Trumpeter Andy Hague reunites the line-up which recorded his Coming of Age CD back in 2018, this will actually be only the band's second appearance since Covid struck. The music will be a mixture of tunes from Coming of Age and some of Andy's earlier albums. “So impressed with this record, wow, it’s current, it’s...
It’s time to grab the mic and sing your heart out – solos, duets, and group singalongs are all welcome. Join us for a relaxed, friendly evening of sharing our favourite songs. Karaoke nights are on every last Wednesday of the Month. Free shot for the first 10 singers Cocktails 2 for £10 Double up...
Saxophonist Duncan Anselm was a prominent member of Bristol's jazz community through the 1990s before he moved out of the city. Whilst in Bristol Duncan was a member of the fondly remembered Charles Mingus tribute Mingus Fingers, a septet led by bassist Dave Griffiths. He now revisits the Mingus repertoire with a new quintet. Bassist...
Over twenty-three years, thirteen albums, three published books and thousands of shows Rod Picott has worked; powered by the fuel of the blue-collar world he was born into. Through white-knuckled determination Picott has been fortunate to open for Alison Krauss and Union Station, play the Shrewsbury Folk Festival, appear several times on the BBC2 Bob...
The Be-Bop Club is delighted to welcome one of the UK's finest jazz trumpeters to appear alongside some of Bristol's best-known players in a quintet specially formed for the evening. Quentin Collins has performed, toured, and recorded with a plethora of internationally renowned artists across many genres including Fred Wesley, Gregory Porter, Mark Ronson, Omar,...
Gabriel Moreno is a Gibraltarian singer-songwriter, currently based in London. An irresistibly engaging performer, he combines a Latin exuberance and passion with a rare lyrical calibre (he is also a published poet, with 12 books in Spanish and English). Performing on nylon-stringed guitar and accompanied by pianist Ned Cartwright, he creates a live experience that...
OK then, let’s call it Americana. There was a time when it was nameless…just the good stuff to those in the know and when Geraint Watkins first started playing in bands like Red Beans and Rice and Juice on the Loose, they were like transatlantic railroad trains loaded with it rolling around the country. He...
The melodic and inventive guitar playing of Matt Hopkins has been featured in groups as stylistically diverse as Andy Sheppard’s Hotel Bristol, Emily Wright & The Royals, and the Hopkins-Hammond Trio. He also takes the lead role in the “Music of Pat Metheny” project alongside pianist Dave Newton. Matt is also known as an instructor...
Benn Clatworthy is a truly impressive modern jazz tenor saxophonist who was rated by the late Ronnie Scott as one of the best UK players that he had heard. Although born in London Benn has been resident in California since 1980, but returns to perform in the UK on a regular basis - however, due...
It’s time to grab the mic and sing your heart out – solos, duets, and group singalongs are all welcome. Join us for a relaxed, friendly evening of sharing our favourite songs. Karaoke nights are on every last Wednesday of the Month. Free shot for the first 10 singers Cocktails 2 for £10 Double up...
Pianist Dave Jones closed off our summer season with his quintet playing the music of Kenny Garrett, but for tonight he returns to his original quartet format to play the music of Dave Jones, with Andy Hague returning to the drum chair instead of his trumpet role in the quintet. Dave is a classically-trained pianist...
As Wreckless Eric he needs little introduction — he wrote and recorded the classic Whole Wide World and had a hit with it back in 1977. Since then it's been a hit for countless other artists including The Monkees, Cage The Elephant, and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day. Eric’s version featured in the 2022...
