Dave Stephens & Paul Smail



With the release of their duo CD "Red Boats & Blue Skies" pianist Paul Smail & guitarist Dave Stephens have produced a collection of improvisations and duets that do not easily sit within any musical category.

John Etheridge says that Paul and Dave are "Flying the flag for creative and melodic improvisation" whilst Theo Travis went on record as saying "Is it jazz? Who Cares! It's great!".

Selected as 'Jazz CD of The Week' by David Jensen on the ill-fated JAZZ dab radio station the CD has continued to impress music lovers around the world from Japan, to New York and Torquay!

This performance will be a very special occasion for Paul and Dave, as the CD was inspired by Teignmouth, Shaldon and the Teign Estuary. Events like this happen only occasionally where artists can perform their music in the place that inspired their work!