{"id":11491,"date":"2024-03-15T14:32:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=11491"},"modified":"2024-03-15T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:36:14","slug":"students-get-the-opportunity-to-work-with-jazz-duo-trish-clowes-and-ross-stanley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2024\/03\/15\/students-get-the-opportunity-to-work-with-jazz-duo-trish-clowes-and-ross-stanley\/","title":{"rendered":"Students get the opportunity to work with jazz duo Trish Clowes and Ross Stanley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several of this year’s students had the opportunity to work with saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes<\/strong><\/a>, following her mesmerising Lunchtime Concert on Weds 13 March.<\/p>\n

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Together with pianist Stanley Ross,<\/strong> Trish gave a marvellously inventive, lyrical performance as part of our Lunchtime Concert series, in a programme filled with colour in works including pieces by Marcel Dupr\u00e9, Nikki Iles and Lili Boulanger. The duo came to Colyer-Fergusson as part of their UK tour promoting the release of their new album, Journey to Where<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"After the concert, Trish and Ross stayed on to work with some of the students exploring improvisation, rhythm, and the physicality of the ‘groove;’ players included several of this year’s Music Award Holders.<\/p>\n

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“I had a fantastic time at the workshop with Trish,” reflects Sara, singer-songwriter and Secretary to the Music Society this year (pictured below), reading Philosophy and Religious Studies . “We focused on getting into the rhythm and groove of music, using our bodies as metronomes of a sort – a key component in jazz. It was really nice to let loose, and explore ways of creating rhythm in ways we wouldn\u2019t usually as classical musicians.<\/p>\n

It was an incredibly fun hour spent making music alongside instruments I wouldn\u2019t usually connect with. It was an extremely insightful and entertaining workshop, with lots of take home messages I can\u2019t wait to put into practice in the future!”<\/p>\n

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Thanks to Trish and Ross for both a fabulous performance, and for sharing their experience and insights with the students.<\/p>\n

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