THE DAVID GORDON TRIO

David Gordon – piano

Oli Hayhurst – bass

Tom Hooper - drums

The David Gordon Trio is one of the most innovative and adventurous jazz trios working today, seamlessly blending genres and eras into a sound that is as daring as it is delightful. Their music roams freely — from bebop to Argentinian zamba, from Bach-inspired passages to nursery rhymes — all while remaining rooted in the spirit of contemporary jazz.  With a playful sense of humour and a profound love of melody, the David Gordon Trio is a group that constantly pushes boundaries while ensuring every performance is as much fun as it is musically captivating.

"Gordon... a richly gifted player with a sparkling style and boundless imagination." — Independent on Sunday

"One of our most brilliant pianists… festival organisers both classical and jazz should be grabbing these guys with both hands." — London Jazz News

"David Gordon has the wonderful ability to make piano notes glisten like precious drops of water." — John Etheridge, Musician

 

Programme details

Foray - a jazz tribute to the music of Gabriel Fauré

Chanson d'amour, op. 27 no. 1

Au bord de l'eau, op. 8 no. 1

Nocturne No. 6 in D flat major, op. 63

Brandy for Fauré (David Gordon)

Barcarolle no. 7 in D minor, op. 90

Nocturne no. 8 in D flat major, op. 84 no. 8

Pie Jesu and Libera Me from Requiem op. 48

Après un Rêve, op. 7 no. 1

INTERVAL

Variations on Bach

April Fool after Prelude no.3 in C sharp major from Book 1 of the 48 Preludes and Fugues

Air after Prelude no. 14 in F sharp minor from Book 2 of the 48 Preludes and Fugues

Goldberg Variations Variations

From 'Alexander Scriabin's Ragtime Band

After Mazurka op. 25 no. 2

Choro Mazurka after Mazurka op.25 no. 3

The River after Mazurka op. 25 no. 4

Famous Etude after Etude op. 8 no. 12