TERRY QUINNEY QUARTET
Date:Monday 25th February 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12This evening Canadian Saxophonist - TERRY QUINNEY - will present his Dexter Gordon Tribute
Accompanying Terry will be :
RAY D'INVERNO - keys
BEN TAYLOR - double bass
BOBBY WORTH - drumsCHRIS INGHAM QUARTET
Date:Monday 4th March 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12This evening we present the CHRIS INGHAM QUARTET featuring woodwind star of the John Wilson
Orchestra - MARK CROOKS.The Quartet will present "GETZ" - A Musical Portrait of the lyrical giant - jazz saxophonist STAN GETZ - with ARNIE SOMOGYI on Bass and GEORGE DOUBLE on Drums.
http;//www.chrisingham.co.uk
PETE NEIGHBOUR QUARTET
Date:Monday 11th March 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12Pete Neighbour is a specialist jazz clarinettist - said to be something of an endangered species these days!
Born in the UK - Pete now lives in South Carolina - when not sailing the Seven Seas and entertaining
aboard luxury Cruise Liners such as Silver Seas.
With Pete this evening will be Jim Mullen, Guitar - Andy Cleyndert, double bass and Tristan Maillot, Drums.MICK FOSTER & KAREN SHARP
Date:Monday 18th March 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12MICK FOSTER - Saxophonist, Clarinettist, Composer - amongst others Mick works with the big bands
of Stan Sulzmann, Mike Carrick, Back to Basie Orchestra, the Humphrey Lyttleton Band, the BBC Concert
Orchestra - the Syd Lawrence Orchestra.
Mick is also in demand as a busy Session Musician when not teaching at Trinity Laban, Guildhall School
of Music and Drama - as well as Goldsmiths.KAREN SHARP - Tenor & Baritone. Karen's career took off in 2000 when she was asked to join Humphrey Lyttleton's Band with whom she toured for 4 years - having won British Jazz Award/Tenor on numerous
occasions.With Mick and Karen this evening is a stellar Trio featuring Ted Beament/keys - Andy Cleyndert/Bass and
Rod Brown/drumshttp://www.mickfoster.org
http://www.karensharp.co.uk/aboutmeROGER BEAUJOLAIS
Date:Monday 25th March 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12As a UK Vibraphone Player - Roger co-founded the Chevalier Brothers in the 1980s - and was an
Acid Jazz artist in the 90s with his band - The Beaujolais Band and Vibraphonic. Roger's quartet
released their album "SUNSET" in 2017.This evening Roger has a superb Trio with Robin Aspland/keys - Simon Thorpe/double bass - and
Winston Clifford/drums.ALAN BARNES & BRUCE ADAMS QUINTET
Date:Monday 1st April 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12ALAN BARNES plays music that was radical 50 years ago - Hard Urban Post Bop - but he infuses it
with so much passion and energy that you could believe it was minted on the spot - always a part of
the story of jazz (John Walters - Guardian). Alan is a multi, multi Award Winning Saxophonist and - as
always - we are delighted to welcome him back to Bexley.With Alan this evening will be the one and only BRUCE ADAMS - the most dramatic and stimulating of
performers Trumpet & Flugelhorn and - we have heard - one of the most affable companions in the
Band Room !The evening is complete with an outstandingly accomplished Trio featuring ROBIN ASPLAND on piano -
SIMON THORPE - Double Bass and BOBBY WORTH - Drums.THE BLUE ROOM SEVEN
Date:Monday 8th April 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£15Once more we are celebrating the 29th November 1952 when the MUDELE'S BLUE ROOM first opened its
doors on Garrick Street.
Joe's group played there every Monday, Friday and Saturday evenings to packed houses until - eventually - the Club was taken over by the owner of Studio 51. In the late 40s Joe also played with the Dankworth Seven.Hence - before Joe died on 7th March 2014 - he and Joe had talked about setting up this evening at Bexley to commemorate the event. Colin has done so - and it will now be performed regularly in loving memory of JOE MUDELE - who played double bass at this Club for over 20 years - subsequently taking on the running and organisation of the Club 16 years ago - together with his wife Jan who now makes certain that Bexley Jazz Club remains one of the best in the country.
As always - Colin will lead - having made all of the Arrangements for the following superb line up :
Enrico Tomasso - Trumpet
Michael Coates - Alto
David Black - Tenor
Colin Hickman - Baritone
John Pearce - Keys
Paul Morgan - Double Bass
Bobby Worth - DrumsDAMON BROWN QUARTET
Date:Monday 15th April 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12DAMON BROWN - Trumpet & Flugelhorn - is one of the UKs leading Jazz Trumpet players and composers.
In the mid 90s he toured the UK with his first jazz group - Damon Brown Quintet.
Since then Damon has appears at many of the famous jazz venues - including Pizza Express, Ronnie Scotts,
The London & Edinburgh Jazz Festival, The Red Sea International Jazz Festival, Copenhagen Jazz House -
as well as working extensively in both France and Spain.Damon is wonderfully supported this evening with LEON GREENING on keys - ADAM KING Bass - and
CLARKE TRACEY on drums.http://www.damonbrown.co.uk
http://www.leongreening.co.uk
http://www.clarketracey.comJO HARROP QUARTET
Date:Monday 22nd April 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12"A RISING STAR"......."BORN TO SING"...."SINGING SENSATION" "Bebop Spoken Here"...
WHO ? - JO HARROP - a talented young jazz singer inspired by the likes of Ella, Billy Holiday,
Aretha Franklyn, Nina Simone........with a refined and mellow tone.Jo is already highly experienced having performed at such as Jazz Cafe, Zedel, St Martin in the Field,
Royal Albert Hall etc. However, it will be Jo's first appearance at Bexley which we look forward to
with huge enthusiasm. Jo will be backed by John Pearce on keys, Dave Chamberlain, bass and Matt Home, drums.http://www.pureblissmusic.com/artistjohn-pearce
http://www.davechamberlain.biz
http://www.matthomebass.worldpress.comMARC CECIL QUARTET
Date:Monday 29th April 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12As a Jazz and Latin Drummer MARC CECIL has a substantial list of credits - including Art Themen,
John Bunch, Dominic Ashworth, Paul Booth, Geoff Gascoyne, Alan Barnes, Steve Waterman, Pete Long,
Karen Sharp, Derek Nash etc etc - SWING, SALSA, SAMBA - all linked together with some original arrangements of classic Jazz Standards.On Tenor Saxophone - ZAK BARRETT who studied at The Royal Northern College of Music where he both attended and performed at Master Classes featuring such as Ed Thigpen, Victor Mendoza, Phil Woods etc. As a performer Zac has worked with artistes ranging from Mick Hucknell to Narada Michael Walden.
The Trio is completed by two simply superb musicians - on keys RICHARD BUSIAKIEWICZ and on Double Bass NEVILLE MALCOLM.
TOMMASO STARACE QUARTET
Date:Monday 13th May 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12TOMMASO STARACE - Alto and Tenor - stunning saxophonist - think bebop - very much in the style of Cannonball Adderley - with a bleusy swagger - and lots of Passion ! Tommaso has played at all of the top Clubs and Festivals including London Jazz Festival, Brecon Jazz Festival, Pizza Express Soho, Blue Note Milano, Oxford Jazz Festival etc etc.
This evening Tommaso is supported by BRUNO D'AMBRA, Keys - FRANCESCO FLO CASTRO, Guitar and the great ROD YOUNGS on drums.
http://www.tommasostarace.com
http://www.francescoflocastro.com
http://www.rodyoungs.comTHE CLARK TRACEY QUINTET
Date:Monday 20th May 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:/£12In 2018 - having celebrated 40 years in Jazz - Clark Tracey assembled his latest lineup of gifted young musicians. We are delighted to welcome Clark's Quintet back to Bexley - as follows :
On Trumpet Alexandria Ridout - who won the 2018 BBC Young Musician Of The Year Award
On Alto Sax - Sean Payne - who was runner up to Alexandria in 2018
On Keys - Elliott Sansom -whose Piano Trio backed Greg Abate in Birmingham 2018
On Double Bass - James Ouston
On Drums - of course - Clark TraceyThis young Band has astonished audiences around the country at Clubs and Festivals with a maturity beyond their years.
http://www.clarktracey.com
http://www.alexandriaridout.wordpress.com
http://www.elliottsansom.co.ukCHRISTIAN BREWER QUARTET
Date:Monday 27th May 2019 at 8:00pmTicket Price:£12CHRISTIAN BREWER is a passionate, gutsy, hard bop Alto Saxophonist. His glowing, lyrical sound is infused with abrasive pep.
On Keys LEON GREENING is the perfect foil to Christian - capable of both sparkling runs in up tempo pieces as well as delicacy in the occasional ballad.The line up is completed with MATT SKELTON on drums - Bassist yet to be advised.
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