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Empirical Jim Rattigan's Pavillon Double Bill Alison Rayner Quintet Empirical A Tribute to Duncan Lamont with Duncan Lamont Jnr, Calum Gourlay Quartet featuring Esther Bennett and Beverley Beirne (+ support: Wakefield Youth Jazz Orchestra) Friday 4th October 2019 £15.00 Friday 25th October 2019 £15.00 Friday 15th November 2019 £15.00 Nathaniel Facey alto sax The season begins with one of the UK’s most Duncan Lamont Jnr alto sax/flute Duncan Lamont Jnr presents a tribute to Calum Gourlay bass Calum Gourlay is a rising star on double Tom Farmer double bass exciting jazz ensembles, multiple award- Esther Bennett + Beverley Beirne vocals his father, the legendary saxophonist and Helena Kay tenor sax bass, a graduate of the Scottish National Jazz Lewis Wright vibraphone winners, consistently acclaimed since their John Crawford piano composer Duncan Lamont, who sadly died in Kieran McLeod trombone Orchestra now living in London, and who Shaney Forbes drums formation in 2007. Adrian Knowles bass July. With two excellent singers and a top trio, James Maddren drums now runs a monthly big band residency at Caroline Boaden drums “Flirting with nostalgia while living on the edge Duncan jnr will revisit a catalogue of nearly 70 the Vortex Jazz Club. This is his new quartet, of experimentation” Jazzwise years of compositions. With songs recorded featuring three more of the younger generation by Cleo Laine, Natalie Cole, Tina May and of progressive British jazz. P many others (not to mention the Mr Benn tv The Wakefield Youth Jazz Orchestra will play a theme), Duncan Lamont was an understated support set at 7.30pm. giant of British jazz since the 1950s, and a favourite at Wakefield Jazz. Web: http://duncanlamont.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ Web: www.http://www.empiricalmusic.com EstherBennettMusic/ Web: https://www.calumgourlay.net/ A Requiem: The Alan Barnes Octet Jim Rattigan’s Pavillon + poet Josie Moon Greg Abate with Pete Rosser Trio Friday 11th October 2019 £15.00 Friday 1st November 2019 £15.00 Friday 22nd November 2019 £15.00 Jim Rattigan french horn/compositions The UK’s leading jazz French horn Alan Barnes alto sax/clarinet/flute A jazz and poetry commission Greg Abate alto sax Return of the NY bebop sax maestro who Martin Speake, Andy Panayi, Mick Foster saxes player, Jim Rattigan is bringing his Pat McCarthy guitar commemorating all who have died in conflict Pete Rosser piano played so sensationally last year that we had Percy Pursglove, Steve Fishwick, Robbie Robson trumpets Dave Green bass Adrian Knowles bass Arts Council-funded twelvetet to Sebastiaan de Krom drums over the past century, and a call for peace. to have him back ASAP. Mark Nightingale, Sarah Williams trombones Wakefield. Jim has played with the Gilad Atzmon alto sax/clarinet With words by Josie Moon and music by Alan John Settle drums Hans Koller piano orchestras of Carla Bley, Charlie Dean Masser tenor sax/clarinet Barnes, this is a moving, memorable and Dave Whitford double bass Haden, Mike Gibbs and Django Bates, Neil Yates trumpet ultimately uplifting work, featuring an array of Gene Calderazzo drums and has created in his own project “a Mark Nightingale trombone top British jazz musicians. Josie Moon spoken word perfect balance of scored ensemble and improvisation” (Dave Gelly). A equie star-studded line-up featuring many A R m regular visitors to Wakefield Jazz. n Barn a e l s A Pat McCarthy Web: https://www.grimsbyjazzprojects. J o n s o ie M o com/ Web: http://jimrattigan.com/ https://josiemoon.co.uk/blog/ Web: http://www.gregabate.com/ A Requiem The Alan Barnes Octet featuring Pat McCarthy Words by Josie Moon A suite of music and poetry to commemorate a century of war and to call for peace in our time Double Bill UK Tour 2019 Alison Rayner Quintet Dale Storr - The Sounds of New Orleans Alexander Hawkins; Laura Cole Friday 18th October 2019 £15.00 Friday 8th November 2019 £15.00 Friday 29th November 2019 £15.00 Alexander Hawkins piano Alexander Hawkins is an internationally Alison Rayner bass Winners Best Jazz Ensemble of Dale Storr piano A musical journey showcasing Laura Cole piano acclaimed contemporary jazz/impro Steve Lodder piano the Year 2018 Parliamentary Jazz the legendary piano players of pianist, making a rare Yorkshire solo Deirdre Cartwright guitar Awards. New Orleans - breath-taking piano appearance, enticed by our fine grand piano. Diane McLoughlin saxophones “Mainstays of British jazz since playing and singing accompanied by Buster Birch drums Described as “state-of-the-art contemporary the 1980s, Alison Rayner’s band encyclopaedic storytelling. piano jazz, combining an advanced technique have a new cd to promote (“Short with a teeming imagination” in the Guardian, Stories” Oct 2019), presenting their this will be a unique experience. uniquely engaging take on tuneful The first set features the solo piano of Laura contemporary jazz, with a healthy Cole, Leeds-based exploratory pianist, dose of Latin and funk. ” Jazz Views building on her solo album Enough, featuring website compositions by musicians including Nikki Iles, Jason Yarde and Julie Tippetts. Web: http://www.alexanderhawkinsmusic. Web: http://www.blowthefuse.com/ com/home.html artists/arq/ Web: http://dalestorr.com/ Xmas Blues Party with Stevie Williams and the Most Wanted Band Pigfoot Friday 6th December 2019 ALL TICKET GIG £18.00 Friday 31st January 2020 £15.00 Stevie Williams bass/vocals A slight change to the usual Christmas Party. Chris Batchelor trumpet A thrilling all-star line-up creating their own Clive Mellor harmonica/vocals Come early because some of the food will be Liam Noble piano/keyboards genre of avant-trad New Orleans music - 21st Markie Creswell guitar/vocals served BEFORE the first set which starts at James Allsopp bari sax century acid trad! Featuring music by Elvis Dave Hassell drums/percussion 8pm. We won’t forget the monster raffle. Oh, Paul Clarvis drums Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Mozart and Wagner, Billy Buckley guitar/lap steel guitar and the band will be sensational as well. with rumbustious solos by a quartet of regular favourites at Wakefield Jazz. Web: http://www.chris-batchelor.com/ projects.html Autumn/Winter 2019/20 Web: http://www.steviewilliams.co.uk/ Nicola Farnon Trio CHRISTMAS BREAK Friday 7th February 2020 £15.00 Happy Christmas and see you in the NEW YEAR Nicola Farnon vocals/bass By popular demand, a return visit for the Alina Bzhezhinska presents Piero Tucci piano/tenor sax Sheffield-based trio, featuring Nicola’s Phil Johnson drums passionate swinging style and charismatic HipHarpCollective Quintet stage presence. An engaging blend of classic jazz standards and original songs from a Friday 17th January 2020 £15.00 guaranteed crowd-pleasing trio. Alina Bzhezhinska harp A return to Wakefield for the London-based Gareth Lockrane flute Ukrainian harpist, featuring her own recent Christian Vaughan piano/organ compositions plus the works of legendary Julie Walkington bass harpists Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane. Joel Prime drums Web: https://www.nicolafarnon.com/ “Jazz brings people together Full Bar. Hot food is available 7-8pm, please book via website That's why we love it.” Doors 7.00pm - Music 8.30pm Shaney Forbes, Empirical Free parking on site. Close to city centre Pay on entrance or buy tickets online at: www.wakefieldjazz.org CONCESSIONARY RATES We offer a reduction of £1 for people who are of “bus pass” age, or those in receipt Web: https://www.alina-harpist.com/ of state benefits and a student and under 25’s discount of 50% all of the full entry fee. Children under the age of 15 are admitted free except for all ticket gigs. Facilities for the disabled, wheelchair access by arrangement. SogoRock ALL TICKET GIGS buy tickets online, at the club or send cheque and SAE to: Judith Established for over 30 years WJ is regarded as one of Waterhouse, 3 Bramley Park, Church Lane, Bramley Rotherham S66 2RU. the UK’s top jazz venues. We attract the best of musicians from around the globe to play all kinds of jazz in our unique Friday 24th January 2020 £15.00 club atmosphere. The audience rapport with the musicians Ferenc Lakatos synth Led by resident Hungarians Bela and ‘Laky is legendary and results in exciting, stimulating and Martin Speake’sMike Walker International meets Cologne Quartet, band Tria Nikki LingV Iles’o, Jazz Orchestra Matt Hines saxophone Franz’ with their fellow LCoM alumni, Tommy Smith and Brian Kellock memorable gigs. Nik Svarc guitar SogoRock (meaning ‘brother-in-law’) resists Join us on Friday for a brilliant evening of jazz. Bela Horvath piano, keyboards classification. The band blends elements of WAKEFIELD JAZZ Alexander Miller bass jazz, fusion, funk, rock and gospel along with WORKSHOPS Joshua Gumbs drums the musical heritages of each player with an A workshop for all musicians wanting to develop skills Follow open spirit and impeccable musicianship. in jazz improvisation and collective music making. All PIANO TECHNICIAN you need is your instrument and a music stand. us on John Tordoff T:01924 274 815 M:07775 916 209 Tuesdays 7.30 to 9.30 in the clubrooms £8/£6 (concessions) per session Details from Pete Rosser 07813 967364 ([email protected]) Pete also runs Agbrigg Voices for singers. www.wakefieldjazz.org Tel: 07808 595619 07808 595619 at Wakefield Sports Club, Eastmoor Road WF1 3RR @ Wakefield Sports Club, Eastmoor Road WF1 Web: https://www.sogorock.co.uk/ (For SatNav use WF1 3RZ) Founded 1987 by Faith & Alec Sykes.
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