Thursday 7th March 2024
Doors: 6pm
Happy Hour: 6-8pm
Gig: 8-11pm
Free Entry
Table bookings:
- Latest arrival time: 7:45pm
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- 0161 273 5495, 10am-5pm Monday-Friday
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We are thrilled to welcome Pure Desmond back to M&P’s, all the way from Germany, after an unforgettable performance last year.
Tonight, we have the treat of experiencing two sides of the Pure Desmond repertoire. Throughout the three sets, you can expect the band to go between ‘Take Five - Hommage to the cool genius of Paul Desmond’ and their arrangements of all-time classic James Bond Songs!
Take Five
Paul Desmond, the saxophonist who created one of the greatest world hits of jazz with his composition "Take Five" would have been 100 years old in 2024. The jazz-group pure desmond takes this anniversary as an occasion to pay tribute to the life and music of this interesting and stylish man. This entertaining show tells the story of a sound conquering the world. The program is a tribute to significant works and timeless classics of the golden era of Cool Jazz. The focus is always on the music and aesthetics of Paul Desmond, who was a bon vivant and womanizer, tasty, elegant, modest, and known for his witty and subtle humor. His answer to the question how he developed his sound was: “I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini“.
James Bond Songs
The range of compositions that shine on the album "Pure Desmond Plays James Bond Songs" in brilliant cool jazz quality ranges from the current "No Time To Die" by the American shooting star Billie Eilish to the original music of the 1960s. In the quartet's version, "From Russia With Love" becomes an airy samba with a pinch of subtle humour as the saxophonist of the Dave Brubeck Quartet might have interpreted it himself. "Tomorrow Never Dies" turns into a jazz ballad.