Andy Scott

Exploring, experimenting and creating new music for percussion and saxophone

"...as comfortable and fearless as a duo can get..." Modern Drummer

		The duo was formed in 1998. Sand Dancer is its debut CD recording on the Quartz label and is an intimate reflection of both Dave and Andy’s musical experiences. Ranging from the free improvisations of As it Happened to arrangements of jazz standards Django, My One & Only Love, and Moanin through to original compositions such as Otria, Sand Dancer and The Light That Falls, the duo display musical versatility, empathy and honesty.   "The sheer raw energy - two people couldn't possibly make that much music!" Saxophone Journal, US
Photo: Jon Super
Andy Scott : Dave Hassell

"An intriguing sequence of duets…these two fertile musical minds produce an evolving tapestry of timbres, tones and textures…highly rewarding."

"Such skill and simplicity makes for an immediate, uncluttered sound. Sand Dancer never fails to engage and divert... an album full of variety and shade."

The duo gives workshops & masterclasses, and undertakes collaborative projects with like-minded artists.

Photo: Gary Abbott

Andy Scott

Performances have included:

• 5emes Journees de la Percussion
• Conservatoire Superieur de Paris
• Manchester Jazz Festival
• Oxford Jazz
• Saxophony 2000
• Royal Northern College of Music Percussion Day
• 33rd Annual IAJE International Conference in New York, NY

In 2006/2007 the Duo tour South Africa, Mexico and the UK with a new project, ‘Summer with Monica’. Dave and Andy improvise around the words of the classic Roger McGough poem whilst specially-comissioned Warhol-style images are the projected backdrop. ‘Summer with Monica’ will be released on DVD in 2007.

Dave Hassell is a widely experienced drummer/latin percussionist who has performed with artists as diverse as St Winnifreds Choir, ET Mensa, Dr John and the London Symphony Orchestra as well as leading his large group, Apitos ! Playing squeaky toy dogs, exotic percussion or drum kit Dave is equally comfortable performing free improvised music to complex arrangements.

Dave is one of the UK's most respected educationalists; regularly hosting workshops and masterclasses, teaching at all the Royal Conservatories, whilst his own series of tutorial books are widely used throughout the music profession.

Photo: Lauren Scott

Andy & Dave playing in New York at the IAJE conference

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