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Archive of past concerts
2005
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Wednesday 14th December 2005
Helen McDonald and her Band
Five Lamps, 25 Duffield Road, Derby
(01332) 341066
It's more than two years since Helen last played for Derby Jazz and that's far too long.
A few years back Helen's band Juba had a big following in Derby and Nottingham.
Since then her jazz spirit has flowed through all sorts of work in London and further afield.
Recent work in Germany, Italy and Guyana came after projects in Ghana, gigs at the Columbia Jazz Festival and
the Glastonbury Jazz Stage and work with Roy Ayers, Keith Waithe, the Macusi Players, Andy Hamilton and David Murray.
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Wednesday 7th December 2005
Dave Newton Trio
Darwin Suite, Derby Assembly Rooms
Dave Newton - piano, Matt Miles - bass, Steve Brown - drums
Described by John Dankworth as 'a national treasure' Dave Newton made his recording debut back in 1986 with
the legendary clarinettist Buddy DeFranco, a man who had played with Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson and Count Basie.
That magic lineage is carried on in Dave's playing and it's still got that sound of
surprise so essential to the best jazz.
He is Stacy Kent's regular pianist and has often worked with Annie Ross, Carol Kidd
and Claire Martin.
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Wednesday 30th November 2005 7pm
Metro Cinema, Green Lane, Derby
Jazz at the Cinema
The Metro Cinema opened on Green Lane in 1981 and has been central to Derby¹s
cultural life for nearly as long as Derby Jazz. Following the
success of EARTH with Jan Kopinski¹s live music last May we started
planning this fuller evening of film and jazz:
Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail (75 mins)
The rare original 1929 silent film, which is generally considered to be
a better version than the later remake.
With live music by Cipher:
Theo Travis (saxophone, flute, piano, keyboards, samples)
Dave Sturt (bass, programming, samples, loops).
www.cipher.f9.co.uk/
www.theotravis.com/
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Friday 18th November 2005 8pm
Walt Shaw - Entropic
Derby Dance Centre Box Office: (01332) 370911
Walt Shaw's latest work integrates live music, installation and contemporary dance. Performed by Graham Foster
- stick, electronics, physical performance, Sarah Duff and Nick Parry - dancers, Sophia Lycouris - dancer, artist,
choreographer and Walt Shaw - percussion, electronics and physical performance. Within an underlying structure,
the piece incorporates major elements of musical, sound and choreographic improvisation. The performance moves
from tight order to chaos, and back to order again. Or does it?
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Wednesday 16th November 2005
Roger Beaujolais Quintet
Darwin Suite, Derby Assembly Rooms
Roger Beaujolais - vibes, Mark Lockheart - saxes
Robin Apsland - piano, Orlando le Fleming - bass
Winston Clifford - drums.
Roger is well-known from the acid jazz scene, but this band offers a more straight-ahead approach to jazz,
playing tunes by Wayne Shorter, Jobim and Joe Henderson.
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Wednesday 9th November 2005 8pm
THOMAS---TURNER---WARD TRIO
Five Lamps,25 Duffield Road, Derby
Pat Thomas - keyboard and electronics, Roger Turner -
drums and percussion, Alex Ward - clarinet.
Roger Turner's previous Derby dates; with Alan Silva,
Konk Pack and Mats Gustafsson have all delivered jaw dropping
ensemble improvisation. Pat Thomas is another improviser whose Derby
dates, including the Mats Gustafsson date with Roger Turner have
always been special. Alex Ward is new to Derby but his work with
Derek Bailey, Eugene Chadbourne and Thurston Moore is all top stuff.
High risk, pulse based, quick witted improv.
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Wednesday 26th October 2005 8pm
Alan Barnes 'Horace Silver' Quintet
Darwin Suite, Derby Assembly Rooms
Alan Barnes - reeds, John Donaldson - piano, Dave Green - bass,
Steve Waterman - trumpet, Steve Brown - drums.
Yeah!
is Alan Barnes' take on the music of Horace Silver. His
all-star band delivers energetic ensemble playing and blazing hard bop
solo workouts on some of the greatest tunes in modern jazz. This
will be the tenth date of an extended national tour promoting the
band's CD
Yeah!
which got great reviews when it was released in the summer. They
will be flying.
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Saturday 15th October 2005 8pm
Clare Hirst Quartet
THE VOICEBOX Forman Street, Derby
Saxophonist Clare Hirst has written and played on many recordings with artists as diverse as David Bowie,
The Communards and Mica Paris but jazz has always been her true love. Recently she joined forces with pianist and singer Hilary Cameron,
Tom Herbert on bass and drummer Dave Smith to form a quartet dedicated to giving great songs the classic jazz treatment.
We think the first class grand piano and intimate acoustic of The VoiceBox will be ideally suited to this quartet's
subtle music.
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Wednesday 12th October 2005 8pm
THE HUB
Five Lamps, 25 Duffield Road, Derby
This power trio from Brooklyn NYC was fantastic at
Susumi in May and they're back in Derby as part of their second
European tour in six months. Regular performers at New York's
Knitting Factory, alongside Marc Ribot and free-funk prophet
Jamaaladeen Tacuma,
THE HUB have created a new jazz audience in New
York bringing together listeners from hard core/metal, punk, new
music, improv and free jazz. If you missed them here in May
don't make the same mistake again!
www.noonansmusic.com/hub.html
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Wednesday 28th September 2005 8pm
Mick Hutton's Boat Rockers
Darwin Suite, Derby Assembly Rooms
Mick Hutton - steel pans and keyboards, Andy Panayi - saxes and flute, Gary Hammond - percussion,
Arnie Somogyi - bass,
Mark Edwards - piano,
Paul Robinson - drums.
One of the finest bass players in jazz - working with Bill Bruford, Django Bates and Alan Skidmore
- Mick Hutton has now emerged as a composer and bandleader with this all-star band.
Andy Panayi, Arnie Somogyi, Mark Edwards and Gary Hammond are all familiar on the jazz
scene. Paradoxically the phenomenal drummer Paul Robinson is less well-known in the UK because he had been touring the world as
Nina Simone's drummer from 1984 until her death in 2003.
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Wednesday 21st September 2005 8pm
333 (Trois-Three-Tres)
Five Lamps, 25 Duffield Road, Derby
Trois-Three-Tres is the brainchild of Mexican-American bass
guitarist Miguel Gonzales and French saxophonist Bruno Viala. Bruno
has a background in jazz, Miguel in blues and soul both were
interested in funk and improvisation. With the addition of UK
drummer John Rowland, the groove was instantaneous. Three musicians,
three cultures, one music...
The ideal band to launch our NEW VENUE.
3-3-3 website
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Wednesday 8th June 2005 9pm
Joshua Blackmore Sextet
SUSUMI, The Wardwick
A year ago Joshua Blackmore was a music student at Derby College and
drummer with Derby band Midnight Blue. He has now just finished the
first
year of the jazz course at London's Royal Academy of Music
where he is studying alongside the other members of this outstanding
young band.
We had to cancel this band's scheduled Derby Jazz Week show because Joshua was offered
a two week tour of Japan, but we didn't want to miss out
on the chance to promote this
exceptionally talented sextet playing Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and originals in a similar vein.
Sponsored by Derby College
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Wednesday 11th May 2005 8pm
Clark Tracey Quintet
Assembly Rooms - Darwin Suite, Derby
Son of the great British jazz pianist, Stan Tracey, Clark Tracey has developed into one of Britain's top
jazz drummers and a leading bandleader and composer. Twice voted best drummer
in the British Jazz Awards, Clark has worked with almost everyone on the UK scene
including Sting, and backed many top name Americans including Johnny Griffin,
Randy Brecker, Barney Kessel and Jimmy Smith.
'If Art Blakey has a UK equivalent, it is fellow drummer Clark Tracey' - The Independent - Chris Parker
This band, with pianist Zoe Rahman, saxophonist Simon Allen, Mark Armstrong on trumpet and Peter
Billington on bass plays classic modern jazz in the style of Miles Davis, Horace
Silver and of course Art Blakey.
Clark Tracey website
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Wednesday 4th May 2005 9pm
The HUB
SUSUMI, The Wardwick Box Office (01332) 606320
The Hub has excited audiences in over 11 countries, performing in some of the most respected jazz clubs such as The Knitting
Factory, Copenhagen Jazz House and The Wardrobe in Leeds.
Out of the underground scene in Brooklyn, this avant-garde jazz trio release a truly modern blend of incredibly diverse musical styles
ranging from heavy metal, punk to hip-hop.
"The hungry young players in The Hub have a voracious appetite for far-flung sounds,
Charles Ives, Busta Rhymes and Slayer are given as reference points, but their
energy, openness and attitude pin them to a specific place and time: namely New
York City at the dawn of the new millenium." - The Metro
Formed in 1998, they are Dan Magay (saxophone), Tim Dahl (electric bass) and Sean Noonan (drums).
Wednesday March 16th 2005
Andy Panayi Quartet
Darwin Suite, Assembly Rooms, Derby (01332) 255800
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This
piano-less quartet, with its inclusion of baritione-sax and
trombone leans heavily in the direction of the work of Gerry
Mulligan and Bob Brookmeyer With Andy on saxes and flute, are
Mark Nightingale (trombone), Simon Wolfe (bass) and Steve Brown
(drums). Andy Panayi is one of the most popular saxophonists
in the UK, He has appeared with many great artists: John
Dankworth, Abdullah Ibrahim, Louis Bellson, Freddie Hubbard and Alan Barnes.
Mark Nightingale has worked alongside some of the world’s greatest
jazz musicians as well as Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Sting,
Henry Mancini, Madonna and Luciano Pavarotti.
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Wednesday March 2nd 2005
Fumi Okiji
Glasshouse at Derby Dance Centre, Chapel Street, Derby
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An exciting new face on the London scene Fumi Okiji is a real jazz singer with a rich, contralto voice. Her EP Distant Lands, with
pianist Joss Peach, features a great version of Miles Davis' Nardis. Fumi also sings her own lyrics to classic jazz compositions
by Wayne Shorter, Bill Evans and John Coltrane as well as standards
from the great American songbook.
You can hear Fumi Okiji's exceptional voice by
visiting: www.fumiokiji.com
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Wednesday 23 February 2005
Annie Whitehead's RUDE
SUSUMI, The Wardwick, Derby
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One of the UK's outstanding trombonists Annie Whitehead has seen jazz
work with Carla Bley, John Stevens, Working Week, Abdullah Ibrahim and
Brotherhood of Breath, and her work for the reggae label Fashion is legendary.
She's also worked extensively with Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Fun Boy Three, Jah
Wobble, Robert Wyatt and Elvis Costello. Her collaborators in RUDE : trumpeter
Harry Beckett, drummer Liam Genockey and Jennifer Maidman on guitar all draw on
similarly wide experiences to make deeply original free funk.
'Trombone playing that separates the women from the girls' Q MAGAZINE
More about Annie at: www.earthmusic.co.uk
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Saturday February 19th 2005
Trevor Watts / Jamie Harris Duo
Derby Dance Centre Theatre, Chapel Street, Derby
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Trevor Watts alto & soprano saxes & Jamie Harris percussion and voice.
Trevor and Jamie have been working together now since around 1999. In 2005
the duo will be playing in Latin America, USA, New Zealand &
Australia as well as Europe. The music of the duo has now become a
distillation of the processes Trevor started to evolve originally
through the innovations and development of "free
improvisation" in the 60's alongside John Stevens, Evan Parker
and Derek Bailey right through to his multi cultural "Afro/European"
Moire Music Drum Orchestra in the 80's & 90's and more recently the Celebration
Band. This smaller and more concise context has given Jamie and
Trevor much more room for self expression. Jamie is emerging as
one of the best and most creative percussionists in Europe and a
great singer as well! A very sympathetic and supportive player and
totally dedicated to the music. Currently he is the perfect foil for
Trevor!
More details at:
www.trevorwatts.whistlingmule.com/
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Wednesday February 16th 2005
The New Mastersounds
Susumi, The Wardwick, Derby
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Led by guitarist Eddie Roberts and featuring Hammond player
Bob Birch, Pete Shand on bass and drummer Simon Allen. With influences from
early rare funk to Jimi Hendrix, Grant Green, Jimmy McGriff and
the Meters, the New Mastersounds have become great favourites at Camden's Jazz
Cafe. Their debut album Keb Darge Presents the New Mastersounds was an
international hit and their status was enhanced when they played two nights at
Chicago's famous House of Blues venue and three dates with Blue Note sax legend
Lou Donaldson last May. Since then they have been working on a new album which
is due for release any time soon.
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Wednesday February 2nd 2005
Kirk Lightsey Trio with Bobby Wellins
Darwin Suite, Assembly Rooms, Derby
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Kirk Lightsey, from Detroit, USA is a pianist of immense accomplishment and versatility. With his blues imbued playing, he has worked with scores of major jazz stars, including Yusef Lateef, Kenny Burrell, Chet Baker and James Moody. With Steve Watts on bass and Dave Wickins on Drums. Augmenting the trio is the great Bobby Wellins on tenor sax.
Bobby was on one of the biggest selling jazz albums ever produced in this country, Stan Tracey's "Under Milk Wood". After taking a sabbatical from the music for 7 years, Bobby came back in the early eighties to lead the Charlie Watts Big band, as well as several small groups which re-established him as one of the finest melodic and lyrical saxophonists in the world.
Click here to read a Guardian review of this band
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Wednesday January 26th 2005
Tony Kofi Monk Liberation Front
Darwin Suite, Assembly Rooms, Derby
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This project was first performed at the 2003 London Jazz Festival as a mammoth celebration of the music of Thelonious Monk.
In collaboration with Nottingham Jazz Steps (visit: www.jazzsteps.co.uk) this concert is being split into two parts.
The first part was at the Bonington Theatre, Arnold, Nottingham on Thursday 2nd December 2004
Tony on saxes, Jonathan Gee on piano, Winston Clifford on drums, Ben Hazleton on bass and with the added bonus of Orphy Robinson on vibes and marimba,
play Thelonious Monk's music in the way it was meant to be heard, full of adventure and fun.
Read more about the project: www.monkliberationfront.com
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Wednesday January 19th 2005
Chris Bowden Trio
SUSUMI, The Wardwick, Derby
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Alto saxophonist Chris Bowden was in at the start of the Acid Jazz boom, playing sessions and
shows for Talkin Loud's K-Creative. He went on to work with Simon Richmond on
Mo' Wax , and Jessica Lauren before releasing Time Capsule in1996. He
then played a key role in the huge success of 4Hero working with them live and
in the studio before more studio work with Basement Jaxx and several years of
live work with The Herbaliser. This trio with Ben Markland on bass and
drummer Neil Bullock, Chris reworks material by Wayne Shorter and Ornette
Coleman, some standards and from his own hit album Slightly Askew.
Click here to read more about Chris
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