SAXOPHONIST Snake Davis is joined by three of his favourite musicians at Churchill’s in Southend this weekend.

The session musician has performed with some of the great soul artists, and is bringing his band, Burden of Paradise, to the town centre venue for a lunchtime show on Easter Sunday.

The project sees Snake team up with Essex-based singer Helen Watson, whose voice crosses the boundaries between jazz, blues, soul and folk.

The pair first worked together in 1987 when Snake played on Watson’s EMI release, Blue Slipper, which also featured country guitar ace Albert Lee and members of Southern rockers Little Feat. Watson went on to release Companion Gal on RCA in 1992, followed by several acoustic folk albums. Three years ago, Watson joined him in the Burden of Paradise, along with bassist Dave Bowie (no relation) and guitarist Mark Creswell.

Bowie and Cresswell have backed the likes of Martha Reeves, Chuck Jackson and William Bell. Snake himself has performed with the likes of James Brown, Smokey Robinson and Ray Charles, and played on Take That’s Top Ten hit, A Million Love Songs.

Doors at Churchill’s, in Tylers Avenue, Southend, open at 12pm, with music starting at 2pm. Admission is £5 for members and £6 for guests. For details, call 01702 468646 or visit churchills-southend.com