Firefly - remembering Emily Remler (featuring Deidre Cartwright)

"Firefly" is at Seven Arts on Sunday afternoon 16th May. Doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm £5/4 concessions, kids under 16 free  

 "Firefly" features the Deidre Cartwight and Kathy Dyson's duo, Adrian Ingram on solo guitar and the Al Morrison Quintet with Dave Patrick piano Paul Baxter on bass, Al Morrison guitar,  Gordon Kilroy on drums and Jenny Smith on vocals

Emily Remler was a famous jazz guitarist in the 1980s known for her compositions which drew on a variety of styles including bossa, bebop, modal, fusion, and blues. She was known for reharmonizing standards, often in a brooding manner. She was heavily influenced by Wes Montgomery, as well as Charlie Christian, Paul Desmond, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, Herb Ellis, Joe Pass and Pat Martino. Remler recorded six albums as a leader. "Firefly", her first and best known album, was recorded in 1981 when she was 23 and included Hank Jones on piano, Bob Maize on bass and Jake Hanna on the drums. Her success was cut short when she died suddenly on May 4, 1990 while on tour in Sydney, Australia. Her death was rumored to be the result of a heroin overdose.

Guitarist Al Morrison has put this fantastic line up of musicians together. Deirdre Cartwright is a jazz guitarist and composer, and became well known as the guitar presenter of the groundbreaking BBC Television series Rockschool. Kathy Dyson is based at Leeds College of Music with particular interests in performing, research and teaching and as a jazz guitarist performs regularly on gigs in Yorkshire and the North West. Adrian Ingram is a jazz guitarist writer and historian. These musicians will play Emily Remler's music in this special tribute gig.