Chamber Jam 5 at the Ellington
Classical Chamber Music at the Ellington Jazz Club
Monday 28th September 2009
How refreshing to hear a work like Schubert’s great C major quintet played in a cabaret setting! A full house at Perth’s Ellington jazz club were treated to a fabulous variety of music and styles for string quartet. Schubert was the pick of the bunch, but maybe I’m a little biased here. I love Schubert!
Imperial String Quartet
Jessica Gethin – Violin
Pascale Whiting – Violin
Bourby Webster – Viola
Emma McCoy – Cello
Sophie Walker – Cello
Philip Everall – Bass Clarinet
Phil performed
King Friday – Mike Lowenstern
Onomatopoeia – Nigel Westlake
Sha – Mike Lowenstern
NEUS/NOSE (2005) for bass clarinet and wine glass – Roderik de Man
How brilliant to hear a solo bass clarinet live in a jazz club and how brilliantly Phil performed these works. Gotta love the Ellington!
Here’s a clip of Phil doing something similar called “Ladder of Escape” by Australian composer Michael Smetanin which makes much use of a great percussive effect called “slap tongue”.
Walker Trio
Jess Gethin (née Walker)- Violin
Ray Walker – Guitar
Sophie Walker – Cello
This fabulously talented family performed selections by the Beatles, a profoundly moving original work by Ray Walker and some stunning Irish folk arrangements. More please!
For a full review by William Yeoman in the West Australian from September 30 click here
My FAVOURITE Chamber Jam yet!!! And that MC was MARVELLOUS!
I agree. The MC was outstanding! Especially the comment about Phil’s Chinos….