Sat, 28 Oct
|The Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill
Derby Jazz - Alex Ridout Quartet with Phil Robson
Great quartet led by the super talented young trumpet player who is now based in NYC
Time & Location
28 Oct 2023, 20:00 – 22:30
The Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill, Silk Ml Ln, Derby DE1 3AF, UK
About the event
Award winning trumpet star Alexandra Ridout can be heard in jazz clubs and festivals in Europe the UK and in New York, where she's now based.
Alexandra’s exquisite playing is sought out by many revered international musicians. Recent highlights include: European dates with Renee Rosnes’ Blue Note signed band ‘Artemis’, featuring with celebrated pianist Pablo Held in Cologne, with Orlando Le Fleming’s ‘Romantic Funk’ in Paris and London, with Dayna Stephen’s ‘Custom Deluxe’ at The Jazz Gallery NYC, Performing around NYC with Jochen Rueckert and Alex can regularly be heard on Sunday evenings at New York’s famous ‘Birdland’ jazz club as well as around NYC with Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
Alex has performed extensively with her own ensembles (trio, quartet and quintet) both in the UK and New York and with many incredible UK musicians including, Alex Hitchcock’s Quintet, Paul Booth’s Quintet, Clark Tracey’s Quintet, Yazz Ahmed’s Polyhymnia, Zoe Rahman
and ECM artist Kit Downes.
“it’s the young in years but rich in delivery Alexandra Ridout who steals the show” Jazzwise,
“Pretty much from the first note you know that you’re dealing with an original voice”Matt Penman announcing the winner of Amsterdam’s ‘Keep an Eye International Jazz Award’
Event DetailsStarts at 8:00PM
LocationDerby Museum of Making, Derby, DE1 3AF