To ease us in to the new year we launch with Andy Hague's Double Standards, focusing on some less commonly played melodic standards with maybe a couple of originals thrown in for variety. A rare appearance at the club for pianist Dale Hambridge who is always super busy - he has previously played at the...
Amazing new line-up put together by phenomenal saxophonist Alex Merritt. Back in 2016 Alex’s debut album ‘Anatta’, featuring legendary American drummer Jeff Williams, received critical acclaim as a “promising debut, of striking quality” from the Guardian’s John Fordham and was praised as “one of the best UK jazz recordings I’ve heard this year” by Marlbank’s...
Get ready to be blown away! Bristol-born Tony Moore takes his electrifying one-man show, “AWAKE” to the stage. Tony’s journey in the music industry has been nothing short of legendary, from being an original member of Iron Maiden to playing with Meatloaf and hitting the charts with his own band in Holland to touring the world as a member of the...
Bristol house boater El Hall (Larkham and Hall) joins London-dwelling Gibraltarean Gabriel Moreno (The Quivering Poets) for another heart-swelling double bill of bohemian song-poetry. Political, staggeringly beautiful, uplifting and at times eminently danceable, these two song-poet kings will fill your hearts with stunning words, duende and music. Gabriel Moreno - Cerys Matthews favourite, 7-times published poet, beloved...
Saxophonist Sam Crockatt returns to the club with his new trio line-up. Having graduated from the Royal Academy, Sam Crockatt formed a band with Gwilym Simcock, Oli Hayhurst and Ben Reynolds leading to debut recording Howeird in 2008, which won a Parliamentary Jazz Award later that year. Flood Tide followed commended by The Guardian for...
Raised on American Roots music in East Tennessee, Daniel Kimbro is a multi GRAMMY-nominated musician with more than 20 years of experience performing, recording, and writing Roots music. As an accompanist Daniel has shared stages and studios with notable artists including Eric Clapton, Jerry Douglas, John Hiatt, The Transatlantic Sessions, Sarah Jarosz, and myriad others....
Since their previous visit in Feb 2023 the Jon Lloyd Quartet have released their album Earth Songs, which has been met with huge critical acclaim and has achieved close to a million worldwide track streams. “The interplay between the quartet members is magical, instinctive… creating music of often startling beauty.” - Peter Vacher, Jazzwise magazine,...
Adrian Cox Trio | Makin' Runs | SPECIAL ft. Live Illustration with Con Mchugh In association with the Bristol Jazz Festival "Makin' Runs," the latest project by internationally acclaimed clarinetist Adrian Cox, delves into alternative ragtime repertoire from the early jazz era, aiming to capture and express the timeless essence of the music. According to...
