Alvin Roy Quartet
the white horse
mon 31 aug · 5.00pm
Free
Alvin Roy
jazztrad jazzdixielandswingmainstream jazzoxfordshire, uk
about the band
Alvin Roy
jazztrad jazzdixielandswingmainstream jazzoxfordshire, uk
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A small-group jazz outfit led by clarinettist alvin roy, whose band won the soho jazz contest in 1960 and whose decca single "true blue" reached the japanese top 20 soon after. Expect american standards played in the space between new orleans trad and easy swing, warm and unhurried rather than showy. Now based in oxfordshire, he has been leading bands since 1960, including an eight-year london residency in the seventies, and plays oxford pubs and clubs regularly.
“the infectious sound created by the band had my feet tapping and i couldn't get the tune out of my head for hours after hearing the record.”
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