Bootleg Eric, David Newton, Clark Tracey, Alan Barnes, Don Weller, Mark Nightingale, Andy Cleyndert

Bootleg Eric, David Newton, Clark Tracey, Alan Barnes, Don Weller, Mark Nightingale, Andy Cleyndert

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To celebrate the anniversary of Eric Parkin: the music of his eponymous recording.

For the 10th Anniversary of Wakefield Jazz Clark Tracey and David Newton were commissioned to write a suite of music. They chose to title all the numbers according to references to the club, promoters, premises or characters.

Eric Parkin had long been recording performances at the club and was consequently nicknamed “Bootleg Eric”. He was the club’s most loyal supporter over nearly 30 years and so a track from the suite was named after him. Then when the suite was recorded the album was named after that track. In 2017 the band was reassembled to play the headline gig at the Swanage Jazz Festival and was, of course, named the Bootleg Eric Band. Sadly Eric died shortly before the Festival.

Now, almost a year on, they‘ve asked Clark to do his best to get the band together again and play the music as a tribute to Eric’s passing. Some dep’s were needed as certain star performers from 1997 were unavailable – however the music and its spirit live on.

Bootleg Eric

David Newton

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David Newton has been voted best Jazz Pianist in the British Jazz awards for the eighth time in 2008 and was made a Fellow of Leeds College of Music.

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Clark Tracey

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Clark is one of the UK's premier jazz men with an international career as an outstanding composer, arranger and drummer. Son of the renowned pianist…

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Alan Barnes

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A key figure on the British jazz scene since the late 1970s, Alan Barnes' strong tone, assured improvisations and imaginative arranging technique have…

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Don Weller, Mark Nightingale, Andy Cleyndert

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Bootleg Eric, David Newton, Clark Tracey, Alan Barnes, Don Weller, Mark Nightingale, Andy Cleyndert image © David Newton

Wakefield Sports Club

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Bootleg Eric, David Newton, Clark Tracey, Alan Barnes, Don Weller, Mark Nightingale, Andy Cleyndert image © David Newton

Wakefield Sports Club

Eastmoor Road
Wakefield
WF1 3RR

See all events at Wakefield Sports Club