Month: August 2018

Jeff Guntren is a professional saxophonist from Sioux City, Iowa, USA who is now based in Manchester. He has quickly become a very in-demand saxophonist in the UK, performing a wide variety of music. He is a member of the Manchester Jazz Collective, a 10-piece jazz ensemble who perform original jazz material monthly in the … Read more

Bassist Jack Garside leads this spellbinding quintet crammed full of jazz talent from Leeds featuring Will Howard, tenor Will Blackstone trumpet, George McDonald piano, Jack Garside bass, Jordan Dinsdale drums Jack Garside [email protected] 2 December 1.30-4pm Doors 1pm  Tickets £9 full £7 concessions under 25’s £5 Tickets here : www.ticketsource.co.uk/jazzleeds Address: Inkwell Arts 31 Potternewton Ln, Leeds … Read more

Freddie Gavita trumpet Tom Cawley (piano) Calum Gourlay (bass) Josh Blackmore (drums) Rising star Freddie Gavita won the British Jazz Award for best trumpeter of 2017 and his 2017 album Transient was aimed at the heart, not the head, with a highly evocative collection of compositions written for his quartet. The music has global appeal … Read more

Now back in his native Norway after a long stint in Leeds, jazz guitarist Eirik Svela is establishing himself as an important voice amongst a new generation of jazz musicians in Oslo. In March 2018 he recorded his debut album in New York with the internationally acclaimed organ player Sam Yahel (Joshua Redman, Norah Jones) … Read more

Welcome return to Inkwell from this very talented singer and songwriter from Newcastle. Zoë Gilby has been making a real impression on the jazz scene today. A repertoire starting with her compelling original compositions written with double bassist husband Andy Champion and guitarist Mark Williams . Her stockpile of music reaches a wide range of more … Read more

The return to Leeds of a very special band led by a former Jazz Messenger. Grammy-winning saxophonist Jean Toussaint who first came to prominence when he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in 1982. Since moving to London in 1987, Toussaint has released ten critically-acclaimed CDs as a leader. Tonight he presents his 11th album, Brother … Read more

Jennie Hammond interprets the songs of Blossom Dearie, a remarkable vocalist jazz pianist, and composer from the bebop era who was able to bridge the gap between west side rhythm and east side lyrical content throughout her career. Jennie Hammond has been singing ever since she can remember. She has studied the vocal greats of … Read more

Bring your horn, your axe, your voice or just come down and enjoy the fun of the friendliest jam session in town. 4 November Jazz Jam session £7 full. price, £5 concessionary. Performers pay as you feel– suggested contribution £5 Tickets here : www.ticketsource.co.uk/jazzleeds Address: Inkwell Arts 31 Potternewton Ln, Leeds LS7 3LW

Tenor and alto saxophonist MUNCH MANSHIP leads a bevy of top-notch jazz musicians, all of whom are dedicated to keeping alive the cool jazz that came out of LA and San Francisco in the 1950s, epitomized by players like Shorty Rogers, Shelley Mann, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Paul Desmond. Munch Manship is a saxman … Read more