Another day, another great jazz gig. This time I had the pleasure of seeing the very talented Down for the Count All Stars band at the Electric Theatre in Guildford, Surrey. Brilliant arrangements of many favourites and standards, performed exquisitely by a talented group of musicians.
Band leader Mike Paul-Smith really knows how to engage the crowd, and often throws in a joke to keep the atmosphere light. We were treated to vocals on some of the tunes by Callum Gillies, who really brings an authentic vintage tone and performance to the show.
We also saw the wonderful Alex Clarke on sax again, having only seen her several weeks ago as part of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra. She’s a great saxophonist 🙂
Highly recommend seeing them if you get the chance, particularly if you’re in lovely Guildford for Valentine’s Day, like we were 😀
