Snake Davis: Saxes & Flutes
Johnny Thirkell: Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Mark Creswell: Guitar
http://www.johnnythirkell.com/snake-davis-trio
Snake teams up with long time cohort and best buddy Johnny Thirkell and their mutual friend Mark Creswell for an evening of gorgeous mellow music infused with jazz, soul and pop. Beautiful tunes jazzy, emotional and moving, their choice of material reflects a collective love of strong, classic melodies. Everything from Carlos Jobim to Miles Davis, Cindi Lauper to Chet Baker.
Snake Davis is one of the most in-demand Sax players in the world, widely known for his solos on tracks such as Lisa Stansfield's Change, M-People's Search For A Hero and Moving On Up and Take That's A Million Love Songs. He has played and recorded with artists ranging from James Brown to Tina Turner to Paul McCartney, The Eurythmics to Amy Winehouse having recorded on more than 500 tracks in recent years for over 60 artists and played live with dozens more. http://www.snakedavis.com/
Johnny Thirkell is one of the UKs top Trumpet and Flugelhorn players. After an early career in Jazz, being a member of the Buddy Rich Band, the Gil Evans Orchestra and the BBC Radio Big Band, he went on to play on hundreds of pop, rock & jazz recordings and at one stage was on at least one album in the UK charts continuously, without a break, for over 13 years. In 2024 he scored his 38th No.1 album with Snow Patrol's "The Forest is the Path". His credits include Level 42, George Michael, Jamiroquai, Pet Shop Boys, Phil Collins, Grace Jones, Bruno Mars, Cher, Tina Turner, UB40, Kylie Minogue, Pet Shop Boys, Swing Out Sister and Lisa Stansfield. http://www.johnnythirkell.com/
Mark Creswell is a virtuoso, exquisite and sensitive guitarist, he has recorded and played with Brendan Croker, Flaco Jimenez, Billy Bragg ,Mark Knopfler, Nick Lowe and recorded with the likes of Rod Argent, Ray Davies and Kevin Roland, toured and appeared with Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Nancy Griffiths, Gerry Rafferty ,Los Lobos, Robert Plant and Elvis Costello, amongst others. He also co-wrote, produced and worked extensively with Tanita Tikaram.
"Johnny Thirkell is maddeningly talented; funny, clever, handsome, the best damn trumpeter I ever heard, and the only man I know who can wear a beret without making you want to move to another carriage HUGH LAURIE
Snake Davis has one of the most passionate sax styles and simple bluesy approaches a-la-Sanborn heard in these isles for a while. - TIME OUT.
Johnny is probably the most recorded living musician in the UK MUSICIAN MAGAZINE
A virtuoso Saxophonist. - DAILY TELEGRAPH
A brilliant sax player who could wail like the best American players, but was at his best weaving around slow ballads, won deserved acclaim - BLUES + SOUL MAGAZINE
Snake is a joy to work alongside. His musical skills have no limit, in fact he is as free as a bird. - DAVE STEWART (EURYTHMICS)