DAVE NEWTON - PIANO
JULES JACKSON - BASS MARK WHITLAM - DRUMS One of the world's greatest mainstream pianists Dave Newton grew up in Renfrewshire, Scotland, with a a musical upbringing and 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, 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.
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 JOHN BAGGOTT - PIANO
PETE JUDGE - FLUGELHORN DYLAN HOWE - DRUMS Legendary Bristol pianist JOHN BAGGOTT is best-known for his work with Portishead, Massive Attack, and Robert Plant & The Sensational Spaceshifters, but his love of jazz is deep-rooted. Prepare to be amazed by the quicksliver dexterity of his right-hand runs, and left-hand work that threatens to put bass-players out of business. Trumpeter PETE JUDGE is similarly most familiar from such leftfield contexts as the mighty Get The Blessing and acoustic multi-instrumentalists Three Cane Whale, but he and John have unearthed an unexpected rapport in tackling the Great American Songbook and beyond, and have been exploring this over the last couple of years in a series of under-the-radar low-key performances (hence the band-name). Los Clandestinos are utterly delighted to welcome very special guest DYLAN HOWE to join them on drums for tonight's performance. Whilst releasing six jazz albums as leader (the most recent being his internationally acclaimed take on David Bowie's Berlin albums), he has also toured extensively with Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Steve Howe, and Wilko Johnson. Dylan is deservedly held in legendary status by Bristol audiences, and this is an all-too-rare chance to catch him in a 'chamber-jazz' context. Expect a mixture of John's stylish originals, plus some hand-picked standards, including tunes associated with pianist Bill Evans, a hero for all three musicians. Links: https://www.johnbaggott.co.uk/ https://www.petejudgemusic.com/ https://www.dylanhowe.com/
The Jazz Defenders are a group borne out of a deep love for Blue Note Jazz, drawing on a wealth of inspiration to craft their own raw and vibrant compositions.
The band is led by George Cooper, one of the UK's most formidable Jazz pianists, who at only 31 years old has already amassed a comprehensive repertoire of working credits including Hans Zimmer, Nigel Kennedy, U2 and The Haggis Horns. In 2015 George set about choosing some of the finest musicians Bristol has to offer to form a group that have since wowed audiences around the UK with their superb musicianship and virtuosity. As musicians in their own right the members of the band have worked with Chris Potter, Kasabian, Slum Village, Get The Blessing, Pee Wee Ellis and Nostalgia 77. The music that they present is a modern Soul Jazz slant on classic Hard Bop, effortlessly channeling the spirit of the golden Blue Note era of Jazz. “A classy five-star quintet to keep an eye on…” - Bristol 24/7 George Cooper - Piano Will Harris - Bass Ian Matthews - Drums Nick Malcolm - Trumpet Nick Dover - Sax  Bristol based Jonny Bruce is one of the most in demand trumpet players in the UK. Working as both a soloist and a lead player in a variety of musical contexts, Jonny has received much critical acclaim for his fiery trumpet work.
From Bobby Shew, Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis to Kelis and Illa J, his trumpet has seen him perform at venues and festivals across the world with many greats from a variety of genres. Though there are loads of Bristol jazz, swing and latin projects that feature Jonny’s dazzling trumpet, it’s with this quartet he gets to play exactly what he wants. Expect some seriously hot playing with many a nod to the great jazz horn blowers that have inspired him. Jonny Bruce: Trumpet Tom Gorst: Tenor Saxophone John-Paul Gard: Hammond Organ Jon Whitfield: Drums  Kevin Figes - Sax
Denny Ilett - Guitar Riaan Vosloo - Bass Mark Whitlam - Drums Kevin Figes returns to Jazz at Future Inn with his wonderful standards quartet. A band dedicated to the exploration of the great jazz standard; those truly memorable compositions, famous popular songs and Broadway show tunes that jazz musicians have used as inspiration for improvisation through every period in the development of the music we call jazz. The band features two of Kevin's long-time collaborators the brilliant bassist Riaan Vosloo and the excellent Mark Whitlam on drums plus the extraordinary guitar virtuoso, Denny Ilett. Expect an evening of beautiful tunes with a good helping of inspired reinvention, deconstructed harmonies and subtly tweaked melodies.
Peter Jones - Vocals
J - Tenor saxophone Tom Berge - Piano Esther Ng - Bass Mark Whitlam - Drums Jake McMurchie “...the inventive McMurchie, his sensual tone falling somewhere between early Sonny Rollins and Plas Johnson, was a revelation. Where has he been?” - London Evening Standard “... A very, very good tenor saxophonist – very original, very passionate ... a sexy sound.” - Jack Massarick, Jazz Line-up Radio 3 “a comprehensively exceptional saxophonist” - Listomania, Bath Born in London, raised in Bristol, and Cambridge educated, Jake McMurchie has been an influential member of the thriving South West jazz scene for nearly two decades. His distinctive sound, imagination and melodic drive have made him a key member of many of the most innovative and exciting bands to emerge from the Bristol area, notably Michelson Morley, Get The Blessing, and What Four (past recipients of the Birmingham Jazz New Music award). Jake's band Michelson Morley released its second album “Strange Courage” on Babel Label in June 2016 and toured nationally to support this release. The album was awarded 4 stars by The Guardian and was described as “… really imaginative contemporary music, with a hot free-jazz core.“ Get The Blessing has been described as “… the heavyweights of the contemporary jazz scene” by The Independent and as "… they may well be the most original and exciting band on the British scene at the moment.” by Jazzwise magazine. GTB’s debut album All Is Yes won Album of the Year in the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards. GTB's fifth album “Astronautilus”. GTB continues to tour actively in the UK, Europe and further afield, including North America, When not touring with GTB, Jake is a key figure in the South West's vibrant jazz scene playing with rising stars Greg Cordez, Sophie Stockham’s Sefrial, and is a founder member of the Bristol Composers Collective. He has also played with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Portishead, Massive Attack and with the great Portuguese singer Fernando Tordo at the National Theatre in Lisbon. Peter Jones is a dynamic and highly entertaining jazz singer who performs throughout London and the south of England. His three albums to date have received excellent reviews, with tracks played on Jazz London Radio, Jazz FM, Worldwide FM and several other stations in the UK and overseas. London Jazz News said of his 2017 album Under the Setting Sun: ‘The level of creativity and skill on offer makes this a valuable and important collection for anyone remotely interested in contemporary jazz singing and songwriting.’ He has played and/or recorded with Roger Beaujolais, Alex Hutton, Mornington Lockett, Henry Lowther, Rob Luft, Nigel Price, Ross Stanley and Vasilis Xenopoulos, and many other tope UK jazz musicians, as well as the Remix Jazz Orchestra and the Somethin’ Else Big Band. He has just recorded a new album of original tunes with an all-star 8-piece band. At Future Inn, Jake and Peter are joined by Tom Berge (piano), Esther Ng (bass) and Mark Whitlam (drums).  Dugong is an up-and-coming band by some of the best musicians of the Italian jazz scene. It was originally created in Milan by guitarist Michele Caiati and saxophonist Nicolò Ricci, but it was later expanded abroad to London based bassist Andrea Di Biase and drummer Riccardo Chiaberta. They released their debut album “Miscommunication” in 2014 with critical acclaim and toured it extensively in Italy, Switzerland and UK. They released their second album “The Big Other” in May 2018 with the prestigious Italian label Honolulu Records. The band has a very individual sound which draws inspiration from many genres of music, from Alternative Rock to Modern Jazz to Contemporary classical music. In their last album Dugong experimented with different kinds of musical structures other than the usual jazz approach of theme, improvisation and final melody. They also worked on the potential of linear counterpoint, drawing inspiration from Classical composers such as J. S. Bach and Frederic Chopin. Take a listen...  There’s a buzz about this young man’s playing among the regularcognoscenti of the Cardiff jazz scene. The word is that Norman Willmore is a name to look out for. (TheJazzMann)
Norman Willmore - Saxophone Christos Stylianidies - Trumpet Sam Ingvorsen - Double Bass Zach Breskal - Drums The Norman Willmore Quartet are playing at Future Inn for the first time. This band blends Scandinavian and Appalachian folk music with elements of free jazz as well as arrangements of old wartime songs and hymns always played with a sense of humour, and with respect to the tradition. The quartet are recording an album at the start of the new year so will be playing in lots of new material at this gig. 'The monumental cliffs, swelling ebb and rural village politics of the Shetland Islands are the inspiration behind the music of the Norman Willmore Quintet. All the musicians in the band are working towards a common goal with no ego present, and not one person ever standing out. Playing together for 3 years in the same line-up has given the band a distinctive sound that is soft and inviting but always with the feeling of momentum and power behind it. They are often all improvising together in a tasteful dialogue, taking the audience on a journey to the last house at the end of the last road.'  "The Stories We Tell Ourselves” CD LAUNCH
Jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and producer Gary Alesbrook is back in the spotlight with the release of his second album “The Stories We Tell Ourselves,” released October 29th, 2019. The album consists of eleven original jazz compositions and features an exciting, diverse range of artists including two time grammy nominated Guitarist and vocalist, Raul Midon. Alesbrook’s second studio album sees him once again transition from the unassuming sideman to the confident frontman. His early years as a jazz artist were influenced by players such as Chet Baker, Clark Terry and Clifford Brown and it’s the intuitive use of swing that is very evident in his second album. His use of melody and beautifully crafted phrasing hark back to an era of ‘West Coast’ and ‘Cool’ Jazz. “It was exhilarating to go back to the music that inspired me so long ago and use it as inspiration for this album.” Gary was born and raised in Plymouth. At the age of 23 he graduated with a BA from Leeds College Of Music. He has recorded albums in a wide range of formations, worked as a session musician for artists as varied as Raphael Saadiq, Kasabian, Rag N Bone Man and Scissor Sisters as well as performed on movie, TV and computer game soundtracks. Each has proved the perfect setting for his warm and lyrical sound and although Alesbrook has shown his dexterity as a player able to cross multiple genres, it is Jazz that drives this album. “The Stories We Tell Ourselves” is a collection of original songs that convey ideas of love, loss, relationships and identity. Stories reflecting on the past and recognising how our perceptions often change with insight and experience. From the flush of young love, to the challenges of staying authentic in our ever changing and fast paced world, Alesbrook touches on themes that are universal to us all. From the lighthearted nature of songs like “Key Lime Pie” and“Just One More Thing,” to the heart-breaking story of a “Fallen Star,” there is a message here for all. “The Stories We Tell Ourselves” is set for release on October 29th 2019. Gary Alesbrook - Trumpet/Flugelhorn Elliott Cole - Vocal Anders Olinder - Piano Ian Matthews - Drums Will Harris - Double Bass Led by critically-acclaimed post-jazz/art pop quartet ISQ, this practical workshop is open to anyone with an interest in Jazz and improvisation. From learning how to interpret a melody, to experimenting with improvisation and understanding lead sheets, this workshop will give you the basic tools to improve your playing/singing and musicianship and help develop your jazz vocabulary. Vocalists and instrumentalists with experience in Jazz also very welcome. ISQ are a London-based quartet whose music has been described as "...a melting pot of genres – jazz, pop, acoustic and experimental – which all blend together to entrancing effect..." and were a Time Out London Critics Choice. All the band members are also Jazz educators and teach in various music colleges and universities in London. The workshop will be followed by a separate evening performance where ISQ will be showcasing their highly anticipated third album, “Requiem For The Faithful”. (Tickets are free but please follow the link below to register your attendance. You can purchase a ticket for the evening gig and register for the workshop at the same time)  |
