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Chris Biscoe Profiles Quartet with Tony Kofi

Friday 19 April 2013   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Chris Biscoe - alto sax, alto clarinet

Tony Kofi - alto and tenor sax

Larry Bartley - bass

Stu Butterfield - drums

BBC double-award winner Tony Kofi joins Chris Biscoe in an exploration of the musical legacies of the extraordinary bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus, and of reeds virtuoso Eric Dolphy. Featuring arrangements specially developed for this quartet, the repertoire includes music written by Eric Dolphy and pieces by Oliver Nelson, Fats Waller and Monk.

The first record by the band, Gone in the Air, was released in June 2008, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of Eric Dolphy's birth, and the new live recording, Live at Campus West was recorded in 2011.

Biscoe and Kofi complement each other wonderfully ..... Brian Glasser, Jazzwise

....an exhilarating, heady rush of music.... Chris Parker, Vortex Website

....music which is utterly compelling....... Pete Martin, Jazz UK

Link

Nikki Iles Trio

Friday 5 April 2013  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Nikki Iles - piano

Malcolm Creese - bass

Tim Giles - drums

Nikki Iles, described as a "Formidable UK jazz presence " (The Guardian) appears tonight with long-time collaborators , Malcolm Creese , the wonderful bassist known for his rich, melodic soloing and sought after by the likes of Lee Konitz and George Shearing and on drums, the amazingly inventive Tim Giles, known for his work with Iain Ballamy, and Stan Sulzmann.

Iles herself remains one of the most in demand pianists on the UK jazz scene working with amongst others, Julian Arguelles, Stan Sulzmann, Kenny Wheeler , Tina May and Norma Winstone, as well as writing for the likes of the London Sinfonietta.

Tonight Nikki will be playing the music from her new CD, HUSH

www.nikkiiles.co.uk

Clare Teal

Friday 22 March 2013   8pm
Assembly Rooms Great Hall Market Place, DE1 3AH
The UK's finest jazz singer, broadcaster and much loved performer Clare Teal makes a welcome visit to Derby Assembly Rooms. Fresh from a continued schedule of touring including her stand out appearance with the John Wilson Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall as part of 2011's televised Hooray For Hollywood Prom, Clare continues to delight audiences with her warm wit and effortless voice.

Ably assisted by her ridiculously talented trio led by pianist and musical director Grant Windsor their choice of material is sublime and will undoubtedly leave you 'Feeling Good'.

Covering a span of over 120 years this show combines sparkling original material with Clare's love of the Great American Songbook and Great British Songbook. Where else could Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars and Annie Lennox' Why sit happily alongside standards such as Secret Love and Get Happy.

The Purveyors of Sunshine are in town!

www.clareteal.co.uk

Golden Age of Steam

Friday 1 March 2013  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

James Allsopp - reeds
Kit Downes - keyboards
Tim Giles - drums
Ruth Goller - bass guiitar
Alex Bonney - trumpet

The Golden Age of Steam, the vehicle for reedsman, James Allsopp's eclectic compositions and go-anywhere improvisatory aptitudes, is spiced with energy and imagination. This is part of the tour for his new CD "Welcome to Bat Country". The acclaimed core trio of Allsopp, Kit Downes (keyboards) and Tim Giles (drums) is augmented by Ruth Goller (bass guitar) and Alex Bonney (trumpet). If you like Polar Bear, you'll almost certainly go for this remarkable band. The well balanced, constantly shifting music is always interesting and well worth a listen.

Darius Brubeck Quartet

Friday 15 February 2013   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH
Darius Brubeck - piano

Wesley Gibbens - drums

Matt Ridley - bass

Dave O'Higgins - sax


Darius Brubeck, son of  jazz legend Dave Brubeck is touring his new CD, “Two and Four/To and Fro”, which features recordings made in South Africa and Transylvania in 2011 and 2010.

The ‘Four’ are the London-based Darius Brubeck Quartet, here featuring local hero Dave O'Higgins - born and raised in Duffield, Derby. This group has acquired an enthusiastic UK following for its strong, three dimensional programming of South African jazz, Dave Brubeck hits and Darius’ original compositions.

Playing to consistently sold-out houses at regional festivals and clubs, including London’s Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express and 606 Jazz Clubs, their acoustic sound is melodic, spontaneous, rhythmic and audience-friendly.

http://www.dariusbrubeck.com

 

Trish Clowes Quartet

Friday 1 February 2013  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Trish Clowes - sax

James Maddren - drums

Chris Montague - guitar

Calum Gourlay - bass

Trish Clowes is a distinctive saxophonist with an instantly recognisable, graceful tenor sound in part influenced by Stan Getz. She is currently one of the BBC3 Young Generation Artists.

Following the success of her debut album Trish Clowes tours the new ‘And In The Night-Time She Is There’, further extending her depth and range as a composer and improviser. The rhythm section features the deft touch and musicality of drummer James Maddren, Troyka guitarist Chris Montague (here demonstrating his versatility) and in demand bassist Calum Gourlay. Most impressive of all is Clowes’ own graceful presence and lyrical sound. Clowes’ music explores a fascinating hinterland between jazz and contemporary classical music.  


Iain Ballamy & Stian Carstensen "Little Radio"

Saturday 26 January 2013  8pm  £12
Déda Theatre , Chapel St., DE1 3GU


Iain Ballamy - saxes

Stian Carstensen - accordion

The resonance of button accordion and tenor saxophone is a rare, rich and beautiful sonority. In the hands of these two musicians it is a combination capable of a great range of moods and textures, at times showing great dexterity and alternately a full and rich tone seemingly far larger than the sum of its parts.

A key member of Loose Tubes and Bill Bruford’s Earthworks, Saxophonist Iain Ballamy has become a central figure of the burgeoning Norwegian jazz scene along with Stian Carstersen whose band “Farmers Market” has helped take Norwegian jazz to world prominence.

Their repertoire ranges widely from Chopin to Whitney Houston via Eric Satie and Kurt Weil, incorporating classic songs, jazz standards, original works, tangos and even children’s songs to make a rich and diverse program in a new and imaginative setting.

Martin Speake, Mike Outram, Jeff Williams

Friday 4 January 2013  8pm  £10
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Martin Speake - alto sax

Jeff Williams - drums

Mike Outram - guitar

This unusual trio of alto saxophone, guitar and drums brings together all of Martin’s musical influences alongside his favourite musical partners.

Jazz standard songs, heavy metal guitar, meditative ballads, trance like grooves, unaccompanied solos from each player and more are featured in this unique and intimate trio. Martin Speake is one of the most interesting, lucid and rewarding alto saxophonists. American Drummer Jeff Williams plays impeccable time, has immaculate taste and worked for two years with jazz giant Stan Getz and many times with Lee Konitz. Mike Outram is one of the UK's foremost guitarists who is sought after as an improvisor and for his ability to contribute a unique voice to any musical ensemble.


Dave Hamblett Sextet

Friday 7 December 2012  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Dave Hamblett - drums
Josh Arcoleo - tenor sax
Joe Wright - saxes
Matt Robinson - keyboards
Alex Munk - guitar
Calum Gourlay - bass
Dave Hamblett left Derby to study at The Royal Academy of Music in 2006. He's since become one of the most in-demand drummers on the scene, working with Abram Wilson Quartet, Nick Smart's Jazz Matanzas, the F-IRE Collective Large Ensemble and many more.

He won the Yamaha Jazz Scholarship Award in 2010 and was named "one to watch" by Helen Mayhew in Jazzwise last year. His group of fellow Royal Academy of Music graduates draw inspiration from Brian Blade, Kenny Wheeler and Dave Holland and share strong, longstanding musical relationships. They've recently recorded their debut album featuring several of Dave's own memorable compositions.

"..delivered a sophisticated, impressionistic set, that boiled up with hard-hitting solos.." JAZZWISE


Orrery

The premiere of a spectacular commission celebrating 30 years of Derby Jazz

Friday 30 November 2012   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Corey Mwamba's music for a nine piece band including Joshua Blackmore, Julian Siegel and Tony Kofi draws inspiration from jazz history and Joseph Wright's famous painting "ORRERY".

For the first promenade set you, the audience, will be the 'cosmic dust' part of a solar system in which a 'six planet - front line' orbits a 'jazz sun - rhythm section'. For the second set the same music will be played in a more conventional format from a stage


Derby Jazz Jam plays Wayne Shorter

Sunday 25 November 2012  1pm - 4pm £5
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Listeners and players are equally welcome at our monthly Derby Jazz Jams. Tom Bunting-bass, Matt Ratcliffe-piano and Tymeck Jazwiak-drums will anchor the sessions and keep things moving along. The mood is relaxed and about enjoying good jazz, company, food and drink.

Wayne Shorter worked with and wrote for Art Blakey and Miles Davis before co-founding the groundbreaking Weather Report and he's still writing great tunes. For this session Tom and the trio will lead the way on; Footprints, JuJu, Speak No Evil, Masqualero Angola other great tunes.

If you'd like to play or sing at this session please visit us on Facebook (click below) where you chat with Tom Bunting about the tunes you'd like to play.


CHRISTINE TOBIN BAND
Sailing to Byzantium
(+ Jazz Foyer in CUBE)
Saturday 17 November 2012  8pm

Déda Theatre  Chapel St., DE1 3GU


Christine Tobin: vocals
Liam Noble: piano
Phil Robson: guitar
Gareth Lockrane: flutes
Kate Short: cello
Dave Whitford: bass

With its strong central theme of W.B.Yeats poetry, the most empathetic band imaginable,  and Christine at the height of her powers, it's amazing to think this project came about by chance.

Christine explained how in response to being asked to give a talk on Yeats at the National Library of Ireland she instead offered to write some music based on the poetry. The offer was accepted and what may turn out to be a career changing project was born.

"In this beautiful collection of songs based on the poetry of W.B.Yeats, vocalist Christine Tobin has created an unqualified masterpiece" JAZZWISE

More info and music clips  here

Alex Wilson Trio

Friday 2 November 2012  8pm  £10
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Alex Wilson - piano

Frank Tontoh - drums

Davide Mantovani - bass

Brilliantly gifted Latin jazz pianist and band leader Alex Wilson is well known for his large ensembles. This fantastic new trio brings the music back to the piano with a fresh repertoire. The music is driven by Alex's inimitable piano style steeped in the Afro-Cuban/Caribbean tradition.

Drummer Frank Tontoh has played with a wide array of jazz stars, plus world music champions such as Osibisa and Soothsayers.
Davide Mantovani is a regular bass player for Monica Vasconcelos, Ingrid Laubrock, Carol Grimes, Great Spirit, Roberto Pla and Antonio Forcione amongst many others.

Link to music sample

Derby Jazz Jam plays Art Blakey

Sunday 28 October 2012  1pm - 4pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Listeners and players are equally welcome at our monthly Derby Jazz Jams. Tom Bunting-bass, Matt Ratcliffe-piano and Tymeck Jazwiak-drums will anchor the sessions and keep things moving along.

The mood is relaxed and about enjoying good jazz, company, food and drink. 


Mark Lockheart - Ellington in Anticipation

Friday 19 October 2012   8pm
Darwin Suite, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Mark Lockheart - saxes
Seb Rochford - drums
Kit Downes - piano
Tom Herbert - bass
Finn Peters - alto sax
James Allsop - clarinets
Chris Garrick - violin
A brand new project inspired by the music of Duke Ellington. Taking many of Ellington's most revered tunes: Satin Doll, Mood Indigo, Take the A-train and more, Mark has deconstructed and re-arranged these melodies into a fascinating set of new music.

This is a unique and radical project which beautifully combines the old with the new.

"One of the most glorious bits of writing and playing you'll hear this year"  Jazzwise Magazine

http://marklockheart.co.uk

Cloudmakers Trio

Friday 5 October 2012  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Jim Hart - vibes
Mike Janisch - bass
Dave Smith - drums

Always a joy to hear vibraphonist Jim Hart, who has established himself as one of the premier creative jazz musicians of his generation in the UK. His creative output has been heralded in the international jazz press as being unique and forward thinking, whilst holding a firm foot in many of jazz's great traditions.

Cloudmakers Trio plays original music and standards that lie somewhere between New York's downtown sound and the modern European tradition. It features his regular sparring partner Dave Smith on drums, and US born, London resident Michael Janisch on bass.


Derby Jazz Jam plays Louis Armstrong

Sunday 30 September 2012  1pm - 4pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU


Listeners and players are equally welcome at our monthly Derby Jazz Jams. Tom Bunting-bass, Matt Ratcliffe-piano and Tymeck Jazwiak-drums will anchor the sessions and keep things moving along.

The mood is relaxed and about enjoying good jazz, company, food and drink. 

Jazz Jamaica

Friday 14th September 2012   8pm
Great Hall  Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

The mighty Jazz Jamaica perform their unique fusion of ska, reggae, mento and jazz in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Independence for Jamaica.

Led by Gary Crosby, this formidable band has had audiences rocking to their beat for the last 20 years and have been hailed as "Britain's rival to the Buena Vista Social Club"


Gilad Atzmon Orient House Ensemble

Friday 7 September 2012  8pm  
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU


Gilad Atzmon - reeds
Yaron Stavi - bass
Eddie Hick - drums
Frank Harrison - piano

Eschewing the political rhetoric, the brilliant alto saxophonist and clarinettist Gilad Atzmon now lets the music do the talking, relaxing into a skilful and witty dialogue with his versatile bandmates.

Together they breathe new harmonic and rhythmic life into every composition they perform, transforming even the most well-worn jazz standards into scintillating originals - the true essence of real live jazz.

"A formidable improvisational array...a local jazz giant steadily drawing himself up to his full height...a blast of fresh air in the UK"
John Fordham, The Guardian

www.gilad.co.uk

Troyka

Friday 1st June 2012  8pm  
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Chris Montague - guitar
Kit Downes - organ
Joshua Blackmore - drums

TROYKA played their first ever gig at DERBY JAZZ WEEK 2007. In 2009 they released one of the most highly acclaimed albums of the year. Now two years down the line TROYKA have struck gold with a sensational second album which they will be launching with this gig and a national tour.

TROYKA's music is fuelled by textural guitar loops, angular riffs and displaced drum grooves combined with an evocative lyricism that is utterly absorbing. If TROYKA can produce the sort of buzz they did with their first album, imagine the possibilities of the second.

A Jazz Services touring event.


Derby Jazz Jam plays Miles Davis

Sunday 20th May 2012 1pm - 4pm 
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Listeners and players will all be welcome at our new Derby Jazz Jams. Tom Bunting - bass, Matt Ratcliffe - piano and Tymeck Jazwiak - drums will anchor the session and keep things moving along. The mood will be relaxed and about enjoying good food, drink and company as much as the music.

In this Miles Davis session Tom and the trio will be leading the way on, Solar, Milestones, All Blues, Freddie the Freeloader, Stella by Starlight, Nefertiti, Walkin' and Footprints.

If you'd like to play or sing on any of these tunes then visit us on facebook at Derby Jazz Jam where you can find more about the session and how you'd fit in.


Lucien Ban + Mat Manieri - Deco Heart
featuring Corey Mwamba

Saturday 19th May 2012  6.30pm  
Voicebox Arts Centre, Forman St., DE1 1JQ

Lucien Ban - Piano

Mat Manieri - Viola

Corey Mwamba - Vibes

Born and raised in Transylvania, Lucian Ban now lives in New York. Described as "one of the most gifted pianists to move to New York in the past decade" and cited as "playing with a sensibility and fluency that recalls Vladimir Horowitz as much as McCoy Tyner".

 

Through his Enescu Re-Imagined' project Ban made his mark in the UK, and first collaborated with Mat Maneri uncovering a unique musical rapport. Embracing fellow Romanian composer and violinist George Enescu’s musical legacy in a daring re-imagination of his works.

Classically trained, Mat Maneri has been changing the way the jazz world listens to violin and viola. The freewheeling scope of his musical imagination has led Maneri to become the go-to guy from artists such as Paul Bley, Cecil Taylor and Matthew Shipp.

Born in Derby, Corey Mwamba is virtually self-taught in music having made the decision to take up vibraphone in his late teens. Corey is primarily known as a highly creative improviser with a wide stylistic range.


Nigel Price Trio

Friday 4th May 2012  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Nigel Price - guitar

Pete Whittaker - Hammond organ

Matt Home - drums

Long-time guitarist with the James Taylor Quartet, Nigel Price now fronts his own Hammond Trio and it's a beauty. He's deeply into Wes Montgomery whose tunes feature heavily on the band's recordings. There is something about this music when it's this well played that just makes the world a better place.

 "....the skilful Price lovingly celebrated Montgomery's languidly bluesy lyricism and breezy swing, and the group heated up this style with an irresistible conviction" JOHN FORDHAM, GUARDIAN

www.nigelprice.biz

Lighthouse Trio - Simcock/Garland/Sirkis

Friday 27th April 2012   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Gwilym Simcock - piano
Tim Garland - reeds
Asaf Sirkis - percussion
The imagination of Tim Garland, saxophonist, composer and sometime Bill Bruford and Chick Corea sideman, ranges across far more territory than most jazz players assume is rightfully theirs.

Playing originals with Spanish, Middle Eastern and South American rhythms and jazz classics by Bill Evans and Charlie Mingus Tim Garland's inspired tenor and soprano saxophone solos are perfectly balanced by the coolly graceful improvisations of the young piano star Gwilym Simcock and the painterly percussion of Asaf Sirkis.

Before the concert at 7.30 Tim Garland will give a short talk about this music.

Jazz Foyer, our young stars of the future, will be playing in the foyer from 7pm and during the interval.

www.lighthousetrio.com

Derby Jazz Jam plays Duke Ellington

Sunday 15th April 1pm - 4pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Listeners and players will all be welcome at our new Derby Jazz Jams. Tom Bunting - bass, Matt Ratcliffe - piano and Tymeck Jazwiak - drums will anchor the session and keep things moving along. The mood will be relaxed and about enjoying good food, drink and company as much as the music.

Duke Ellington is the theme for this first session and Tom and trio will be leading the way on; Caravan, Satin Doll, In a Sentimental Mood, Perdido, C Jam Blues, Cotton Tail and, of course, Take the A Train.

If you'd like to play or sing on any of these tunes then visit us on facebook at Derby Jazz Jam where you can find more about the session and how you'd fit in.


Courtney Pine Europa

Friday 23rd March 2012   8pm
Great Hall Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Courtney Pine - bass clarinet
Robert Fordjour - drums
DarrenTaylor - bass
Zoe Rahman - piano
Cameron Pierre - mandolin and guitar
Omar Puente - electric violin
Amanda Drummond - viola

(This line-up may be subject to change)
In his new work Europa, Courtney Pine creates a powerful statement that reflects the vibrancy, innovation and spirit of the continent of his birth.

This new music incorporates his travelling experiences, drawing back in time to Gregorian Chant, Scandinavian, Celtic, Spanish ,Hungarian and Mediterranean melodies.

Jazz Foyer, our young stars of the future, will be playing in the foyer from 7pm and during the interval.

courtney-pine.com

Steve Waterman Trio Buddy Bolden Blew It

Friday 2nd March 2012
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Steve Waterman - trumpet

Alec Dankworth - bass

Anthony Kerr - vibraphone

A celebration of jazz trumpet by an unusual line up featuring tunes associated not only with the New Orleans pioneer Buddy Bolden but also Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Clark Terry and other great jazz trumpeters.

Waterman more than meets the challenge of this broad choice of material playing lightning fast runs one minute, ballads with total purity of tone the next and very dirty growling blues a moment later.

www.stevewaterman.co.uk

Julian Siegel Quartet

Friday 17th February 2012   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Julian Siegel - reeds

Liam Noble - piano

Gene Calderazzo - drums

Oli Hayhurst - bass

The fluid touch of inspirational pianist Liam Noble perfectly complements the muscular energy of Julian Siegel's saxophones, Gene Calderazzo's dynamic drumming and the deep groove of bassist Oli Hayhurst. The band's music moves freely through varied sound-worlds and colours, from undercurrents of bop into electro-acoustic trance, from acoustic quartet playing early electric Miles to dancing West African drum grooves, searching ballads and joyful melodies.

"When the Julian Siegel Quartet perform live it's a fantastic ride"
JEZ NELSON BBC Jazz on 3.

A Jazz Services touring event.  Jazz Foyer, our young stars of the future, will be playing in the foyer from 7pm and during the interval.

www.juliansiegel.com

Frank Harrison Trio

Friday 3rd February 2012  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Frank Harrison - piano

Davide Petrocca - bass

Stephen Keogh - drums

The words of the legendary Ronnie Scott say it best: "Frank Harrison is one of the most talented young musicians I have heard".

After studying jazz in the USA at Berklee School of Music, Boston, pianist Frank Harrison returned to the UK and joined maverick saxophonist Gilad Atzmon's globally acclaimed Orient House Ensemble, whose regular tours took Frank to all major European Jazz and World Music Festivals.

In 2006 he formed this trio.  Their debut album had great press and led to work all over Europe and the Far East. This gig will feature music from their new album "Sideways".


Scott Hamilton/Alan Barnes/Dave Newton Trio

Friday 13th January 2012  8pm
Great Hall Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Scott Hamilton - tenor sax
Alan Barnes - reeds
Dave Newton - piano
Andy Cleyndert - bass
Sebastien de Krom - drums

Arriving in New York from Rhode island as a 22 year old in the late1970s, Scott Hamilton was taken up by the jazz giants of an earlier generation. He was with Benny Goodman for a while but also played in many small groups with Roy Eldridge, Illinois Jacquet, Junior Mance and many other legends.

Like those masters Scott really swings, plays great blues and his ballads can send a shiver down your spine.

Scott has played with Alan Barnes and Dave Newton many times and their 2006 album "Zootcase" is a modern mainstream classic.

Jazz Foyer, our young stars of the future, will be playing in the foyer from 7pm and during the interval.


Robert Mitchell 3io

Friday 6th January 2012  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Robert Mitchell - piano

Tom Mason - bass

Richard Spaven - drums

A multiple award winning pianist, composer and charismatic performer, Robert Mitchell has been leading this trio since 2004 and that shared history shows in the telepathic nature of their improvisations. Their first album won BEST JAZZ ALBUM at Gilles Peterson's 2009 Worldwide Awards.

"..a great live performer, who's gone from strength to strength"
GILLES PETERSON BBC Radio 1.

A Jazz Services touring event promoting their second CD "Embrace". Audio and video of the band at 

myspace link

Tomasso Starace Quartet

Friday 2nd December 2011  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Tommaso Starace - alto sax
Frank Harrison - piano
Will Collier - bass
Chris Nickolls - drums

When alto saxophonist Tommaso Starace played a sell out performance for us a few years ago with music inspired by the black and white photographs of the great Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt; we were looking for an opportunity to bring him back to Derby. His new quartet gave us the perfect excuse.

This exciting band will play music from his new CD "Blood and Champagne". They will play material by Tommaso plus compositions by Michel Petrucciani.

www.tommasostarace.com

Lea DeLaria and her Trio

Saturday 26th November 2011   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Lea DeLaria is a refreshing voice in jazz singing. She sings like a cross between Ella Fitzgerald and a Broadway diva. She has played on Broadway and is also a stand-up comedian, which certainly enlivens her act. She is one of the most powerful and original standards singers to have emerged in years.

 She is backed by her trio led on piano by Janette Mason. It promises to be perfect as our early Christmas party concert.


Kit Downes Group

Friday 18th November 2011   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Kit Downes - piano, keyboard
Calum Gourlay - bass
James Maddren - drums
James Allsop - bass clarinet and saxes
Adrien Dennenfield - cello
Josh Arceleo - tenor sax

Kit Downes has been a Derby Jazz regular since his student days. Last year he shot to fame when his 2010 Album "Golden" was nominated for the Mercury Prize. He is one of the most in demand young pianists on the UK scene. His new project "Quiet Tiger" has seen his trio expand to a new sextet, performing mostly orginal compositions.  This is a band which both challenges and electrifies.
www.kitdownes.com

George Hogg Quintet

Friday 4th November 2011  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

George Hogg, trumpet and flugel
Ben Somers, tenor saxophone
Alex Munk, guitar
Calum Gourlay, Bass
Dave Hamblett, drums

We are delighted that trumpeter George Hogg is bringing his quintet home to Derby. During the past few years George has played with the BBC Big Band, and performed club dates across the UK and abroad with Kenny Wheeler, Alex Wilson, Alan Barnes and many more.

The band will play original compositions as well as standards. Dave Hamblett, the drummer in this band, is another of the many successful musicians who come from Derby.


Mike Janisch Purpose Built Quintet

Friday 21st October 2011   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Mike Janisch - bass
Phil Robson - guitar
Steve Fishwick - trumpet, flugel
Andrew Bain - percussion
Alex Garnett - saxes

Bassist Mike Janisch has played for us many times in many bands. His playing is always exciting and entertaining. This is his first visit leading his own band.

 The music shows his wide range of musical influences.  His compositions have a fresh take on modern jazz with a strong sense of melody and his arrangements of jazz classics are different and exciting.

http://michaeljanisch.com

Sarah Gillespie with Gilad Atzmon

Friday 7th October 2011  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU



Sarah Gillespie - vocals and guitar
Gilad Atzmon - reeds, accordion, harmonica
Ben Bastin - bass
Enzo Zirilli - drums

Singer songwriter Sarah Gillespie has been playing to packed enthusiastic audiences everywhere she goes. The music on her new CD "In the Current Climate" is, if possible, even more exciting than her first. The band consisting of Sarah on vocals and guitar, Gilad Atzmon on reeds, accordion and occasionally harmonica, Ben Bastin on bass and Enzo Zirilli on drums make this an evening not to be missed. 'Utterly wonderful, a unique way with words, terrific guitar playing, and not just great songs, but totally original music. Brilliant, the bee's knees!' Robert Wyatt, 2010
http://sarahgillespie.com

Denys Baptiste Quartet

Friday 23rd September 2011   8.30pm
Darwin Suite
Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Denys Baptiste - saxes
Andrew McCormack - piano
Gary Crosby - bass
Rod Youngs - drums

Saxophonist Denys Baptiste has won a Mercury, a Mobo and a British jazz award. He leads his rejuvenated quartet, demonstrating his phenomenal command of tone and timing.

The energetic and eclectic collection of new compositions that draw from a broad palette, taking in Caribbean, American and African influences.


Avalon Trio

Friday 9th September  2011  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU


Tony Woods - saxes and flute

Pete Churchill - piano

Rob Millett - percussion

This improvising trio was formed to celebrate the music of English classical composers of the twentieth century and to present its own unique homage to the works of Delius and Vaughan Williams amongst others.They explore the harmonic connections between the music of these great masters and contemporary jazz.

The short song forms and great melodies of these instrumental works lend themselves particularly well to improvisation, just as the 'standards' of the American song book have been used by jazz musicians since the1930?s.


Liam Noble Trio play Brubeck

Friday 6 May 2011  8pm  CUBE Déda

Liam Noble - piano

Dave Whitford - bass

Dave Wickens - drums

Liam has long been known for his highly original piano playing and his in-depth knowledge of the great jazz masters including Ellington and Bill Evans. But his longstanding admiration for Dave Brubeck is clearly demonstrated in this fascinating collection of some of Brubeck’s best known pieces.

This gig fell victim to the weather last December, but we felt we could not miss it, and so have re-programmed it as soon as was possible.

A trio that Brubeck himself called “an inspiration”.

 www.liamnoble.co.uk/

Neon

Friday 15th April 2011  8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH
Stan Sulzmann - sax
Kit Downes - piano
Jim Hart - vibes
Tim Giles - drums

Stan Sulzmann’s celebrated career as one of the UK ’s finest saxophonists spans forty years.  Here he is in the company of three of the most in demand and versatile young musicians on the British scene: Mercury prize nominee Kit Downes on piano and two members of London 's highly acclaimed Loop Collective, Jim Hart, terrific on vibes and drummer Tim Giles. 

The Neon Quartet is a true collaboration, their sound is melodic and playful whilst having a very contemporary edge making it new and exciting.  


Asaf Sirkis Trio

Friday 8th April 2011  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Asaf Sirkis - drums
Tassos Spiliotopoulos - guitar
Jonathan Harvey - bass

 Asaf Sirkis keeps confirming that he's one of the British jazz scene's most creative drummers. This trio features Tassos Spiliotopoulos on guitar and Jonathan Harvey on Bass generating a compelling intensity, and the leader's percussion responses to their ideas are dazzling eruptions of drum mastery.

 

North African and Middle Eastern music played a big part in his early listening along with influences from rock and fusion music.

 
www.asafsirkis.co.uk

Jay Phelps Quintet + 1

Friday 18th March 2011  8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH


Jay Phelps - trumpet
Michael Mwenso - vocals
Jonathan Gee - piano
Neil Charles - bass
Matt Holmes - drums
Brian Edwards - sax

Charismatic trumpeter, Jay Phelps made his name as a member of the band Empirical, who made a massive impact on the jazz scene.  Now, Jay leads his finely tuned new band, including a stellar line-up of London ’s top jazz musicians that cuts across the generations.

 Jay’s instantly recognizable, warm sound evokes the spirit of the 1940s New York Birdland scene and the playful vocals of showman-vocalist Michael Mwenso help to capture the traditional spirit of jazz music.

 

Tim Richards Trio

Friday 4th March 2011  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Tim Richards - piano
Dominic Howles - bass
Jeff Lardner - drums

One of the UK’s foremost jazz pianists, Tim Richards is best known as the founder and leader of the groups Spirit Level and Great Spirit.

His latest trio plays music which is a mix of stylish contemporary originals and bluesy grooves. The evening will be interspersed with well known standards and this trio will delight and enthral you.

 
www.timrichards.ndo.co.uk

Tony Kofi Standard Time Trio

Friday 11th February 2011   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Tony Kofi - saxes
Dave Chamberlain - bass
Rod Youngs - drums

Nottingham-born saxophonist, Toni Kofi is a formidable figure on today’s jazz scene.  He has an amazing ability to swing and express great feeling, never losing his own original sound.  

The Standard Time Trio is Kofi’s newly formed band featuring Stacey Kent’s former double bassist Dave Chamberlain (Belper born and bred) and Washington D.C. native Rod Youngs on drums.  The evening will showcase the trio’s captivating rearrangements of classic jazz standards that use every instrument to its fullest range, presenting a fresh and vibrant sound for today.  

“Impressive, absorbing and enjoyable”  The Observer

 

Tony Kofi website

The Golden Age of Steam

Friday 4th February 2011  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

James Allsopp -reeds
Kit Downes - keys
Tim Giles - drums

The Golden Age of Steam is a new trio featuring James Allsopp on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet. The band builds on his association with drummer Tim Giles and is completed by young Mercury nominee and keyboard sensation Kit Downes.

The trio has recently completed a debut album of brand new Allsopp compositions. The album blurs the line between contemporary classical music, electronics and the full spectrum of Jazz improvisation from the blues all the way to the extremities of the avant garde.

 
Myspace link

Phil Robson and the IMS Quintet
featuring Mark Turner

Sunday 23rd January 2011   8pm
Darwin Suite Assembly Rooms, Market Place, DE1 3AH

Phil Robson - guitar
Mark Turner - sax
Gareth Lockrane - flute
Michael Janisch - bass
Ernesto Simpson - drums

Internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist and 2009 Parliamentary Jazz Musician of the Year, Phil Robson takes a break from his regular band, Partisans, to join forces with equally renowned New York & London based musicians to form the IMS Quintet – a fantastic line-up with an exceptional and dynamic sound.

The band members: New York saxophonist, Mark Turner, Gareth Lockrane on flute, Michael Janisch on bass and Cuban drummer, Ernesto Simpson, have been variously described as “hip, melodic and bouncy” (Times), “brilliantly imaginative” (Jazzwise) and “powerful and innovative” (New York Times).

Don’t miss this opportunity to spend an evening with this band of fabulous and exciting musicians

 
Phil Robson Myspace

Corey Mwamba Heralds

Tuesday 18th January 2011  6.30pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU

Corey Mwamba - vibes
Joshua Blackmore - drums
Dave Kane - bass
Ntshuks Bonga - saxes
Alex Bonney - trumpets
Arun Ghosh - clarinet

Corey Mwamba's Trio with Josh Blackmore and Dave Kane played a great gig for us last January.

For Heralds, Corey has added sax, trumpet and clarinet.  The project recasts the role of musicians as storytellers using local tales and folk poetry to create maps for communicative, multi-coloured creative music.

Corey Mwamba

Kate Williams & Bobby Wellins

Friday 7th January 2011  8pm
CUBE Déda, Chapel St., DE1 3GU



Kate Williams - piano

Bobby Wellins - tenor sax

Kate Williams plays melodic, gently lyrical original material, interspersing it with intriguing visits to modern jazz. She is joined by saxophone legend Bobby Wellins performing as a duo for our first CUBE gig of 2011.

 

Over the past few years, Bobby and Kate have worked together in both duo and quartet form.  Expect an evening of choice classics including tunes by Cole Porter, Jobim, and a few originals too. 

 
www.kate-williams-quartet.com

www.bobbywellins.co.uk
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