JAZZ in the village will be coming to Thornton-le-Dale this weekend with duo Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer.

Ian and Dominic have been playing melodic improvisations on jazz standards and originals compositions for a number of years.

Based in Edinburgh, the two have regularly and extensively toured Scotland and have now embarked on many rural tours, often bringing jazz for the first time to remote communities, performing in intimate settings.

More recently they have extended their tours to jazz clubs, villages, small theatres, and arts venues. They have played in Northumberland, North and South Yorkshire, Cumbria, Bedfordshire and Shropshire making the occasional trip further south, including a European trip to Brussels where they performed in The Music Village Jazz Club.

This new endeavour “Jazz in the Village” will take them even further up and down the country playing in villages all over Britain.

Dominic said: “We have been very successful at transforming the village halls into an intimate cabaret-style jazz club setting with low lighting and candles on the tables. We now have very many fond memories of wonderful evenings in halls around the country where the reception we have received and audience comments have been fantastic.”

Ian said: “Our experience of playing in halls up and down the country has been amazing and the acoustics in most of the halls are superb. We have experienced a warm and friendly atmosphere where the audiences know each other, creating truly inspirational settings for some wonderful evenings.”

Ian and Dominic will be at Thornton-le-Dale Village Hall on Saturday, at 8pm. Tickets are £7 and available by phoning 01751 474963, email donnafirth2004@yahoo.co.uk or from Wardill Bros Newsagents.