ACTS
Forthcoming concerts at JAZZLIVE
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Friday August 22nd
Tagara
Flourishing
with intricate compositions of hypnotic effect, here’s an exciting experimental
project not to be missed. On August 22nd Tagara Mhizha
, protégé of guitar
superstar David Okumu, is joined by former Noisettes drummer Pharaoh Russell and
Acoustic Ladyland’s power house bass player Ruth Goller. A special guest Sax
player Jason Yarde is set to join them on what is being tipped to be a very special evening.
See
myspace.com/tagarajazzquartet
Timeout - "blends rippling post rock
grooves with broken beats and drum and bass. Highly recommended"
South City Radio - "these intricate and hypnotic compositions are experimental
music at its finest"
Jazzwise - Will be in attendance to write
a review.
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Friday August 29th
The John
Etheridge Trio
With John Etheridge -
Guitar; Pete Whittaker - organ; Mark Fletcher - drums
John Etheridge is not just another great
guitarist, he is a master of the instrument and he knows how to use it to best
effect in an enormous range of settings. He is fast, a great chord man,
inventive but subtle, as good with a pick as finger style, as at home on
acoustic as on electric guitar. Critically, he knows what to leave out, when to
use nuance and suspense and when to let rip. Taste and talent are the
indisputable hallmarks of this incredibly accomplished and well-rounded musician
who reads, and responds to his fellow musicians and his audience equally well.
- Bill Starling
With his distracted, Tommy Cooper-like cackle and
air of embarrassed amateurism, John Etheridge likes to give the impression
he has no idea what he's doing. But there's never a moment's doubt about his
awesome authority whenever he touches a guitar. - John Fordham, Guardian
See http://www.johnetheridge.com/
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Friday September 5th
Centre-Line
Centre-Line are a fresh, vibrant and creative jazz group based in London that
prides itself on the spontaneity, creativity and empathy among its musicians.
The group is directed by
Darren Altman (drums) and Russell van den Berg (sax)
and as a collective, its members enthuse to maintain its essential core sound.
The individual members are busy gigging on the UK Jazz scene as well as playing
internationally and have played with artists including Robin Eubanks, Trilok
Gurtu, Jason Rebello, Michael Cain, Marty Ehrlich, Tim Garland, Gerard Presencer,
Stan Sulzmann, Kenny Wheeler, Laydysmith Black Mambazo, BBC Radio Big Band, the
Rob McConnell Big Band, Carla Bley, The London Jazz Orchestra, George Martin and
many more recording artists.
Centre-Line's repertoire including
original compositions shows an empathy among the musicians which is truly
exciting. No two gigs are the same, as the musicians have a mutual understanding
about the freedom, expression and spontaneity that jazz offers: the group simply
open their ears and play! As a consequence, Centre-Line is a new, vibrant, fresh
sounding contemporary jazz group that will deliver exciting, creative, organic
music to audiences around the world.
With Russell van den Berg - Tenor
sax; Jez Franks - guitar; Simon Colam - Keys; Jon Harvey - Electric Bass; Darren
Altman - Drums
See http://uk.myspace.com/centrelinemusic
Friday September 12th
In Kimbe
Led
by Filomena Campus and Rowland Sutherland, In Kimbe is an international jazz
quintet, consisting of some of the best musicians based in London. Alongside
vibrant, colourful and expressive originals from the bandleaders and musical
influences stretching from the Mediterranean through to Brazil, In Kimbe’s
repertoire also includes new arrangements of classics from these regions by such
writers as Egberto Gismonti, Chick Corea and Hermeto Pascoal.
In Kimbe’s performance is an engaging experience for the audience who also
participate in the band’s interactive free improvisation segments during their
concerts.
With Filomena Campus - vocals; Rowland Sutherland - flute; John Crawford -
piano; Dudley Phillips - double bass; Simon Pearson - drums
‘These musicians are not only players –
they are artists painting pictures and creating moods through their instruments.
Mary Brosnan – Herts Advertiser
See
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/INKIMBE
Friday September 19th
Christian Brewer/Alex
Garnett Quintet
Also featuring Leon Greening .
Contemporary modern bop. Hard swinging and exciting with new original material.
The Quintet will also be performing at Douro Jazz festival (Portugal) in
October.
See
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Friday September 26th
The Marama Cafe Trio
Gypsy hot-club jazz, European cafe music
and jazz standards exploring the sound of these 3 instruments accordion, guitar
and bass. Powerfully atmospheric and original sound.
With
Pete Watson, accordion:
London accordionist playing a variety of Balkan music and featured on Gilad
Atzmon Orient House Ensemble CD "Exile".
Stuart Blagden, guitar:
well known guitarist in the Django Rheinhardt "gypsy jazz" style as well as
latin music, Stuart has toured all over the world including extensively in South
America.
Viktor Obsust, double bass:
from Novi Sad in Yugoslavia (now Serbia), plays many styles of music including
Piazzolla, jazz and his own compositions, also a lecturer at Chichester college
of music.
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Friday October 3rd
Byron Wallen's Indigo
With Byron Wallen - Trumpet; Tony Kofi - Saxophones; Larry
Bartley - Bass; Tom Skinner - Drums
Byron’s
always absorbing music genuinely draws in the disparate elements of African and
Eastern cultures, while retaining true jazz spirit. Here he gets ever closer to
the source, recently becoming one of a hand-picked McCoy Tyner band performing
at the Barbican. He is also a member of the newly-resurgent Bheki Mseleku’s
sparkling new band. His front-line partner is another formidable creator; Tony’s
skills as soloist and composer can been heard on his CDs ‘Future Passed’ and the
multi-award-winning ‘All Is Know’ Monk project, and when appearing with Andrew
Hill and Sam Rivers. Larry and Tom complete the Indigo line-up with a great
breadth of experience; they have worked variously with Denys Baptiste, Ingrid
Laubrock, Christine Tobin and Stanley Turrentine. The whole team appear on the
new CD, Meeting Ground, on Byron’s own Twilight Jaguar label.
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Friday October
10th
The Gareth Lockrane Septet
RISING STAR ON FLUTE DOWNBEAT CRITICS POLL 2008!
The Gareth Lockrane Septet was formed in 2005 and in
addition to Gareth on all the flutes, the band tonight features some of the
finest jazz musicians in the country - Robbie Robson (trumpet/flugelhorn), Alex
Garnett (tenor sax), Trevor Mires (trombone/euphonium), Andrew McCormack
(piano), tbc (double bass), Matt Home (drums). The band was conceived when
Gareth suddenly had a lot of time on his hands in autumn 2004 due to a wrist
injury that put him out of playing action for 3 months, so he left the flute in
the case and decided to write the material for a larger band that could allow
the improvisatory talents of the individual players to come to the fore, yet in
the context of richly scored original compositions and arrangements. Originally
inspired by a lesson with the great Walt Weiskopf (who's own nonet records on
Criss Cross are a pair of contemporary classics) and the likes of Thad Jones,
Kenny Wheeler, Bill Holman, Jim McNeely, Jimmy Heath, Herbie Hancock and many
other fine practitioners of the large/small group and band-within-a-band way of
thinking, the septet features Gareth's dynamic original compositions which draw
on influences ranging from contemporary jazz, hard bop, funk and world music.
Between them the members of the Septet have performed/recorded with Pete King,
Hans Koller, Anita Wardell, Jim Mullen, Sam Rivers, Donald Harrison, Grooveyard,
Matt Wates Sextet, Jazz Jamaica, The James Taylor Quartet,Incognito and the
Gwilym Simcock Nonet/Big Band.
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Friday October
17th
tbc
Friday October
24th
Sirius B
Sirius
B’s unique blend of Brazilian beats, jazz harmonies and groovy arrangements are
at the cutting edge of modern bossa nova.
Sirius B
are one of the U.K.'s most respected Brazilian jazz
acts. Since they formed in the spring of 1998 they have released 4 highly
acclaimed albums. In Japan, the last album, ‘Bagunca’ entered the HMV
Brazilian chart at number 1 , and includes an excellent funky remix by DJ Sunaga
T. The vinyl 12" from this was released in Europe on Freestyle Records...
hailed as the jazz dance anthems of 2004.
They have
received airplay globally, from Japan to the U.S.A. from Australia to Sweden and
everywhere else in between and consequently appear on numerous DJ lists,
including in the U.K. alone: Giles Peterson, Patrick Forge, Snowboy, Mike
Chadwick, Nick Weston, Courtney Pine and the Future World Funk D.J's, Cliffy and
Russ.
Their music has also
appeared on numerous compilations such as Snowboy's excellent 'Hi Hat Sessions 1
and 2, Future World Funk’s Latin Sessions, Sunaga T’s Organ Suites and in Italy
on Irma’s Sister Bossa and Scenario’s Bossa ‘n go series, helping them gain
worldwide recognition.
Sirius B has been
captivating audiences all over Europe for the past 7 years. Forerunners of the
new wave of Brazilian music, the band has a large appeal that seems to span the
jazz, world and dance audiences.
Their music fuses hard hitting bossa grooves,with flowing latin rhythms;be-bop
Brazilian style solos over lush jazz harmonies; catchy, lyrical melodies sung
in Portuguese and English in a wide spectrum of outstanding original songs and
imaginative reworkings of the classics of bossa nova. With carnival inspired
world beats, jazz sensibilities and groovy dance arrangements, they have
created their own unique brand of world jazz.
“A joyous celebration of Brazilian music” Straight no Chaser
“One of the premier U.K. based Brazilian outfits” Timeout Magazine
"A gem of a band sprinkling sunshine on the dance floor" Venue Magazine
“This independent gem deserves a special place in the burgeoning Brazilian
music scene” Music week
“ Sergio Mendes meets Pat Metheney" Jed Williams Brecon Jazz Festival
“Fiery sambas… romantic bossas… echoes of Wayne and Herbie on Native
Dancer-Sirius B are a big deal live”. Jazzwise.
“Their brand of vibrant Brazilian rhythms and charming vocals, are a must
hear, any time, any place... it doesn't take a Rio carnival or sun kissed beach
with barefoot football playing locals to make this music sound good.” Soul
Junkie
“the heat of the samba meets the coolness of jazz… a hip-shakingly fine time
awaits” Venue Magazine
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Friday October 31st
The
Martin Speake Quartet
Friday November 7th
The Steve Fishwick Quintet
Friday November 14th
Jim Hart's Gemini
Friday November 21st
Hai Le Drum
Friday November 28th
Abysinian Tuxedo TBC
Doors Open (Fridays) at 8pm for
our fine (and low price) restaurant and bar. Music starts at 9.30pm