Henrik Jensen formed his quartet Followed By Thirteen in 2010, and the group are touring to coincide with the release of their third album. Bassist Henrik Jensen moved from Denmark to London in 1997 and is a graduate of the Royal Academy. He has toured the world from Tokyo to Moscow with various modern jazz...
Welcome to our monthly Open Mic Night (2nd Monday of every month) in our custom-built music room 'The Chicken Shed' Hosted by James Slater, Elliot Hall and Sarah Larkham, we welcome musicians and music lovers alike. We can get very busy, so if you wish to play, you can book your slot in advance. Simply message...
Continuing our occasional Be-Bop Club Introducing series, tonight we're pleased to welcome two musicians to the stand who have recently relocated to Bristol, Luke Annesley on alto sax, and Liam Butler Webb on piano. Alongside his performance work, Luke Annesley is also a Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy at UWE. His playing career ranges from...
Sarah Larkham ‘Heavenly’ EP launch with support from Sue Harding. A fairy-lit, early winter's eve of the richly evocative voice and music of Sarah Larkham as she performs songs from her new EP among others – with support from beautifully ethereal folk singer-songwriter Sue Harding. Once described by Leslie Crowther as 'a young Stevie Nicks',...
John Murry with special guest Damian Katkhuda - The Mostar Diving Club John Murry’s third album is starlit and wondrous, like being wrapped in the softest black velvet. It’s an album of startling imagery and insinuating melodies, of cold moonlight and searing heat. It’s a record that penetrates to the very heart of you,...
Bristol is an increasingly exciting place for jazz and improvisation at the moment, with a recent influx of musicians from London and other areas leading to new collaborations with established heavyweights of the Bristol music scene. Alex Merritt, a lyrical, creative and extremely well-read tenor player is one of the most exciting of these new...
Damon Brown is one of the UK's top jazz trumpeters, who released his debut album A Rhythm Indicative back in 1998 to great acclaim. He went on to work alongside most of the UK's best-known players such as Peter King and Don Weller and began to forge international links with players from Europe, Japan and the...
It was only a matter of time before Cuban born trumpeter and trombonist Michel Padrón crossed paths with ‘gringo’ Jim Blomfield, one of the South West’s best-known Jazz and Latin pianists. Two brilliant exponents of the Afro-Cuban and Salsa genres, the pair bring together some of their favourite musicians to play a dynamic set of...
