Sunday Session: Clark Tracey's Jazz Champions at The Stables, Milton Keynes

in Mancini Forum

Simon Allen – sax
Art Themen – sax
Dave Newton – piano
Andrew Cleyndert – Bass
Clark Tracey – drums

Clark Tracey is an award-winning drummer, bandleader, composer and arranger, who originally featured with the band of his late, great, Father Stan Tracey CBE, Clark has gone on to establish himself in his own right as one of the country’s leading modern jazz drummers.

Clark received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music and the promotion of jazz. Tracey has put together a stellar line up of established and well-respected musicians from the UK jazz scene.

Formed in 2024, Themen and Allen were both front men for Stan for many years, while Clark’s association with Newton (voted Best Jazz Pianist 16 times by the UK jazz audience) and Cleyndert also spans 40 years. A new band with a fresh sound delivered by some of the most experienced musicians on the UK scene, they revisit some of his father’s most famous compositions along with some beloved jazz classics, The Jazz Champions have been experiencing sell out houses and stand out reviews.

“A veritable band of grown-ups at their best”. – The Jazz Rag, 2024 “…one of the most impressive jazz drummers in Britain today”. – The Times “Tracey is a world-class musician whose mature and distinctive artistry – his own “snap-crackle” – is right up there with the likes of Philly Joe Jones and Roy Haynes”. – Jazz Journal

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