Bobby Wellins, Andrew Cleyndert, Clark Tracey, Steve Melling

2015 is the 50th Anniversary of one of the most famous recordings in British jazz history – Stan Tracey’s ‘Under Milk Wood’ which has been reissued continually since its 1965 release.

The haunting, evocative sound of saxophonist Bobby Wellins played an essential role in the original recording. He will be joined by Andrew Cleyndert and Clark Tracey, both members of Stan’s groups for the last 35 years, and Stan’s personal choice of pianist Steve Melling. The narrator of Dylan Thomas’ seminal work is Stan’s grandson Ben Tracey, Stan’s preferred voice.

A unique opportunity both to revisit a seminal jazz landmark and to celebrate a much missed figure in British jazz, who himself performed at several past Gateshead International Jazz Festivals. The quartet will also perform their own set.