Azhaar Saffar at Pontypool Jazz April 18th

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Azhaar Saffar violinist and vocalist made her name for singing and writing with well-known Brazilian Jazz group Sirius B. Now Azhaar is exploring jazz roots with a top line up.

APRIL 18TH. @ 8-30pm.

The Comrades Of The Great War Club.Market Street. NP4 6JN.

PONTYPOOL JAZZ

PRESENTS

AZHAAR SAFFAR QUARTET

Azhaar Saffar violinist and vocalist made her name for singing and writing with well-known Brazilian Jazz group Sirius B. Now Azhaar is exploring jazz roots with a top line up. In 2007 Azhaar developed the show Footprints, a collaboration of musicians, dancers and filmmakers. Having studied at the Royal Northern in Manchester years ago, she quickly left the classical world to explore the many other musical genres of this versatile instrument, finally gravitating to jazz. She also studied Arabic music in Egypt, travelled Europe playing jazz, and absorbed Latin music during journeys in South America, going beyond the Grappelli swing that has for so long defined the role of jazz violin. She’s more influenced by Charlie Parker and post bop players like Wayne Shorter and Freddie Hubbard. So with a modern jazz repertoire of originals and standards she fronts this outfit as both singer and violinist.

Admission @ The Door £5-00

Further Info. Gary Stone 01495 762504. Clive Cochrane 01873 854746

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