Jazz North announce second Northern Line roster.

Monday, March 03, 2014

Jazz North have announced the names of the thirteen acts who will form the second roster of their innovative "Northern Line" touring scheme. Details attached.

Jazz North have sent us the following information;

12 bands and a soloist for Northern Line Round 2.

Jazz North announced the names of artists who will be joining their Northern Line roster on stage at The Liverpool Jazz Festival on Saturday 1 March. Northern Line is Jazz North’s innovative scheme for supporting touring for northern jazz musicians across the north of England.

The scheme aims to encourage new or cautious promoters to book selected northern artists by reducing the financial risk. In the first year of the scheme 39 promoters booked northern line bands resulting in 90 gigs. This included a tour of rural village halls by Newcastle based band Djangologie in partnership with Highlight productions and Way Out West. The new roster artists are available for booking immediately.

Round 2 Artists;

Full band details

Adam Fairhall Solo http://www.adamfairhall.co.uk
Adam Fairhall; piano and miscellaneous mechanical keyboards.

Dread Supreme http://www.dalesjam.org.uk
Richard Ormrod ? sax ? Leeds,  Sam Hobbs ? drums ? Burley, Bob Birch ? keyboards ? Otley, Chris Campbell ? guitar ? Leeds, Kenneth Higgins ? bass ? Leeds, Spear ? percussion, Simon Beddoe ? trumpet, Trevor Roots ? vocals, Supa ? engineer.

John Ellis Trio http://www.johnellis.co.uk
John Ellis ? Piano & Vocals, Pete Turner ? Double Bass, Rob Turner ? Drums,

Mike Walker/Stuart McCallum http://www.stuartmccallum.com
Mike Walker ? acoustic guitars Stuart McCallum ? acoustic guitars + sound man

New York Brass Band http://www.newyorkbrassband.co.uk
Simon Dennis trumpet Leeds, Dan Webster trumpet York, Andrew Cox sax Leeds, Tim Hurst trombone Bramhope, Charlie Lancaster trombone York, Tom Hawthorne drums Leeds James Lancaster sousaphone York

Simon Read Octet http://www.simonreadmusic.com/simon-read-octet
Laura Jurd, Trumpet/Flugelhorn, London; Ben Lowman, Alto Sax, Leeds; Will Howard, Tenor Sax/Clarinet, Leeds; Kevin Holbrough, Trombone, Leeds; Michael De Souza, Guitar, London; Declan Forde, Piano, Leeds; Simon Read, Bass, Leeds; Sam Gardner, Drums, Leeds.

Svarc Hanley Longhawn https://svarchanleylonghawn.bandcamp.com
Nick Svarc-Guitar -Leeds Steve Hanley-Drums-Leeds Martin Longhawn-Organ/Keys- Leeds

The Initiative http://www.theinitiativejazz.net
Matt Robinson, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Lancaster Lily Carassik, Trumpet, London Paul Froggatt, Soprano Sax/Tenor Sax, Lancaster Paul Graves, Guitar, Lancaster Ash Murphy, Words/Synths, Lancaster John Powney, Drums, Kendal Dave Shooter, Bass, Lancaster Jonathan Vince, Alto Sax/Tenor Sax, Lancaster

The Jazz Worriers
http://www.thejazzworriers.co.uk
Dean Masser, Saxophone, Wigan, Neil Yates, Trumpet, Rhos-on-Sea, Dan Whieldon, Piano, Glossop, Ed Harrison, Double Bass, Wigan Marek Dorcik, Drums, Manchester

The Nicola Farnon Trio http://www.nicolafarnonmusic.com
Nicola Farnon, Double Bass/Voice Piero Tucci, Piano/Tenor Sax Phil Johnson, Drums

The Slowlight Quartet http://www.theslowlightquartet.co.uk
Ian Paterson ? Double bass / MD Tom Quilliam ? Saxes Paul Lorraine ? Keys Jonthan Marriott ? Kit

Unfurl http://unfurl.me.uk
Olivia Moore, Violin, Manchester; Jim Faulkner, Electric Guitar, Manchester; Gavin Barras, Bass, Manchester; Adam Warne, Egyptian Percussion, Leeds; John Ball, Indian Santoor and Tabla, Sheffield

Zoe Gilby Quartet http://www.zoegilby.co.uk
Zoe Gilby, Vocals, Gateshead Mark Williams, Guitar, Gateshead Andy Champion, Double Bass, Gateshead Richard Brown, Drums, Stockton ? on ? Tees

Further information at http://www.jazznorth.org