Andrew Fawcett's Italian Connection

Vale of Glamorgan based saxophonist Andrew Fawcett is embarking on a short tour of Wales and England with Italian pianist Davide Logiri.

They met in the summer of 2004 and have continued a fruitful collaboration with each visiting the other's home country three times.

Together with bassist Gianluca Alberti, they've recorded an album called The Chase, featuring tracks laid down in a Milan studio along with some live cuts from a gig at The Gate arts centre in Cardiff.

The trio will be performing with guest drummers at the following venues:

Weds 2 Aug - Swansea - St James Social Club

Thurs 3 Aug - Cardiff - Cafe Jazz

Fri 4 Aug - London - Bull's Head, Barnes - with Mike Tracey

Sat 5 Aug - Northampton - Black Cat

Sun 6 Aug (1.30pm) - Nottingham - The Lion, New Basford

Sun 6 Aug (8pm) - Stratford-upon-Avon - White Swan

For more about the project, see the artists' respective websites at www.andrewfawcett.co.uk and www.davidelogiri.eu