Jazz: The Jazz Defenders and Doc Brown

A special co-promotion between the Jazz Defenders and The Be-Bop Club to launch new single “Rolling On A High” featuring guest vocalist Doc Brown.

Please note that this gig is on Wednesday not our usual Thursday, and will be in the Hen and Chicken’s larger upstairs Studio room. Doors open 7.45 pm, band onstage at 8.30 pm.

The Jazz Defenders have been getting lots of national press and radio attention recently, and have been booked a couple of times to play at Ronnie Scott’s in London. Their first album Scheming has recently spent several weeks in the USA Jazz Charts Top Ten!

Led by one of the UK’s most formidable jazz pianists, George Cooper, The Jazz Defenders are a group born from a deep love of Blue Note jazz, drawing on a wealth of inspiration to craft their own raw and vibrant compositions.
The hard bop recordings of Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan and Art Blakey were highly regarded for a reason – catchy horn lines and incredible musicianship combined with Rudy Van Gelder’s engineering skills mean they will forever be regarded as classics of the genre. The Jazz Defenders are a group that ‘defend’ the legacy of those recordings whilst creating its own original identity and distinction. The music they produce together is a modern soul jazz slant on this classic hard bop, effortlessly channelling the spirit of the golden Blue Note era of jazz.
The group’s founder, pianist and composer George Cooper, has at a young age already amassed a comprehensive repertoire of musical credits including Hans Zimmer, Nigel Kennedy, U2, Omar, Slum Village, MF Doom, The Brand New Heavies, The Haggis Horns, Abstract Orchestra and Lack of Afro.

George Cooper – piano, Nicholas Malcolm – trumpet, Jake McMurchie – tenor sax, Will Harris – bass, Ian Mathews – drums.