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This month’s York Mystery Plays has produced an exciting response from J-Night and York Theatre Royal, the York Mystery Soul Festival, six summer nights of hot jazz, gospel and soul music, running August 10-25.
Gospel singer Ruby Turner opens the Festival on Friday. The following night sees The Snake Has 9 Lives, a premiere of nine different sides of supersax man Snake Davis. Beginning as a soloist, the Snakefest moves to duo, trio, quartet and quintet, culminating in the Snake Davis Big Band, playing saxophone versions of the Stax, Motown and Atlantic classics.
American saxophonist Ellis is the man who refined the sound of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown and has every right to the title The Man Who Invented Funk. In the 1970s he was responsible as arranger and producer for the hits of Esther Philips, George Benson and many others and in 1979 began a long relationship with Van Morrison.
The finale, on Saturday August 25, features the greatest gospel choir of them all, the South African Gospel Singers, directed by Pinise Saul. Formed in 1979 to fight apartheid, the choir embraces township, gospel, jazz and soul to create beautiful and moving music.
J-Night supremo David Porter is aiming for a festival club feeling for the theatre foyer, with local jazz musicians playing between 7pm and midnight and star names may drop in too. For rickets phone 01904 623568 or visit yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Read the article on The Press website.
