On Thursday 26th October 2023, Alsager Golf & Country Club Jazz Society are delighted to welcome back: reedsman Zoltan Sagi!

Sagi attended the Guildhall School of Music studying clarinet with Robert Earle and later Frank Allen (CBSO) at Warwick University. He is completely self-taught on saxophone drawing much inspiration particularly from Johnny Hodges, Cannonball Adderley and Stan Getz. Sagi spent his early professional playing career in dance bands and in the New Orleans jazz genre playing alongside Dan Pawson and also performing at festivals both here and abroad. His career has seen a near 3 year stint with Chris Barber touring the world extensively, and has also appeared with such musicians as Earl Warren (ex Count Basie), Benny Waters, Humphrey Lyttleton, Roy Williams, Digby Fairweather, and Kenny Ball.

Leading the house trio will be one of the most highly regarded jazz piano players in the region, not to mention club favourite, Andrzej Baranek. Baranek's versatile sound draws on harmonic influences from Bill Evans right through to McCoy Tyner, and his sympathetic and adaptable comping brings out the very best of any horn player and vocalist he works with.

It starts at the golf club (ST7 2UR) at 8pm; all are welcome, £7 cash on the door with a raffle.