The trio was formed in 2010 with the mission to explore modern jazz from the greats such as Bill Frizell, Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau whilst twisting it with progressive music by Tortoise and Mogwai.
The band is:-
Dan Messore on guitar
Aidan Thorne on double bass
Gethin Jones on drums
They bring this thirst for exploration when performing classic jazz tunes from the great American songbook.
The Coltrane Dedication is a quintet 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, passionate communication through improvised music.
The band will be:
Lyndon Owen – sax
Dave Jones – piano
Will Cass – guitar
Bill Fletcher – bass
Ian Poole – drums
If you’d like to be scooped up into an emotional musical overload, to come out the other end relaxed, tranquil, meditative, this is a special opportunity. Your dream jazz journey awaits ….
Llandjango is a Welsh gypsy jazz group, hailing mostly from Ceredigion. They are renowned for blending French Hot Club sounds with Roma, ragtime, and swing. The band are:-
Playing an energetic fusion of jazz styles, they create a distinct café-style atmosphere. Why not join us – our first concert of the year – starting at midday. Maybe even a late Valentine’s Day present ….
We’re now taking a winter break and are due to return on Sunday 15th February with Llandjango, Ceredigion’s answer to the gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelly.
Until then, we hope you continue to follow live music, wherever you go
Pianist Ross Hicks leads a trio completed by bassist Nick Kacal, now based in Cardiff after a couple of decades on the London scene, and drummer Ryan Thrupp, fellow graduate of the Welsh College of Music and Drama with Hicks.
This band is fast making a name beyond Cardiff, enhanced by the recent release of their first album, Three Elms. Ross shows his precocious talent from the getgo, forever encouraging his band to deliver, together, sumptuous music for which Sunday afternoons were surely designed.
Hope you can join us.
The Groucho Club put their own stamp on their carefully selected material. They play tunes by the likes of Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk.
The band features:-
Wynn Phillips – guitar
Chris Ryan – saxophones
Andrew Harries – keyboard
Alan Vaughan – bass guitar
Paul Smith– drums
If you like jazz with a funk, you’re going to love this Swansea based band, revered for its combination of propulsive grooves and powerful, fiery solos.
Hope you can join us.
We’re delighted to present:-
Dick Hamer – saxophone
Jenny Jones – vocals
Dave Jones – piano
John Rodge – double bass
Paul Smith – drums
What a great way to open our Autumn of Jazz Lunches.
Hope you can join us.
We’re taking some August time out but we’ll be back on 28th September with Dick Hamer’s Quartet, featuring Jenny Jones. More about this gig next month.
Meanwhile, please support live music and, of course, especially live jazz whenever and wherever you can.
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!
Tenby Jazz 