Ipswich Jazz & Blues - Clark Tracey
Stan Tracey's Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood" was recorded some sixty years ago in London. The album has been heralded as one of British jazz's finest LPs.
Time & Location
14 Sept 2025, 14:00 – 17:00
Venue16, 312 Tuddenham Rd, Ipswich IP4 3QJ, UK
Event Details
Please note that this is not a Venue16 organised event - for further details on the event please contact Ipswich Jazz & Blues Club.
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All eight compositions were written by pianist Stan Tracey who was backed by Bobby Wellins on tenor saxophone, Jeff Clyne on bass and Jackie Dougan on drums.
Stan’s award-winning son Clark has put together an all-star line-up to reproduce what was a truly groundbreaking piece of work. Dylan Thomas’ poetry will be included in a show IJBC is incredibly proud to be bringing to Suffolk.
Clark Tracey and his band will also be performing another of his father Stan Tracey's jazz masterpieces. It’s based on the Dylan Thomas festive classic - “A Child’s Christmas In Wales.” Very much in the mould of Stan's landmark recording of "Under Milk Wood", this was another popular story in the Tracey household at that time…