Jazz

Described by the Guardian as: A Wayne Shorter-like commitment to narrative composition… There is no shortage of fine soloists… immaculate taste… soul and lyricism Jamil Sheriff has been a stand out member of the UK Jazz scene for over 20 years and has a reputation for pulling together exceptional bands. Five Gold Rings brings the […]

GAZ HUGHES QUARTET Local drummer and band leader Gaz Hughes brings his quartet to Davenham on Thursday 27th April. As a sideman Gaz has performed with an impressive array of artists both in the UK and internationally. An extremely tasteful and swinging straight ahead drummer, he exhibits a no-nonsense approach to his playing. The lineup […]

L`Esprit de Jazz Karen Street started playing the accordion when she was seven. On completion of her studies she moved to London and began a busy freelance career encompassing classical, contemporary and jazz music. Jazz credits include Mike Westbrook, Tim Garland, Phil Robson, Martin Taylor`s `Spirit of Django`, Tina May, Nikki Iles and Stan Sulzman. […]

Making a welcome return to Davenham, South African born Philip Clouts brings his quartet playing original compositions from his latest CD `Umoya`. On this album, Clouts’ African inspirations extend beyond Cape jazz to pan-European folksong, soul-jazz and even drum ‘n’ bass. Clouts was born in Cape Town and the music of his homeland has stayed […]

The ‘Celebrating Oscar’ Quartet is a new quartet playing inventive arrangements of Oscar Peterson’s original compositions together with music that he was associated with. Dean Stockdale is a highly regarded jazz pianist, arranger and composer based in the North of England. He is known for his sensitive, swinging style and regularly appears around the UK  […]

NICOLA FARNON TRIO Widely recognised as one of the classiest Jazz and Swing singers and/or double bassists in the UK, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nicola Farnon has a remarkable musical pedigree, both parents being professional classical musicians and her great uncle no less than the late Robert Farnon. Originally raised classically on the cello and the […]

EMMA JOHNSON`S GRAVY BOAT Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat is a melodic, cinematic jazz quintet led by Leeds based saxophonist and composer Emma Johnson. Gravy Boat is a band that write and perform melodic, accessible jazz in performances that weave music and stories with "characteristically Northern warmth and charm."​ In reviews of their debut album, Worry […]

Mike Hall was Musical and Artistic Director at the Royal Northern College of Music Big Band for 20 years. He then decided to channel his love of larger jazz groups into an the formation of an octet - `Boplicity` The initial core of the band`s repertoire was along the lines of the West Coast jazz […]

MOJO (Music Of Jewish Origin) charts the history of Jewish artists and songwriters through the ages. It is narrated and played by Jeremy from the piano, accompanied by his exceptional trio, and bears all the hallmarks of his inimitable style as an entertaining raconteur. It is well researched but the musical story is told from […]

One of the most distinctive, original and creative jazz singers that the UK has produced, Ian Shaw is also a talented pianist, songwriter, actor, presenter and record producer. Twice voted “Best Jazz Vocalist” at the prestigious BBC Jazz Awards, the recorded output of the London based singer and consummate showman includes three US releases. His […]

Redux .....a Latin verb meaning to bring back, to restore, to revisit. These definitions best summarise perhaps the Redux musical offer which is to provide new, respectful approaches to the great jazz standards of Porter, Gershwin, Ellington, Waller, Gillespie et al which have over the years, by repetition and familiarity perhaps, lost a little of […]

Artwork by Carolyn Hall Young Both Sides Now play the Joni Mitchell Songbook This year celebrating 50 years of ‘Court & Spark’! The music of Joni Mitchell is celebrated in this performance of some of her best-loved songs.  As Joni reaches her landmark 80th year, these concerts are an extended homage to her life and […]