Friday 4th July
Classics of the Swing Era – International Jazz Singer Katya Gorrie and the Dom Franks Jazz Quartet
7.30pm Dean Manor Barn, OX7 3LD, £25 including welcome glass of wine
International Jazz singer Katya Gorrie and the Dom Franks quartet play classics of the swing era - Peggy Lee, Blossom Dearie and much more.
Katya Gorrie - vocals
Dom Franks - saxophone
Jerry Crozier Cole - guitar
Chris Jones - bass
Katya Gorrie was brought up in a theatre family and started working professionally at the age of 11. She toured with her parent’s company as a young actor, dancer and singer, learning as she went and inspired to study all three disciplines. Trained in both classical and jazz vocals, Katya eventually left the theatre and dance behind to focus on a career in music. Never far from her roots, Katya has managed to fuse all her experience into the performer she is today. Katya has written, produced and recorded seven albums to date and toured in North America, Europe and the UK.
Former winner of the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Musician competition, Dom Franks is a versatile musician, teacher and composer.
Following a spell with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Dom studied on the Postgraduate Jazz course at London’s Guildhall School of Music with former Jazz Messenger Jean Toussaint and saxophonist Stan Sulzmann. He has since headed up promotions at London’s Jazz Café, and worked as manager and music booker at the Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston. At the same time he has maintained a busy career as a freelance session musician, bandleader and teacher.
