?The Guardian & The Observer ?Big music that demands a big setting ? major festival stages and theatres beckon.? - Jazzwise ?New heights. He climbs very close to the summit here with The Defector. The result, in a word, is intense.? - All About Jazz Henry?s unusual and personal approach gives the music its rare, impactful strength; emotionally drawing in as well as exhilarating the listener. He says: ?I?m most interested in music that?s driven by sincere emotional intent and deals with genuine experience. I want to draw in the listener so they engage with the music, relating it to their own personal experience ? with as much emotive clarity as if the music had lyrics. It?s an outlet, a release.?