Jazz

Jakub Klimiuk Quintet is a new project combining modern jazz with influences from Scandinavian improvised music, Eastern European folk and contemporary classical pieces. The resultant repertoire, consisting of original compositions, is a highly energetic mix of scripted forms and free improvisation, drawing from various genres but at the same time staying deeply rooted in the...

Saxophonist Jack Mac divides his time between Cardiff and Bristol and has been playing music professionally for over a decade now. He has collaborated with some of the UK's and US's finest up-and-coming musicians. Heavily influenced by the styles of New Orleans jazz and funk groups such as Dr. John, Jon Cleary, and Galactic, Jack...

Eddie Gripper is an English pianist, composer, and educator based in Cardiff, Wales. Born and raised in Oxford, he first moved to Cardiff in 2018 to study under the tutelage of Huw Warren before graduating with First Class Honours from Cardiff University. Since then Eddie has established himself as a prominent pianist/improviser, composer, and educator...

Saxophonist Alex Clarke has really taken the UK jazz scene by storm over the past couple of years and is incredibly busy performing all over the UK. Back in January, she appeared at the club in a twin sax line-up alongside Dan Newberry, and this time we're very pleased to welcome her back to present...

Yetii are an acoustic piano trio from Bristol and Wales who play original compositions combining flowing melodies with expansive group improvisations, interlocking grooves and evolving soundscapes. The trio play a monthly residency at the Greenbank in Easton, and have really created their own scene and built a considerable following over the other side of town....

Saxophonist Ed Jones last played at the club in June 2022 and provided a memorable sell-out concert to end our 2021/22 season. It's great to welcome him back for the 2023 Christmas Special. Over the last 20 years or so award-winning saxophonist Ed Jones has established himself as one of the most innovative and sought-after sax...

Sound Of BlueNote has performed all over the southwest, including main stage gigs at Swanage, Lyme Regis, and Bournemouth jazz festivals, numerous club gigs at venues such as the Blue Vanguard in Exeter, Sound Cellar in Poole, Southampton, Chichester and Portsmouth Jazz Clubs, The Be-Bop Club and the Future Inn in Bristol as well as...

Guitarist Steve Banks released his critically acclaimed debut album Emboldened in May 2023 on Stoney Lane Records followed by a UK tour. Emboldened presents a compelling, distinctive, and personal sound, immediately recognisable as the guitarist and composer’s own work. Powerful modern jazz, deep contemporary grooves, lush harmonies, and memorable melodies amongst expressive, rich, and dynamic improvisation from...

A welcome return for this superb band who smashed it out of the park with a sell-out show on their last visit back in 2022. Jonny Bruce is a superb trumpeter, based in Bristol but with a national reputation. He is fluent in the whole history of jazz trumpet as he demonstrated some years back in...

Tammy Payne is an excellent vocalist who tonight presents her new project featuring her Latin-flavoured original songs performed by some of Bristol's finest musicians. "Tammy Payne is one of the finest jazz and soul singers that the UK has produced in the last two decades" - Kevin Le Gendre **** BBC ONLINE After releasing a...

Jerry is a guitarist with a wealth of experience, playing with a number of different artists including jazz singer and BBC 2 presenter Clare Teal, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, soul legends PP Arnold, Ruby Turner, Elliott Randall, Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley. His touring work includes West End star Lee Mead’s Love tour and Still...