Category Archives: Artists 2012

John Wiseman (Tr) Loz Garfield (Cl) Cuff Billett (T) Chris Tilley (Bjo) Ray Goold (B) Pete Jackman (D) The six piece band, consisting of Trumpet, Trombone, Clarinet & Tenor Sax, Bass, Banjo and Drums, was formed in 1970 and remained virtually unchanged until very recently, with the loss of the piano-player, John Clarke. The aim [...]

Paul Eddis (kb) Mark Williams (g) Graeme Wilson (ts, bs) Andy Champion (b) Adrian Tilbrook (d) Bassist Andy Champion launched his quintet ACV in 2009, to play compositions reflecting his wide musical interests, drawing on influences as diverse as prog rock and free improvisation, but with jazz always at the heart. The result is a [...]

Tony Woods (saxes, fls) Mike Outram (eg) Rob Millett (vib) Dave Mannington (b) Chris Nickolls (d) The Tony Woods Project has been in existence since the mid 90′s and plays its own brand of melodic folk/world/rock-inspired jazz compositions of Tony Woods. Born in Southampton, Tony Woods grew up in Chilworth Old Village and began playing [...]

Abram Wilson (t) Peter King (as) Jean Toussaint (ts) Winston Rollins (tr) Reuben James (p) Alex Davis (b) Dave Hamblett (d) Award winning New Orleans trumpeter and vocalist, Abram Wilson, has become one of the fastest rising stars in the UK. To date he has recorded three albums; Jazz Warrior (2004), Ride! Ferris Wheel to [...]

Matt Wates (as) Martin Shaw (t) Steve Main (ts) Leon Greening (p) Malcolm Crease (b) Matt Hone (d) “A seriously good band containing six of Britain’s finest jazz musicians, regardless of age or style” 
Dave Gelly, Observer Matt was born in London in 1964 and graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1988. I’ve been [...]

Anita Wardell (voc) Robin Aspland (p) Jeremy Brown (b) Tristan Maillot (d) Anita Wardell’s singing is exciting and breathtaking. She is noted for her mesmerising and captivating vocal improvisations and vocalese lyrics to instrumental solos. Anita is a musician who uses the voice as her instrument, displaying precision and agility, mixed with heartfelt emotion. “Kinda [...]

Simon Nelson (ct) Zoltan Sagi (reeds) Graham Woodhouse (tr) Colin Wood (p) John Benson (b) Richie Burns (d) The ‘Stars of British Jazz’ recreate traditional jazz as made popular in Britain in the 1950s and 60s, which became known as ‘British Trad’. From this period emanated bands that dominated the British jazz scene for many [...]

Martin Litton (p) ‘Spats’ Langham (g, bjo) Richard Vernon (b) The Sportinghouse Strings, created in 2001 following the sudden, untimely death of their leader Tommy Burton, have matured and blossomed, constantly reaching enthusiastic wider audiences and attending major festivals and venues across the UK and Europe. The loss of Tommy after the Bude festival at [...]

Martin Speake (as) Steve Watts (b) Clark Tracey (d) ‘Martin Speake is one of the most interesting and rewarding alto saxophonists now playing jazz on any continent.’ Thomas Conrad – Jazz Times Citing Lee Konitz, Charlie Parker, Warne Marsh, Bill Evans, Ornette Coleman, Steve Coleman, Rabih Abou Khalil, and Paul Motian as major influences, Martin [...]

Chris Pearce (reeds) Tony Davis (t) Richard Leach (tr) Roger Davis (b) Graham Smith (d) Phil Probert (g, bjo) Chris Pearce’s Frenchmen Street Jazz Band was originally formed in 2002 and played with various personnel until 2011 when the current line-up was formed. The band got its name from Frenchmen Street in New Orleans which [...]