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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 
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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.
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LOCATION:Chicken Shed
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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..
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LOCATION:Chicken Shed
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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 
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