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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.
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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: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
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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.
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LOCATION:Chicken Shed
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