The Claire Jones Ensemble

Join us for a night of hot soul, cool bossa, swing, Georgie Fame, the Beatles & the blues. 7pm, Sunday, 14th Sept at OXTWO, Summertown. The players:

Alastair Penman (saxes) – Professor of Saxophone at the Guildhall School of Music. Alastair has been hailed as a “pioneering instrumentalist and writer” and praised for his “surpassingly beautiful music.”

Claire Jones (vocals). Claire trained at the Guildhall and has a remarkable ear for jazz language. She “blends the voice into the fabric of the music, improvises and bends notes like an instrument”.

Esther Ng (double bass) – a multi-talented multi-instrumentalist with a distinctive style, Esther is a regular on the Oxfordshire jazz scene.

Rory McInroy (keys) – jazz educator and a superb jazz pianist in constant demand as a teacher and performer.

7pm, ‘OXTWO’, 267 Banbury Rd, Summertown, OX2 7HT.