Mick Foster

Saxophones ∙ Composer

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Chris Sansom's Perfect Stranger

  • The Cockpit Theatre, London Gateforth St, London NW8 8EH (map)

Is it Fusion? Is it Prog? Is it Third Stream? Is it even Jazz? It's hard to play, that's for sure - and it’s exciting!

The style ranges from fusion/prog with complex changes of meter, through a reworking of Beethoven and a slow jazz waltz to a 'perverted Turkish dance'.

PERFECT STRANGER, a stellar 10-piece band, will play music written by Chris Sansom in 1974 (mostly) for his original band, which included, among others, Chris Biscoe, Dick Pearce, Paul Nieman and the late, legendary Pete Jacobsen. Now, Chris is joined by Adam Bishop and Mick Foster (saxes/flutes/bass clarinet), Shanti Jayasinha (trumpet/flugelhorn), Tom Green (trombone), Alcyona Mick (keyboards), Rob Millett (percussion), Eddy White (guitars), Dave Manington (bass) and Gary Willcox (drums).

'... landscapes in which the ear can wander ...' - Paul Griffiths, The Times
'... rarely short of ear-catching ideas ... new realm of beauty ...' - David Fanning, The Independent).

Earlier Event: February 26
Workshop with Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra
Later Event: March 1
Syd Lawrence Orchestra