Tendrils: Martin Speake and Alyson Cawley

Join Alyson Cawley, tenor saxophone, and Martin Speake, alto saxophone, for a brilliant performance blending sound and emotional intention.

Alyson and Martin met at the Glamorgan Summer School in 1996 where Martin was a tutor and Alyson a student tutor. It was apparent on that first meeting that they had a natural affinity and a leaning towards the same styles of music. It wasn’t until June 2nd 2017 that their paths crossed again and they started to play regularly together. Since then they have dived into various projects together including a quartet with Jeff Williams and Calum Gourlay called In All Languages playing the music of Ornette Coleman, a quintet playing the music of Charlie Parker, a Lennie Tristano project and Charukesi an Indian/Arabic inspired band playing Martin’s compositions. This intense period of collaboration has given Martin and Alyson an almost telepathic understanding of each other’s harmonic movements when playing…