Richard Shepherd Nonet

A splendid way to round off the week's gigs at the Elgin, saxophonist Richard Shepherd presents his band 'Beyond the Cool' - a fresh new revival of the 'Chamber Jazz' nonet sound, kicking off with a very rare performance of the complete Miles Davis Birth of the Cool originals (including some that weren't included in the original album), and complementing them with a great array of material from like-minded composer/arrangers including JJ Johnson, Marty Paich and Clifford Brown, all adapted to feature the great brass-centric 'Birth of the Cool' instrumentation!

Freddie Gavita, trumpet;
Richard Shepherd, baritone sax;
Allison Neale, alto sax;
Callum Au, tuba;
Winston Rollins, trombone;
Anna Drysdale, French horn;
Rob Barron, piano;
Luke Steele, double bass;
Nat Steele, drums.