Saxophonist Sam Crockatt returns to the club as band leader, with a formidable line-up all of whom lead their own projects and are recognised as fine composers. Having graduated from the Royal Academy, Sam Crockatt formed a band with Gwilym Simcock, Oli Hayhurst, and Ben Reynolds leading to debut recording Howeird in 2008, which won...
Abacus is a project run by Birmingham-based saxophonist, composer, and improvisor Liam Brennan. Formed in 2022, the project concept was heavily influenced by Omer Avital’s Asking No Permission which featured a 4-horn frontline. The music aims to combine concepts from both the jazz small group tradition as well as the big band lineage. It features...
Jakub Klimiuk Quintet is a new project combining modern jazz with influences from Scandinavian improvised music, Eastern European folk and contemporary classical pieces. The resultant repertoire, consisting of original compositions, is a highly energetic mix of scripted forms and free improvisation, drawing from various genres but at the same time staying deeply rooted in the...
Saxophonist Jack Mac divides his time between Cardiff and Bristol and has been playing music professionally for over a decade now. He has collaborated with some of the UK's and US's finest up-and-coming musicians. Heavily influenced by the styles of New Orleans jazz and funk groups such as Dr. John, Jon Cleary, and Galactic, Jack...
Eddie Gripper is an English pianist, composer, and educator based in Cardiff, Wales. Born and raised in Oxford, he first moved to Cardiff in 2018 to study under the tutelage of Huw Warren before graduating with First Class Honours from Cardiff University. Since then Eddie has established himself as a prominent pianist/improviser, composer, and educator...
