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Autumn Jazz Season at Karamel SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2015 Every week on Thursdays. Venue: Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ Doors 7pm. Music 8pm. Admission £8. www.karamelclub.co.uk Promoted by Collage Arts www.collage-arts.org SEPTEMBER rd 3 Simon Spillett tenor sax John Critchinson piano Alec Dankworth bass Stu Butterfield drums Simon is not only a very fine musician, having won the tenor sax category of the British Jazz Awards in 2011, but also a renowned student of the music and a jazz journalist in his own right. He makes no secret of his love for the playing of the late Tubby Hayes - look out for his biography of Tubby. He is joined by regular associates the wonderful John Critchinson at the piano and the highly gifted bassist, Alec Dankworth, a member of British Jazz’s “Royal Family”. th 10 Colin Oxley guitar Eriko Isihara piano/vocals Julian Bury bass Stu Butterfield drums “Colin is recognized as a world class player and one of the finest guitarists ever to come from the UK” - Steve Ruby, 606 Club Eriko has become a fixture on the London music scene since coming to England from Japan to study at The Guildhall School Of Music, including 10 years at Claridge’s and a weekly residency at Pizza on the Park and regular gigs all over town. th 17 ALEX MERRITT/STEVE FISHWICK QUINTET Alex Merritt tenor sax Steve Fishwick trumpet John Turville piano Mick Coady bass Matt Fishwick drums The band plays arrangements of Jazz Standards by the group and frequently explores the music of Kenny Dorham/ Joe Henderson, John Coltrane and Lennie Tristano/ Warne Marsh. A very exciting project and there is a fantastic synergy amongst all members of the band which makes for very entertaining, stylish and nuanced modern jazz. th 24 PAUL CLARVIS ENSEMBLE Paul Clarvis percussion Robbie Robson trumpet Josephine Davis tenor sax Alcyona Mick piano Callum Gourley bass Paul Clarvis brings his unique style of musicianship to many genres and as one of the UK’s most requested session musicians. His playing can be heard on literally hundreds of films. Moreover, the list of artists he has worked with is a veritable ‘who’s who’ in the music world – from Wynton Marsalis, Mick Jagger, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Steve Swallow, Harrison Birtwhistle, Sir John Dankworth to Paul McCartney, John Taylor and Moondog, Gordon Beck, Brian Ferry, Elton John. OCTOBER st 1 TWO OF A MIND Allison Neale alto sax Chris Biscoe baritone sax Jeremy Brown bass Stu Butterfield drums Exploring afresh the freewheeling, wonderfully melodic interpretations of standard material recorded by Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan, this new band promises to evoke the spirit of these classic recordings while giving free reign to the personalities of the five musicians. th 8 Frank Griffith tenor sax/clarinet Jim Mullen guitar Pete Whittaker organ Stu Butterfield drums “In a set of short solo explorations, poetic tenorist, Frank Griffith responds to the invitation with particular zest” John Fordham- The Guardian “Mullen's playing is always an intense experience - not only for him, but also for the audience. He holds the guitar in a seemingly vice-like grip, as though fearful of its escape from his grasp.” – NC Jazz th 15 Stan Sulzman tenor sax Kate Williams piano Steve Watts bass Stu Butterfield drums Stan Sulzmann has been playing jazz for over twenty years. He is a leader in the contemporary European scene and excels in creating imaginative jazz music. His recent work has included pieces for the London Trombone Quartet and the Guildhall School of Music Jazz Orchestra. Kate Williams is a pianist, composer and arranger. She is also a winner of the John Dankworth Award for Talent Deserving Wider Recognition. She has also performed at the Bristol International Jazz Festival and the Guildhall Jazz Festival. nd 22 STILL WATERS Henry Lowther trumpet Pete Hurt tenor sax Barry Green piano Dave Green bass Paul Clarvis drums “If Lowther’s compositions were often complex, like ‘Fractal’, with its almost mathematical precision and the ballad-like ‘Segment’, the quintet seemed at one with it all. More measured than exultant, this was music that deserved our concentration and I’m glad I heard it.” – Jazzwise Magazine th 29 TIME ZONE Loz Speyer trumpet/flugelhorn Martin Hathaway alto sax/bass clarinet Stuart Hall guitar/violin Ryan Trebilcock bass Andy Ball drums Maurizio Ravalico congas “This album from Cuba-devoted Hackney trumpeter Loz Speyer means what its title says, all the way from the imaginative fusions of Cuban dance forms and pungent contemporary jazz of his Time Zone sextet, to the snaps of Santiago and his Cuban family's hard-won travel documents on the artwork.” – The Guardian NOVEMBER th 5 PROFILES OF MINGUS Chris Biscoe alto sax/alto clarinet Henry Lowther trumpet Tony Kofi tenor sax Kate Williams piano Larry Bartley bass Stu Butterfield drums “Biscoe’s sparkling arrangements and splendid playing vividly capture Minus’s sprawling, rumbustious energy, while giving the music a fresh twist” - Kenny Mathieson “The album’s almost worth it for Boogie Stop Shuffle alone, one of Mingus’s most deviously funky themes” – John Fordham, The Guardian This band is the current incarnation of a Mingus Moves, a flexible workshop ensembleestablished by Chris Biscoe in 1996. Henry Lowther and Stu Butterfield were also founder members. When this band takes off, hold on to your seats! th 12 THE GREAT WEE BAND Henry Lowther trumpet Jim Mullen guitar Dave Green bass Stu Butterfield drums In existence since 1999, the band has two CDs on Trio Records, both shortlisted for UK Jazz Record of the Year. “A Quartet of formidable talents who mean everything they play .A definite contender for record of the year” - Mark Gardner - Jazz Journal. “Played with all the poise and unity of purpose that makes for perfect small band jazz. Only the very bestand most mature musicians can achieve this degree of simplicity, in which every nuancecounts” - Dave Gelly - The Observer NOVEMBER th 19 TORI FREESTONE TRIO Tori Freestone reeds Dave Manington bass Tim Giles drums "Freestone has clearly listened widely, but her musicality and broad experiences have stirred all that input into an imposingly original sound", John Fordham, The Guardian 4 star review "This absorbing collection heralds the arrival of a fine trio and a new talent in the thriving British jazz scene—here's to more good times around the corner", Phil Barnes, All About Jazz 5 star review th 26 Pete Hurt tenor sax Geoff Mason trombone Pete Whittaker piano Jeremy Brown bass Stu Butterfield drums “Pete Hurt has quietly been part of the London jazz scene for almost four decades and has developed one of the most uniquely distinguishable sounds and styles. “ DECEMBER rd 3 PIGFOOT Chris Batchelor trumpet Liam Noble piano Oren Marshall tuba Paul Clarvis drums "..stunning in their originality and almost anarchically gleeful sense of fun. Pigfoot reminded us that this music was once raucously subversive and intensely joyous." - Matthew Wright - londonjazznews.com th 10 END OF YEAR JAM SESSION Pete Whittaker piano Steve Watts bass Stu Butterfield, drums Plus Guests from those who have performed at Karamel in 2015 Join us for a fun filled jazz night with past performers from Karamel to end the year! Jazz at Karamel every Thursday Venue: Karamel, 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ Doors 7pm. Music 8pm. Admission £8. www.karamelclub.co.uk www.collage-arts.org .