Totnes Artist and Musician doubles up
The coming saturday features a double header gig in St Marys Church, Totnes
Looping Jazz/Rock duo ‘Jazzient’ have been invited back for their fifth annual performance with guests who have previously included Mama Tokus, Matt Harvey, The Boulevard Combo and Julie Mullen. This year they’ve invited the Jazz-Funk Quintet TQ9. The combo is made up of experienced local musicians who get together to play music from Abdullah Imbrahim, also known as ‘Dollar Brand’, Spyro Gyra, Pat Metheny with Mike Cosgrove on keys, Petya Halse on saxes and flute, Tony Follano on drums and Ian Morrell on basses. 
Doubling Up
Working especially hard on the night will be local sculptor and jazz saxophonist, Bev Knowlden who will also be performing as half of Jazzient with guitarist Peter Shearn.
The Jazzient duo formed from the long established band Shadow Factory who often played the New Years Eve parties at the Albert Inn and The Bay Horse. The style has evolved into a more jazz orientated pop/rock vein with both Peter & Bev making extensive use of looping techniques. In what they describe as progressive jazz, which takes in influences like Talking Heads, Andy Sheppard and 70s contemporary tracks they often employ unusual time signatures to liven up the set, although as Bev explained; “In St Marys, it’s always great fun to see everyone up and dancing. Often with Father Jim leading some of the moves! As Jazzient we will be working with that and plan to bring our grooviest tunes for Saturday Night”
Will Bev’s alter ego of local sculptor be having any part of the evening? “Absolutely not! My ego might explode if I combined the tw0…!”
The Church will also be providing a Licensed Bar which also help raise funds for the Uplift Campaign which is collecting together the capital needed for restoration and making the space more fluid to improve future events in the Towns most central location.
Jazzient and TQ9 will be performing this Saturday 29th June – Entry is from 7:30pm @ £12 or a reduced rate of £10 for advance tickets…
Tickets can be purchased through Totnes Pulse Here