Steve Lawson is an excellent bass player with a growing international reputation. Anyway he's got some gigs coming up in March, with Michael Manring. He's another solo bassist, but apparently it's not 'bass music', so he tells me. So, they're doing a tour - sadly all the dates are in the south, but worth travelling for. Three of them are also with a guy called John Lester, who's a singer/sonwriter that plays upright bass. He's very good too. Very very good. File these gigs under 'unmissable'. here are the dates [List][*]16th - Mansons Music Shop, Exeter - clinic/gig with michael manring. 7.30pm, tix £4 call 01392 496379[*]18th - Traders, Petersfield, Hampshire - with Michael Manring, 9pm, tix £5. call 07931-370110 for info/tix[*]19th - The King and Queen, Brighton. - with Michael Manring, pm, tix £7/£5 concs. Tel: 01273 607207[*]20th - 21 South Street Arts Centre, Reading - with Michael Manring and John Lester. doors - 7.30pm tix £8.00 from website or 0118 9606060[*]21st - The Troubadour, Earls Court, London - with Michael Manring and John Lester. 7.30pm £8. call 07855 775594[*]22nd - The Joiners, Southampton - with Michael Manring and John Lester. 7.30pm £7.50. tix and info - 07931-370110[/List] There are a couple of MP3s of Michael and Steve duetting on his [URL=http://www.stevelawson.net]website[/URL] , if you want to check those out. They're very good!
