An entertaining evening in Stratford as highly-respected saxophonist Snake Davis played one of the opening gigs at the new jazz restaurant, Soul Mama.
Snake and his four-piece line-up delivered a selection of classic British sax numbers, including Baker Street, plus excellent interpretations of Stateside standards such as Aretha’s Respect and PP Arnold’s I can’t stand the rain.
Great to hear of his stories of playing with Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick and so many legendary artists in recent years. I sat directly in front of guitarist Mark Creswell, whose tasteful playing contributed a counterpoint to Snake’s soloing.
My thanks to the band, the staff at the venue and to everyone I met during the evening. I can heartily recommend visiting this valuable new addition to the live circuit.
