Trumpeter Andy Hague ran his popular salsa/jazz octet Conjunto Gringo from 2010 to 2018, and now presents a slimmed-down sextet version to play rearranged versions of the Conjunto repertoire, plus lots of new ones. Aiming to please/disappoint equally both the jazz and salsa audiences the set contains Latin-jazz classics from Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Dizzy...
Gaz Hughes is a renowned jazz drummer and band leader, who first gained wide public attention as the original drummer in the Matthew Halsall Band. He has played a significant role in the early recordings of the Gondwana label and has been a highlight on the album “On The Go”, which won the Best Jazz...
The Alex Merritt/Antonio Fusco Quartet reunites friends and musical compatriots Alex and Antonio, who will be joined by sterling bassist Henrik Jensen and rising star pianist Nick Manz for this date at The Bebop Club. Antonio Fusco is a highly-rated Italian drummer on a visit to the UK. He has worked and recorded across Europe...
Ross Hicks is a young Cardiff based pianist who made a great impression on a short tour with saxophonist Simon Spillett last summer: "Hicks was a revelation, ideas emerged and developed and injected drama even as the pieces unfolded at near terminal velocity" - Mike Collins . Debuting his upcoming album ‘Three Elms’, Ross and...
The Sophie Stockham Quartet pay tribute to the great hard-bop saxophonist Lou Donaldson. Known for his soulful bluesy approach to the saxophone, Donaldson was one of the pioneering voices in Hard Bop during his time with Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers and Horace Silver. Saxophonist and composer Sophie Stockham Brown (Starlings, Orphic, Dakhla, Sefrial,...
