The Capstone – Various venues and listings. Please click here for more information.
Liverpool Jazz – Various venues and listings. Please click here for more information.
John + Jim + Tom + Ed – Jazz in the Spa
Shame on us! We should have thought about bringing these first class musicians together years ago! Our favourite reeds player John Hallam, guitar maestro Jim Birkett, melodic pianist Tom Kincaid and the superb bass of Ed Harrison. A memorable evening is on the cards.
Please check website for updates.
(Doors – 7:00.pm. Music 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm)
Unlicensed Venue. Bring your own bottle or whatever!
(Prices vary between £8 and £10)
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Programme
FABLED – Jazz Northeast
Drawing inspiration from Debussy, Tom Jobim, Tigran Hamasyan and Bon Iver, the music of Fabled explores the wealth of textures, harmonies and grooves available in the traditional jazz quintet setting. Heavily influenced by music for film, and the relationship between music and storytelling, they are always searching for their own new ways to tell the classic, age-old stories.
Admission £8.00 (£6.00 concessions)
(Doors 7.30pm / Music Starts 8.00pm)
Archipelago x J Frisco – Jazz At The Lescar
A true ‘superband’ collaboration bringing together two of the most exciting and innovative bands from the Northern creative music scene, mixing jazz-rock rhythms, explosive improvisation and minimal melodic lines, mystery, intensity and stillness, their music for this gig will be built around ‘Escaping to Us; a string of songs composed by Faye MacCalman focusing on how light, colour and sound impact upon our mood, memory and perception of our experiences and highlight our subconscious worlds.
Admission: £8
Doors 8.15 pm Music starts at 8.45 pm
Eastgate Acoustic Basie Big Band – JazzLeeds
Suit up, grab a drink and enjoy a nostalgic afternoon of Count Basie’s Big Band repertoire!. As part of the “World on our Doorstep” festival, Jazz Leeds present a nostalgic trip though the Swing era. The Eastgate Big band take the best of the big band genre and apply it to new projects proving that big bands can be as relevant as they ever have been in the modern music scene as well as respect the long-standing tradition. They will take you back to the early 50’s for a performance of Count Basie’s Big Band repertoire. No amps, no PA, no mics, no keyboard!
Doors open 1:30 pm
Tickets £10/8, 25 and under £5, World on our doorstep ticket holders free. Buy online here
STEVE KING BIG BAND – Wigan Jazz Club
See website when details published
Dave Clegg & Friends – Scarborough Jazz
The seven piece with a big band sound playing Dave’s arrangements of tunes from Count Basie, Buddy Rich and other big band classics along with modern jazz standards, with Gracie Falls on vocals.
£5
SOMERSAULTS + LIBER MUSIKA – Jazz Northeast
£8 / £6 Concessions
Tickets available online from Seetickets, Reflex in Newcastle and On The Door subject to capacity.
Doors 7.30pm (8.00pm: Liber Musika / 9.00pm: Somersaults)
This concert is presented by Jazz North East in association with DJazz, Newcastle Arts Centre and Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music.
Karen Sharp Quartet – Sheffield Jazz
Karen, a multiple award winner, will be appearing with her long established line-up of Nikki Iles, Dave Green and Steve Brown – world class musicians who also happen to be great friends.
Full £15, Over 60s, disabled and unemployed £12, Student with NUS card £8, 15 – 17 year olds £3, Under 15s Free. CASH ONLY on door. Advance tickets available from ticketsource.co.uk/sheffield-jazz at the same net price as on the door.
The Retrosettes – JATP Jazz
Vintage styled band from Manchester, originally jazz evolving towards 60’s British Invasion and now, with the addition of a third vocalist/violinist, invoke a folky, rock & roll, vintage sound. A minor departure from straight-ahead jazz, but bags of musical talent and fun, Paulo Sorrentino has great taste.
Ticket price from £7 or £5 for members and Students.
Doors 7:45 pm, gigs start 8:30 pm
YAZZ AHMED’S ‘ELECTRIC DREAMS’ – Jazz Northeast
£12/ £10 Concessions
Tickets available online from Seetickets, Reflex in Newcastle and On The Door subject to capacity.
Doors 7.30pm (Music Starts 8.00pm)
This concert is presented by Jazz North East in association with Gosforth Civic Theatre Jazz Club and Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music.
