Jazz classic being performed to mark Dylan Thomas centenary
Llanelli's Ffwrnes Theatre will be the venue for a special event to mark the Dylan Thomas Centenary on Friday night (October 17). The theatre will see a live performance of Stan Tracey's world-renowned 'Jazz Suite inspired by Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood'. The suite is recognised as an iconic jazz masterpiece. Renowned pianist Richard Roberts leads a Welsh all-star jazz quartet with readings from the text by Swansea actors Phylip Harries (Torchwood, Doctor Who. Tracy Beaker, City Central) and Caroline Berry (Inspector Morse, Stella, Blood Brothers, Doctor Who and who is currently appearing as "Val Phelan" in Coronation Street). Stan Tracey CBE (30 December 1926 – 6 December 2013) was a British jazz pianist and composer, whose most important influences were Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. The Under Milk Wood suite is Tracey's best known recording. Tracey's 1965 album (its full title is Jazz Suite inspired by Dylan Thomas' ...