15 December 2017 - Johnny Hunter Quartet
Johnny Hunter Quartet grooved and bopped the JATPjazz faithful right into the festive season with thrilling original composition and thoughtful, yet invigorating arrangements of "standards" making for a highly refreshing evening of jazz – a fabulous advertisement for British jazz. Johnny Hunter - drums, Mark Hanslip - t.sax, Graham South - trpt & Seth Bennett - db
https://johnnyhunterquartet.bandcamp.com/
01 December 2017 - Arun Ghosh
Jazzers! you simply cannot go wrong with Arun Ghosh !!
let the numbers speak for themselves : a rapturous audience of 85 bought 30 albums, both records, both impressive for an intimate venue such as Glyde House. Arun's latest album but where are you really from? is a cracker on record but wait till you hear and see the 'live' manifestation. WOW! f*****g WOW! Do not miss the opportunity to see
Arun Ghosh : clarinet, John Ellis : keys, Gavin Barras : bass, Dave Walsh : drums
www.camoci.co.uk/arunghosh/info.html03 November 2017 - Stuart MacDonald's Bronchial Brotherhood inc. New York Brass Band Balsam
Stone Me!! What an absolute knock-out band the New York Brass Bronchial Brotherhood are. Youtube is littered with videos of their numerous, widespread exploits and highly impressive they are. Well I tell you they tell no lies. So fo the epitome of "feelgood" and engaging bassy poppy rocky jazz, look no further than the uplifting, life-affirming Stuart McDonald : ts, James Lancaster : sousaphone,
Chris Williamson, Alex Astbury : trpt, Charles Lancaster : trom, Al Morrison : guitar, John Settle : drums
http://www.newyorkbrassband.co.uk/home.html
06 October 2017 - Julian Costello Quartet
WHAT a CRACKING evening of jazz we had with the Julian Costello Quartet touring their latest album, Transitions (33 Jazz Records). This is quite an unusual band insofar as their performance is imbued with egalitarianism, one is left wondering "just who is the leader?" save for the fact that Julian does the talking. The compositions are such they allow infinite variety of ensemble and solo playing, all of which leads to an absolutely rivetting evening of jazz - and they played a terrific, high energy rendition of "Caravan" in memory of the late Brain Bicat. You could fair see the camels racing across the desert I tell you.I strongly urge jazz fans to check-out hither
upcoming JCQ gigs where you will simply be blown away by their virtuosity.
Julian Costello : ts, ss ; Maciek Pysz : guitar; Michele Tacchi : db; Adam Teixeira : dr, perc are one STUNNING band !!
15 September 2017 - Jamie Brownfield Quartet
I confess to being a tad worried! The notoriously "challenging" month of September has been a roaring success with two 50+ gates. Of course this is thanks to our utterly wonderful audience who really do 'add' to the excellent bands we have and the Jamie Brownfield Quartet are an exquisite example of the jazz talent in the North. I honestly never knew how much I liked New Orleans street beat, swing, reggae, Harry Connick Jr, Leroy Jones, Clark Terry,Oscar Peterson, Chet Baker, Christian McBride & Coldplay until Jamie Brownfield : trpt, Tom Kincaid : piano, Ken Marley : db, and Jack Cotterill : d gave me the kick up the behookie which let to much grooving and swivelling of hips long so swivelled. I bloody knew about it the following morning I can tell you. DO take these guys in when you can - they are TOP CLASS !!
01 September 2017 - Perpetual Motion Machine
Perpetual Motion Machine utterly ripped the JATPjazz rug here. Only the second night of their "IGNITION" Album release tour and there's flames lickin' out the back already. Only God knows what they'll be like by the time they reach Aberdeen but it will HAVe to be super-special if the JATPjazz gig is any measure. STUNNING A MUST see !
Riley Stone-Lonergan, Ben Lowman : tenor sax, bass clarinet; Sam Dunn, Jamie Taylor : guitars; Garry Jackson : bass; Steve Hanley : drums
www.pmotionmachine.com/
07 July 2017 - Firebird Quartet
Firebird Quartet is an ensemble teeming with talent, creativity and empathy. Little wonder then that JATPjazz' season was closed with a resounding jazz bang, audience in raptures and queuing up to purchase Firebird Quartet's recently released album Consonance which can be heard and purchased here So if your "jazz bag" is original compositions and tweaked standards delivered with energy and driving groove of broad accessibility, then Firebird Quartet are well worth looking up and taking in. As Lance Liddle (Splinter Jazz, Newcastle etc) put it, their's "was a stormer!” Our's was also.
Ian Chalk - tr, Martin Longhawn - p, Tim Carter - d, John Marley - b
http://www.firebirdquartet.net/
16 June 2017 - Mark Lewandowski Trio Waller
Another belting evening of jazz at Glyde House. Mark Lewandowski's Trio Waller were, possibly to be expected given the provenance of these three TOP Jazzers, absolutely TOP CLASS! This was not 'typical jazz fayre' for sure covering uncommon 'jazz ground' and yet the music was delivered to stunning effect to an appreciative and enthusiastic audience and record CD Sales followed, which pretty much says it all ultimately.
If you missed the CD's or the gig, I entreat you to such delightful jazz treats at http://www.whirlwindrecordings.com/waller/
05 May 2017 - Pat McCarthy Quartet
WHAT a CRACKING evening of jazz! Possibly the best gauge of such being audience response, despite Pat having stagecraft to burn, the JATPjazz faithful gleefully wallowed in every second, so on such a scale, this gig must surely be pushing for a Top Ten JATPjazz gig. Imperious originals and interpretations performed with the highest art, and to think that Shannon has never had a musical lesson in her days, everything was just so natural yet with endless nuance and subtlety, and so Yes!! A CRACKING Night we had with . . .
Shannon Reilly - v, Pat McCarthy - g, Thom Whitworth - tru, g, Warren Jolly - b
http://www.patmccarthyjazz.co.uk/
07 April 2017 - Family Band
Another belting evening of jazz at Glyde House. Mark Lewandowski's Trio Waller were, possibly to be expected given the provenance of these three TOP Jazzers, absolutely TOP CLASS! This was not 'typical jazz fayre' for sure covering uncommon 'jazz ground' and yet the music was delivered to stunning effect to an appreciative and enthusiastic audience and record CD Sales followed, which pretty much says it all ultimately.A terrific night from a most highly recommended band
Mark Lewandowski - b, Liam Noble - p, and Paul Clarvis - d
If you missed the CD's or the gig, I entreat you to such delightful jazz treats at http://www.whirlwindrecordings.com/waller/
02 June 2017 - ORCA
What a night! What a wang dang doodle night ?? A quick look at the line-up gives all indication that this is a special band, yet there's never a guarantee in such matters of course, so let me and 80-odd other funkalicious jazz cats - some of whom were dancing !!! - screaming "more!, more!" attest that ORCA is even greater than the sum of it's individually impressive parts. So busy individually are these fabulous and famous four that ORCA gigs are a logistcal nightmare and hence quite rare, so any chance to see these Folks should be seized upon eagerly - you will not be disappointed and you'll have the chance to part with a princely £5 for their new CD, "Mind your own Business" - no prizes for guessing who, amongst their number, coined that phrase ??
A superb evening of funkyjazzufunk from . . .
Nicki Allan - v,keys, Caroline Boaden - dr, Rod Mason - s, dec, Garry Jackson - b
05 May 2017 - Pat McCarthy Quartet
WHAT a CRACKING evening of jazz! Possibly the best gauge of such being audience response, despite Pat having stagecraft to burn, the JATPjazz faithful gleefully wallowed in every second, so on such a scale, this gig must surely be pushing for a Top Ten JATPjazz gig. Imperious originals and interpretations performed with the highest art, and to think that Shannon has never had a musical lesson in her days, everything was just so natural yet with endless nuance and subtlety, and so Yes!! A CRACKING Night we had with . . .Shannon Reilly - v, Pat McCarthy - g, Thom Whitworth - tru, g, Warren Jolly - b http://www.patmccarthyjazz.co.uk/
07 April 2017 - Family Band
A 6 am Friday flight out of Ireland after a Thursday night gig followed by familial libations, the like of which only the Irish can 'do', made for a Quartet of sleepy fellows setting-up at 18:30 Friday evening, yet on they struggled reminiscent possibly of the "jazzer" life of yore. After a comparatively sedate opening number however the musical "fix" kicked in with alarming effect powering these beautiful young jazz cats into 2 sets of the most sublime Coleman-esque Bebop stupendously augmented by the uniquities of these 4 jazz "killers". The individually and collectively brilliant Stone-Lonergan's each in turn and often in unison, blasting and strafing the front row of a packed house with musical pearls at an Uzi rate, impelled by the truly awesome stickwork of Chief Hanley - WHAT a staggering drummer this guy is becoming - SUPERB!! - and the massive, intricate and understated bass of Tom Riviere. Tom then proceeded to drive himself, Kim and Riley back to London !!!???? And they say that life is wasted on the Young ?? Rather paltrily by comparison, so knackered was I with 2 hours of irresistible foot-tapping and shuffling in the wings, my arthritic knees today are singing their own song with wincing effect following the "take up thy bed and walk" jazz salve which is the MAGNIFICENT Family Band. You simply HAVE to get to see these lovely Jazzers - you will not be disappointed and I strongly urge you, having heard the unmastered "cut" of their forthcoming album to buy it - it is a beautifully honest example of what will smack you right in the chops when you see them "live". And a BIG BIG UP to Jazz North for their foresight and presentation of the northern line initiative.Kim Macari Stone-Lonergan, tr; Riley Stone-Lonergan, sax;
Tom Riviere, b; Steve Hanley, d
www.tomriviere.com
03 March 2017 - Valia Calda
Sam Warner, tr/fh; Seb Silas, bass clar; Nikos Ziarkas, g/effects;
Thodoris Ziarkos, b; Harry Pope, d
www.valiacaldaproject.co.uk
valiacaldaproject.bandcamp.com
soundcloud.com/valiacaldaproject
03 February 2017 - Emily Brown Quintet
Emily Brown has done "it" again, only this time 10-fold : audience in raptures, endless calls for encore and Glyde House in virtual tatters. To prove this is not some sort of fluke, possibly to add credence to the absolute truth that Emily has all manner of talents to burn, Emily, Stuart and George had never set eyes or ears on each other - but you'd not have known - an ensemble in complete harmony wafted along from turn to glorious turn in producing a fantastic evening of jazz. Numerous attendees commented that they had paid much more to hear far less, underscoring my point that Emily is the country's best kept musical secret : and testament to the superb qualities of the band as such and so I look forward to no end of entreaties, urgings and threats for another reprise. Emily Brown : v, Stuart McDonald : sax, Martin Longhawn : p, George Beastall : b; Caroline Boaden : d
soundcloud.com/embrown
06 January 2016 - Dave Manington's Riff Raff
Dave Manington's Riff Raff were one light in numbers as the great Ivo Neame had an unavoidable family matter, so some re-arrangement of scores and whatnot ensued a hasty set-up so that Bradford's Curry delights could be partaken before performing. Phew!! But no matter - professionals and artists to the core, Riff Raff set about their art with creativity and aplomb, yielding appreciative excitement from an enthusiastic audience. A belting night was had by all.Dave Manington ;b, Tomas Challenger ; sax, Rob Updegraff : g, Tim Giles : d & Brigitte Beraha : voc
www.davemanington.com
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