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1st April Nigel Price Organ Trio Nigel Price is influenced in his playing style by the likes of American guitarists Kenny Burrell and Wes Montgomery, as well as the gritty 1960s Hammond organ combos led by such Blue Note artists as Jimmy Smith. Associated in the past with vocalist Sheena Davies and a member of the jazz funk band James Taylor quartet, Nigel currently works with the vocalist Georgia Mancio as well as saxophonists Alex Garnett and Vasilis Xenopoulous. www.nigelprice.biz Nigel Price – guitar, Bill Mudge – hammond organ, Dave Ohm – drums. |
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Tickets £13/£10* |
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8th April Jay Craig and his Orchestra Edinburgh born baritone sax man Jay Craig, will present an interesting and varied programme of big band rarities and forgotten gems from the 1930s to the present day, with the help of his stellar orchestra and the regular Pasadena Roof Orchestra vocalist Miss Louise Cookman. The personnel of the band are drawn from the BBC Big Band, the orchestras of Syd Lawrence and John Wilson. Jay, who was here in October 2008 with Frank Griffith Nonet, spent 3 years in 1980s touring America and Europe with the Buddy Rich Orchestra. A founder member of the Echoes of Ellington, Back to Basie and Solid Senders Orchestras, he can currently be heard in the Syd Lawrence and John Wilson Orchestras, along with the BBC Big Band. www.Jaycraigorchestra.com Paul Jones, Nigel Hailwood, Ben Castle, Adam Bishop, Claire McInerney – saxes, Mike Lovatt, Andy Greenwood, Mark Chandler, John Paul Gervasoni – trumpets, Gordon Campbell, Andy Wood, Mike Feltham, Pete North – trombones, Bunny Thomson – piano, Phil Lee – guitar, Tom Mark – bass, Matt Skelton – drums, Louise Cookman – vocals. The line up may be subject to change on the evening of the concert. |
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Tickets £16/£13* |
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15th April Mark Lockheart Group Mark Lockheart first emerged on the British jazz scene in the 1980s as a member of seminal big band Loose Tubes. Since then he has co-led Perfect Houseplants, led his own highly original Scratch Band, worked with Django Bates, Robert Wyatt and played in Seb Rochford’s ground-breaking Polar Bear. As a saxophonist and composer Mark’s work often defies categorisation, crossing the borders of jazz, new music and folk. The quintet will perform music from Mark’s CD In Deep, released last year on the Edition label. www.marklockheart.co.uk Mark Lockheart – tenor sax, Dave Priseman – trumpet, Liam Noble – piano, Jasper Hoiby – double bass, Dave Smith – drums. |
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Tickets £14/£11* |
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22nd April Sax Appeal The multi-award winning ensemble, led by Derek Nash, with five saxophonists provide a formidable front line, A unique sound, with a mix of driving swing, haunting ballads and Latin funk. Derek, son of Pat Nash who worked for over 30 years as arranger for the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra, is himself a well respected arranger, session musician and recording engineer. He can often be seen on television as one of the featured soloists in the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. www.dereknash.com Derek Nash – alto sax, Scott Garland – alto sax, Simon Allen – tenor sax, Gary Plumley – tenor sax, Bob Mckay – baritone sax & flute, Pete Adams – piano, Phil Scragg – bass guitar, Mike Bradley – drums. |
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Tickets £15/£12* |
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29th April Omar Puente Quartet World-renowned Cuban jazz violin maestro Omar Puente performs music ‘From There to Here’ his debut solo album which touches on musical influences including blues, funk and African rhythms. The album produced by Courtney Pine, who describes Omar as a complete classical virtuoso and a complete jazz master, was released during 2009 in the 50th anniversary year of the Cuban revolution. In recent years Omar has toured with Denys Baptiste’s Let Freedom Ring project, worked as a member of Courtney Pine’s touring band and also with the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra. Omar regards himself as “a classical musician whose heart beats with a Cuban rhythm, whose soul is African, and whose home is Yorkshire”. www.myspace.com/omarpuentefiffe Omar Puente – violin, Robert Mitchell – piano, Elpidio Caicedo – bass guitar, Oscar Martinez – percussion. |
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Tickets £15/£12* |
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