DUB jazz bone-shakers A Dread Supreme believe people should share in the experience of John Coltrane’s music.

Coltrane’s distinctive work gets the dub treatment with a dollop of jazz and ska, fused into a rousing sound that will surely provide one of the highlights of the Ribble Valley Jazz Festival at Clitheroe’s Atrium venue tomorrow.

“Coltrane was a musical genius, but far more interesting, I think, was the man himself, the mystical and spiritual man who questioned the American society he was living in,” said A Dread Supreme’s leader Richard Ormrod.

“He had this great ability to produce a musical narration of life through his work and his 1965 album, A Love Supreme, was one of the most profoundly moving records I’ve ever heard.

“You can’t help but go with him, because this was a guy who inspired an entire generation of jazz musicians and his work reaches beyond the surface characteristics of musical style.”

Through their intense performances they convey their respect for Coltrane’s music and Ormrod, who fronts the seven-piece ensemble, said: “People ask us what we do musically?

“I suppose we just occupy this weird in between world, and there’s a lot of improvising in our sound.

“We always find ourselves in the tiny cracks of musical styles and, somehow, it seems to work.

“Our roots are definitely in Jamaican music and jazz, and maybe it was a little bit of fate that we came together.”

A Dread Supreme’s percussionist, Spear, is a refugee from the Caribbean island of Montseratt.

“He lived there until the volcano blew up and Spear had to flee.

“Spear has toured all over the world, but he came to England and joined our vibe of saxophones, trumpet, bass and percussion sound.”

Ormrod added that the band is determined to deliver a special performance tomorrow.

He said: “We’ve heard so much about the Ribble Valley Jazz Festival, and you just have to see the artists they’ve attracted this year to realise that it is growing in stature.

“Clitheroe has a lovely vibe, and I’m told the Atrium is a very intimate venue, so the audience should definitely bring their dancing shoes.

“We can’t wait to get there – it is going to be a special gig.”

  • A Dread Supreme, The Atrium, Clitheroe, tomorrow from 7.30pm.