Paul Jones and The Manfred’s coming to the Apex

The Manfreds are coming to the Apex towards the end of this month.

The band is made up of members of the original Manfred Mann, whose songs include “Mighty Quinn”, “Pretty Flamingo”, “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”, “Handbags and Gladrags”, “Ha Ha Said The Clown” and “Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James”, among many others.

Many of the band’s hits were R&B based with an undercurrent of jazz – a very unusual but winning combination of playing style and substance.

As a result, their records have a timeless quality and, almost 60 years on, The Manfreds, with original front man, Paul Jones, will be performing many of their hits. You can also hear a mix of jazz and blues covers, plus tracks from their individual solo albums.

Jones, with his unique harmonica sound, will be joined by Tom McGuinness on guitar, Rob Townsend on drums, Mike Gorman on keyboards, Marcus Cliffe on bass, and Simon Currie on saxophone/flute.

The Manfreds will be bringing their “Hits, Jazz & Blues Tour” to the Apex, on Thursday, April 28, at 7.30pm. See www.theapex.co.uk or ring 01284 758000 for more information or to book tickets.