January 15 – Zoe Gilby Quartet
Zoë Gilby
is a jazz vocalist and songwriter that has been making a real impression on the
jazz scene today. A repertoire starting with her compelling original
compositions written with double bassist husband Andy Champion and performed by
her highly accomplished band, guitarist Mark Williams and drummer Richard
Brown. Her stockpile of music reaches a wide range of more contemporary
material from composers such as Pink Floyd to Kate Bush. Also included are some
superb interpretations of “The Great American Songbook”
Her
influences include Carmen McRae, Sheila Jordan, Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell
Twice she has received touring support from Jazz Services and has performed with some of the UK top jazz musicians, including Jim Mullen Organ Trio, Dave Newton, Alan Barnes and Tony Faulkner.
February 12 – Graeme Wilson
QuartetTwice she has received touring support from Jazz Services and has performed with some of the UK top jazz musicians, including Jim Mullen Organ Trio, Dave Newton, Alan Barnes and Tony Faulkner.
“As
good as it gets” – Bebop
Spoken Here
"Ceaselessly
original and imaginative" - Schmazz website
This band
is all about heartfelt improvisation on idiosyncratic tunes that stay with you.
The players infuse driving jazz and latin rhythms or ambient swing with their
various enthusiasms including folk and rock ballads, free jazz and the
dancefloor. Their original material explores unusual meters and structures as
vehicles for angular and passionate solos, with narrative melodies resonant
enough to evoke a strong sense of place and time.
March 4 -
James Birkett and Bradley Johnston Duo
From Eddie
Lang, through Django Reinhardt, to Pat Metheny and beyond, the guitar continues
to have a universal appeal. James and Bradley present a programme of music by
some of the most influential players of the last hundred years – taking the
audience on a musical journey which moves from early jazz and blues, through
swing and bebop, to cool and contemporary jazz.
April 8 – Graham
Hardy and Paul Edis Duo
Graham
Hardy is an extremely versatile and talented Trumpeter, composer andarranger,
well known on the local scene as a sideman in the Sue Ferris Quintet, the Paul
Edis Sextet and the Mick Shoulder Quintet as well as leading his own band the
Northern Monkey Brass Band. He teams up for this gig with Paul Edis, described
as a ‘brilliant
young pianist’ (Alyn Shipton, The Guardian) to perform a concert that
includes music by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis alongside
original material from the duo.
All
concerts are 1-2pm, £4
from the box office
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