The Bristol Fringe
Live Entertainment Venue
Fringe In The Round - Cameron Saint's 'The Mingus Project'
Tue, 03 Dec
|The Bristol Fringe
Upcoming Cardiff-based bass player leads a top quintet in Bristol!
Time & Location
03 Dec 2024, 19:30 – 22:30
The Bristol Fringe, 32 Princess Victoria St, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BZ, UK
About the event
This project by promising young bass player and band leader, currently based in Cardiff, Cameron Saint- unites 'Cam' with stellar graduates from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Toby Kearns (trumpet) and Tom Williams (drums) for a one-off gig with celebrated tutors of the college- Welsh piano legend Huw Warren and Bristol based saxophonist Alex Merritt.
This outfit will lead a re-imagining of Mingus's music, and build on Cameron Saint's 'Mingus Project' that was recently recorded and documented with a fantastic line-up of RWCMD graduates. About the project, Cameron says:
'The Mingus Project is a group of young musicians with a shared love for the compositions of the great Charles Mingus. Led from the back by bassist Cameron Saint, this group strives to embrace the emotion and chaos of Mingus’ writing, whilst also adding a modern sound throughout!
This project was founded in a practice room at the…