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Aubin Vanns Trio
Kim Macari Sextet
Tom Thorp's Mercury Quartet
The Sam Gardner Quartet
Yoruba with support: The Andrew Linham Quartet
The Kate Peters Septet
Katie Patterson's Allsorts
Nigel Price Organ Trio
Ben Crosland's Brass Group
The John Law Trio
Tina May Band
Tim Lapthorn Trio
Enrico Pieranunzi Trio
Nicolas Meier Quintet
(Friday 1 June)
Return of a highlight band from the Gemma Sykes tribute concert.
This gig is the climax of Wakefield Jazz's 25th year. To celebrate this, Jonathan Gee has been commissioned to write a piece (working title Wakefield Silver) to be premiered on this occasion. We are delighted he has agreed to do this and look forward immensely to hearing it.
This group of musicians came together for a short set in May 2011 when a charity concert placed them on the same bill. Their interaction was so electric that they had to be asked back for a full gig. Amazingly they agreed and were available tonight - a coup for Wakefield Jazz.
All are band-leaders in their own right. They can co-operate at the drop of a hat and their combined experience makes marvellous music inevitable.
Come and encourage them to recreate the magic once more for a full two hours.
Jonathan Gee - piano
Tim Whitehead - saxes
Arnie Somogyi - bass
Winston Clifford - drums
Latest CD: n/a
Web:
http://www.timwhitehead.co.uk
Web:
http://www.jonathangeetrio.co.uk
Web:
http://www.arniesomogyi.com
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Tim Whitehead
Jonathan Gee
Arnie Somogyi
Winston Clifford
Featuring the most promising of the new musicians with great bands from the nearby region.
Aubin Vanns Trio
(Friday 15 June)
Aubin Vanns - guitar
Martin Longhawn - piano
Steve Hanley - drums
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Kim Macari Sextet
(Friday 22 June)
Kim Macari - trumpet & flugel
Riley Stone-Lonergan - tenor
Ant Law - guitar
Declan Forde - piano
Tom Wheatley - bass
Steve Hanley - drums
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Tom Thorp's Mercury Quartet
(Friday 29 June)
Tom Thorpe - saxophones
Daniel Brew - guitar
Tim Langstone - bass
Jim Molyneux - drums "Mercury build the excitement and the beauty of improvised music into more modern feels and musical languages without losing the sophistication of compositional techniques, resulting in a whirling sound that sits somewhere in the space between contemporary jazz and popular music, and reflects their love of ECM, Rock and Electronica." - Manchester Jazz Festival
Debut album "Impetus" released June
Web: http://www.mercuryquartetmanchester.co.uk
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Autumn
Festival - best new regional bands
The Sam Gardner Quartet
(Friday 7 September)
Tickets
available on the door.
Young drummer leads a band of experienced musicians
from Leeds and Manchester.
Jamil
Sheriff - piano
Simon Kaylor - saxes
Pete Turner - bass
Sam Gardner - drums
Sam Gardner
Yoruba with support from the Andrew Linham Quartet
(Friday 14 September)
Tickets
available on the door.
(8.00pm start)
Aron Kyne's popular band plays danceable Salsa with
terrific jazz soloing.
Aron Kyne - keyboards
Ben Lowman - alto sax
Riley Stone-Lonerghan - sax
Greg Nicholas - tumpet
Sam Vicary - bass guitar
Tim Carter - drums
Ali Mac - percussion
Andrew
Linham - tenor sax
Rob Brockway - piano
Darren McCarthy - bass
Dan Paton - drums
Yoruba
The Kate Peters Septet
(Friday 21 September)
Tickets
available on the door.
Successful singer with a great band.
Kate Peters - voice
Matt Anderson - tenor sax
Ian Chalk - trumpet
Aubin Vanns - guitar
Zezo Olympio - piano
John Marley - bass
Sam Gardner - drums
Kate Peters
Katie Patterson's Allsorts
(Friday 28 September)
Tickets available on the door.
Canadian girl drummer leads a hard-hitting quartet.
Katie
Patterson - drums
Aron Kyne - keyboards
Ben Lowman - tenor sax
Eirik Svela - guitar
Peter Gavin - bass
Katie Patterson
(Friday 5 October)
The ever popular Alan plays the music of Art Pepper with the Craig Milverton Trio.
One of the greatest alto players of the 50s 60s and 70s, Art had a troubled career which was interrupted by drug addiction and consequent prison sentences. Nevertheless some of the most memorable albums of the time - "Art Pepper + 11", " Smack Up", "Living Legend", "Meets the Rhythm Section" - are his legacy. Alan revisits and revoices that music. Craig was voted Jazz Pianist of the Year at the 2010 British Jazz Awards.
Alan Barnes - alto sax
Craig Milverton - piano
Al Swainger - bass
Nick Millward - drums
Latest
CD: Two for the Road (with Martin Taylor) (WVCD 133)
Alan Barnes
With support from the Caterina Comeglio's Quei Due at 7:30pm
Best Jazz Ensemble 2010 (APPJAG awards).
(Friday 12 October)
One of the country's leading guitarists Nigel specialises in compositions based on standard jazz forms. His exhilarating funky playing adds to the instantly likeable nature of his jazz. Anyone who digs the Hammond organ sound will also be bowled over by its role in this brilliant band.
Nigel Price - guitar
Pete Whittaker - Hammond organ
Matt Home - drums
Latest
CD: Heads and Tales (Woodville)
Web:
www.nigelprice.biz
Caterina Comeglio's Quei Due at 7:30pm:
Caterina
Comeglio - voice
Adam Taylor - guitar
Nigel Price
Caterina Comeglio's Quei Due
Suite inspired by works at Yorkshire Sculpture Park rouses sponsorship.
(Friday 19 October)
The Brass Group has grown out of Threeway, Crosland's trio which explores the possibilities in a group without drums. It was formed in 2010 to record and perform Ben's new set of compositions, "An Open Place" commissioned for the 20th Marsden Jazz Festival and inspired by sculptures at the Y S P.
We are grateful to a sponsor who has made this concert possible for us. This stellar sextet retains the same intimacy and subtlety as the trio whilst the larger instrumentation provides Crosland with a broader compositional palette to develop the colours and textures of his pieces with rich voicings and imaginative ensemble writing. The improvisational skill and creativity of these great soloists are a given.
Ben Crosland - bass
Steve Lodder - piano and keyboard
Steve Waterman - trumpet and flugel
Marti Shaw - trumpet and flugel
Mark Nightingale - trombone
Barnaby Dickinson - trombones
Latest CD: An Open Place (JazzCat)
Web: www.jazz-cat.com
Ben Crosland
Remarkably popular pianist returns for another exceptional performance.
(Friday 26 October)
John Law is back with a trio on the Three Leaps of the Gazelle tour playing a mixture of his own compositions and clever arrangements of others - his first collaboration with Yuri Goloubev.
"World class pianist John Law's new trio is as melodic, accessible and catchy as anyone in the crowded piano trio sector." - Phil Johnson, Independent on Sunday.
This gig is supported by a Jazz Services touring grant.
John Law - piano
Yuri Goloubev - bass
Tim Giles - drums
Latest CD: Three Leaps of the Gazelle (33 Jazz)
Web: www.myspace.com/johnlawmusic
John Law - photo by Bob Meyrick
Tina
May Band
(Friday
2 November)
-
Ticketed gig
With
support from Louise Gibbs with the Mark Donlon Trio
(from 7.30pm)
International singer and her favourite accompanist
offer a night of sophistication.
As
popular in France as she is in the UK, Tina has also recorded in the USA
with Ray Bryant among others. Tonight she brings her life-long friend
and musical partner Nikki Iles to present an exemplar of the art of jazz.
"Tina May and Nikki Iles have a rapport
that takes a partnership between singer and pianist to a stage far beyond
mere voice plus accompaniment. A distinctive atmosphere surrounds everything
they do together, a kind of wistfulness, even at the most lively moments."
- Kenny Mathieson, Scotsman.
Tina May - voice
Nikki Iles - piano
Mark Hodgson - bass
Stephen Keogh - drums
Latest
CD: No More Hanky Panky (with her Paris quintet) (33 Records 33JAZZ220)
Web:
www.tinamay.com
Louise
Gibbs with the Mark Donlon Trio:
Louise Gibbs - voice
Mark Donlon - piano
Kathy Dyson - guitar
Gavin Barras - bass
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Tina May with Nikki Iles
Louise Gibbs and Mark Donlon
(Friday
9 November)
Bobby Wellins was unable to appear. The gig went ahead with the Trio.
Bobby Wellins - Unable
to appear
Tim Lapthorn - piano
Arnie Somogyi - bass
Tristan Maillot - drums
Latest CD: Natural Language (Basho SRCD 9-2) (TL) Time Gentlemen Please
(Trio TR 587) (BW)
Web:
bobbywellins.co.uk
Web: www.bashomusic.co.uk/lapthorn
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Tim Lapthorn and Bobby Wellins
(Friday 16 November) - Ticketed gig
Italy's world famous equivalent to Keith Jarrett comes to Wakefield.
Enrico has had an illustrious career in Classical music and Jazz since the 1970s when he recorded the first of over 70 CDs. He has played with all the Jazz greats and in venues such as Birdland and The Village Vanguard where he also recorded. He was given "Best European Musician Award" (1997), and his CD "Live in Paris" is included in Downbeat's best CDs of the decade 2000 - 2010. Yet he is almost unknown in the UK. This is a rare opportunity to hear him in a local club setting - not to be missed.
"Pieranunzi is a pianist of intense lyricism, able to swing with energy and freshness and, at the same time, never losing his poetic capacity. His music sings." - Nat Hentoff.
Enrico
Pieranunzi - piano
Pete Turner - bass
Dave Walsh - drums
Latest CD: Enrico Pieranunzi Latin Jazz Quintet Live at Birdland (CamJazz,
CAMJ 7829-2- CD)
Web:
www.enricopieranunzi.com
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Enrico Pieranunzi
(Friday 23 November)
Amazing Swiss guitarist returns to promote his new CD.
Nicolas has the facility to play fluent music in acoustic or electric guitar styles and to replicate that on related instruments. His entertainment value is terrific as his last appearance at Wakefield attested. This band can only enhance our enjoyment as we have a trio of superlative musicians to drive him along. The occasional addition of Pat Bettison's harmonica and Demi Garcia's percussion are superb bonuses.
Nicolas Meier - acoustic guitars, glissentar and baglama
Lizzie Ball - violin
Pat Bettison - bass & harmonica
Asaf Sirkis - drums
Demi Garcia - percussion
Latest CD: Breeze and Journey but new CD will be ready for this tour.
Web:
www.meiergroup.com
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Nicolas Meier