JCUK presents Steely Jazz
Sat 23 Aug
|The Jazz Centre UK
Not a tribute band, but 'a jazz response' to the music of one of the most musically, and verbally, literate of rock bands, Steely Dan.
Time & Location
23 Aug 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
About the Event
An exciting new band led by pianist/guitarist/singer Chris Ingham, which plays the music of Steely Dan in a jazz vein. Chris is joined by Paul Higgs (tpt), Sam Green (sax), Geoff Gascoyne (bass) and George Double (drums).
The songs of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, aka Steely Dan, stood alone in 1970s rock; cryptic, pungent lyrics and sophisticated, detailed music deeply influenced by, in Becker and Fagen’s own words, “the best jazz players of the ‘50s and ‘60s”.
Steely Jazz re-examines the Dan canon, illuminating the singular melodies, rich harmonies and exploring the small jazz group possibilities of an incomparably opulent songbook. Featuring well-known pieces (“Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”, “Josie”), alongside classic tracks and deep cuts from the masterpiece albums Aja, Gaucho, Countdown To Ecstasy, Katy Lied et al, Steely Jazz is a fresh, exciting celebration of two giants of 20th Century popular music.
Tickets
Steely Jazz
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