Cheltenham Jazz Club - Programme for April, May and June 2025.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Cheltenham Jazz Club has announced its programme for April, May & June 2025. Performers include Steve Fishwick, Leon Greening, Andrew Cleyndert, Brandon Allen, Alex Garnett.
From;
https://www.cheltenhamjazz.co.uk/
THE STEVE FISHWICK QUARTET
Bringing some Soul-Jazz to Cheltenham for the Spring Steve Fishwick/Leon Greening Soultime! - Playing the music of Bobby Timmons
WHEN: 8.00 pm, Monday 14 April 2025
WHERE: The Victory Club Ballroom Burlington House, Lypiatt Road Cheltenham.Tickets:
CJ Members £17.00, non members £20.00
Steve Fishwick – Trumpet/Flugel, Leon Greening – Piano, Matyas Hofecker - Bass, Matt Home - Drums
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. For a taste of “Soultime!” at the 606 Club check out the following link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbi7xch-t38
Tickets available on the door or online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk
https://stevefishwickjazz.com/
THE ANDREW CLEYNDERT QUARTET“Straight Ahead Brazil”
WHEN: 8.00 pm, Monday 19 May 2025
WHERE: The Irving Studio,Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
Tickets: £20.00
Nadim Tiemoori – Tenor Saxophone, Tim Lapthorne – Piano, Andrew Cleyndert - Bass Joel Barford – Drums
Leading the quartet from the bottom end, Andrew’s career parallels Cheltenham Jazz Club’s having appeared on many of the Club’s notable gigs from the eighties including Bobby Watson, Ted Curson, the Don Weller/Bobby Wellins Quintet featuring Bryan Spring, Red Rodney with Peter King through to inclusion of later tours of artists such as Junior Mance .Following 2022’s well received drumless quartet gig for the Club, Andrew brings a more conventional straight-ahead quartet to Cheltenham featuring two talents who have already made a significant mark on the UK jazz scene, saxophonist Nadi Teimoori and drummer Joel Barford. They are joined by the formidably creative pianist Tim Lapthorn to offer an evening of swinging, dynamic jazz steeped in the rich harmony and beautiful melodies of Latin America as it’s inspiration exploring the familiar and less familiar Tom Jobim songbook, songs by Vinicius de Moraes, Coqueijo, Cavaquinho and others, through to the influential contemporary composer Toninho Horta.
Tickets available from the Everyman Theatre Box Office 01242 572573 or http://www.everymantheatre.org.uk
THE BRANDON ALLEN / ALEX GARNETT QUARTET “Celebrating Tough Tenors” - Exploring the Tenor Battles of the past! Expect Foot Tapping Rhythm, Blues and Classic Hard Bop
WHEN: 8.00 pm, Monday 16th June 2025
WHERE: The Victory Club Ballroom Burlington House, Lypiatt Road Cheltenham.
Tickets: CJ Members £17.00, non members £20.00
Brandon Allen & Alex Garnett – Saxophones, ,Liam Dunachie - Organ, Matt Home – Drums.
Saxophonists Brandon Allen and Alex Garnett have been friends and musical sparring partners for well over 20 years. The musical chemistry between them was apparent early on and is still very much the case today, both players inspiring the other to strive for greater heights.
For this particular project, a wide range of saxophone pairings will be celebrated and re-imagined. Some of the more commonly known collaborations will include Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray, Johnny Griffin/Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis, Sonny Stitt/Gene Ammons and Al Cohn/Zoot Sims. They will also explore lesser known as well as contemporary pairings including David ‘Fathead’ Newman/James Clay, Joe Lovano/Joshua Redman, Seamus Blake/Chris Cheek and Eric Alexander/Grant Stewart.
Expect foot tappin’ rhythm and blues, classic hardbop, high energy modal blowouts, contemporary jazz and gorgeous full toned ballads.
Tickets available on the door or online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk
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