Alan Barnes & Dave newton Member’s Event
A unique evening in the company of two of the UK’s best loved jazz musicians, Alan Barnes and David Newton, in the special atmosphere of the County Club on Guildford’s High St.
Saxophonist Alan Barnes has received over 25 British Jazz Awards and has twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year. Pianist Dave Newton has been voted best Jazz Pianist in the British Jazz awards for the thirteenth time. The two have been playing duets together for over 40 years and these multi award-winners play with an empathy that can only come with long experience. The emphasis, as always, is on swinging, accessibility and interplay.
Expect a hugely entertaining programme of straight ahead jazz flawlessly played and interspersed with lots of anecdotes! Guildford Jazz anchor Marianne will be on bass.
Ticket price includes a welcome glass of wine at a pre concert reception where you can meet the artists and other Guildford Jazz Members!
Please note that as this is a members event, all ticket holders must be Guildford Jazz Members.
Please click the link below for tickets
EVENT INFO
Doors and welcome drink 7pm, performance 8pm to approx 10pm (with interval).
TICKETS
Tickets £25 includes a complimentary glass of wine on arrival
Please note that as this is a members event, all ticket holders must be Guildford Jazz Members.
WHO'S PLAYING?
Alan Barnes - sax/clarinet
Alan Barnes is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader and touring soloist. He is best known for his work on clarinet, alto and baritone sax, where he combines a formidable virtuosity with a musical expression and collaborative spirit that have few peers.
His range and brilliance have made him a “first call” for studio and live work since his precocious arrival on the scene more than thirty years ago.
His recorded catalogue is immense. He has made over thirty albums as leader and co-leader alone, and the list of his session and side-man work includes Bjork, Bryan Ferry, Michel LeGrande, Clare Teale, Westlife, Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum. He has toured and played residencies with such diverse and demanding figures as Ruby Braff, Freddie Hubbard, Scott Hamilton, Warren Vache, Ken Peplowski, Harry Allen and Conte Candoli.
In British jazz, the young Barnes was recognized – and hired – by the established greats of the time: Stan Tracy, John Dankworth, Kenny Baker, Bob Wilber, and Humphrey Lyttelton. But he is equally respected for his longstanding and fruitful collaborations with contemporaries such as David Newton, Bruce Adams, and Martin Taylor.
Alan Barnes’s unique musicianship, indefatigable touring, and warm rapport with audiences have made him uniquely popular in British jazz. He has received over 25 British Jazz Awards, most recently in 2014 for clarinet, and has twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year.
“His stylistic range is quite phenomenal… He has a wonderful capacity for suggesting a given style without actually imitating anyone.” Dave Gelly, Masters Of The Jazz Saxophone.
David Newton - piano
Growing up in Renfrewshire, Scotland, Newton had a musical upbringing with the piano trio sound of Peterson, Tatum or Garner an ever-present feature in the Newton household.
After graduating from Leeds College of Music in 1979 David Newton freelanced around Yorkshire and eventually became a resident musician at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough for two and a half years. A move to Edinburgh followed where theatre work using local musicians quickly led to an established position on the Scottish jazz scene but after some four years there, his old roommate from college, Alan Barnes, persuaded him to move to London where he rapidly became a much sought after pianist teaming up with Barnes, guitarist Martin Taylor and saxophonist Don Weller.
Newton's recording career had begun in 1985 with Buddy De Franco and Martin Taylor and his first solo album was released in '88 in association with producer Elliot Meadow who oversaw the next nine years of recording for Linn Records followed by Candid Records. Once again, in 1997, David Newton and Alan Barnes teamed up and together with Concorde Label agent Barry Hatcher, made four CDs for that label. By 2003, Newton had learned a great deal of the ways a record company operated and he set up a business partnership with former pupil Mike Daymond and they established "Brightnewday Records" initially as a vehicle for Newton's own music but with an eye to opening up the catalogue to other artists later on.
In the first five years of the nineties, Newton's reputation as an exquisite accompanist for a singer, spread rather rapidly and by '95 he was regularly working with Carol Kidd, Marion Montgomery, Tina May, Annie Ross, Claire Martin and of course Stacey Kent, with whom he spent the next ten years recording and travelling all over the world. While all this was going on, Newton was composing music which he would record on his own CDs as well as writing specifically for Martin Taylor, Alan Barnes, Tina May or Claire Martin and Newton's music can now be heard on many television productions, especially in the United States where over twenty TV movies benefit from Newton's haunting themes. In 2003, after a twenty year gap, David Newton was reunited with playwright Alan Aykbourn having been involved with eight world premiers in Scarborough and London back in the early eighties, and he was asked to write the music for two new productions, 'Sugar Daddies' and 'Drowning on Dry Land'. Currently, with the release of a new CD called "Portrait of a Woman", on the 'Brightnewday' label, David Newton is relishing the musical freedom of his Trio and the special sound it makes whilst working on two other new recording projects, as an arranger and a composer.
David Newton has been voted best Jazz Pianist in the British Jazz awards for the thirteenth time in 2014 and was made a Fellow of Leeds College of Music in 2003..
With Marianne Windham on double bass
DIRECTIONS
County Club 158 High St, Guildford GU1 3HJ
The club is situated towards the top of Guildford High Street. The entrance is located on the High Street a few doors down from Holy Trinity Church and next to the Sainsbury’s shop front.
Access : There should be someone to greet you at the door but, if not, simply ring on the bell to alert staff who will let you in and make your way to the bar on the first floor where drinks will be served. If you arrive late the concert will be in the dining room
Parking : If there are no spaces free on the High Street itself, we suggest parking in the the Sydenham Road car park GU1 3RW.
SEATING
Seating is concert-style
An evening of Jazz with Alan Barnes & Dave newton
An intimate evening in the company of two of the UK’s best loved jazz musicians, hosted by Guildford Jazz exclusively for members of the County Club and Guildford Jazz !
Saxophonist Alan Barnes has received over 25 British Jazz Awards and has twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year. Pianist Dave Newton has been voted best Jazz Pianist in the British Jazz awards for the thirteenth time. The two have been playing duets together for over 40 years and these multi award-winners play with an empathy that can only come with long experience. The emphasis, as always, is on swinging, accessibility and interplay. With Guildford Jazz founder Marianne Windham on bass.
Expect a hugely entertaining programme of straight ahead jazz flawlessly played and interspersed with lots of anecdotes.
Ticket price includes a welcome glass of wine at a pre concert reception where you can meet the artists and hear more about Guildford thriving jazz scene.
*** SOLD OUT ***
EVENT INFO
Doors and welcome drink 7pm, performance 8pm to approx 10pm (with interval).
TICKETS
Tickets £30 includes a complimentary glass of wine on arrival
WHO'S PLAYING?
Alan Barnes - sax/clarinet
Alan Barnes is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader and touring soloist. He is best known for his work on clarinet, alto and baritone sax, where he combines a formidable virtuosity with a musical expression and collaborative spirit that have few peers.
His range and brilliance have made him a “first call” for studio and live work since his precocious arrival on the scene more than thirty years ago.
His recorded catalogue is immense. He has made over thirty albums as leader and co-leader alone, and the list of his session and side-man work includes Bjork, Bryan Ferry, Michel LeGrande, Clare Teale, Westlife, Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum. He has toured and played residencies with such diverse and demanding figures as Ruby Braff, Freddie Hubbard, Scott Hamilton, Warren Vache, Ken Peplowski, Harry Allen and Conte Candoli.
In British jazz, the young Barnes was recognized – and hired – by the established greats of the time: Stan Tracy, John Dankworth, Kenny Baker, Bob Wilber, and Humphrey Lyttelton. But he is equally respected for his longstanding and fruitful collaborations with contemporaries such as David Newton, Bruce Adams, and Martin Taylor.
Alan Barnes’s unique musicianship, indefatigable touring, and warm rapport with audiences have made him uniquely popular in British jazz. He has received over 25 British Jazz Awards, most recently in 2014 for clarinet, and has twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year.
“His stylistic range is quite phenomenal… He has a wonderful capacity for suggesting a given style without actually imitating anyone.” Dave Gelly, Masters Of The Jazz Saxophone.
David Newton - piano
Growing up in Renfrewshire, Scotland, Newton had a musical upbringing with the piano trio sound of Peterson, Tatum or Garner an ever-present feature in the Newton household.
After graduating from Leeds College of Music in 1979 David Newton freelanced around Yorkshire and eventually became a resident musician at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough for two and a half years. A move to Edinburgh followed where theatre work using local musicians quickly led to an established position on the Scottish jazz scene but after some four years there, his old roommate from college, Alan Barnes, persuaded him to move to London where he rapidly became a much sought after pianist teaming up with Barnes, guitarist Martin Taylor and saxophonist Don Weller.
Newton's recording career had begun in 1985 with Buddy De Franco and Martin Taylor and his first solo album was released in '88 in association with producer Elliot Meadow who oversaw the next nine years of recording for Linn Records followed by Candid Records. Once again, in 1997, David Newton and Alan Barnes teamed up and together with Concorde Label agent Barry Hatcher, made four CDs for that label. By 2003, Newton had learned a great deal of the ways a record company operated and he set up a business partnership with former pupil Mike Daymond and they established "Brightnewday Records" initially as a vehicle for Newton's own music but with an eye to opening up the catalogue to other artists later on.
In the first five years of the nineties, Newton's reputation as an exquisite accompanist for a singer, spread rather rapidly and by '95 he was regularly working with Carol Kidd, Marion Montgomery, Tina May, Annie Ross, Claire Martin and of course Stacey Kent, with whom he spent the next ten years recording and travelling all over the world. While all this was going on, Newton was composing music which he would record on his own CDs as well as writing specifically for Martin Taylor, Alan Barnes, Tina May or Claire Martin and Newton's music can now be heard on many television productions, especially in the United States where over twenty TV movies benefit from Newton's haunting themes. In 2003, after a twenty year gap, David Newton was reunited with playwright Alan Aykbourn having been involved with eight world premiers in Scarborough and London back in the early eighties, and he was asked to write the music for two new productions, 'Sugar Daddies' and 'Drowning on Dry Land'. Currently, with the release of a new CD called "Portrait of a Woman", on the 'Brightnewday' label, David Newton is relishing the musical freedom of his Trio and the special sound it makes whilst working on two other new recording projects, as an arranger and a composer.
David Newton has been voted best Jazz Pianist in the British Jazz awards for the thirteenth time in 2014 and was made a Fellow of Leeds College of Music in 2003..
With Marianne Windham on double bass
DIRECTIONS
County Club 158 High St, Guildford GU1 3HJ
SEATING
Dave Limina & Ross Stanley HAMMOND Organ Duo
US pianist, Hammond organist, and chair of the Piano Department at Berklee College of Music DAVE LIMINA meets UK pianist and organist , Hammond endorsee and two times winner of a British Jazz Award in the organ category ROSS STANLEY. for a duo gig like no other!
Two Hammond organs, two outstanding musicians... don't miss it!
Click the links below for more information and to book tickets
EVENT INFO
The performance is in the function room of The Stoke, 103 Stoke Road, Guildford, GU1 4JN
The function room has it’s own entrance, behind the pub, and it’s own toilets and private bar.
There is a small car park outside the pub but we would recommend parking at the Guildford College student car park, Stoke Road GU1 1EZ (located off the Recreation road roundabout). Parking is free after 6pm and is a couple of minutes walk from The Stoke .
Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive.
Doors open from 7.15pm, and the performance starts at 8pm. There will be an interval and there is a licensed bar.
Seating is unreserved cabaret style. - please select your sets when you arrive.
Food is available, order in the main pub with your table number when you order and they’ll deliver it to your table.
If you have any questions please contact us by emailing info@guildfordjazz.org.uk
TICKETS
Full Price £18 /Guildford Jazz Members January Special Price of £14
Students £7 / Student Members £5
WHO'S PLAYING?
Dave Limina
Dave Limina is a pianist, Hammond organist, and chair of the Piano Department at Berklee College of Music.
Dave has performed and recorded all over the world with four-time Blues Music Award winners Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, since 2002. Other artists he has appeared with include Brooke Benton, Martha Reeves, Toy Caldwell, Felix Cavaliere, Duke Robillard, Steve Forbert, Bernard Purdie, Ernie Watts, Scott Hamilton, Joey DeFrancesco, Sinbad, Lori McKenna, Gloria Estefan, Mark Walker, Robert Lee Castleman, Gary Nicholson, and Paula Cole.
He has toured/recorded with Mighty Sam McClain, Michelle Willson, Lori McKenna, Catie Curtis, the Courage Brothers, Steve Leslie, Freedy Johnston, Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne), the Redtenbacher’s Funkestra featuring funk legends Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis, Eric Krasno (Soulive), Lenny Pickett, and many more.
Ross Stanley
Ross Stanley is a pianist and organist who was born in 1982 in Frimley, England. Beginning piano at age 4, by a teenager, he was awarded an organ scholarship to Marlborough College. Upon leaving Marlborough, Ross was invited to study for his music degree at several renowned institutions including Trinity College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in the USA. He decided to stay in London, however, and completed a BMUS in classical and jazz piano at Guildhall in 2004. Since leaving, Ross’s musical skills have kept him in high demand, seeing him play with jazz names such as Will Vinson, Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Michael Janisch, Joel Frahm, Liane Carroll, Stan Sulzman, Steve Arguelles, John Paracelli, Bobby Wellins, Clark Tracey, as well as being a regular member of the Jim Mullen Organ Trio, the Mark McKnight Organ Quartet and the Jacqui Dankworth band and performing in many small and large ensembles – Nostalgia 77 Octet, The Heritage Orchestra. Ross has also toured with Steve Howe Trio, Deodato and has recorded for Goldie, US3, Trevor Horn and Simply Red among others. Ross is a Hammond endorsee
DIRECTIONS
The performance is i the function room of The Stoke, 103 Stoke Road, Guildford, GU1 4JN
There is a small car park outside the pub but we would recommend parking at the Guildford College student car park, Stoke Road GU1 1EZ (located off the Recreation road roundabout). Parking is free after 6pm and is a couple of minutes walk from The Stoke ..
SEATING
Seating is reserved cabaret style,
James Davison & Callum Au Quintet
An exciting quintet led by two highly regarded, award-winning young jazz musicians, trumpeter James Davison and trombonist Callum Au, with an evening of fun, swinging, music bringing the atmosphere and vibe of 50’s and 60’s jazz to life for the modern day.
Broadly inspired by the music of the classic 1960s Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet, the band plays a selection of hard-swinging originals and covers of some of the best of the Terry/Brookmeyer repertoire.
With the superb duo of Sam Watts (Jason Marsalis) on piano and Matt Skelton (John Wilson Orchestra) on drums, and Marianne guesting on bass.
Expect an evening of joyous, soulful, swinging music, at which you can’t help but smile!
++ Pre gig menu from Mandira’s Kitchen (please see the Event Info tab for the menu)
EVENT INFO
The performance is upstairs in Guildford Pavilion, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive. There’ll be seating reserved for you.
Doors open and supper available from 7pm, performance 8pm to about 10:15pm (with interval). Licensed bar. Seating is cabaret style and there is a lift for disabled access.
Pre-gig Menu from Mandira’s Kitchen: (please select chicken or vegetarian ):
Vegetable samosas (served with tamarind chutney)
Butter Chicken (One of our most popular dishes - a smooth, silky, slightly spicy chicken dish) Or Navrattan Korma (Veg)
A mix of nine vegetables made with tomatoes, spices, and cashew nuts)
Lemon Rice(Fragrant basmati rice cooked with lemon & mustard seeds)
TICKETS
Full Price £20 /Guildford Jazz Members January Special Price of £16
Students £7 / Student Members £5
Meals £13
WHO'S PLAYING?
James Davison - trumpet
Callum Au - trombone
Sam Watts - piano
Matt Skelton - drums
Marianne Windham - bass
DIRECTIONS
The performance is upstairs in the Pavilion building at the Guildford County Cricket Club, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
For sat navs please check the postcode takes you to Wharf Road. There’s a car park alongside, entry from Wharf Road. If you’re approaching from Guildford town centre, Wharf Road is on the left just before the Sports Ground. If you’re approaching from the A3/Ladymead there’s no right turn into Wharf Road, but continue to the next roundabout to double back.
The car park next to the Pavilion holds about 40 cars (to enable emergency access, cars can only park in the marked bays). Unless it’s very wet, the overflow car park at the far end of the Cricket ground will be open.
To access the overflow car park, turn left as you come out of Wharf Road and carry on along Woodbridge Road towards the railway bridge, and the entrance to the ground is just before the end of the green fence that runs along the perimeter of the ground, next to the Woodbridge Café.
You might prefer to use one of the larger public car parks which are just a few minutes walk away: the open air Mary Road Car Park (GU1 4QU) or multi-storey Bedford Road Car Park (GU1 4SJ)
SEATING
Seating is either in front row settees/armchairs, central round tables, or rear high chairs/tables. Seats will be reserved for you when you book. If you’re a Guildford Jazz member, please let us know if you have a seating preference in on the booking form. Notes on the layout:
Front row: Seats 1 to 5 are sofas or armchairs
Middle tables: Tables 6 to 23 and 32 are small tables , each seating 4 (for bookings of 1 or 2 seats, we’ll seat you at a table with others, please let us know if you have friends coming who you’d like to sit with!).
Rear tables: Tables 24 to 29 are tall tables suitable for 2 people, with high stools.
Groups: Table 31 and 32 are suitable for larger group of 6 or more
High stools : 30 and 34 are single high stools (no table) , suitable for 1 to 3 people
Justin Thurgur’s Afro Jazz Project - featuring Dele Sosimi
For those of you who follow the ‘World’ Music scene in the UK, Justin Thurgur will be a familiar face; through his long term collaborations with both the Afrobeat Maestro Dele Sosimi and with Kishon Khan, plus working with the likes of Afrobeat drum legend Tony Allen and Cuban giants Julito Padron and Giraldo Piloto, he has cemented a place at the forefront of that community.
His own project has taken this experience and combined it with his love of the likes of Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Coltrane, et al…. to create a powerful ‘Global’ Jazz project.
Follow the link to buy your tickets now, or use the tabs below to read about the event in more detail.
EVENT INFO
Doors open 7pm; Support 7:45 - 8:30pm ; Headline band 8:55 to 10:10pm
TICKETS
Tickets £18 General admission, £16 Guildford Jazz Members, £10 concessions +£1 booking fee
Please note this event is standing only, please let us know if you need seats
* concession tickets apply if you are in receipt of universal credit, income support or job seekers allowance, are registered disabled or are under 25
WHO'S PLAYING?
Dele Sosimi (keys and vocals)
Justin Thurgur (trombone and bv’s
Suman Joshi (bass)
Afla Sackey (percussion and bv’s)
Kunle Olofinjana (drums and bv’s)
Dele Sosimi, the Nigerian-British Afrobeat Ambassador, Musician and Educator, has been at the heart of the global Afrobeat scene since relocating to the UK in December 1995. Having started his musical career with Fela's Egypt 80 band in his teens, he then teamed up with childhood friend Fela's son Femi Kuti (back in the late eighties) to kick start the Positive Force - touring, recording and performing worldwide. Over forty years later, he remains a tireless ambassador for the unique musical movement all over the world. His blend of complex funk grooves, traditional Nigerian music, African percussion and an underlying sense of jazz combines with his virtuoso keyboard skills and rhythmic singing to make him one of the most respected Afrobeat authorities of his era. Hackney-born and UK-based Dele has performed all over the planet, from the Montreux Jazz Festival to Mawazine Festival in Rabat Morrocco; Ollin Khan in Mexico, South Korea and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival to name a few. London's Jazz Café has said before “we're honoured that for so long we've been able to call Jazz Café the home of Dele's seminal afrobeat orchestra.” Dele was also Afrobeat music consultant for the National Theatre's production of Fela!, often performed with the late great Tony Allen. Because he was brought up with Fela's Egypt 80 performing five hour long sets, four days a week, and six hour rehearsals twice weekly, 50 weeks a year, Dele is a master of various live configurations, each offering a truly authentic and powerful Afrobeat sound and keeps him active. These days, his mesmeric performances are mainly with the full eight to fifteen piece Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra (DSAO), a distilled six or seven-piece Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Experience (DSAE) and the Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Sextet, Quintet & Quartet which features the heartbeat of DSAO in a semi acoustic format with Dele on piano alongside Suman Joshi on Double Bass, Afla Sackey on Congas/percussion and Kunle Olofinjana on Drums. An additional horn player or two make up the Quintet or Sextet. Dele also works with electronic artist Medlar putting out two 12"s during the pandemic, Cubafrobeat, Latin flavoured collective Lokkhi Terra led by Kishon Khan and Eparapo, led by DSAO bassist, composer and producer Suman Joshi.
DIRECTIONS
The Boileroom,13 Stoke Fields, Guildford. Surrey, GU14LS
Click here for directions and parking
“A Jazzy Christmas” with JO Harrop, Paul Edis & special guests
Featuring new arrangements of festive favourites penned by pianist Paul Edis and performed by the ‘velvet-voiced’ Jo Harrop alongside a 9-piece band, A Jazzy Christmas is heading to Guildford this December for our Christmas Concert in the atmospheric setting of St. John’s Church, Farncombe!
You can expect to hear classic Christmas hits such as ‘Santa Baby’ given a big band treatment rubbing shoulders with more contemporary hits like ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ as a Brazilian samba.
You don’t have to be a jazz fan to like this show, but if you are, you’ll be blown away by the standard of musicianship from some of the leading lights on the UK jazz scene Featuring: Freddie Gavita (trumpet/flugel) Robert Fowler (alto sax/clarinet), Matt Anderson (tenor/soprano sax), Rory Ingham (trombone), Gareth Lockrane (flute/piccolo) Johanna Burnheart (violin) Paul Edis (piano/arrangements), Marianne Windham (double bass), Matt Home (drums)
“Her voice is delicious. When she sings, she moves me. I believe her.” Iggy Pop – BBC Radio 6 Music
‘A rare mix of delicacy and boldness. Sheer perfection.’ The Guardian
** SOLD OUT ***
EVENT INFO
The performance is at St John’s Church, Farncombe, Godalming GU7 3EJ
Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive. There’ll be seating reserved for you.
Doors open from 7.15pm, and the performance starts at 8pm.
Licensed bar available beforehand and at the interval
If you have any questions please contact us by emailing info@guildfordjazz.org.uk
TICKETS
General admission £20
Guildford Jazz members £18 (click here to find out about membership benefits)
Students £7
Student members £5
WHO'S PLAYING?
Jo Harrop (vocals)
Freddie Gavita (trumpet/flugel)
Robert Fowler (alto sax/clarinet)
Matt Anderson (tenor/soprano sax)
Rory Ingham (trombone)
Gareth Lockrane (flute/piccolo)
Johanna Burnheart (violin)
Paul Edis (piano/arrangements)
Marianne Windham (double bass)
Matt Home (drums)
DIRECTIONS
St John’s Church, Farncombe, Godalming GU7 3EJ
St. John’s Church is situated in St. John’s Street right in the centre of the village just opposite the Co-op store. It was built over 160 years ago and was extensively refurbished in 2012 with new seating, flooring and lighting. It has wonderful acoustics for all types of music as well as a unique atmosphere.
There is no parking at the church itself, but there is some street parking and a number of public car parks within 5 minutes walk of the church. We’d recommend Meadrow car park, just off the A3100 (the Guildford-Godalming road) – the postcode is GU7 3HY. It’s free in the evenings and it’s a short walk direct to the church from the car park, up Church Path.
SEATING
Seating is unreserved
Moscow Drug Club
We’re delighted to welcome back the hugely popular MOSCOW DRUG CLUB… (named after the song !)
Moscow Drug Club are a heady and waggish mix of Jazz French musette Latin Grooves and New Orleans Swing, combining their original material with songs by the likes of Jaques Brel, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen & Eartha Kitt,
Moscow Drug Club deliver an intoxicating and intimate musical experience you won’t soon forget!
SOLD OUT! Please contact us for retutns
EVENT INFO
The performance is upstairs in Guildford Pavilion, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive. There’ll be seating reserved for you.
Doors open and supper available from 7pm, performance 8pm to about 10:15pm (with interval). Licensed bar. Seating is cabaret style and there is a lift for disabled access.
Pre-gig Far Pavilions Menu from Mandira’s Kitchen. Please select chicken or vegetarian (menu to be confirmed)
TICKETS
Full Price £20 /Guildford Jazz members £18
Students £7 / Student Members £5
Meals £13
WHO'S PLAYING?
Katya Gorrie - vocals
Jonny Bruce - trumpet
Mirek Salmon - accordian
Andy Bowen - guitar
Andy Crowdy - bass
DIRECTIONS
The performance is upstairs in the Pavilion building at the Guildford County Cricket Club, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
For sat navs please check the postcode takes you to Wharf Road. There’s a car park alongside, entry from Wharf Road. If you’re approaching from Guildford town centre, Wharf Road is on the left just before the Sports Ground. If you’re approaching from the A3/Ladymead there’s no right turn into Wharf Road, but continue to the next roundabout to double back.
The car park next to the Pavilion holds about 40 cars (to enable emergency access, cars can only park in the marked bays). Unless it’s very wet, the overflow car park at the far end of the Cricket ground will be open.
To access the overflow car park, turn left as you come out of Wharf Road and carry on along Woodbridge Road towards the railway bridge, and the entrance to the ground is just before the end of the green fence that runs along the perimeter of the ground, next to the Woodbridge Café.
You might prefer to use one of the larger public car parks which are just a few minutes walk away: the open air Mary Road Car Park (GU1 4QU) or multi-storey Bedford Road Car Park (GU1 4SJ)
SEATING
Seating is either in front row settees/armchairs, central round tables, or rear high chairs/tables. Seats will be reserved for you when you book. If you’re a Guildford Jazz member, please let us know if you have a seating preference in on the booking form. Notes on the layout:
Front row: Seats 1 to 5 are sofas or armchairs
Middle tables: Tables 6 to 23 and 32 are small tables , each seating 4 (for bookings of 1 or 2 seats, we’ll seat you at a table with others, please let us know if you have friends coming who you’d like to sit with!).
Rear tables: Tables 24 to 29 are tall tables suitable for 2 people, with high stools.
Groups: Table 31 and 32 are suitable for larger group of 6 or more
High stools : 30 and 34 are single high stools (no table) , suitable for 1 to 3 people
jazz brunch with the Stacey Dawson Trio
Enjoy a Jazz Brunch in The Guildford Townhouse with some cool West Coast jazz from the Stacey Dawson Trio!
Coppa Club sits on the cobbled streets of Guildford’s buzzy High Street and prides itself on its ethos of effortless hospitality, relaxation and conviviality!.
Please click the link below for more details and to book a table
EVENT INFO
The Guildford Townhouse
58-62 HIGHSTREET, GUILDFORD GU1 3ES
Live music from 11am to 1pm
TICKETS
There is no charge for the music, please book a table for brunch from the link above
WHO'S PLAYING?
Stacey Dawson - Alto sax
Paul Stead - guitar
Marianne Windham - bass
DIRECTIONS
The Guildford Townhouse
58-62 HIGHSTREET, GUILDFORD GU1 3ES
Town centre car parks nearby
SEATING
Please click the link above to book a table
Redtenbacher’s Funkestra: Brothers In Funk
Stefan Redtenbacher's Funkestra continues the successful BEAT series with an exciting mix of fresh, high energy jazz funk, inspired by the legendary Funk Brothers, Average White Band and Brecker Brothers.
Redtenbacher’s Funkestra is a GO-TO funk monstrosity that consistently delivers a steady groove guaranteed to MAKE YOU MOVE!” – Michael B ( host of ‘Tonic: The Funky Groove Show’ | KGOU FM, Oklahoma)
“Stefan, you know what the Funk is about.” – Fred Wesley (James Brown, Funkadelic, JB Horns)
“Lean, agile, and breathless in its groove” – Jacob Webb ( KEXP | Seattle, Washington)
“A pure slice of unalloyed, joyful Funk.” – Steve Rubie (606 Club London)
“Funk in its classic form remains alive, and Redtenbacher’s Funkestra’s is a stellar example.” – George Graham (WVIA-FM | Scranton, Pennsylvania)
“Stefan Redtenbacher remains one of the most prominent composers, producers and all-round bass monsters in the UK.” – Nick Wells (iBass Magazine, UK)
“Never less than illuminating.” – Steve Morphew (Blues Review, UK)
“The Funkestra’s trademark is mid-tempo funk with just the right amount of bite, rarely abrasive and never toothless, integrating a variety of retro styles.” – David B. Wilson (Wilson & Alroy’s Record Reviews)
“The phrase ‘world class’ can be overused but the multi million streaming Funkestra consist of players with enviable resumes, whose polymath musical skills extend beyond the jazz-funk/fusion world for which they are most famed.” – Mark Ede | BiGiAM Agency
With support from Bluejay.
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EVENT INFO
Doors open 7pm; Support 7:45 - 8:30pm ; Headline band 8:55 to 10:10pm
TICKETS
Tickets £18 General admission, £16 Guildford Jazz Members, £10 concessions +£1 booking fee
Please note this event is standing only, please let us know if you need seats
* concession tickets apply if you are in receipt of universal credit, income support or job seekers allowance, are registered disabled or are under 25
WHO'S PLAYING?
Funkestra are:
Pete Billington | keyboards
Piers Green | tenor saxophone
Terry Lewis | guitar
Stefan Redtenbacher | bass
Mike Sturgis | drums
Bluejay are:
Erin Rowlatt - vocals
Joseph Oates - sax
Joey Price - keys
Jacob Treasure - guitar
Joel Allison - bass
James Warren - drums
"We aim to shine a different, funkier, light on vocal tunes you will know and love, as well as bringing pure, unequivocal instrumental groove."
DIRECTIONS
The Boileroom,13 Stoke Fields, Guildford. Surrey, GU14LS
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MOTET
Motet brings its rich horn arrangements and high energy rhythms to well known soul and jazz fusion songs, from artists such as Steps Ahead, Bob Berg, Yellowjackets, Al Jarreau and Stevie Wonder. The band delivers a modern, danceable groove that is both fresh and uplifting.
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EVENT INFO
7.30pm at The Backroom, The Star Inn, Guildford GU13TY
TICKETS
General Admission £15 (+1.26 booking fee)
Concessions (students/seniors): £12 (+ 1.01booking fee)
WHO'S PLAYING?
Dave Kirby - piano
Andy Jackson - guitar
Seb Guard - drums
Robin Clayton - bass
Sam Parker - saxes
Tom Parsons - Tumpet
Stuart Goodburne - Trombone
Ella Clayton-Bell - Vocals.
DIRECTIONS
The Backroom, The Star Inn, Guildford GU13TY
SEATING
STEVE WATERMAN QUARTET
Steve Waterman is one of the top British jazz trumpet players both at home and on the international scene. The winner of numerous British Jazz awards, he has worked with John Surman, Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, Tony Coe, Don Weller and many others and has recorded many critically acclaimed CDs under his own name as well as under the ECM label with John Surman’s Brass Project and Carla Bley.
As a session musician Steve has worked and recorded with George Michael, Van Morrison, Tom Jones, and Bjork plus many studio sessions for TV, radio, and film. Formerly professor of Jazz Trumpet at Trinity College of Music in London and visiting Jazz Trumpet specialist at The Royal Northern College Of Music, he is also currently professor of Jazz Trumpet at The Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama.
Also featuring ALEX HUTTON on piano, MATT FISHWICK on drums and Marianne WIndham on bass
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EVENT INFO
8pm at Growler & Cans Craft Beer Bar, 24 Chertsey Street Guildford GU1 4HD
TICKETS
Tickets £12.50
WHO'S PLAYING?
Steve Waterman - trumpet & Fluget
Alex Hutton - piano
Matt Fishwick - drums
Marianne Windham - bass
DIRECTIONS
Growler & Cans Craft Beer Bar, 24 Chertsey Street Guildford GU1 4HD
SEATING
Please arrive early for a seat!
soultime!
SoulTime! Is a new and exciting jazz quartet co-led by renowned pianist Leon Greening and exceptional trumpeter Steve Fishwick.
Dedicated to delving into the repertoire of one of their musical idols, the pianist and composer Bobby Timmons, SoulTime! pays homage to a figure whose influence during the late 1950s and early 60s on Hard-Bop and Soul-Jazz often goes unacknowledged in jazz history.
Bobby Timmons’ compositions, such as ‘This Here’, ‘Dat Dere’, and ‘Moanin’, were pivotal for iconic groups like Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and The Cannonball Adderley Quintet.
SoulTime! is committed to revitalizing these classics with the original spirit, infusing them with abundant melody, soulfulness, and the infectious grooves that defined the era.
++ Pre gig menu from Mandira’s Kitchen (please see the Event Info tab for the menu)
EVENT INFO
The performance is upstairs in Guildford Pavilion, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive. There’ll be seating reserved for you.
Doors open and supper available from 7pm, performance 8pm to about 10:15pm (with interval). Licensed bar. Seating is cabaret style and there is a lift for disabled access.
Pre-gig “Boogie Biriyani” Menu from Mandira’s Kitchen. Please select chicken or vegetarian :
Pea Patties (with tamarind chutney)
Chicken or Vegetable Biryani
Raita and poppadums
TICKETS
Full Price £20 /Guildford Jazz members £18
Students £7 / Student Members £5
Meals £13
WHO'S PLAYING?
Steve Fishwick - trumpet
Leon Greening - piano
Matt Home - drums
Marianne WIndham - bass (guest)
DIRECTIONS
The performance is upstairs in the Pavilion building at the Guildford County Cricket Club, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
For sat navs please check the postcode takes you to Wharf Road. There’s a car park alongside, entry from Wharf Road. If you’re approaching from Guildford town centre, Wharf Road is on the left just before the Sports Ground. If you’re approaching from the A3/Ladymead there’s no right turn into Wharf Road, but continue to the next roundabout to double back.
The car park next to the Pavilion holds about 40 cars (to enable emergency access, cars can only park in the marked bays). Unless it’s very wet, the overflow car park at the far end of the Cricket ground will be open.
To access the overflow car park, turn left as you come out of Wharf Road and carry on along Woodbridge Road towards the railway bridge, and the entrance to the ground is just before the end of the green fence that runs along the perimeter of the ground, next to the Woodbridge Café.
You might prefer to use one of the larger public car parks which are just a few minutes walk away: the open air Mary Road Car Park (GU1 4QU) or multi-storey Bedford Road Car Park (GU1 4SJ)
SEATING
Seating is either in front row settees/armchairs, central round tables, or rear high chairs/tables. Seats will be reserved for you when you book. If you’re a Guildford Jazz member, please let us know if you have a seating preference in on the booking form. Notes on the layout:
Front row: Seats 1 to 5 are sofas or armchairs
Middle tables: Tables 6 to 23 and 32 are small tables , each seating 4 (for bookings of 1 or 2 seats, we’ll seat you at a table with others, please let us know if you have friends coming who you’d like to sit with!).
Rear tables: Tables 24 to 29 are tall tables suitable for 2 people, with high stools.
Groups: Table 31 and 32 are suitable for larger group of 6 or more
High stools : 30 and 34 are single high stools (no table) , suitable for 1 to 3 people
ALICE ZAWADZKI & ROB LUFT LUNCHTIME SERIES
Loosely connected to the jazz world but realistically inhabiting her own realm, Alice Zawadzki is a vocalist, violinist, songwriter and composer based in London, with considerable repute as “a genuine original” (The Guardian), and a distinctive and individual presence on the creative European music scene. Alice’s rich musical background and “whimsical hyper-creativity” (MOJO Magazine) create a sound which draws upon her early exposure to New Orleans jazz and gospel with the legendary Lillian Boutté who took Alice under her wing and on tour as a teenager, an extensive classical training as a violinist, and a continuous exploration of improvisation, poetry, and folk music from diverse traditions, “all propelled in a voice of velvet suppleness and gutsy emotional power” (The Arts Desk).
Rob Luft is an award-winning 29-year-old jazz guitarist from London whose virtuosity has been compared to that of six-string legends John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola & Paco De Lucia. He was the recipient of the 2016 Kenny Wheeler Prize from the Royal Academy of Music, and he also received the 2nd Prize in the 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition at Montreux Jazz Festival. His debut album, “Riser”, was released on Edition Records in 2017 to widespread acclaim from the European jazz media. John Fordham wrote in The Guardian that it’s a “very sophisticated debut, but given Luft’s old-soul achievements since his early teens, we should have heard it coming”..
Please note this event is being promoted by HHH Concerts
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EVENT INFO
1pm at St Christopher's Church, Church Green, Haslemere, GU27 1DD.
TICKETS
WHO'S PLAYING?
DIRECTIONS
St Christopher's Church, Church Green, Haslemere, GU27 1DD.
SEATING
Nat Steele & Mark Crooks sextet play Stan Getz and Cal Tjader
The combination of tenor sax with vibraphone is a particularly warm and luxurious sound, and has been featured very successfully by several leading tenor players including Sonny Rollins (with Milt Jackson) and Joe Henderson (with Bobby Hutcherson).
Stan Getz and Cal Tjader had an especially successful partnership in the late 1950s, leading an all-star sextet including Scott La Faro, Vince Guaraldi, Eddie Duran and on his very first recording drum master Billy Higgins.
The sextet led by tenor player Mark Crooks and vibraphonist Nat Steele celebrate this collaboration, playing selections from their brilliant 1958 album. The sextet perform gorgeous arrangements of standards For All We Know, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face and My Buddy along with swinging originals by Tjader and Guaraldi, Ginza Samba and Big Bear. Getz’s other vibraphone partnerships are also showcased, with selections from his recordings with vibes masters Lionel Hampton and Gary Burton.
Featured in the rhythm section are some of the UK’s finest jazz musicians: guitarist Colin Oxley, bassist Lorenzo Morabito, pianist Matyas Gayer and drummer Mark Taylor.
Cabaret Seating includes a cheese board and a glass of wine. Balcony seating includes a glass of wine.
Guildford Jazz members please contact us for the discount code!
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EVENT INFO
Friday 1st November
7.30pm start
Tickets include cheese and wine
Select Cabaret or Balcony seating
TICKETS
Tickets £25 cabaret seating, £21 Balcony seating (includes venue levy)
A £2 discount on all tickets for Guildford Jazz Members, please Contact Us for the Discount Code
WHO'S PLAYING?
Nat Steele - vibraphone
Mark Crroks - tenor sax
Colin Oxley guitar
Lorenzo Morabito - bass
Matyas Gayer - pianio
Mark Taylor - drums
DIRECTIONS
Cranleigh Arts Centre
1 High Street
Cranleigh
GU6 8AS
SEATING
El Chamuyo Jazz Tango
The EL CHAMUYO quartet performs a wide sweep of Argentinian tango music, ranging from golden era of the 1920s and '30s, through to the tango nuevo masterpieces of Piazzolla, and on to a few contemporary composers.
While respecting the tradition, El Chamuyo also takes this repertoire as a starting point for improvisation, blurring the boundaries between tango and jazz in exciting and innovative ways. Not forgetting that this music is rooted in dance, the quartet regularly performs at milongas for tango dancers!
Featuring virtuoso violinist Kamila Bydlowska, jazz pianist Adam DYer, Simon Cook on chromatic bandoneon and Juampi Mauro on double bass .
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EVENT INFO
The performance is upstairs in Guildford Pavilion, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive. There’ll be seating reserved for you.
Doors open and supper available from 7pm, performance 8pm to about 10:15pm (with interval). Licensed bar. Seating is cabaret style and there is a lift for disabled access.
Pre-gig Far Pavilions Menu from Mandira’s Kitchen:
Vegetable Somosas (served with tamarind chutney)
Chicken (or Paneer) Rezala (a delicately spiced dish made with poppy sees, mace and whole spices),
Berry Pulao (Fragrant Basmati rice, spices and cranberries - as served in the Iranian cafes of Bombay)
TICKETS
Full Price £20 /Guildford Jazz members £18
Students £7 / Student Members £5
Meals £13
WHO'S PLAYING?
Featuring virtuoso violinist Kamila Bydlowska, jazz pianist Adam DYer, Simon Cook on chromatic bandoneon and Juampi Mauro on double bass .
DIRECTIONS
The performance is upstairs in the Pavilion building at the Guildford County Cricket Club, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
For sat navs please check the postcode takes you to Wharf Road. There’s a car park alongside, entry from Wharf Road. If you’re approaching from Guildford town centre, Wharf Road is on the left just before the Sports Ground. If you’re approaching from the A3/Ladymead there’s no right turn into Wharf Road, but continue to the next roundabout to double back.
The car park next to the Pavilion holds about 40 cars (to enable emergency access, cars can only park in the marked bays). Unless it’s very wet, the overflow car park at the far end of the Cricket ground will be open.
To access the overflow car park, turn left as you come out of Wharf Road and carry on along Woodbridge Road towards the railway bridge, and the entrance to the ground is just before the end of the green fence that runs along the perimeter of the ground, next to the Woodbridge Café.
You might prefer to use one of the larger public car parks which are just a few minutes walk away: the open air Mary Road Car Park (GU1 4QU) or multi-storey Bedford Road Car Park (GU1 4SJ)
SEATING
Seating is either in front row settees/armchairs, central round tables, or rear high chairs/tables. Seats will be reserved for you when you book. If you’re a Guildford Jazz member, please let us know if you have a seating preference in on the booking form. Notes on the layout:
Front row: Seats 1 to 5 are sofas or armchairs
Middle tables: Tables 6 to 23 and 32 are small tables , each seating 4 (for bookings of 1 or 2 seats, we’ll seat you at a table with others, please let us know if you have friends coming who you’d like to sit with!).
Rear tables: Tables 24 to 29 are tall tables suitable for 2 people, with high stools.
Groups: Table 31 and 32 are suitable for larger group of 6 or more
High stools : 30 and 34 are single high stools (no table) , suitable for 1 to 3 people
Bill Laurance
Classically trained composer, sought after collaborator and 5 times Grammy award-winning pianist Bill Laurance has built a career uniquely blending genres of music that seem to be at stylistic polar opposites with each other. Originally trained as a classical pianist, Laurance has been demonstrating his unique creativity and improvisation for many years as a founding member of Snarky Puppy.
“A Jazz Maestro” The Guardian
His diverse work includes advertising compositions for Apple, film soundtracks such as "Un Traductor" (2018) and collaborations with renowned ensembles such as the WDR Big Band and the Metropole Orkest. Most recently, he released the highly acclaimed album "Where You Wish You Were" (ACT Music) together with Michael League. His latest release "Affinity" is a tribute to the jazz pianist Bill Evans and shows Laurance's striving for individual interpretations, whereby the piano remains the unifying constant in his versatile work.
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EVENT INFO
Evening Performance 8pm to 10.20pm
The event is at the Performing Arts Studio at the University of Surrey.
Doors open from 7.15pm. Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive. There’s a bar available beforehand and at the interval.
Tickets: General admission £29 (Guildford Jazz members £27). Students £10 (limited availability!)
If you have any questions please contact us by emailing info@guildfordjazz.org.uk
TICKETS
General admission £29
Guildford Jazz Members £27
Students £10 (limited tickets available)
All prices include booking fees
WHO'S PLAYING?
Pianist, keyboardist and composer Bill Laurance’s music evokes a striking sense of time and place. As an original member of 5-time Grammy Award-winning group Snarky Puppy, Laurance has toured the world countless times, playing hundreds of concerts to tens of thousands of fans worldwide.
'Bloom', the ACT debut of pianist and composer Bill Laurance as leader, marks the transition from the smallest possible form of musical interaction to a large-scale, broadband format. Following the internationally acclaimed ACT release 'Where You Wish You Were' in duo with multi-instrumentalist and Snarky Puppy bandmate Michael League, Laurance now teams up with Manchester-based 18-piece string orchestra The Untold Orchestra and creates a work of convincingly epic pro-portions. Combining Bill Laurance’s classical sensibilities with jazz, pop grooves, and powerful orchestral synchronicity, 'Bloom' runs the gamut of emotions and moods.
“That’s where the magic is; the space between what is prescribed and what isn’t” says Laurance.
The eponymous opening track of the album impressively demonstrates how organically and naturally, Laurance manages the balancing act between an orchestral sound, the accessibility and groove of pop music and the freedom of jazz: a series of dark, warm string chords introduces a sense of spaciousness and sonic depth.
Featuring his widely lauded improvisational skills, Laurance perfects the balance of straddling virtuosity without becoming self-indulgent. His playing transcends mere technical mastery on the piano, instead weaving these techniques into something that captivates the listener, no matter what music they usually feel at home with. It respects the full instrumentation of his compositions, creating breathing space for each musician to be heard and understood. And so, 'Bloom' ties in with its predecessor album 'Where You Wish You Were', albeit with completely different means: With its vocal and narrative quality, this music creates spaces and dream worlds in which listeners can lose themselves with joy.
How the flint first sparked....
Attending the University of Leeds, he majored in classical composition, exploring jazz, funk and drum’n’bass in addition to classical music. Since then he has honed the melodic immediacy of this approach, along with his intense improvisational prowess, forging a distinctive personal style that embraces English classical, electronica and jazz-rock sensibilities, alongside gritty contemporary grooves.
In the early-noughties, a twenty-something Laurance was trying to make a living on the Leeds music scene, when an unremarkable but timely pick-up gig presented itself with a young Michael League in singer Michael Solomon Williams’ band. Gigs in the north of England forged a friendship with League, who happened to be looking for a new piano player, and League invited Laurance to the US to record the first Snarky Puppy album, The Only Constant, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Since then, Laurance has clocked up recordings and or performances with such renowned artists as David Crosby, Morcheeba, Salif Keita, Terence Blanchard, Susana Baca, Lalah Hathaway, Laura Mvula, Jacob Collier, Musiq Soul Child, Khalid Sansi, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Carlos Malta, The Metropole Orchestra and the WDR Big Band. He has also worked extensively in the dance world with companies including Alvin Ailey, Ballet Rambert, Matthew Bourne's Adventures in Motion Pictures, Phoenix Dance, Northern Ballet Theatre and the English National Ballet. He has also composed music for a variety of different clients including Apple, Sky, Nokia and Hewlett Packard.
He is a champion of cutting-edge keyboard developments and is endorsed by: Moog, Mellotron, Sequential, Korg, Nord, Roli Seaboard, Yamaha, Roland, Arp Odyssey, Keyscape, Sound Brenner, Native Instruments and MXR. Alongside Laurance’s touring as a solo artist and with Snarky Puppy, Laurance is the Artist in residence at Morley College London. He is is a passionate educator and continues to give clinics at music institutions all over the world.
Listen here: https://youtu.be/X3WBuQoGtsc
DIRECTIONS
Performing Arts Studio (PATS), University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH
There’s a large car park along the perimeter road – drive straight on at the roundabout once you get on campus and it’s signposted on the left after a little way. Parking is free after 5pm and if you require a disabled parking bay please let us know.
The Performing Arts Studio is building 20 on the map . There’s a footpath that runs from the perimeter road between the AQA and Austin Pearce Building (buildings 4 and 5) – turn right at the top, over the mini roundabout, and the PATS studio is along the road on the left.
SEATING
Seating is unreserved, please select your seats when you arrive.
Debby Bracknell Songbird Sessions
Jazz and soul from accomplished vocal/piano duo of Debby Bracknell and Dave Clement-Smith at The Keep pub
An accomplished live performer and in-demand session vocalist, Debby has sung for top artists such as Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Shakatak.
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EVENT INFO
The Keep, 29 Castle Street, Guildford GU1 3UW
Live music from 1pm to 3.30pm
TICKETS
There is no charge for the music
WHO'S PLAYING?
Debby Bracknell (vocals) and Dave Clement-Smith (piano)
DIRECTIONS
The Keep, 29 Castle Street, Guildford GU1 3UW
Town centre car parks nearby
SEATING
Pub seating available
Alyn Shipton presents “Gerry Mulligan Quartets of the 1950s”
An evening with writer, musician, broadcaster , Jazz historian and host of BBC Radio 3’s"Jazz Record Requests”, Alyn Shipton, discussing and playing the music from his latest book., “The Gerry Mulligan 1950s Quartets” , which offers an intimate look at Mulligan's musical development from the initial quartet with Chet Baker to its successors with Bob Brookmeyer, Jon Eardley, and Art Farmer.
Includes an interview with Alyn and a performance of Mulligan’s music by a live quartet featuring Alyn and Alan Barnes on baritone an Ian Smith on trumpet.
In association with Guildford Book Festival
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EVENT INFO
The performance is upstairs in Guildford Pavilion, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive. There’ll be seating reserved for you.
Doors open supper available from 6.15pm, interview with Alyn Shipton at 7.30pm, performance 8.30pm to 10:15pm (with interval). Licensed bar. Seating is cabaret style and there is a lift for disabled access.
Pre-gig Far Pavilions Menu from Mandira’s Kitchen. Please select chicken or vegetarian:
Vegetable Samosas (served with tamarind chutney)
Chicken (or Paneer) Rezela (a delicately spiced dish made with poppy seeds, mace and whole spices)
Berry Pulao (Fragrant Basmati rice, spice and cranberries - as served in the Iranian cafes of Bombay)
TICKETS
Full Price £20 /Guildford Jazz members £18
Students £7 / Student Members £5
Meals £13
WHO'S PLAYING?
Alyn Shipton, writer, musician, broadcaster and Jazz historian. A recognized international authority on Jazz, he has written and edited many books on the subject of Jazz and those who make it. Alyn is also a presenter, writer and producer of programmes for BBC radio and was also a Jazz critic for the Times for many years.
He is currently the presenter of Jazz Record Requests. Until May 2012 he produced and presented Jazz Library and many of these shows are still available online to UK listeners. Previously, he presented the weekly show Jazzmatazz on the BBC World Service for six years until March 2003. Later that year, he won the Marian McPartland / Willis Conover Award for lifetime achievement in Jazz broadcasting.
DIRECTIONS
The performance is upstairs in the Pavilion building at the Guildford County Cricket Club, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
For sat navs please check the postcode takes you to Wharf Road. There’s a car park alongside, entry from Wharf Road. If you’re approaching from Guildford town centre, Wharf Road is on the left just before the Sports Ground. If you’re approaching from the A3/Ladymead there’s no right turn into Wharf Road, but continue to the next roundabout to double back.
The car park next to the Pavilion holds about 40 cars (to enable emergency access, cars can only park in the marked bays). Unless it’s very wet, the overflow car park at the far end of the Cricket ground will be open.
To access the overflow car park, turn left as you come out of Wharf Road and carry on along Woodbridge Road towards the railway bridge, and the entrance to the ground is just before the end of the green fence that runs along the perimeter of the ground, next to the Woodbridge Café.
You might prefer to use one of the larger public car parks which are just a few minutes walk away: the open air Mary Road Car Park (GU1 4QU) or multi-storey Bedford Road Car Park (GU1 4SJ)
SEATING
Seating is either in front row settees/armchairs, central round tables, or rear high chairs/tables. Seats will be reserved for you when you book. If you’re a Guildford Jazz member, please let us know if you have a seating preference in on the booking form. Notes on the layout:
Front row: Seats 1 to 5 are sofas or armchairs
Middle tables: Tables 6 to 23 and 32 are small tables , each seating 4 (for bookings of 1 or 2 seats, we’ll seat you at a table with others, please let us know if you have friends coming who you’d like to sit with!).
Rear tables: Tables 24 to 29 are tall tables suitable for 2 people, with high stools.
Groups: Table 31 and 32 are suitable for larger group of 6 or more
High stools : 30 and 34 are single high stools (no table) , suitable for 1 to 3 people
Emily Windham Quartet
Join us for a fantastic evening of live jazz, soul and funk with the The Emily Windham Quartet at Rogues, Guildford's Top Wine & Spirits Bar!
Upcoming local star Emily Windham is an actress, singer and performer. Since graduating from RADA and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, she has been making a name for herself as a versatile and skilled vocalist with a fabulous voice and engaging stage presence. Joining Emily are Russell Jarrett on guitar , Martin Pyne on drums and percussion and Marianne Windham on double and electric bass.
Entry is free, just turn up!
Please click the link below for more details and to visit the Rogues website
EVENT INFO
The music will be held in the snug at Rogues Wine Bar from 8pm to 10pm
TICKETS
There is no charge for the music
WHO'S PLAYING?
Emily Windham - vocals
Russell Jarrett - guitar
Martin Pyne - drums
Marianne Windham - bass
DIRECTIONS
Rogues Bar , 58 Epsom Road, Guildford GU1 3PB
SEATING
Please select a seat when you arrive
Parker/Varley Quintet
The Varley Parker Quintet officially formed in 2017 to play the Guildford Jazz Festival. It draws heavily on the Blue Note catalogue of the late 50s and 60s for its inspiration and material but also features music from modern masters such as Tom Harrell, Roy Hargrove and Bobby Watson.
Expect bluesy, soulful, funky jazz with a latin seasoning! Feat: Marianne Windham Bass, Sam Parker Sax, Ed Kinsella Piano, Dave Evetts Drums and Graham Varley Trumpet
And of course a warm Italian welcome and amazing food at Shardana’s Italian Restaurant!
Please click the link below to contact the venue or call 01483 560752
"** SOLD OUT. Please contact the venue to ask about returns “““
EVENT INFO
Shardana Italian Restaurant
188 High St, Guildford GU1 3HW
TICKETS
There is no charge for the music, please call the Shardana on 01483 560752 to book a table
WHO'S PLAYING?
Graham Varley - trumpet
Sam Parker - tenor sax
Ed Kinsella - piano
Marianne Windham - bass
Dave Evetts - drums
DIRECTIONS
188 High St, Guildford GU1 3HW
Town centre car parks nearby
SEATING
Please click the link above to book a table
Emil StewarT Nerona Trio
Live jazz from the Emil Stewart Nerona Trio at the Solar SIsters Cafe
Emil is a talented young tenor sax player emerging onto the Surrey music scene . He brings Sam Woodland and Cameron Barnett to complete this young, dynamic trio.
Please click the link below to visit the venue website
EVENT INFO
Solar Sisters Cafe, 86 North St, Guildford GU1 4AU
Live music from 12pm to 2pm
TICKETS
There is no charge for the music
WHO'S PLAYING?
Emil Stewart - tenor sax, with Sam Woodland and Cameron Barnett
DIRECTIONS
Solar Sisters Cafe, 86 North St, Guildford GU1 4AU
Town centre car parks nearby
SEATING
Please contact the cafe
dave kirby quartet
Jazz and Soul classics from the David Kirby Jazz & Soul Quartet led by accomplished pianist with guest vocalist Debby Bracknell , who has sung for top artists such as Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Shakatak, in the cool, vintage atmosphere of The Cosy Club.
Please click the link below to see the menu and and to book a table!
EVENT INFO
The Cosy Club
58-62 HIGHSTREET, GUILDFORD GU1 3ES
Live music from 7.45pm to 9.45pm
Cosy Club Guildford, 14 Tunsgate Quarter, Guildford, GU1 3QY
To book a table please email guildfordbookings@cosyclub.co.uk or call 01483 369072
TICKETS
There is no charge for the music, please book a table for from the link above
WHO'S PLAYING?
David Kirby - piano
Debby Bracknell - vocals
Sam Parker - tenor sax
Cameron Barnett - double bass
DIRECTIONS
Cosy Club Guildford
14 Tunsgate Quarter, Guildford, GU1 3QY
Free parking on the High Street after 6pm
SEATING
Please click the link above to book a table
Simcock & Rebello
One of the headline events and a rare coup for the Festival. the pairing of the gifted jazz pianists Jason Rebello and Gwilym Simcock will be performing together on two Steinway concert grand pianos.
Adventurous, sophisticated and technically brilliant, both musicians are stupendous improvisers who blend jazz and classical influences to mesmerising effect. Dovetailing beautifully creative originals, zestful standards and mercurial improvisations, this is a hot-ticket set from two of the most inventive pianists in jazz.
Early booking highly recommended.
“A memorable feast of creative jazz piano” Scotsman.
“Simcock: An extraordinary musician” Jamie Cullum.
“Rebello: Viscerally exciting” Jazzwise.
** SOLD OUT **
EVENT INFO
Evening Performance 8pm to 10.20pm
The event is at the Performing Arts Studio at the University of Surrey.
Doors open from 7.15pm. Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive. There’s a bar available beforehand and at the interval.
Tickets: Full Price £22 (Guildford Jazz members £20), Students £12 (Student Members £10)
Please note there are limited student tickets available
If you have any questions please contact us by emailing info@guildfordjazz.org.uk
TICKETS
General admission £22
Guildford Jazz Members £20
Students £12/ Student Members £10 (limited tickets available)
All prices include booking fees
WHO'S PLAYING?
GWILYM SIMCOCK
JASON REBELLO
Celebrated British jazz pianist Jason Rebello was labelled a veteran by critics at 19 and over the next decade won most of the major jazz music awards.
“At 21, he’s probably the most gifted and fluent pianist to emerge in Britain since Django Bates” - Neville Hadsley, Jazz FM 1990
Classically trained but inspired by Herbie Hancock, he came to the attention of one of the founders of jazz fusion, Weather Report’s saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Impressed by his musical fluency and style, Shorter produced his No 1 debut album A Clearer View October 1990 Novus PD 90527.
By 1992 Jason’s musical talent and endearing personality enabled him to feature in a wide range of media projects including Artrageous BBC 2 which Janet Street-Porter invited him to present. Popular and confident, Jason chose to produce his second album Keeping Time. He invited a wealth of his musical friends to feature including soul diva Jocelyn Brown and Marianne Jean- Baptiste.
Jason undertook a gruelling schedule promoting his own band across the UK and Europe as well as appearing with notable artistes including Bud Shank, Wayne Shorter, Gary Burton, Branford Marsallis, Tommy Smith, Jean Toussaint, Desree, Mica Paris, Carleen Anderson and Omar. He also performed several classical concerts with the Nice Symphony Orchestra and the Halle Orchestra.
Make It Real July 1994 is Jason’s best-selling album to date. A heady mix of jazz, latin, soul and hip-hop featuring the vocal talents of Maysa Leak, Joy Rose and Cleveland Watkiss and Faithless rapper Maxi Jazz. An inspirational re-working of Gershwin’s Summertime received much radio play and was voted a KISS Classic by KISS Radio. Following a sold out UK tour and European festival dates, The British Council also sponsored a tour of Brazil. The musical partnering of Jason with Joy Rose produced a further album of just piano and voice.
In 1999 Jason travelled to New York to record Next Time Round with his trio featuring Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts and talented British bassist Orlando Le Fleming. The album was a return to acoustic jazz. Following the untimely death in 1998 of piano legend and personal hero Kenny Kirkland, Jason was invited by Sting to take his seat in the band. Jason recorded with Sting on his Grammy winning album Brand New Day 1999 and Sacred Love 2003. He toured the world as part of Sting’s band for 6 years and on the night of September 11 2001, Jason recorded the live DVD and CD All this Time at Sting’s home in Tuscany.
It was through an introduction from Sting that Jason met guitar legend Jeff Beck. Beck was looking for a new keyboard player to follow Jan Hammer. He was keen to recruit Jason, whose keyboard skills and musical versatility complemented Beck’s love to improvise and experiment in the world of fusion. Jason once again toured the world as part of Beck’s band for 6 years, and was introduced to the world of Rock music. He worked together with Beck on his 2010 album Emotion and Commotion and co-wrote the single Hammerhead which won a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance and was voted a Rock Classic by Planet Rock Radio.
Technique, diversity and adaptability have enabled Jason to work with artists across the musical spectrum such as Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pee Wee Ellis, Joss Stone, Madeline Peyroux, Manu Katche and recently Charlene Soraia. In 2007 Jason inspired by family life in Bath embarked on the Jazz Rainbow project. Created as through of a love of teaching and a belief that expression through music is an important part of a child”s development, Jason has worked nationally to promote learning through musical workshops in schools. The project resulted in Jazz Rainbow November 2007, a charming reinvention of much loved children”s tunes the whole family could enjoy.
In 2103 Jason released “Anything but Look” featuring Omar, Will Downing, Jacob Collier, Joy Rose, Pino Palladino, Troy Miller, Paul Stacey, Jeremy Stacey, Miles Bould, George Rebello, Xantone Black.
His latest solo piano CD ‘Held‘ on Edition Records won best new CD in the 2016 British Jazz Awards. In 2018 he recorded on Tim Garland’s Album ‘Weather Walker‘.
Jason continues to teach, lecturing at various schools and music colleges including The Guildhall School of Music and Bath Spa University. He also helped to set up the Jazz Factory at the Wiltshire Music Centre.
“In terms of sheer ability and potential, Jason is probably the finest young jazz musician this country has produced. His playing has great poise and maturity, which is unusual in somebody so young.” Stuart Nicholson, author Jazz: The Modern
DIRECTIONS
Performing Arts Studio (PATS), University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH
There’s a large car park along the perimeter road – drive straight on at the roundabout once you get on campus and it’s signposted on the left after a little way. Parking is free after 5pm and if you require a disabled parking bay please let us know.
The Performing Arts Studio is building 20 on the map . There’s a footpath that runs from the perimeter road between the AQA and Austin Pearce Building (buildings 4 and 5) – turn right at the top, over the mini roundabout, and the PATS studio is along the road on the left.
SEATING
Seating is unreserved, please select your seats when you arrive.
STEFAN KOTLARZ TRIO
Free live jazz in Tunsgate Quarter from the Stefan Kotlarz Trio
Fresh and energetic guitar playing from new generation Surrey jazz musician
Please click the link below for the Tunsgate Quarter website
EVENT INFO
Tunsgate Quarter,
98-110 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3QY
Live music from 12pm to 2pm
TICKETS
There is no charge for the music
WHO'S PLAYING?
Stefan Kotlarz - guitar
Seth Pannifer - sax
Spud Smith - bass
DIRECTIONS
Tunsgate Quarter,
98-110 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3QY
Town centre car parks nearby
SEATING
Standing only
Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir
Formed in 2006 SSGC is one of the UK’s foremost gospel choirs and have performed venues like the Jazz Cafe, the Albert Hall, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the 606 Club and Cadogan Hall as well as festivals like Big Church Day Out, Greenbelt, Marlborough International Jazz Festival, and Cheltenham Christian Arts Festival.
In December 2023 the Choir once again performed alongside the inimitable Joe Stilgoe for his Christmas Show at the Hammersmith Lyric whilst in November 2023, the choir joined the LSO and LSOCC onstage at the Barbican under the baton of the great André Thomas for their annual Gospel Explosion
“ Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir, one of the very happiest and best sounds in London’s musical life made it onto the big stage at a full Barbican Hall last night. And triumphed” – London Jazz News
The choir will be performing with their own fabulous rhythm section so expect joyous gospel, infused with infectious soul and funk – not to be missed!
Please click the tabs below for more details and to book tickets
EVENT INFO
Doors open 6.30pm
Start time 7.30pm until approx 9.30pm
TICKETS
Tickets £15
WHO'S PLAYING?
9 piece Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir with Choir Director Kathy McLeish.
Band - Pete Yarde Martin on Keys; Jonathan Cox on bass guitar, and Jordan Lowe on drums.
DIRECTIONS
St Saviour’s is located in Woodbridge Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4QD.
By Car
Leave the M25 at Junction 10 and take the A3 (Portsmouth Rd/Ripley Bypass) towards Guildford. Leave the A3 to join the A320 / A25 towards Guildford Town Centre. From this direction. the Woodbridge Rd (A322) is a left turn at the Jaguar garage / Magnet kitchens cross roads and St. Saviour’s can be found 3/4 mile down the road, just off the roundabout. There is no parking at the church site however there are car parks located in York Rd, Commercial Street, Leapale Rd and Bedford Rd.
By Bus
Guildford’s main bus station is located 1 minute’s walk away from the front door of St Saviour’s. Local bus route regularly connect with the station as well as out-of-town ‘Park and Ride’ services.
By Train
Guildford is a 38 minute train journey out of central London, on the Waterloo to Portsmouth line. The main Guildford train station is a 5 minute walk from St Saviour’s. The church is a similar distance from the London Road station.
For more information please visit https://st-saviours.org.uk/find-us/
SEATING
Seating is unreserved , please choose your seats when you arrive
Pete Roth Trio
The Pete Roth Trio creates jazz for a new generation of music enthusiasts that look beyond the ordinary jazz conventions. The Trio consists of Mike Pratt on bass and, as special guest, the legendary Bill Bruford on drums.
Please click the tabs below for more details and to book tickets
EVENT INFO
The event will be held in Growler & Cans craft beer, taproom& bottle shop
Start time 9pm until approx 10.30pm
TICKETS
Tickets £15
WHO'S PLAYING?
Pete Roth - guitar
Bass and drums tbc
DIRECTIONS
24 Chertsey Street
Guildford
GU1 4HD
SEATING
There is some (unreserved) seating, and standing room
duncan lamont jnr. quartet
Saxophonist, arranger and composer Duncan Lamont Jnr, a highly regarded artist in the London jazz scene, plays a varied selection of jazz standards in the relaxed setting of GLive's foyer before the Michael Palin – There and Back, which take place in the main auditorium.
Tickets are free but MUST be booked in advance from G Live. Tickets for the Michael Palin event are not required.
** SOLD OUT**
EVENT INFO
6-7.15pm
G Live foyer
TICKETS
There is no charge for the music
WHO'S PLAYING?
Duncan Lamont - saxes
Terence Collie - piano
Joe Pettit - bass
Andrew Eveleigh - drums
DIRECTIONS
G Live, London Road, Guildford, GU1 2AA
Town centre car parks nearby
SEATING
Informal seating available
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FOr heritage open day
A rare opportunity to step inside Abbott’s Hospital as part of Guildford’s Heritage Open Day with live jazz in the Courtyard from The Alvar Treefrogs !
Born out of an idea to breathe life into music long forgotten, music that made the streets of New Orleans a place to dance and party to in the 20s, 30s and 40s, music that is so hip you’ll want to hop around and dance to it.
The band was born on Alvar Street, New Orleans, where one night, tired and happy, we listened to the Treefrogs singing their song. It then took 8 years to find the right musicians and to get the music just right. The players needed to swing, sing and love a frog based pun. We found them!!! Ever wanted to sing about eggs and butter, about Garbage Men, about your Aunt Tilly? We are your band!!
Entry is free, just come in and listen anytime between 2.15 and 4pm
Please click the link below to find out more about Guildford Heritage Open Days
EVENT INFO
The music will be held in the open courtyard of Abbott’s Hospital
High Street Guildford Surrey GU1 3AJ
TICKETS
Free entry
WHO'S PLAYING?
The Alvar Tree Frogs
Trumpet - Russell Bennett
Trombone/vocals - Jon Stokes
Clarinet/vocals - Duncan Hemstock
Guitar/vocals - Tom Gray
Tuba - Mike Poyser
Drums - Pat Levett
Debut Album ‘Pondemic’ available on Bandcamp. https://alvartreefrogs.bandcamp.com/album/pondemic
DIRECTIONS
High Street Guildford Surrey GU1 3AJ
SEATING
jazz brunch with the Stacey Dawson Trio
Enjoy a Jazz Brunch in The Guildford Townhouse with some cool West Coast jazz from the Stacey Dawson Trio!
Coppa Club sits on the cobbled streets of Guildford’s buzzy High Street and prides itself on its ethos of effortless hospitality, relaxation and conviviality!.
Please click the link below for more details and to book a table
EVENT INFO
The Guildford Townhouse
58-62 HIGHSTREET, GUILDFORD GU1 3ES
Live music from 11am to 1pm
TICKETS
There is no charge for the music, please book a table for brunch from the link above
WHO'S PLAYING?
Stacey Dawson - Alto sax
Paul Stead - guitar
Marianne Windham - bass
DIRECTIONS
The Guildford Townhouse
58-62 HIGHSTREET, GUILDFORD GU1 3ES
Town centre car parks nearby
SEATING
Please click the link above to book a table