Monday 10 April 2017

April/May 2017

Live Contemporary Jazz every second Sunday from 8.30pm. £7 on the door

16.4 'BIG BAD WOLF'/ 'SOPER/WILLIAMS/GLASER' DOUBLE BILL!
SUN DRENCHED BLISSED OUT OPTIMISM"

OWEN DAWSON (TROMBONE)
ROB LUFT (GUITAR)
MICHAEL DE SOUZA (BASS VI)
JAY DAVIS (DRUMS)

Big Bad Wolf is a London based band featuring washy guitars, ambient vocals, brassy hooks and deep grooves…
...this distinctive sound arises largely from the band's consistently egalitarian process of group composition, where all 4 members are present from conception to completion of each song. Starting each writing session by recording an open-ended group improvisation, they then listen back, pick out the best ideas and then develop them into intricate and concise pieces of music. Big Bad Wolf have developed a unique way to bridge the gap between improvised music and contemporary pop/rock styles. All four band members have a strong grounding in jazz from their studies on the prestigious jazz course at the Royal Academy of Music and at Leeds College of Music. From this background, the band strives to constantly push the boundaries and blur the edges of the genre through a wealth of influences, from Bjork to Derek Bailey, brought to the table by each member to the group. From the band’s first experimentations in late 2014 there has always been a primary focus on the instrumental blend within the slightly unconventional line up (trombone, guitar, bass VI and drums) and how to work that into forging an individual, contemporary sound whilst still honouring the improvisational element of the jazz tradition.
Big Bad Wolf are proud recipients of a Help Musicians UK Development Grant and are also winners of the 2015 Zealous X Music Category
"I really like the kind of combination of lazy trombone and darting guitar riffs" - Jez Nelson, BBC Radio 3 (Jazz On 3)
Listen to the album here:
Website
www.bigbadwolf.london

SOPER/WILLIAMS/GLASER

Mike Soper - Tpt
Huw V Williams - Bass
Will Glaser - Drums

COMING SOON!.......

30.4 - BRAZILIAN DOUBLE BILL - Samba Azul and Mishka Adams

14.5 - Andy Woolf and Vitor Pereira Double Bill

28.5 - Tom Barford Group

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