Saxophonist and composer Tim Garland performed an hour of differing compositions, all played with enormous skill.

The music was interspersed with erudite links, in which Garland spoke of growing up surrounded by the jazz and folk that spurred his earliest ensembles.

The opening piece was the greatest diversion from these, Steve Reich's minimalist classic New York Counterpoint.

Garland used pre-recordings to underpin his own soprano with a background of saxophones to great effect, the live solo role being the first of many virtuosic feats.

The following pieces were totally unaccompanied. Duke Ellington's timeless In A Sentimental Mood proved ideal for this treatment, Garland's tenor adding blistering flurries of melody to the well-known standard.

Garland's strong folk background in Lammas resurfaced at the end, with pre-recorded bodhran backing Black Is the Colour Of My True Love's Hair on soprano, rounding out a well-chosen programme.