Sunday 7 July 2013

Roy Wood to rock it up for Wizzard pal


Star – Roy Wood
A star-studded benefit concert featuring Wizzard’s Roy Wood and rocker Steve Gibbons will be held on Tuesday to raise funds for leading saxophonist Mike Burney, who has been out of action on the local music scene while fighting cancer.
A whole host of musicians have banded together for the gig – waiving their fees to raise money for the former Wizzard band member, at the Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival. This year, the festival’s 29th anniversary, will be the first year Mr Burney, renowned as both a top jazz saxophonist and flautist, has been unable to perform.
Steve Gibbons, of the Steve Gibbons Band, described Mr Burney as ‘such an important figure in Birmingham music’.
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