THE ALAN BARNES QUARTET
Date:Monday 24th June 2013 at 8:30pmTicket Price:£10THE ALAN BARNES QUARTET w LEON GREENING/keyboards, GEOFF GASCOYNE/bass and MATT HOME/drums
http://www.alanbarnesjazz.com/
http://www.leongreening.co.uk/
http://www.geoffgascoyne.com/
http://www.matthomedrums.wordpress.comMATT WATES & STEVE WATERMAN
Date:Monday 1st July 2013 at 8:30pmTicket Price:£10MATT WATES - the most swinging alto player on both sides of the Atlantic is perhaps summed up best by Dave Gelly when he says "in his modest way Matt is a bit of a phenomenon".
STEVE WATERMAN - Professor of jazz trumpet at the Royal Academy, Trinity College, and the Royal Northern College of Music as well as visiting Professor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. What more can be said of this superb British Trumpeter !
This evening Matt and Steve will be supported by Nigel Moxon/keyboards, Joe Mudele/bass and Ed Richardson/drums.
http://www.mattwates.com
http://www.stevewaterman.co.ukTRUDY KERR QUARTET
Date:Monday 8th July 2013 at 8:30pmTicket Price:£10TRUDY KERR - one of the country's most polished singers - brings her wonderful quartet to Bexley this evening featuring Tom Cawley/keyboards - Geoff Gascoyne/bass - Seb de Krom/drums. Perhaps we'll hear something from Trudy's latest CD 'THE RYTHM OF LIFE' which is the first collaborative project by Trudy and husband Geoff Gascoyne ?
http://www.trudykerr.com
http://www.geoffgascoyne.com
http://www.myspace.com/tomcawley
http://www.myspace.com/sebastiaandekromJIMMY HASTINGS & MARTIN SHAW
Date:Monday 15th July 2013 at 8:30pmTicket Price:£10JIMMY HASTINGS - one of the great Saxophone players and Flautists - is said to have a perfect mix of gene ammons - Stan Getz, Ben Webster, Ike Quebec while, at the same time, always expressing his own identity.
MARTIN SHAW - Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Birmingham Conservatoire - is one of the top jazz soloists in the country - a stunning musician at the top of his game.
Jimmy and Martin and joined this evening by Ted Beament/keyboards, Joe Mudele/bass and Matt Skelton/drums.
http://www.jimmyhastings.com
http://www.pureblissmusic.com/artist/martin-shawSPIKE HEATLEY QUARTET
Date:Monday 22nd July 2013 at 8:30pmTicket Price:£10SPIKE HEATLEY's QUARTET is yet another long awaited "first" for Bexley Jazz Club. Bass player Spike was with Vic Ash's sextet in '58 - then Jazz Couriers - Tubby Hayes - original Ronnie Scott's in Gerrard St - John Dankworth then into Session work - later playing in Barney Kessell's trio with Malcolm Mortimore. These days Spike spends most of his time in France.
ART THEMEN/saxophonist and also well known Orthopaedic Surgeon began his musical career playing with the Cambridge University Jazz Group - eventually forming a musical relationship with Stan Tracey - touring the world and playing with all of Stacey's groups.
ANDY WILLIAMS is a highly respected Jazz Guitarist - and has recorded and toured with bassist Spike Heatley.
MALCOLM MORTIMORE completes the Quartet on drums & percussion with his free, quirky, complex style - in contrast to more straightahead players.http://www.myspace.com/spikeheatley.com
http://www.vzone.virgin.net/davidh.taylor/themen.htm
http://www.malcolmmortimore.com/ROGER BEAUJOLAIS QUARTET
Date:Monday 29th July 2013 at 8:30pmTicket Price:£10Vibraphone Virtuoso - ROGER BEAUJOLAIS - brings his Quartet to Bexley Jazz Club this evening - with the wonderful ROBIN ASPLAND on keyboards - SIMON THORPE with his strong, melodic bass playing and the sublime WINSTON CLIFFORD on drums. It will be yet another evening to remember.
http://www.rogerbeaujolais.com
http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/artists/winston-clifford
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