Tonight we head over to the funky side of jazz with the irrepressible and slightly mystical Jingu Bang, who cite as their main influences Herbie Hancock and Weather Report alongside covering tunes from the likes of UK band Brotherly. Check out their website here Jingubang.co.uk The band is the brainchild of drummer Scott Hammond, who formed the...
Jonny Bruce is a superb trumpeter, based in Bristol but with a national reputation. He is fluent in the whole history of jazz trumpet as he demonstrated some years back in his Trumpet Kings project, in which he covered pieces from Louis Armstrong through to Freddie Hubbard. You may have seen him playing around Bristol...
Super excited about this one - we put on a fair few national touring bands, but it's only once in a while that the planets come into alignment and we're able to present an international tour such as this fantastic band from the USA. Charged Particles are a trio from the San Francisco Bay area, and have...
We're thrilled that Martin Kern & Andy Hague Quintet are able to reunite this strong line-up which produced a memorable gig back in July 2021. The band will be playing hard-driving modern jazz in the Blue Note vein, and maybe a few originals. Martin Kern Martin Kern grew up in Bülach near Zürich in Switzerland...
Saxophonist Joe Northwood is becoming one of the Cardiff jazz scene’s major voices, and besides playing also promotes gigs and jam sessions at Tiny Rebel. Having graduated from the Royal Welsh College, Joe furthered his studies by attending some of the USA led summer schools in Italy, where he received tuition from some of the world’s greatest...
