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| Dick Pearce & Pete Downes Trio Gig in the Dark  Dick Pearce and Pete Downes Trio (PD3) kicked off the New Year with a gig at new jazz venue The Eagle in Croydon. The venue was packed for this performance of legendary UK trumpet, flugelhorn player Dick alongside PD3 who have received critical acclaim for their fusion style jazz since their two CD releases 'Street Scene' and 'Into the Blue'. "We really enjoyed playing to the enthusiastic audience" says guitarist Pete Downes "and we were nearing the end of our first set when the electricity went down." It turned out to be the whole block and out of the hands of the venue and the band."We decided to break at that point and see what happened. As the power did not come back we thought it best to soldier on acoustically. The audience were very supportive and quietened down considerably." There are more appearances of PD3 and Dick scheduled for March, including the Boxford Fleece and Princes Hall Aldershot. Also, PD3 are currently working on new material for their next CD release and will feature guest performances from Dick Pearce and Julie-Anne Gates (vocals). More details are at www.petedownes.com write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |