Will Cleasby's 'Four Card Molly'
Although relatively new to the scene, the exciting and versatile drummer Will Cleasby’s subtle but powerful playing has been heard with a wide variety of high profile artists, including work alongside the likes of acclaimed US trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, Grammy award winner Kurt Elling and the multi-Award-winning Jamie Cullum on an impressive and growing CV. Tonight Will brings to the Club his latest project, a tribute to the great US drummer Elvin Jones (the band name is based on an Elvin tune “3 Card Molly”). Featuring Riley Stone-Lonergan-sax, Will Barry-piano & Will Sach-bass Will describes the programme as showcasing “some lesser-known tunes from Elvin’s solo albums from the 60s-80s, highlighting his writing and that of the members of those groups”. Terrific music from some seriously good players!
This video is from a livestream filmed in 2020 by Kansas Smitty's and features, in addition to the "Three Wills" - Cleasby, Barry & Sach - the superb Alec Harper on sax (who's not playing with Four Card Molly this evening, but often appears at the Club.)
“great drumming by Will Cleasby” Guardian