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SUMMARY:Jazz: Sophie Stockham Quartet - Tribute to Lou Donaldson
DESCRIPTION:Sophie Stockham – saxes\,
Adam Stokes – guitar\,
Ruth Hammond – organ\,
Matt Brown – drums \nThe 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 Messengers and Horace Silver. \nSaxophonist and composer Sophie Stockham Brown (Starlings\, Orphic\, Dakhla\, Sefrial\, Cut Capers) works across a raft of musical styles as collaborator and in demand session musician. Her original projects have received national radio play and she has performed for BBC Introducing’s ‘Best of New Jazz’ at Montreal Jazz festival and The BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Most recently Stockham has released her debut album for sax and string quintet ‘Ria’ and has composed and performed a suite of music for the Bristol Met Orchestra. Her rich tone\, great feel and endlessly melodic soloing draws comparisons with the likes of Paul Desmond and Charlie Rouse. \nAdam Stokes is an up-and-coming guitarist blending Jim Hall style melodic development with Thelonious Monk’s angular dissonances. He is known on the Bristol scene as the host of the Stag and Hounds jam session where he has played with the who’s who of Bristol jazz. Ruth Hammond (Hopkins Hammond Trio\, Jingu Bang\, Starlings\, Brass Junkies) is Bristol’s top improvising multi-instrumentalist\, equally at home performing at Ronnie Scott’s\, The National Theatre or a Serbian Castle on all number of woodwinds and keyboards. Matt Stockham Brown (6161\, ex-Run Logan Run\, Sefrial\, Modulusiii\, Orfic) is a busy touring drummer who has performed with the likes of Gregory Porter\, Pee Wee Ellis and Andy Sheppard.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/jazz-sophie-stockham-quartet-tribute-to-lou-donaldson-2/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Jazz: Daan Temmink Trio
DESCRIPTION:Daan Temmink – piano\, Duncan Kingston – bass\, Rob Brian – drums \nThe 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\, creating an intuitive and tightly connected sound. Moving seamlessly from whispering quiet moments to energetic Latin grooves\, their performances are captivating and vibrant.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/jazz-daan-temmink-trio/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Jazz: Simon Spillett
DESCRIPTION: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 jokes online about his lack of eligibility for Arts Council grants. \nSince his last visit in 2024 Simon has been busy promoting and performing the music from his big band album Dear Tubby H\, featuring the cream of the UK jazz scene and dedicated to performing the arrangements of Tubby Hayes\, many of which have not been heard performed live since Tubby passed away in 1973. Released in Sept 2023 the album has been immediately hailed as one of the most significant UK jazz recordings of recent years\, and gained an extremely rare 5-star review in Jazzwise magazine. “Everything about this first-ever release on drummer Pete Cater’s new mister PC label exudes class. The look of the album\, its design and booklet notes\, the superb photography\, the marvellous sound\, but above all\, the sheer fizzing intensity of the playing. It’s all here.” – Pete Vacher\, Jazzwise. \nAlongside his playing career Simon is also a jazz author and reviewer\, perhaps best known for his biography of Tubby Hayes\, “The Long Shadow of the Little Giant.”  Both through his writing and his playing he has done a huge amount to bring the achievements of one of the UK’s most important jazz musicians to a whole new generation. Although able to sound uncannily like Tubby when he chooses to\, Simon’s palette is broader than just one player and he is also highly knowledgeable about the styles of other saxophonists such as Zoot Sims\, Stan Getz\, Dexter Gordon and John Coltrane. \nSimon has won several awards\, including the tenor saxophone category of the British Jazz Awards (2011)\, Jazz Journal magazine’s Critic’s Choice CD of the Year (2009) Rising Star in the BBC Jazz Awards (2007) and Services to British Jazz in the 2016 British Jazz Awards. \nFor tonight’s quartet performance Simon is backed by some of Bristol’s finest – Tim Funnell – piano\, Will Harris – bass and Andy Hague – drums.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/jazz-simon-spillett/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Music: John Donegan Sextet
DESCRIPTION:John Donegan – piano\, Andy Hague – trumpet\, Luke Annesley – alto sax\,  Ben Waghorn – tenor sax\, Riaan Vosloo – bass\, Ryan Thrupp – drums. \nPianist 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\, Sometime” John sticks with the three horn line-up of the Irish Sextet featuring some of the biggest names in the Irish jazz scene. On four tracks the regular sextet is expanded to septet by the addition of Hugh Buckley on guitar\, cousin to the famous sax playing brothers Michael and Richie. “We Will Meet Again\, Sometime” achieved a hard-to-get four star review from respected jazz author Pete Vacher in the recent edition of Jazzwise magazine\, and was also made Editor’s Choice – “it’s a packed and varied programme coupling fine writing and striking playing by these Irish superstars.” \nOriginally from Cork in Ireland\, John Donegan lived in Bristol during the 90s and was a mainstay of the jazz scene here before work took him to London. Now retired from his day job\, over the past few years John has been able to dedicate his time exclusively to music and has released several recordings demonstrating his compositional skills including a suite of 21 contemporary pieces which have been released as 2 CDs\, Siamsa Vols 1 & 2. “An intriguing combination of classic bebop laced with Irish folk melody\, this album from pianist John and his saxophonist friend Tommaso Starace is full of sublime lyrical moments” – Musicians Union Magazine. \nWhen performing in London John’s sextet includes such heavy hitters as Steve Fishwick on trumpet and Alex Hitchcock on tenor sax\, but for tonight we have reunited a special cast of Bristol’s finest players to perform John’s excellent arrangements – hopefully all of whom should be no strangers to our regular audience.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-john-donegan-sextet/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Music: Jim Blomfield's Saoco Collective
DESCRIPTION:Jim Blomfield – piano\, Jonny Bruce – trumpet\, Martin Kern – tenor sax\, Roshan ‘Tosh’ Wijetunge – bass\, Jon Clarke – drums\, Lisa Cherian – congas \nRecognised as one of the UK’s finest Latin jazz and salsa pianists\, Jim Blomfield has worked with such legends of the genre as Roberto Pla\, Henry Fiol and Asere as well as a host of UK names from the world of jazz. Alongside Jim in the rhythm section is the brilliantly dynamic percussion section of Lisa Cherian and Jon Clark\, their rhythmic chemistry having evolved from their collective experiences as being much in demand players in ensembles such as Bristol Salsa Orchestra\, Dockside Latin Orchestra\, Baila La Cumbia and Buena Bristol Social Club. The rhythm section is completed by the ever inventive bass playing of ‘Tosh’ Wijetunge who worked with Jim for several years in a piano trio that released two albums of original contemporary jazz compositions. Alongside Jonny Bruce’s fiery latin trumpet virtuosity is the brilliant and soulful Swiss born saxophonist Martin Kern who worked and recorded extensively in both Berlin and Vienna before moving to the UK in 2018.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-jim-blomfields-saoco-collective/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Music: Dee Byrne's Outlines
DESCRIPTION:Dee Byrne – alto sax\, Nick Malcolm – trumpet\, Tom Ward – clarinets\, Rebecca Nash – piano\, Olie Brice – bass\, Andrew Lisle – drums \nDee Byrne has a powerful and innovative sound on alto sax\, and is a very creative and original composer. Her album Outlines was released on Whirlwind Recordings in June 2023 and was included in ‘Best Jazz on Bandcamp\, July 2023’ and ‘Best of Jazz UK 2023‘ Spotify playlist\, with radio play on Jazz FM and BBC Radio 3. The six piece line-up includes local heroes Nick Malcolm and Rebecca Nash. \nThe band played a sold out show at the Bath Jazz Weekend January 2025 and received some great reviews: \n… a contemporary approach to small band\, collective\, free-wheeling improvisations. Her layered and pulsing themes\, driven along by the energy of Olie Brice’s bass and Andrew Lisle on the kit\, prepared the ground for some formidable and expansive soloing\, not least from Byrne herself – Mike Collins\, UK Jazz News \nSaxophonist Dee Byrne’s Outlines sextet swung effortlessly from harmonic chorales to free blowing anarchy and back – Tony Benjamin\,\nBristol 24/7 \nI wasn’t the only audience member to enjoy this thrilling blend of composition and improvisation with Byrne’s evocative\, colourful and intelligent writing given colourful voice by a supremely talented sextet of hand picked collaborators – Ian Mann\, The Jazz Mann
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-dee-byrnes-outlines/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Jazz: Jake McMurchie with Huw Warren
DESCRIPTION:Jake McMurchie – tenor sax\, Huw Warren – piano\, Henrik Jensen – bass\, Andy Hague – drums
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/jazz-jake-mcmurchie-with-huw-warren/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Music: Alex Clarke/Eddie Gripper Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Be-Bop Club presents The Alex Clarke & Eddie Gripper Quartet \nAfter a short stint of gigs in 2023\, the quartet reunites for a swift\, heavy hitting UK tour of hard-bop and feel good swing. As a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020\, winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards and nominee in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2021 & 2022\, Alex Clarke is known to be one of the most in-demand and versatile saxophonists to have emerged on the British jazz scene. Praised for her intelligent ear for harmony and a deep knowledge of repertoire across a variety of styles\, Alex’s sound is steeped in the tradition of swing and bebop\, “leaving the listener captivated by every phrase and nuance” (Jazz Views). \nHaving “already garnered comparisons with the greats” (Jazzwise) after the release of his debut album ‘Home’\, Eddie Gripper has been rapidly establishing himself as another young contender on the national jazz circuit. He has worked as a performer\, promoter and producer alongside top musicians in his field\, including Huw Warren\, Iain Ballamy\, Laura Jurd\, Alex Merritt and Yuri Golubev. As a composer\, he has collaborated with Welsh folk artist Angharad Jenkins in a handful of projects\, exploring the various aspects of folk\, jazz and contemporary classical traditions. \nNick Kacal is a bassist originally from Trinidad who has lived in London and Manchester but is now residing in South Wales. After studying with Tony Hougham\, the principle bass of the Covent Garden Opera\, he moved to London and has played as a sideman on the scene playing predominantly jazz and acoustic folk\, occasionally touring to places such as Cape Verde\, France and Spain. He formed his own group\, Guerillasound\, releasing a CD in 2008 and touring successfully in Japan. \nAlex Goodyear is a UK based drummer\, bandleader and composer. Since graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2019\, he has returned to Berkshire and has become a regular of the UK Jazz scene\, working with artists including John Law\, Simon Spillett\, Iain Ballamy\, Sam Crockatt\, Alex Merritt\, Steve Fishwick\, Greg Abate\, Jake McMurchie\, Denny Ilett\, Alan Barnes\, Huw Warren\, George Cooper\, Rebecca Nash\, Libor Smoldas\, Nick Malcolm\, and Henrik Jensen. \n 
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-alex-clarke-eddie-gripper-quartet/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Music: Dave Jones Quintet
DESCRIPTION:The Be-Bop Club presents the Dave Jones Quintet \nSpring 2024 saw the Dave Jones Quintet touring to mark the occasion of Dave’s 60th birthday\, performing a mixed programme of Dave’s original compositions alongside those of Kenny Garrett. The tour included a return visit to London’s Pizza Express Soho\, where the band had recorded their live album back in 2023. Other performances have included Birmingham Jazz\, Black Mountain Jazz\, Narberth Jazz\, North Devon Jazz\, Bristol Jazz Festival\, Swansea Jazz Festival and Aberjazz Festival. Tonight’s set will include a couple of pieces from Dave’s Crime Scenes and Subterfuge library music album freshly arranged for the quintet line-up and never previously performed live. \nDave also composes music for TV\, and has had numerous placements of tracks in productions in the US (‘The Big Bang Theory’\, ‘The Today Show’\, The US Open Golf Tournament)\, in Japan (NHK news and current affairs)\, and the UK (‘University Challenge’\, ‘Location\, Location\, Location’\, ‘Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie’\, and many others). \n“Scintillating horn interplay that mixed fire with subtlety\, qualities that Jones also brought to a sparkling piano solo” (JazzMann\, live review 2023). “Solid and deep-delving swing\, especially when the band switched straight into fifth gear\, as on ‘Chief Blackwater’ “ (Jazz Journal\, live review 2023). \nSaxophonist Ben Waghorn is one of Bristol’s finest players with a national reputation – he has worked in London’s West End and on many pop\, TV and film recordings. He has been involved in a range of projects with Keith Tippett\, including ‘Tapestry’\, a piece written by Keith for two saxophone quartets and the BBC singers\, the quartet ‘Work in Progress’ and The Keith Tippett Octet. He can also be heard on recordings with Geoff Eales and Dave Stapleton [Slowly Rolling Camera]. Ben has also recently performed with the BBC Big Band and played in Singapore with the London Concert Orchestra. \nTrumpeter Andy Hague is well known as leader of his own quintet\, Double Standards quartet and Horace Silver tribute Silverado. He also frequently appears at the club on drums. \nBassist Ashley John Long is revered for his astonishing technique\, and alongside his jazz career has a growing reputation as a contemporary classical composer. \nDrummer Mark Whitlam is one of Bristol’s busiest musicians\, and has worked with major jazz names such as Andy Sheppard\, Iain Ballamy and Jason Rebello. He is also a Senior Lecturer at BIMM Music College. Mark composed much of the music for neo-soul band We Are Leif and also contributes electronics to band Michelson Morley alongside his acoustic drums..
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-dave-jones-quintet/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Music: Aidan Pope Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Be-Bop Club presents the Aidan Pope Quartet \nAidan is a guitarist\, composer and educator based in the midlands. During his time studying at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Aidan was awarded the Phil Miller solo guitar prize and was noted as having a strong improvisation aesthetic by British guitar legend John Etheridge. He has recorded with musicians such as Iain Ballamy\, Emma Rawicz and John Turville\, played in jazz clubs throughout Europe and had airtime on radio stations  such as Brooklyn Free Radio and Jazz FM. Aidan has studied with Jonathan Kreisberg and is heavily influenced by musicians such as Kurt Rosenwinkel\, Jim Hall and Keith Jarrett. \nPianist\, composer\, arranger\, educator and collaborator Rebecca Nash defies categorisation. Established as one of the brightest and boldest jazz talents in the UK\, she is just beginning to garner international recognition for her wide-ranging music which draws on influences from electronica\, rock\, drum and bass\, soul-jazz\, and singer-songwriters to create a distinctive personal sound full of artistry and heart. Her band\, ATLAS\, have become renowned for their uniquely beautiful soundscapes and released their debut album Peaceful King on Whirlwind Recordings to high critical acclaim. “At the vanguard of innovative and compelling new music” (Downbeat Magazine)\, this “simply stunning” (UK Vibe) record has received widespread airplay across stations including Worldwide FM\, Jazz FM and BBC Radio 3’s J to Z. It was also featured on Spotify’s State of Jazz Playlist\, Amazon’s Fresh Jazz Playlist\, Best Jazz on Band Camp\, and the Europe Jazz Network charts. \nDouble bassist James Owston graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2019 with a first-class degree with honours\, since when he has gone on to forge a prolific career\, playing with many of the UK’s most highly regarded musicians\, and has led multiple projects of his own. He has played and recorded with a diverse range of musicians including Paul Dunmall\, Neil Yates\, Xhosa Cole\, Greg Abate\, Dean Masser\, Jay Phelps\, Lekan Babalola\, Martin Speake and in 2018 was a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year award\, performing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with Gwilym Simcock and Asaf Sirkis. \nDrummer Matthew Holmes won the Tony Levin Drum Prize 2019 and subsequently graduated from Birmingham Conservatoire in 2020. He has performed with Soweto Kinch\, Alex Hitchcock\, Tony Kofi\, Norma Winstone\, Nikki Iles\, Alan Barnes\, Tim Whitehead\, Percy Pursglove\, Ian Shaw\, Arnie Somogyi\, Dave Newton\, Liam Noble and Hermeto Pascoal! \nThe programme will be a mixture of Aidan’s original compositions as well as some of his favourite jazz standards.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-aidan-pope-quartet/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Music: Kieron Garrett Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Be-Bop Club presents Kieron Garrett Quartet \nPianist Kieron Garrett has been well known on the London circuit for many years and has performed at some of the UK’s most famous venues including Ronnie Scott’s\, 606 Club\, the Jazz Café\, Pizza Express Jazz Club and the Royal Albert Hall. He has shared stages with some of the UK’s finest musicians including Dave O’Higgins\, Tony Kofi and Vasilis Xenopoulos\, and has so far recorded two albums with his quartet and several with his funk group Synthonic. Now relocated to the less hectic environment of Sidmouth\, Kieron has hooked up with many of the best players based in Dorset and Devon and is busy energising the jazz scene on the south coast. \nJoining Kieron are Mike Sayers on sax\, a really melodic player with a great alto sound\, and the rhythm team of Marcus Vergette and Coach York on bass and drums. Marcus and Coach have for many years been the rhythm team powering Mike Westbrook’s Uncommon Orchestra\, with which they have performed at Ronnie Scott’s and international festivals. \nThe set includes some bebop classics alongside some classy funk tunes from the likes of Grover Washington\, Jeff Lorber and The Crusaders. \n 
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-kieron-garrett-quartet/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Music: Adrian Cox Trio ft.LIVE Illustration by Con McHugh
DESCRIPTION:Adrian Cox Trio | Makin’ Runs | SPECIAL ft. Live Illustration with Con Mchugh\nIn association with the Bristol Jazz Festival \n“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. \nAccording to legend\, “Makin’ Runs” is a tune attributed to Buddy Bolden\, heard by Bunk Johnson in New Orleans. The phrase symbolises Bolden’s vision for inventive improvisations whilst never repeating himself. \nThe trio endeavours to emulate that spirit\, crafting tight yet dynamic arrangements that honour the music’s original intent\, allowing ample room for improvisational fire. \nThe program includes compositions by Duke Ellington\, Sidney Bechet\, Jelly Roll Morton\, Barney Bigard and many more.  \nThe trio is completed by the incredible talents of  \nWill Sach (double bass) & Alex “Honey” Boulton (guitar). \nThe fourth member of this project came through a collaboration with master illustrator Con McHugh.\nAdrian had become familiar with Con’s work through his Bristol Jazz Festival offerings. His vision for the Makin’ Runs artwork was incredible and he has been instrumental in creating the feel for this project all the way through. Tonight\, Con will appear in the flesh to create live imagary as the band play through their concert. This is not to be missed……
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-adrian-cox-trio-ft-live-illustration-by-con-mchugh/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Jazz: Jon Lloyd Quartet
DESCRIPTION: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. \n“The interplay between the quartet members is magical\, instinctive… creating music of often startling beauty.” – Peter Vacher\, Jazzwise magazine\, 2024\, **** album review \n“A set which channels deep feeling with considerable power … a mood of patient exploration as beguiling as it is beautiful.” – Jon Turney\, London Jazz News\, 2024 \nSaxophonist Jon Lloyd arrived on the UK free jazz scene in the early 1990s and rose to prominence with recordings on Leo records and HatHut\, and with many UK and European concerts with his quartet comprising John Law\, Paul Rogers and Mark Sanders. Highlights during this period included Berlin’s FMP Festival\, several Arts Council tours and the 1993 Contemporary Music Network tour with the Bill Frisell Band. Over the years Jon has embraced contemporary composition\, abstract improv and jazz\, but in the last decade has developed his music towards the European Jazz aesthetic\, notably recording “Vanishing Points” in 2013 with Asaf Sirkis\, Tom Farmer\, John Law and Rob Palmer. \nJohn Law is one of the outstanding pianists in the UK. His solo\, duo\, trio and quartet projects have played throughout the UK and Europe for 30 years\, and has played with many of the greats of UK jazz: Asaf Sirkis\, Yuri Goloubev\, Andy Sheppard\, Tim Garland\, Paul Dunmall. His most recent projects include “Congregation” with Ashley John Long and James Mainwaring\, “Re-Creations” with Sam Crockatt and “Renaissance” with Jon Lloyd and Patrick Dunn. John and Jon Lloyd have enjoyed a 30 year musical relationship\, collaborating on many varied projects. \nIt’s first time at the club for bassist Nick Pini. Nick has an incredible CV but has been sucked in to the strange jazz vortex of Frome\, so is living relatively nearby. He has worked with Laura Marling\, Ethan Johns\, Nick Mulvey\, Tom Jones\, Mary-Chapin Carpenter\, Gilbert O’Sullivan\, Seth Lakeman\, Ramin Karimloo and Will Butterworth whilst keeping a keen hand in the UK’s rich and diverse jazz scene. He has also recently moved into roles as MD and in string arranging and production. \nAlex Goodyear is a rising star of the drums and is rapidly gaining national and international recognition\, having toured Europe and Israel in late 2022. His dynamic performances have made him a favourite at many UK jazz venues. \n 
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LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Jazz: Sam Crockatt Trio
DESCRIPTION:Saxophonist Sam Crockatt returns to the ​club with his new trio line-up. \nHaving 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 it’s “Haunting lyricism”. Citing John Coltrane\, Joe Henderson\, Wayne Shorter\, Sonny Rollins and Lee Konitz among his musical influences\, Sam’s ability to marry his understanding of past masters with contemporary styles keeps him constantly in demand and has taken him to stages at the EFG London Jazz Festival\, Cheltenham Jazz Festival\, Kragujevac Jazz Festival (Serbia) and WDR Festival (Cologne). He also appears on albums by vocalist Kaz Simmons and pianist Sam Leak. In 2011 Sam and his young family moved to Mells in Somerset\, the peal of the bells in his new home village inspiring the title track of most recent recording Mells Bells – the album has drawn praise from such eminent publications as The Guardian\, Jazzwise Magazine\, The Telegraph and The Financial Times. \n“Mells Bells further burnishes Crockatt’s substantial reputation” – The Guardian. \nBassist Henrik Jensen moved from Denmark to London in 1997 and is a graduate of the Royal Academy. He has toured the world from Tokyo to Moscow with various modern jazz projects and also as part of the band for close harmony group The Puppini Sisters. Henrik has previously appeared at the club as band leader with his quartet Followed By Thirteen and trio featuring Danish pianist Esben Tjalve. \nDrummer Dave Smith has now appeared at the club quite a few times with various bands. He has performed with US jazz greats such as Eddie Henderson and Donny McCaslin\, but is possibly best known for his time with Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters.
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LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Jazz: Alex Merritt Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Amazing new line-up put together by phenomenal saxophonist Alex Merritt. \nBack 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 Stephen Graham on its release. Since then he has released a further two albums\, The Fresh Sound Ensemble’s Common Threads\, and Mind Ear Ladder from the quintet Alex co-leads with trumpeter Steve Fishwick. The Merritt/Fishwick Quintet previously played at the club as part of their Arts Council funded tour in 2022. \nElliot Galvin emerged in the 2010s and has been recognised as one of the finest pianists of his generation. His critically acclaimed trio have released 4 albums to date being named one of the 2018 albums of the year in both Downbeat and Jazzwise Magazines and winning the prestigious European Young Musician of the year Award in 2014. Elliot is a prolific sideman touring internationally and recording with Shabaka Hutchings\, Norma Winstone\, Marius Neset\, Mark Lockheart\, Emma Jean Thackray and the Mercury Nominated band Dinosaur\, amongst many others. \nWill Harris is one of Bristol’s finest bassists\, who somehow manages to juggle the twin careers of musician and medical doctor. Some years back now Will completed a Masters at the Royal Academy\, which allowed him to make many contacts in London\, so he is often to be found playing in the capital – notably with saxophonist Matt Anderson and the big band of trumpet star Simon Gardner [Strictly Come Dancing\, Robbie Williams etc]. \nJeremy Stacey is a huge star in the world of drumming. He started his career by wowing the London jazz scene alongside his twin brother guitarist Paul in the Stacey Brothers. Another musician who has been sucked in to the mysterious Frome jazz vortex\, Jeremy frequently performs in his new home town with sax legend Iain Ballamy. Prior to this however\, he became one of the UK’s top rock and pop session drummers with an astonishing CV which includes Sheryl Crow\, the Finn Brothers\, Nick Harper\, Noel Gallagher\, The Waterboys\, Thomas Anders\, Echo & the Bunnymen\, Eurythmics\, Joe Cocker\, Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes\, Adam F\, Andrea Bocelli\, Patricia Kaas\, Susanna Hoffs\, Mike Scott\, Robbie Williams\, Aztec Camera\, Charlotte Gainsbourg\, Nerina Pallot and for a bit of jazz Claire Martin (Take My Heart\, 1999). So you should probably come to hear him.
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LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Jazz: Andy Hague's Double Standards
DESCRIPTION: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. \nA rare appearance at the club for pianist Dale Hambridge who is always super busy – he has previously played at the Hen and Chicken with Jingu Bang\, and has long associations with performers such as Moonlight Saving Time\, We Are Leif\, Nick Malcolm and Lucy Moon. \nDanish bassist Henrik Jensen has led his own bands several times at the club and has appeared on the Double Standards CD since 2020. Drummer of the moment Ryan Thrupp completes the line-up \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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