A Special Christmas Concert featuring Art Themen & Friends, in aid of Wokingham in Need.
Tickets Available here:
https://wokinghaminneed.com/art
Doors open at 18:30 - bar available.
Art Themen is a previous winner in the tenor sax category of the British Jazz Awards. Stan Tracey, widely regarded as the ‘Godfather of British Jazz’ employed him in all his groups throughout a period of over 20 years during which they toured the world together, winning the jazz album and jazz ensemble of the year along the way.
Art has been featured with virtually everyone on the UK jazz scene, including deputising for the great Ronnie Scott during the latter’s later years. In addition he has played alongside American legends including Philly Joe Jones, George Coleman, Charlie Parker’s alumni Red Rodney and Al Haig, Thelonious Monk’s regular saxophonist Charlie Rouse, Bud Shank, Nat Adderley, Scott Hamilton, et al. Outside the jazz scene he has accompanied such diverse artists as Mick Jagger, George Harrison, Rod Stewart, Jack Bruce, Chuck Berry, Alexis Korner and, even Bing Crosby.
A memorable recording was that of Joe Cocker’s number one hit of the Beatles’ song ‘With a little help from my friends’, for which he received the princely sum of £15!
“One of a tiny handful of undeniably perfect jazz musicians.”
Dave Gelly, The Observer
“Themen, a veteran master now, in such eloquent form.”
Peter Vacher, Jazzwise Magazine
“Boisterous and inventive as ever; funky and swinging swinging.”
Hi-fi News and Record Review
“His style has outlasted the Coltrane clones of his generation.”
Jack Massarick, The London Evening Standard
In any other country he would be regarded as a national treasure.”
London Jazz News
“Expect mischief and twinkly charm.”
Royal Albert Hall press release
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