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Friday 9 July Start time: 6:00 pm - Finish time: 12:45 am

The Denys Baptiste Quartet* - Website
Tenor saxophonist Denys Baptiste is a member of Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop. In 1993, he became a
member of The Jazz Warriors, Courtney Pine’s seminal big band. He has performed and recorded
with artists as diverse as Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Orphy Robinson and Jazz Jamaica. In 1998,
Nu Troop won the Best Ensemble Award at the Jazz a Vienne International Festival. Denys Baptiste
won the Best Soloist Award at the same event. In 1999 he won the Mercury Award for the best new
album and, in the same year, the MOBO Award. In 2000, he was the winner of the ‘Rising Star’
category at the British Jazz Awards.
Bassist Gary Crosby was an original member of the Jazz Warriors. He leads both Nu Troop and
Jazz Jamaica. He has performed with luminaries as Soweto Kinch, Tony Kofi, Courtney Pine, Art
Farmer, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jean Toussaint, Art Blakey and Orphy Robinson. Gary appears in the
Grove Encyclopaedia of Jazz, Who’s Who in Jazz and the Rough Guide to Jazz. Amongst the
many awards that he has received is an OBE for services to music. This was in recognition of his
brilliant musicianship, but also of his untiring work in encouraging young artists.
Pianist Andrew McCormack joined the Denys Baptiste Quartet when he was only 18. He was a
finalist in the Perrier Young Jazz Musician of the Year Awards in 1997. He has just completed
recording an album with the Jean Toussaint Quartet. Drummer, Rod Youngs hails from Washington
DC. He has worked with many prestigious artists, including Hugh Masekela, Natalie Cole
and Jazz Jamaica.
An imposing figure, Mr Baptiste is a jazz weathervane.

The Birmingham Blues Friends, featuring Steve "Big Man" Clayton - Website
Anyone who has heard the 'Big Man', three times winnder of the British Blues Award, won't want
to miss this. With his big frame and technique and he way he attacks the piano, you'd swear he
had 20 fingers on each hand - and he has the perfect blues voice. He's also a great entertainer,
whipping his audience into fits of laughter. Steve will be here with his new band, consisting of
Bob Boucher (bass),
Howard Gregory (violin/guitar) and Howard Smith on drums. It will be exciting.

Led Bib* - Website
Led Bib’s album, Sensible Shoes, was a winner in the 2009 Barclay’s Mercury Award Album of the
Year. New Jersey-born drummer Mark Holub began his career playing jazz, rock and free
improvisation around New York. He has studied at Berklee College, Leeds College of Music and
Middlesex University. Pete Grogan (alto sax) also graduated in jazz from Middlesex University,
whence he went via Dartington College of Arts. Israeli Liran Donin is on electric and upright bass,
Toby McClaren on keys and Chris Williams on alto sax.   
You’ll be hard pressed to keep the lid on this explosive tour de force of ensemble intelligence.
The Independent

The Red Stripe Band - Website
The Red Strip Band swings in incendiary style with Neil Drinkwater on piano and vocals, offering
wicked boogie-woogie and a good sprinkling of jump jive and rock and roll. . Noel Joyce (drums),
Chris Hartgroves (bass), Bob Broadley (guitar), Dave Eastham (tenor sax), Paul Summers
(baritone sax) and Mike Nichols (trumpet) complete the line-up.
" The closest thing to Jools Holland and his Big Band", Jazzwise.

Chris Jagger and the Atcha Band - Website
This powerful quintet features Chris Jagger’s acoustic guitar, vocals, washboard and song writing.
Chris has worked with many bands, including his brother’s and Leo Sayer. Musical polymath Charlie
Hart plays fiddle, accordion and piano and is known for his tight bass playing with Ian Dury, Alexis
Korner, Eric Clapton and Charlie Watts. In 1995, he received an Oscar nomination for his work on
the animation short, Triangles. Malcolm Mortimore (percussion) cut his teeth with Ian Dury. A cool
jazzman, he has worked live with Barney Kessel, Charlie Byrd and Buddy Tate. His lad, Jim
Mortimore (electric guitar) has worked with Herbie Flowers and PP Arnold. Paul Emile (bass guitar)
has excellent timing and a great singing voice.
Jagger is a sly, sharp songwriter whose lyrics often recall the likes of Sammy Kahn more than
any other rock star. Tony Parsons in the Daily Telegraph.

Elephant III* - Website
This iconic band came back together again last year to do a benefit concert for the Royal Free
Hospital. Such was its success that they decided to stay together to do a CD and a festival – and
only Marlborough would do! The Elephant Six are: Paul Nieman (trombone) has performed with
many artists from a wide variety of musical disciplines, including John Dankworth, Don Rendell, Stan
Tracey, Diana Ross, George Harrison, The Stranglers, John Harle, Georgie Fame and Mike
Westbrook. Mornington Lockett (sax) has played in the bands of Jim Mullen, Stan Tracey, Don
Weller and Clark Tracey. He is best-known for his work with Ronnie Scott, which continues to manifest
itself in Celebrating the Jazz Couriers: a collaboration with Ronnie’s drummer, Martin Drew. The band
won ‘Best Small Group’ in the 2002 BBC Jazz Awards. Marc Parnell toured the world with Joan
Armatrading, has worked with Theo Travis, Dave O’Higgins, Lianne Carroll and Annie Ross and
appeared on Top Gear with a drum-set made entirely of car parts. Steve Lodder (keys) has worked
with Andy Sheppard, John Harle, Elvis Costello, Simply Red and Frank Zappa. A musical associate
of Paul McCartney, he produced and premiered an organ version of his choral/orchestra work,
Ecce Cormium. Leading session musician Robin Clayton (bass guitar) is a graduate of Boston’s
fabled Berklee College of Music. He has worked with Donovan, Elaine Page, Judy Collins and Des
O’Connor. Josefina Cupido completes the sextet on vocals and percussion.
Lodder is both an improviser of originality and a musical thinker of erudition and depth. The Guardian

THE AFRICA BANDSTAND AT THE OLD ROPE FACTORY
8.00-10.00pm

Baraka - Website
This unique combination features West African highlife, South African Township and Calypso, Soca
and Reggae from the Caribbean. The band is fronted by Ben Baddo, master drummer, balafon player
and dancer from Ghana, delivering a potent combination of driving rhythm and subtle vocals. He has
guested with many fine artists, including Peter Gabriel. Zambian Simi Zeko is on vocals and guitar.
Brendon Whitmore is on tenor and soprano sax, flute, harmonica and vocals. Royston Gage from
Dominica is on vocals and bass and Mark Bradley on drums.

The Geoff Eales Trio - Website
Geoff Eales obtained a doctorate in music from Cardiff University in 1973, but, rather than entering
the safe haven of academe, he adopted the more exciting and hazardous course of becoming a
professional musician. His choice has been fully vindicated. The list of those he has worked with
reads like the Pantheon: Henry Mancini, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rosemary Clooney, Tammy Wynette,
Shirley Bassey, Andy Williams, Kiri TeKanawa, Jose Carreras and the rest. He has appeared at New
York’s legendary Birdland and numerous other top locations. Bassist Roy Babbington has worked
with the BBC Big Band, Mike d’Abo, Elvis Costello, Alexis Korner, Barbara Thompson, Keith Tippett
and Mike Westbrook. Mark Fletcher is on drums.
Eales demands your attention with the force of his musical personality and keeps it with his
musicianship. Cadence.

Teddy White’s Pignose
Anish Harrison, vocals and 2-string bass in this exciting trio, has been described as a young Janis
Joplin. Teddy White aka Pete Cousins (guitar and vocals) is generally regarded as the finest thing to
come out of Swindon since Diana Dors. Peter O’Driscoll is on bongos and foot drum and contributes to
the vocals.

The Kit Downes Trio - Website
This highly-rated trio has performed at the London Jazz Festival, Pizza Express and the Vortex.
Kit Downes won the BBC ‘Rising Star’ award in 2008. He has already played with such noted artists
as Gilad Atzman, Clark Tracey, Empirical, Gerard Presencer and Acoustic Ladyland and performed
at the North Sea, New York, Montreal and Newport RI Festivals. Calum Gourlay on bass has worked
with Tommy Smith, Martin Speake and Tom Cawley. James Maddren is on drums.
Kit Downes is about to emerge as a formidable force in his own right…his originals were haunting,
and his hypnotic playing fizzed with ideas that got hotter by the moment. John Fordham, Jazz UK

Lemongrove - Website
This band has supported both George Melly and Courtney Pine. It features Dave Shattock on
piano, Jan Evans on drums, Sonny James Lovell is on guitar and Andy Collins contributes double
bass and vocals.

Gabby Young’s Acoustic Set - Website
Marlborough’s treasure, acoustic vocalist Gabby, appears with cello and double bass. Since last year
amongst many other places, she has appeared at the prestigious South by South Music Festival.

The Shez Raja Collective* - Website
The Shez Raja Collectivewas formed with the intention of creating exciting and unique multi-genre
music. As a result of performances at such prestigious locations as the Jazz Café and the Isle of
Wight Jazz Festival (and now Marlborough!) they have acquired a devoted following. The sign of a
band on the way up is where they are playing at such places as the Bath, Isle of Wight and
St Petersburg Jazz Festivals, Pizza Express and, of course Marlborough. The eponymous Shez Raja
is on bass Kiwi violinist, Pascal Roggen, won the ‘Young Jazz Musician of the Year’ Award at the
Tauranga National Jazz Festival in 1997.  He has played WOMAD Las Palmas, the Havana
International Jazz Festival, the BAFTA Award Ceremony, the Edinburgh Jazz Festival and the
Sydney Opera House. Alex Stanford (keys) has worked with Lianne Carroll, Alec Dankworth,
Dave Green, Geoff Gascoyne and Jean Toussaint. Aaron Liddard is lead saxophonist and
composer with the London Jazz Collective. The noted Chris Nickolls is on drums.
Beguiling folk jazz. Time Out

The Bob Hall Trio - Website
Twice voted Instrumentalist of the Year at the annual British Blues Festival, Bob has worked with such
famed artists as John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Alexis Korner, Mike Fleetwood, Charlie Watts and
Paul Jones. Hilary Bligh adds bass guitar and vocals, Top Topham (guitar) was an original member
of the Yardbirds.
The finest blues and boogie woogie player this side of the Atlantic, Folk Roots Magazine.

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