Date: Saturday, February 08, 2025
5 Belmont,
Shrewsbury,
Shropshire.
UK
Brandon Allen Quintet
Feb 8th £23/£12 U22
Brandon Allen (saxophones)
Hamish Balfour (keyboards)
Nick Costley White (guitar)
Mike Scarcia (double bass)
Rod Youngs (drums
Ian Mann enjoys 5 varied performances from Dee Byrne's Outlines, Kevin Figes' 'You Are Here' Sextet, Secret Path Trio, Nani Vazana & the new trio Molecatcher (Iain Ballamy, Rob Luft & Conor Chaplin)
Ian Mann enjoys the first night of the 5th Bath Jazz Weekend and live performances by quartets led by pianist Ky Osborne & trumpeter Laura Jurd plus a screening of the 1959 film "Odds Against Tomorrow
Ian Mann enjoys this 'Festival within a Festival' and a wide ranging series of musical performances from jazz students and alumni of The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.