John Donegan - piano, Andy Hague - trumpet, Luke Annesley - alto sax, Ben Waghorn - tenor sax, Riaan Vosloo - bass, Ryan Thrupp - drums. Pianist John Donegan provided stand-out gigs in 2023 and 2024, and returns to present a new CD and batch of compositions. For his new album "We Will Meet Again,...
Our special guest soloist tonight is Simon Spillett, who over the past twenty years or so has established himself as one of the UK's pre-eminent saxophonists. Simon is a firm advocate of straight ahead hard-swinging modern jazz, and his lack of pretention has made him a huge hit with the UK jazz audience, although he sometimes...
Daan Temmink - piano, Duncan Kingston - bass, Rob Brian - drums The Daan Temmink Trio blends cinematic classical and jazz colours with sophisticated, emotive melodies and harmonies. Pianist and award-nominated film composer Daan Temmink, Grammy-winning drummer Robert Brian (Siouxsie Sioux, Loreena McKennitt), and Bristol-based bassist Duncan Kingston (Matt Owens) bring years of playing together,...
Sophie Stockham - saxes, Adam Stokes - guitar, Ruth Hammond - organ, Matt Brown - drums The Sophie Stockham Quartet pay tribute to the great Hard Bop saxophonist Lou Donaldson. Known for his soulful bluesy approach to the saxophone, Donaldson was one of the pioneering voices in Hard Bop during his time with Art Blakey and The Jazz...
Andy Hague - trumpet, Ben Waghorn - tenor sax, Jim Blomfield - piano, Chris Jones - bass, Lisa Cherian - congas, Mark Whitlam - drums Trumpeter Andy Hague ran his popular salsa/jazz octet Conjunto Gringo from 2010 to 2018, and now presents a slimmed down sextet version to play rearranged versions of the Conjunto repertoire,...
Saxophonist Dan Newberry holds a Masters from the Royal Welsh College and is one of the brightest rising stars of the scene. He studied with sax great Iain Ballamy from an early age, and has acquired an appreciation of all styles of jazz sax, able to switch from 30s swing to the most contemporary sounds...
Ross Hicks is a young Cardiff based pianist who made a great impression on a short tour with saxophonist Simon Spillett in 2023 and played his debut trio gig at the Be-Bop Club in 2024. "Hicks was a revelation, ideas emerged and developed and injected drama even as the pieces unfolded at near terminal velocity"...
London-based saxophonist and Dankworth Prize-winning composer Matt Anderson released his fourth album, Live at Leeds Jazz Festival, in 2024 with his long-running quartet. This live recording from the middle of their May 2023 U.K. tour is a snapshot of the band at their best: stretching out on a set of original tunes with a characteristically...
Wednesday Night Improv kicks off with a triple bill packed with quick wit, bold characters, and stories made up on the spot. Join us for a midweek comedy boost featuring three of Bristol's sharpest improv acts—each one creating a brand-new show right before your eyes, all inspired by audience suggestions. ** JAZZ POLICE: THE IMPROVISED...
Andy Urquhart is the power house trumpeter who has played at the club many times with Sound of Blue Note. Tonight he appears for the first time as band leader playing a set of standards and contemporary jazz tunes by current luminaries. Based near Blandford Forum, Andy has for many years led the house band...
Fini Bearman is a superb vocalist who took over from Brigitte Beraha as vocal tutor for the last few years of the Falmouth Jazz Summer School, and is Professor of Jazz Songwriting at London's Guildhall School. Visiting the club for the first time, she is touring nationally with her band of A-list London jazz musicians....
The Hopkins-Hammond Trio was formed in 2016 to explore the classic organ trio line-up popularised by Jimmy Smith of Hammond organ, guitar and drums. It was immediately apparent that the players generated a special chemistry, and they have gone on to become one of the hardest grooving bands on the Bristol scene, playing tunes by...
