Instrumental, melodic contemporary jazz, based on new compositions influenced by other genres including folk and classical from these fellows:-
Ben Waghorn (saxes and flutes)
Ashley John Long (bass)
Andy Hague (drums)
Dave Jones (piano)
Together they are pretty close to jazz royalty, representing just the finest current jazz performers in the UK.
Don’t hold back, spoil yourselves …
With roots in Hot Club, a myriad of other influences, including Swing, Latin, Gypsy, Bebop and some exclusive originals, flavours the expansive sets this band produce. Virtuosic guitar, and a bouncing rhythm section, are fronted by clarinet, bass clarinet and vocals in several European languages (including Welsh!) and are all delivered with a heartfelt and highly entertaining joie de vivre.
The band is:-
Susanna Warren – clarinets and vocals
Jeremy Young – lead guitar
Nick Kacal – double bass
Paul Smith – drums
Their unique, eclectic sound will transport you through the smoky jazz clubs of 1930s Paris and Hamburg to the grand cafés of Europe, South America and, best of all, Tenby!
What can one say about this trio from Swansea heaven?
Dave is the keyboard wizard behind Swansea Jazz Club and the Dave Cottle Trio, playing for two decades plus.
Gary is the guitar genius behind not only the Gary Phillips Trio but also The Amigos, gypsy jazz champions of West Wales.
Paul Smith has, quite simply, been playing drums for ever.
A jazz pedigree unsurpassed is coming to relaunch for us the Tenby Jazz Lunch series. Hope to see you there ……
More apologies from us as we are currently without a venue – our search for one continues …..
The Coltrane Dedication Quintet is a collective of musicians who recognise the emotional power of the later music of John Coltrane and use those compositions as their own springboard for creating a powerful, engaging, empassioned communication through improvised music.
The band always has two Sax players, Bass, Piano & Drums. For who’s actually playing on the day, we’ll have to wait & see …..
Dave Cottle & Sarah Meek bring their Xmas Special tribute to Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong.
With Dave on Piano, Trumpet & Vocals & Sarah on Vocals, the trio is completed by Paul Smith on drums.
This should be a memorable swing into Christmas with classics & other songs from the great jazz swing era. Why not swing into Christmas, gently, with us …..
Tudor Thomas and his friends will be playing brass, strings and enough numbers to tire out your tapping toes.
The ‘new’ band features:-
Bill Ridley – trumpet
Peter Berry – string bass
Tudor Thomas – trombone
Vic Partridge – banjo & guitar
Andy Leggett – clarinet & saxophones
Dixieland, Swing or Trad Jazz, whatever you want to call it, they’re coming (‘though not quite from New Orleans).
John brings his trio to play at our next Jazz Lunch, together with his myriad, humourful tales of musicians over the 50 years he’s been playing (and currently celebrating).
The trio will feature:-
Glen Manby (Sax),
John-Paul Gard (Keyboard),
John Gibbon (drums)
Regulars of Narberth Jazz Club, we’ve borrowed them for a change of West Wales venues. They’ll be playing tunes by Gershwin, Porter, Herbie Hancock and many others from the Great American Songbook.
John is celebrating 50 years of playing, and a little 70th birthday year, so do come along to join his party.
The ‘Potatoes’ bring a wealth of jazz experience to their lively, characterful version of Traditional New Orleans Revival Jazz.
Some of the most resolute of South Wales’s jazz professionals, they are: John Scantlebury (Sax, Clarinet & Vocals), Gwyn Lewis (Cornet & Vocals), Sarah Thatcher (Guitar & Banjo) and Spike Kennedy (Double Bass).
We just adore the honest, slightly grungey, so atmospheric tunes this band manufactures out of almost nowhere. Not to be missed if you like ‘trad jazz with style’.
With roots in Hot Club, a myriad of other influences, including Swing, Latin, Gypsy, Bebop and some exclusive originals, flavours the expansive sets this band produce. Virtuosic guitar, and a bouncing rhythm section are fronted by clarinet, bass clarinet and vocals in several European languages (including Welsh!) and are all delivered with a heartfelt and highly entertaining joie de vivre.
The band is: Susanna Warren – clarinets and vocals; Jeremy Young – lead guitar; Nick Kacal – double bass; Paul Smith – drums
Their unique, eclectic sound will transport you through the smoky jazz clubs of 1930s Paris and Hamburg to the grand cafés of Europe, South America and, best of all, Tenby!
Tenby Jazz 