Yetii are an acoustic piano trio from Bristol and Wales who play original compositions combining flowing melodies with expansive group improvisations, interlocking grooves and evolving soundscapes. The trio play a monthly residency at the Greenbank in Easton, and have really created their own scene and built a considerable following over the other side of town....
Saxophonist Ed Jones last played at the club in June 2022 and provided a memorable sell-out concert to end our 2021/22 season. It's great to welcome him back for the 2023 Christmas Special. Over the last 20 years or so award-winning saxophonist Ed Jones has established himself as one of the most innovative and sought-after sax...
Sound Of BlueNote has performed all over the southwest, including main stage gigs at Swanage, Lyme Regis, and Bournemouth jazz festivals, numerous club gigs at venues such as the Blue Vanguard in Exeter, Sound Cellar in Poole, Southampton, Chichester and Portsmouth Jazz Clubs, The Be-Bop Club and the Future Inn in Bristol as well as...
Guitarist Steve Banks released his critically acclaimed debut album Emboldened in May 2023 on Stoney Lane Records followed by a UK tour. Emboldened presents a compelling, distinctive, and personal sound, immediately recognisable as the guitarist and composer’s own work. Powerful modern jazz, deep contemporary grooves, lush harmonies, and memorable melodies amongst expressive, rich, and dynamic improvisation from...
A welcome return for this superb band who smashed it out of the park with a sell-out show on their last visit back in 2022. 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...
Tammy Payne is an excellent vocalist who tonight presents her new project featuring her Latin-flavoured original songs performed by some of Bristol's finest musicians. "Tammy Payne is one of the finest jazz and soul singers that the UK has produced in the last two decades" - Kevin Le Gendre **** BBC ONLINE After releasing a...
Jerry is a guitarist with a wealth of experience, playing with a number of different artists including jazz singer and BBC 2 presenter Clare Teal, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, soul legends PP Arnold, Ruby Turner, Elliott Randall, Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley. His touring work includes West End star Lee Mead’s Love tour and Still...
Our special guest soloist tonight is Simon Spillett, who over the past twenty years or so has established himself as one of the UK's pre-eminent saxophonists. Simon is a firm advocate of straight ahead hard-swinging modern jazz, and his lack of pretention has made him a huge hit with the UK jazz audience, although he sometimes...
Moonscape “Fresh and Joyous” (Manchester Jazz Festival). Moonscape is an exciting contemporary group playing original music drawn from a wide range of influences. Taking the 60s chordless quartets of Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry as a starting, point, Moonscape incorporate electronics, sound manipulation, and an open approach to ensemble improvisation, drawing in part on the...
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...
