Leeds Jazz Festival fringe – “Odd Socks – Jazz and Quite Funny Poems” – John Brown and James Birkett
@Heart at Headingley, Tuesday 16 July 8pm. Donations on the door £5/3 John Brown is a jazz clarinettist, poet and one time staff member at Leeds College of Music. “Odd Socks” is his first collection of comic verse. Accompanied by James Birkett (guitar) he will present a mix of anecdotes, poetry and playing in an […]
Jazz Festival fringe – Jazz Film night: Richard Turner “A life in music” and George Melly “The Certainty of Hazard”
@Seven Arts in Chapel Allerton, Monday 15 July 7.30pm £8/6 Two new jazz films – one about Chapel Allerton born jazz trumpeter the late Richard Turner who died tragically young aged 27.and the second based on the life of jazz singer/raconteur George Melly @Seven Arts Monday 15 July 7.30pm. Tickets £8/6 RICHARD TURNER. Richard was […]
Jazz Festival fringe – Jazz Cafe with B.D.Lenz trio
@Seven Arts Sunday 14 July 1.30-4.30pm A welcome return from Jazz Leeds favourite, US guitarist B D Lenz. Mix together the styles of Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, and Stevie Ray Vaughan and you have B.D’s recipe. This New York native has played guitar since his early teens, is a graduate of Musicians Institute in Los […]
Leeds Jazz Festival Fringe: Andy Panayi @Bar on Park Lane, Fri 12 July
@Bar on Park Lane Roundhay Golf Club – Friday 12 July, 8pm Andy Panayi is an exceptionally gifted jazz musician. He plays all the flutes and all the saxophones and has performed and recorded with many singers such as; Shirley Bassey, Jessye Norman, Paul McCartney, Seth MacFarlane, Elaine Paige, Salena Jones, Elvis Costello, Georgie Fame […]
Festival Fringe Jazz Jam @Inkwell 7th July
1.30pm start (doors 1pm) Inkwell Arts, 31 Potternewton Lane Leeds LS7 3LW Come and blow your horn, pluck your guitar, sing your heart out or just enjoy the fun at our friendly Jazz Jam – part of this year’s Jazz Festival Fringe! The Jazz Leeds trio will be there led by Ben Sermon piano Steve […]
Jazz Leeds Festival Fringe, July 2019 – at a glance
Sat 6, Sun 7, Sat 13, Sun 14 July 12-2pm – Lunchtime Jazz at the Leeds Corn Exchange Sat 6th July is Ben Sermon keybooards, Richard Moulton drums and Frazer Kerslake bass, Sun 7th July is Alecks Podraza and guests on piano; then Sat 13th July will be Eve Begley with “Nefarious” Corn Exchange Leeds […]
Jazz in the Coutyard feat Dudley Nesbitt @Seven Arts Sun 30 June
@Seven Arts Coutyard (in the bar if wet!) 31 Harrogate Road LS7 3DN 1.30 start 4pm finish Trinidadian Calypso, Brazilian Samba and Bossa Nova, Soul tunes, Rumba Cha Cha and Caribbean Jazz. You’ll be smiling and dancing out in the sun on the Seven Arts courtyard. free/payf collection. With Dave Evans piano Steve Crocker bass, […]
Will Blackstone Quartet @Inkwell, Sunday 23 June
Will Blackstone trumpet, Joel Stedman Guitar, Elliot Roffe d-bass and Jordan Dinsdale on kit Special guest Will Howard (sax). Leeds based jazz trumpeter Will Blackstone leads a quartet playing muisc from the great jazz trumpeters like Clark Terry, Woody Shaw as well as more contemporary stylists such as Ambrose Akinmusire. With special guest sax player […]
Mark Chandler Quintet @Bar in Park Lane 21 June
Bar in Park Lane Roundhay Leeds LS8 2EJ 8pm 21 June Mark is one of the top trumpeters in the UK, working internationally and with a musical spectrum from Humphrey Lyttelton to Matt Monro to Gladys Knight and the Pips. He is well known as a jazz player working as a member of the Johnny […]
Rush Hour Jazz – Jon Scully 19 June @Seven Arts
Jon is a trumpet player from Leeds, who plays in the classic style of Armstrong and Eldridge. Frequently heard with the Big East swing band , Jon enjoys jazz and orchestral music. Tonight he’ll play some of his favourite tunes with the Jazz Leeds trio @Seven Arts 6-7.15pm PAYF collection
