Fergus McCreadie Trio
Sheffield Jazz, 3 September 2021
Fergus McCreadie’s award winning trio came to Crookes Social
Club on Friday 3 September as part of the Sheffield Showcase event and put on a
mesmerising show which delighted the sell-out crowd.
Opening with an extended version of the Satie-esque North
from this year’s Edition Records release Cairn, the trio ably
demonstrated why they have taken the jazz world by storm since the release of Turas
in 2018.
From lilting melodies through brooding musical depictions of
rugged landscapes and stormy
seas this performance was a bit of an emotional roller
coaster with McCreadie leading at the piano, alternating between lyrical
melodies and driving rhythms and ably supported by David Bowden on bass and
Stephen Henderson on drums, both of whom contributed excellent solos throughout
the 2 sets.
With tracks from both albums, including Across Flatlands,
Jig, and the title track from Cairn, and Mull & The
Old Harbour from Turas plus a couple of new tracks which gave an
indication of the flavour of things to come, this was a performance which
delivered power and beauty in equal measures and I’m sorry for anyone that
missed it.
Needless to say the crowd called for an encore and the trio
closed the evening with a delicately beautiful rendition of An Old Friend. I
would have loved to have heard more, but as the old saying goes, all good
things come to an end, and this was undoubtedly a very good thing.
All photos © Pete Woodman photography © emuliJazz 2021
Originally posted 5 September 2021
.jpg)
No comments:
Post a Comment