BEAT: motet & The joe garland band
For the final show of the 2nd BEAT Series Guildford Jazz presents a celebration of jazz, funk and soul in a double header gig featuring Motet & The Joe Garland Band.
MOTET
MOTET brings rich horn arrangements and high energy rhythms to well-known soul and jazz funk songs, from artists such as Patrice Rushen, Snarky Puppy, Tim Akers, Al Jarreau and Stevie Wonder. Composer arranger and drummer, Seb Guard, is the source of much of the band’s creative arrangements, with fellow rhythm section Robin Clayton (bass), David Kirby (keys) and Andy Jackson (guitar) completing an established and highly accomplished unit.
MOTET’s horn section is composed of three highly regarded performers from the Surrey jazz scene: Sam Parker (saxes), Tom Parsons (trumpet) and Stuart Goodburne (trombone). The band delivers a modern, danceable groove that is fresh and uplifting – the essence of the BEAT vibe! Motet is joined by accomplished live performer and in-demand session vocalist, Debby Bracknell. Debby has sung for top artists such as Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Shakatak.
The Joe Garland Band
Headed by guitarist Joe Garland, this talented group of young musicians from London perform boisterous, groovy jazz funk and fusion in the vein of the Yellowjackets, John Scofield and Tribal Tech. Joe is one of the most popular acts to have featured in the BEAT series and we are delighted to welcome him back with an 8-piece band made up of fellow graduates from London's music academies.
Joe will perform a mix of originals destined for his first album, some of which are based on tunes composed for previous Boileroom shows. Joe's music represents the essence of the BEAT vibe and we are thrilled he can perform at this final show of this second BEAT Series.
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Doors open 7pm; Music from 7:45 - 8:30pm to 10:15pm
Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Quintet
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.
"The love and passion I have for composing, writing, performing and teaching Afrobeat Music is my main motivation," says Dele, adding; "my aim is to build upon the rich heritage of music worldwide by creating opportunities for young people to learn. I want them to experience Afrobeat forms of music and music-making activities that will expand knowledge and broaden the horizons of the musicians young or old."
For those of you who follow the ‘World’ Music scene in the UK, Justin Thurgur will also 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.
Support from Pleco
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Doors open 7pm; Support 7:45 - 8:30pm ; Headline band 8:55 to 10:10pm
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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Doors open 7pm; Support 7:45 - 8:30pm ; Headline band 8:55 to 10:10pm
Neil Angilley Trio
Come and move to the latin beats of Cuban salsa and Brazilian samba! Neil Angilley's virtuoso piano playing is spellbinding and his three-part vocal harmonies with drummer Davide Giovannini and bassist Davide Mantovani powerfully evoke the vibrant atmospheres and deeply musical cultures of Havana and Rio.
Don't miss Neil Angilley from the Grammy nominated band "Done the Bone" performing live at @boileroom!
“Sensational” - Ronnie Scott’s
Support from "5 spoons", comprising musicians from Surrey University. (see “Who’s playing”, below
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Doors open 7pm; Support 7:45 - 8:30pm ; Neil Angilley Trio 8:55 to 10:10pm
Yamäya
Yamäya amalgamate influences from across the great African continent including Afrobeat, Griots and Ethiopiques with dub, hip hop, jazz and beyond. Those rich and intricate grooves are then layered with the inimitable rhythm and harmonic palette of traditional African song and rap.
Expect triumphant horns, majestic vocals, and an unparalleled heavy rhythm section. One of the best live bands in Britain delivering powerful original music eclectically drawn from Afrobeat, Ethio-Jazz, Dub, Mbalax, Jazz, and other distinctly UK styles.
Support from The Jungle Effect
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Doors open 7pm; Support band 7.30pm to 8.10pm, Main band 8.30pm to 10.30pm; Recorded music set and happy hour 10.30 to 11.30pm
The Brandon Allen Groove Band
Australian/UK saxophonist and composer Brandon Allen’s new groove project.
The group performs brand new contemporary jazz/groove compositions as well as fresh interpretations of unheard material from Brandon’s previous funk outfit (Double Whisky Amnesia), rearranged specifically for this lineup.
Musical influences include Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Harris, John Scofield, Tom Scott, David Sanborn, The Brecker Brothers, Joshua Redman, film music and electronica.
Expect funky baselines, otherworldly drum grooves, soaring synthesisers and intricate and intoxicating sax/guitar melodies.
'...a superb blend of diverse improvisation and stellar ensemble interaction...'
‘…a saxophone heavyweight, at the height of his powers…’ - Blues and Soul Magazine
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Doors open 7pm,
Brandon Allen Groove Band 8.30pm to 10.30pm;
Recorded music set and happy hour 10.30 to 11.30pm
Beat: A Night of The Crusaders
Tonight at the Boileroom, “A Night of the Crusaders” will be paying tribute to the legendary 1970s horn-led Houston Jazz-Funk group The Crusaders. Featuring some of the UK's finest session musicians they will be covering all eras of the band's history, from the early Jazz Crusaders material to the Street Life years of the 1980s.
The Crusaders trombone/tenor sax frontline became their trademark, mixing R&B and Memphis soul elements with hard bop, they were international jazz festival stars, appearing at many of the world's celebrated jazz events over their 50+ years in the business.
Support: The Joe Garland Band
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Doors open 7pm | Support 7.45pm, Main act from 9pm
Beat: Tom Ford
Fusing jazz, funk, bossa nova and hip-hop, Tom Ford originally made his name as a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, working alongside artists like Poppy Ajudha, Col3trane and Reuben James. He appears at the Boileroom in his own quartet with Alex Chase (vocals) Nathan Shingler (drums) Robin Mullarkey (bass).
Support: Knats - dance music from jazz, drum and bass, house & gospel
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Doors open 7pm | Support 7.45pm, Main act from 9pm
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Beat: Binker Golding
The next in our BEAT series of vibrant gigs presenting some the best and hippest new UK jazz artists kicks off with multi award winning composer and saxophonist BINKER GOLDING!
Beat: The Banger Factory
Full of energy, vibe, blues, rhythm, gospel and emotions The Banger Factory is the finest and most exciting live act on the scene
Beat: Xhosa Cole
Winner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician Award, Xhosa Cole has headlined London’s major league clubs and already established himself in the premier league of UK jazz saxophonists
Beat: Yolanda Charles Project PH
First call bassist for the likes of BB King, Laura Mvula and Hands Zimmer, Yolanda joins us with her new band Project pH
Beat: Rosie Frater-Taylor
Think Joni Mitchell meets George Benson, Lewis Taylor teams up with Emily King or a female version of John Mayer!
Beat: Alex Hitchcock
Expect to hear amazing things form a musician who has been making “cataclysmic waves in the sound of UK jazz’ – Jazzwise.