Southern Sinfonia present their February Cafe Concert, letting you jazz away your new year blues.

Jazz pianist Dave Newton and bass Chris Hill are widely known and appreciated in the jazz world and Southern Sinfonia is thrilled to be able to present them to a Newbury audience.

Michael Messer and the Second Mind Bandhave natural style and originality. The material is fresh contemporary blues with a post war Chicago flavour. Rolling-&-tumbling-slide-guitar-blues presented with a style & capacity only few players can attain.

The 17th International Guitar Festival of Great Britain was opened by one of the best guitarists in the world. Michael’s self-deprecating manner and pure musicianship shine naturally, a master of his instrument, his music almost creating a genre of his own.

If you need to look for analogies there is much here; not justDuane Allman and Ry Cooder, try Moby, Little Axe, even Brian Jones.

This is a ten week course designed for the more experienced student. Artists will be encouraged to draw using all their senses, not just the visual. Each week subject matter will be provided and students will choose to develope their work in a variety of ways.

Students can work in sketch books and at a large scale using floor, walls, or easels. A variety of media, methods and materials will be explored, encouraging new ways of working.

During the term students will be encouraged to share ideas and offer positive critical discussion.