Fleece Jazz

Sixteen years of the very best in modern jazz every Friday night.

Tickets for gigs for our Winter programme are available now.

Fleece Jazz has been voted Jazz venue of the year at the 2009 Parliamentary Jazz Awards!
We would like to thank everyone who nominated and voted for Fleece Jazz. The full listing of awards is available.

Please note that gigs start at 8.00 pm.
. More news here

Please call 01787 211865 for tickets, or go to www.wegottickets.com
----------------------------------------------------------

Friday, 8 January 8.00

Protect The Beat

This blistering funky jazz groove act are sure to get you back into the swing of things after the Christmas and New Year break. The band features high profile musicians, Derek Nash saxophones, Tim Cansfield guitar, Arden Hart keyboards and trumpet, Winston Blissett bass and Darby Todd drums. Definitely NOT dinner jazz!

Friday, 15 January 8.00

Denny Ilett

Denny Ilett has picked up the torch from guitar players such as Texan swing-blues maestro Duke Robillard with his playing authentically incorporating the feel of early jazz, swing and be-bop pioneers such as Charlie Christian and T-Bone Walker. His expert manipulation of dynamics and tone however, is all his own. Denny is aided and abetted by Tim Pilling piano, Andy Crowdy bass and the wonderful Daisy Palmer drums.
Denny's debut album as leader, 'Callin The Children Home' is out on the Nugene Record label and is highly recommended.

Friday, 22 January 8.00

Janette Mason Trio
Pianist, composer and band leader Janette Mason has been a seminal figure on the British jazz scene for the past fifteen years. You may have heard her on many albums from Ian Shaw to Robert Wyatt, or live in concert with Oasis and Jimmy Somerville. Janette also writes theme tunes for television and soundtracks to movies. Her latest album is called 'Alien Left Hand Syndrome' and features six original compositions and two covers which highlight her wild imagination and polished piano skills at their best. Completing this sparkling trio are Dudley Phillips electric and acoustic bass and Simon Lee drums.
"A band leader of pugnacious flair and genuine unpredictability." The Guardian

Friday, 29 January 8.00

Nina Ferro
Nina Ferro is a multi award winning vocalist and songwriter whose warm sensuous voice, impeccable timing and stunning vocal range have done much to establish her enviable international reputation. Her energy and feeling for the music is fresh and infectious. Her stellar band are Grant Windsor piano, Femi Temowo guitar, Simon Little bass and Martyn Kaine drums. On no account should you miss out on hearing this wonderful singer!
"A fabulous performer with a knockout voice." Tony Bennett
"What an amazing voice, a standout performance." Hugh Jackman

Friday, 5 February 8.00

Dylan Howe & Will Butterworth - The Stravinsky Duo
This is a new collaboration from acclaimed drummer Dylan Howe and the brilliant young piano prodigy Will Butterworth who is already being compared to Brad Mehidau and Keith Jarrett. They have specially arranged and adapted two of Stravinsky's most celebrated works, 'The Rite of Spring' and 'The Firebird' suite, resulting in a melange of classical melody, mood and structure with jazz improvisation, sensibility and language. This will be a superb and memorable gig. Look out for the album!

Friday, 12 February 8.00

Geoff Gascoyne's POP BOP
After six years playing and recording with Jamie Cullum, acclaimed composer, arranger and bass player Geoff Gascoyne returns with a new CD and a new quartet, POP BOP. The band featuring Geoff Gascoyne acoustic and electric bass, Jim Mullen guitar, Graeme Blevins alto and soprano saxophone and ex Jamie Cullum drummer Sebastiaan de Krom . The band play hip new arrangements of some favourite pop songs from the last thirty years – check out their new CD entitled POP BOP.

Friday, 19 February 8.00

Alan Skidmore Quartet
British jazz legend, saxophonist Alan Skidmore goes a considerable way to recreating the atmosphere of a John Coltrane gig. Here is a man for all seasons, a player with immense physical and imaginative stamina, who is at home in any context, from tight structures to total abstraction, and with any tempo, from breakneck to slow. With Steve Melling piano, Geoff Gascoyne bass and drum supreme Tony Levin .

Friday, 26 February 8.00

Bryan Corbett Quartet
Birmingham based Bryan Corbett is one of the UK's leading trumpet players. He brings with him the excellent pianist Levi French and the solid empathetic rhythm section of Ben Markland bass and Neil Bullock drums. The quartet are influenced by the classic Blue Note albums of the 50's and 60's, with Bryan taking particular inspiration from his trumpet idol Freddie Hubbard. However this is no mere recycling of the past. This band is a distinctly contemporary outfit playing music with energy, vitality, soul and tremendous technical ability. Do not miss out seeing this tremendous quartet, who are up there with the very best!

Friday, 5 March 8.00

Judy Lewis
Judy Lewis is a world class artist who at the age of seventeen was a nationally recognised classical pianist in the USA. Today she is known internationally as a unique performer and composer of contemporary jazz who has six critically acclaimed albums on the market and the hottest jazz fusion band of Dave Marks bass and Motti Cohen drums, this all adds up to one sensational gig!
"She has established herself as a star attraction on the international jazz circuit" Chris Parker

Friday, 12 March 8.00

Nicolas Meier
Multi award winning Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier's knowledge of the guitar allows him to play jazz, latin, oriental, rock and heavy metal, but expect to hear strong Turkish and Middle Eastern influences together with flamenco. Nicolas's band features Mark Lockheart saxophone, Pat Bettison bass and harmonica and Asaf Sirkis drums.
The new album is called 'Journey' and is highly recomended.

Friday, 19 March 8.00

Tommaso Starace
Saxophonist Tommaso Starace writes tunes with a strong component exploring traditional and more contemporary harmony and always maintaining the sense of swing and groove. His repertoire ranges from his own compositions to modern interpretations of standards. Tommaso's passion for black and white photography, painting and cinema are a continual inspiration to his writing and music. Frank Harrison piano, Laurence Cottle bass and Chris Nickolls drums complete his stellar band.

Friday, 26 March 8.00

Daryl Sherman
A sparkling mainstay of New York nightlife, Daryl Sherman has been a fixture playing and singing for savvy New Yorkers and international visitors at the Waldorf Astoria's famed Cole Porter Steinway. Her swinging approach is sprinkled with anecdotes, instrumental solos and creative vocal interpretations from the Great American Songbook. Her many recordings have received critical praise and international airplay. Daryl's latest recording is 'Johnny Mercer, A Centennial Tribute'. She is accompanied by Dave Cliff guitar and Jeremy Brown bass.
"Effervescent and madly talented" Rex Reed, New York Observer
"A first rate singer / musician" Artie Shaw