The Ella Turk-Richards band are the support act for Flats & Sharps at the Minack Theatre!
These outstanding musicians bring the distillation of many years as music performers to the melting pot to create a rare collaboration especially for this event.
Ethereal overtones run seamlessly into playful a cappella pieces, with notes of Jazz, latin, nu-folk impressions, ebbing and flowing throughout their performance.
Ella Turk-Richards: Song-writer, voice and guitar
oberto Manzin: Tenor Saxophone
Treve Nicol: Multi-instrumentalist, Percussionist and Vocalist
Tom Dauncey: Double Bass
Renee Harris: Dynamic Vocalist
Ella Turk-Richards:
Songwriter, composer, has predominantly worked in the Southwest. Her original songwriting and arrangements draw threads from world, latin, jazz, soul and nu-folk and weaves them into a rich musical tapestry. Growing up on a diet of Jazz and African music, which is where her mother was born and raised, these influences were formative in Ella dedicating her musical life to exploring the voice as an instrument.
Writing and accompanying herself on guitar, Ella seeks to find new ways to tell stories of the human condition through the characters she depicts, continually delving deeper for illumination on what it is to be human.
Roberto Manzin:
Roberto, from Rome, Italy, is regarded as one of the UK’s finest and most versatile Saxophonists.
Time Out call him ‘scorching’, Jazzwise say ‘he has to be heard to be believed’ and that he is ‘easily a match for Brecker or Bergonzi’…
Roberto’s career has seen him sharing the stage and recording studio with greats like Tony Scott, Laura Mvula, Trilok Gurtu, Pino Palladino, Omar Hakim, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Donna Summer, and Mr Dynamite, James Brown.
Treve Nicol
Treve Nicol is a Cornwall-based multi-instrumentalist, percussionist and vocalist whose work spans community music, world rhythms and collaborative performance. With a background in rhythm-led workshops and live projects rooted in connection and place, he brings a grounded, responsive energy to the stage
Tom Dauncey
Tom Dauncey studied jazz and world music at undergrad level, where he found his love for the double bass.
He has worked within a large variety of genres and has a passion for Middle Eastern music.
Renee Harris
Renee Harris is a dynamic vocalist and writer who blends elements of jazz, blues, and folk.
Known for her rich vocals and the emotional depth of her performance.