Friday evening 13 September – Kate Peters Quintet @ Bar on Park Lane Roundhay
A collection of some of the finest young jazz musicians in the country, fronted by an exceptional and versatile vocalist’. (Jazz in Yorkshire) The Kate Peters Quintet is kicking up a storm on the British jazz scene. This exciting line-up features Martin Longhawn on piano, Rich Jevons guitar, John Marley bass and Tim Carter drums. […]
Sunday afternoon Jazz Sept 8: Ancient Infinity Orchestra @Seven Arts 1.30pm
Cosmic ambient devotional jazz channelling the spirits of Pharoah Sanders and Alice Coltrane, infused with a unique earthy archaic vibration. Ancient Infinity Orchestra are a band based in Leeds. Formed at the beginning of 2018, they broke onto the Leeds scene playing gigs and collaborating with artists from other disciplines. Summer saw the band invited […]
At a glance- Jazz at the Bar on Park Lane Roundhay
Friday evening autumn 2019 concerts at the Jazz at Bar on Park Lane Roundhay LS8 2E are as follows: Friday evening Sept 13 Kate Peters Quintet £10/8 8pm Friday evening Oct 18 Colin Byrne’s Leeds Jazz Orchestra £10/8 8pm Friday evening Nov 8 US saxman Greg Abate Quartet £10/8 8pm Friday evening Dec 13 Chapel […]
Autumn Jazz programme “at a glance”
This autumn we focus on a truly interesting selection of eleven jazz groups led by women. We have international stars – Canadian trumpet player Ingrid Jensen and Danish pianist Kathrine Windfeld plus established UK musicians saxwoman Karen Sharp, pianist Maria Chiara Argirò and bassist Alison Rayner, young London bands including those of trombonist Rosie Turton, […]
Village Jazz at Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 29 August – 1 September
Chapel Allerton Arts Festival and Jazz Leeds present four days of jazz blues and soul at the end of August, ending with the Sunday afternoon finale on the main stage in Regent Street. Thursday 29 August @Seven Arts 8pm Rafe’s Dilemma with Nel Begley and Jamil Sheriff and Phil Green’s Biggish Band£10/8 9.15pm Rafe’s Dilemma […]
Leeds Jazz Festival Finale – “Trio Trio Trio” @ Wardrobe
Sunday 21 July Doors 8.00pm Music 8.30pm Following last year’s success with the Xero Slingsby celebration we’ve asked Sally Coe to again curate the final festival event of 2019. Called Trio Trio Trio it brings together four jazz and improvising trios, rolling seamlessly from one to another, one style to another, one set to another. […]
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Electric Lady Big Band ’50 Years of Hendrix’s Masterpiece’
Sunday 21 July Doors open 6pm Music 6.30pm Formed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s epic third album Electric Ladyland, the all star Electric Lady Big Band re-imagine the whole album, in sequence. Jimi’s 1968 masterpiece is a sprawling epic straddling the worlds of blues, funk, jazz, pop and psychedelia and was as […]
Leeds Jazz Festival event: ArchiFrisco + Chris Sharkey solo
Sunday 21 July Recital Room 219. Doors 3.30, music 4-6pm The second of this year’s “Fusebox presents” is a concert featuring ArchiFrisco, the coming together of avant-garde jazz trios J Frisco and Archipelago. Their concert will be preceded by a solo improv. set from guitarist Chris Sharkey. J Frisco are Jemma Freese, Keyboards, Lara Jones, […]
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Misha Mullov-Abbado Group
@Leeds College of Music Sunday 21 July Doors 12.30pm This group start 2.45pm The Misha Mullov-Abbado Group is made up of some of the finest, multi-award-winning musicians in London, and under Misha’s direction the group performs his original compositions and arrangements with a broad variety of influences. The band has performed at many venues and […]
Leeds Jazz Festival event: Kevin Holbrough Quartet with Dave Newton
@Leeds College of Music Sunday 21 July Doors open 12.30- music starts 1pm Leading UK jazz trombonist and trombone professor at The Royal Academy of Music, Mark Bassey describes Kevin “as a consummate professional- immaculate lead player and fine soloist” and award winning jazz trombonist Dennis Rollins “Kevin is one of a breed of new […]
