Bexley Jazz Club

SARAH MOULE is one of Britain's foremost interpreters of modern song - although she is clearly influenced by jazz phrasing. Her truly outstanding voice will get under your skin. She has said "I really fell in love with jazz listening to Thelonius Monk"......"and then I discovered fantastic writers like Lorenz Hart and Johnny Mercer."

SIMON WALLACE - Sarah's husband, Composer, Pianist and Musical Director has, over the years, written and produced music for Shows such as Absolutely Fabulous, French & Saunders, Rub Wax etc etc. In contrast, he has written a 5 Movement Symphony for the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra. The 4th CD he has made with Sarah Moule will be released in September 2014. Simon can frequently be seen at Ronnie Scotts, the 606 Club, The Vortex etc etc.

This evening's rythmn section is completed with the superb Mark Hodgson/bass and the perfect "vocalists drummer" - Rod Brown.

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HTTP://www.simonwallace.org

NADIM TEIMOORI - Surely no greater tribute can be paid to this fine and talented young Tenor Saxophonist than to remember he had the great honour of performing at Stan Tracey's Funeral Service December 2013 - alongside Steve Melling and Andy Cleyndert.

He is warmly welcomed to Bexley this evening - together with :

MARK EDWARDS/keyboard - ANDY CLEYNDERT/double bass - WINSTON CLIFFORD/drums

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JIMMY HASTINGS and MARTIN SHAW are joined this evening by pianist STEVE PRINGLE - bassist ANDY CLEYNDERT - and, on the drums, LEWIS WRIGHT.

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'THAT SWING THING' at Bexley with...............
AL NICHOLLS - with that Big Open Tenor Sound - and his superb Quartet featuring

PAUL ELDRIDGE on the keys - think Ramsey Lewis & Gene Harris
MANUEL ALVAREZ on bass - a native of Barcelona and devotee of the great Ray Brown
PAUL ROBINSON on drums - who toured the world for 19 years with Nina Simone

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GREG ABATE returns to Bexley this evening. Greg is a multi instrumentalist - equally at home on Alto, Tenor, Soprano, Baritone, Flute. He is a be-bopper pure and simple - think Charlie Parker, Phill Woods. When our very own - and so sadly missed - Joe Mudele first heard him last year he turned to me and said "What a sound" - quite a compliment coming from Joe.

Greg will be supprted this evening by the superb CRAIG MILVERTON/keyboards - SANDY SUCHODOLSKI on double bass and NICK MILLWARD on drums.

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ROGER BEAUJOLAIS - stella jazz vibraphone player - brings his wonderful quartet to Bexley this evening with ROBIN ASPLAND, one of our most accomplished and sought after jazz pianists - master bassist SIMON THORPE and the sublime WINSTON CLIFFORD.
Four wonderful musicians, all very active on the jazz scene who work together brilliantly.

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We are lucky to have VASILIS XENOPOULOS - Greek Saxophonist here in the UK via Athens, Berklee School of Music Boston and hence to London to study with Stan Sulzman & Eddie Harvey - added to which he is a delightful and charming young man. Supporting Vasilis this evening will be :

TED BEAMENT - one of our finest pianists and former member of the Humphrey Lyttleton Band.

DAVE CHAMBERLAIN - a great bassist who says "I guess my approach to playing the bass is first of all to swing as hard as I can and so everything with a groove and a bounce......."

WINSTON CLIFFORD - arguably the greatest exponent of his instruments on the UK jazz scene - great Scat Singer too - when he feels like it !!

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DAVE LEWIS is well known for his distinctive tenor sound and feel - which he plays as though from his soul.
This evening he is supported by ROBIN ASPLAND - one of the best loved and most accomplished jazz pianists to play on a regular basis for us at Bexley. Robin has played with them all including Eddie Henderson, Ronnie Scott, Kenny Wheeler, Van Morrison, Georgie Fame ....

Also in support and appearing at Bexley for the first time are two members of Dave's 1Up Band :
Bassist NEVILLE MALCOM and Drummer ROD YOUNGS

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The wonderful ANITA WARDELL will entertain us at Bexley this evening together with ROBIN ASPLAND/keyboards - DARIO de LECE/double bass and TRISTAN MAILLOT/drums

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SIMON BATES/Alto - presents a new sound for us here at Bexley this evening with a Tribute to the great Paul Desmond - together with
DAVE WARREN/guitar - DOMINIC HOWLES/double bass -and MATT SKELTON/drums.

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There is only one ALAN BARNES who, over the years, has won more awards and accolades than can be listed here - but perhaps the most prestigious of which must be the BBC Jazz Instrumentalists Awards 2001, 2006 and 2010 in 3 categories - Clarinet, Alto, Baritone - not, of course, forgetting the Fellowship of the Leeds College of Music awarded in 2003.
Alan is a superb musician and key figure on the British jazz scene - but let us not forget his other great achievement - which is the huge respect and affection in which he's held both by his fans and fellow musicians.

Alan will be backed this evening by JOHN PEARCE/keys - part of the Scott Hamilton Quartet since 2000 and said to be "one of Britain's best kept secrets" : SIMON THORPE, bass and BOBBY WORTH, drums.

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JIMMY HASTINGS - is Professor of Jazz Saxophone at the London School of Music. As a solo performer or with his Quartet Jimmy is in constant demand; he's also a regular with big bands such as Don Lusher's Big Band, Paul Lacey's Back to Basie Band, The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, The Echoes of Ellington Band etc.

MARTIN SHAW - one of the country's top trumpet soloists playing with big bands to quartets - cutting edge jazz to contemporary pop & funk. Martin Shaw is a stunning musician at the top of his game.

The Quintet is completed with the superb TED BEAMENT/keyboard, bassist ADAM KING and BOBBY WORTH drums.

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HTTP://www.adamkingbass.com

There are songs and singers ..... and then.....there is MARLENE VerPLANCK

From Big Bands to Studio work, Radio, TV, Clubs and Concerts - Marlene VerPlanck has done it all.
She has the kind of skill which makes her voice a fourth instrument onstage. Marlene clearly loves what she does and still, after all these years, projects the young, unjaded quality of a performer who still wants to share.

We are so fortunate to be able to share an evening with MARLENE VerPLANCK - the Ultimate Professional.

Such talent and skill demands top class backup - and so this evening Marlene's Trio is :

JOHN PEARCE/keyboards - PAUL MORGAN/bass - BOBBY WORTH/drums

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Bexley is in for a real treat this evening.

Band Leader, Trombonist & Vocalist CHRIS DEAN has done - and is doing - it all - from Boy Soldier with the Household Cavalry to major Session Musician, to lead Trombone in the great Ted Heath Orchestra, to Bandleader with his own Great British Big Band and now with his current Leadership of the Syd Lawrence Orchestra.

We're delighted to welcome Chris to Bexley for the first time this evening - together with RODNEY MENDOZA/keys (with whom Chris recorded an LP) - JEREMY BROWN/bass - ROD BROWN/drums.

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Listening to LEON GREENING is like hearing the history of post-bop piano - with authentic echoes of everyone from Bud Powell to Wynton Kelly, Barry Harris & Horace Silver - which is all the more remarkable considering Leon's youth. Leon is rightly regarded as among the best of our current UK jazz pianists.

This evening also features the wonderful HENRY ARMBURG-JENNINGS/trumpet - ADAM KING/bass and MATT HOME/drums - all young and superbly talented.

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PETE NEIGHBOUR/Clarinet is taking a break from Cruising to entertain us at Bexley this evening. He'll be joined by ENRICO TOMASSO/trumpet - TED BEAMENT/keyboards - DAVE CHAMBERLAIN/bass and ROD BROWN/drums

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A very welcome return to Bexley for Saxophonist JOSH KEMP this evening with a new line-up consisting of :

ROBIN ASPLAND/keyboards - SIMON THORPE/bass - TRISTAN MAILLOT/drums