Chapel Arts
Chris 'Snake' Davis Saxophone Workshop
This Event Takes Place @ Chapel Arts, Cheltenham (Chapel Arts, Knapp Road (Near St. James Square), Cheltenham. GL50 3QQ)
A hands-on small group workshop with one of the most in-demand rock soul and jazz sax players in the world, Chris ‘Snake’ Davis.
The workshop will cover…
- Breathing and posture
- Tone development
- Expressive playing. Stylistic techniques. Spicing up the notes. (Embellishments, effects)
- Vibrato
- The art of playing ballads, slow tunes
- Improvisation/solo-ing
- Special requests added if possible, and Q&A
The workshop will be informal, relaxed, no pressure. Maximum of 8 players. Sight-reading not essential. Bring your own instrument and a pencil, and a music stand if you have one but not essential.
ABOUT CHRIS ‘SNAKE’ DAVIS
Snake Davis is one of the most in-demand rock soul and jazz sax players in the world, widely known for his solos on tracks such as Lisa Stansfield’s ‘Change’; M People’s ‘Search For A Hero’ & ‘Moving On Up’; and Take That’s ‘A Million Love Songs’. He has played and recorded with artists including James Brown, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, The Eurythmics and Amy Winehouse.
As a session player to the stars he has played in arenas and stadiums, but his greatest love is to play in intimate venues – his own music choices with his favourite musicians.
He has presented masterclasses and workshops in the major Music Colleges of the UK and at the Rhythmic Conservatoire in Copenhagen.