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Saturday 10 July start time: 11:30 am - Finish time: 12:30 am

The Richie Bryant All Stars
Marlborough’s favourite eclectic bunch of all-stars! Leader Richard Bryant (drums) is a
former member of the Terry Lightfoot Band. Since 1969 he has toured the world with Acker
Bilk’s Paramount Jazz Band. Pianist John Pearce was a member of the Ray Ellington Quartet.
He has worked with Jack Parnell, James Last, Art Farmer, Warren Vache, Tommy Whittle and
Ronnie Scott and accompanied some of the great lady vocalists, including Anita O’Day,
Selina Jones, Peggy Lee, Elaine Delmar and Annie Ross. He is currently in Scott Hamilton’s
band. Dave Green is one of the UK’s finest-ever bass players. He spent 20 years in the
Humphrey Lyttelton Band and has worked with Stan Tracy, Sonny Rollins and Peter King.
Alan Barnes (saxophone) has been a member of the Pasadna Roof Orchestra, the
Humphrey Lyttelton Band and the Pizza Express Modern Jazz Sextet. He has worked
and toured with many notable artists, including Kenny Baker, Charlie Watts, Bob Wilber,
Don Weller, Stan Tracey, Mike Westbrook, John Dankworth, Tina May, Clare Teal,
Bruce Adams, Tommy Whittle, Scott Hamilton, Warren Vache, Selina Jones, Jamie Cullum,
Van Morrison and Bryan Ferry. Roy Williams (trombone) was a member of the Terry Lightfoot
Band for fourteen years and then the Humphrey Lyttelton Band.
Roy Williams is the natural heir to George Chisholm; consistent, perfectly musical and with a
pianissimo close-to-the-microphone approach that recalls Jack Teagarden. He has become
‘first trombone call’ for British and many American musicians. Digby Fairweather

The Jive Aces - website
The UK’s No 1 Jive and Swing Band and one of the hottest bands in showbiz! Every year
this brilliant ensemble performs in over 25 countries and has made hundreds of TV and radio
appearances world-wide. This in-demand sextet has worked with Van Morrison, John Travolta
and Isaac Hayes and many others as well as performing for HRH Prince Philip.They are
unmissible! The line-up consists of Ian Clarkson (drums): Vince Hurley (piano); Peter Howell
(drums); John Fordham (sax); Alex Douglas (trombone) and Ken Smith – thrice the London
Swing Dance Champion – on double bass.

Robin Jones and King Salsa - website
A 12-piece powerhouse Afro-Cuban band featuring some of the brightest stars of the Latin
music scene. It is led by legendary conguero Robin Jones and features the charismatic vocal
and percussion talents of Cubans Enrique Puento and Felix Gonzales and Omar Puente on
violin. Australian virtuoso Andrew Noble is on piano. The band is completed by Marc Cecil
(timbalero), Jonny Gee (bass), Dan Carpenter, Gavin Broom, Tom Allen and Tom Ashe
(trumpets) and Jamie M Harris (saxophone/ flutes).

Paddy Milner and the Big Sounds - website
Paddy Milner is one of the most talented and distinctive pianists to have emerged in the last
decade. If you don’t believe us, cast your eyes over this.
‘I love it. I wouldn’t change a note.’  Dave Brubeck on Paddy’s single, Unsquare Dance.
‘You make the piano sing.’  Jools Holland
‘Brilliant songs, stunning musicianship. Time Out.
The band features Alex Reeve, who has played two top-ten chart hits, on drums; Canadian
Scott Wiber (double bass), Randall Breneman and Marcus Bonfani (guitars), Ben Somers
(saxes), Jonathan Radford (trumpet) and Bob Dowell on trombone.

Polar Bear
Polar Bear has been nominated as ‘Best Band’ in the BBC Jazz Awards, while  drummer
Seb Rochford won the ‘Rising Star’ Award in 2004. He has also received two nominations for
the Mercury Prize. He has worked with Andy Sheppard and with Pete Doherty’s Babyshambles.
Pete Wareham is a multi-award winning saxophonist well-known for his work with Herbie
Hancock and Acoustic Ladyland. Fellow saxophonist Mark Lockheart came to prominence
in the 1980s with the influential band Loose Tubes. His last CD was nominated for the
Mercury Award. Bassist Tom Herbert was a winner of the 2005 BBC Jazz Awards with
Acoustic Ladyland. Leafcutter John is on mandolin and electronics.
This is not nu jazz, acid jazz, Jamie jazz, Parky jazz, Brit jazz, beardo jazz, post jazz or twee
jazz. It’s dream jazz – The Observer

THE MARLBOROUGH NZ BANDSTAND
Sample the fine products from our twins in New Zealand: world-class Sauvignon Blanc,
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir: great organic beers and green-lip mussels in a mouth-watering
selection of sauces: all to the accompaniment of great music.

The Pete Allen Jazz Band - Website
Ever-popular Dixieland band led by a master of the clarinet, who is an honorary citizen of
New Orleans. Featuring Dave Leithead (trumpet) who has worked with Warren Vaché,
Barney Kessel, Bruce Adams and Humphrey Lytellton; Graham Woodhouse (trombone) who
has played alongside Petula Clark, Neil Sedaka, Vic Damone and Al Martino, Richie Burns
(drums) has worked with Kenny Ball, John Benson has played double bass with most of the
British jazz stars of the era: Kenny Baker, George Chisholm, John Dankworth, Humphrey
Lyttelton, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball George Melly and Monty Sunshine; pianist Colin Wood has
worked with Bob Bernard, Acker Bilk, Alan Barnes, Jim Mullen, Tommy Whittle and Warren
Vaché and done sessions with David Bowie, Cat Stevens, the Swinging Blue Jeans and the
Yardbirds.

The Eduardo Niebla Trio
Spanish guitarist and composer, Eduardo Niebla, is one of the most brilliant and evocative of
performers, fusing ‘poignantly poetic… and truly fabulous’ (The Scotsman) flamenco gypsy
jazz with Arab, Indian Latin and classical influences to create a truly ‘stunning’ (The Sound)
and ‘exhilarating’ (Jazz Journal) musical experience, ‘full of hot, dark, Mediterranean passion’
(The Scotsman). 
Eduardo, who was born in Tangier in 1955 as the 7th child of a 7th child, has appeared at the
Athens Olympics, Ronnie Scott’s, the Wembley Arena, the Royal Festival Hall, the festivals at
Tibilisi and Glastonbury and the San Isidro Fiesta in Madrid. Salvador Niebla, another of the
seven-fold, is on drums. Ricardo Garcia is a truly eclectic guitarist. His roots lie in flamenco,
and in recent years he has played Jazz, African music, collaborated with sitar and tabla players
and even worked in Bollywood. For the last nine years, he has brought an original show,
Flamenco con Fusion to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which has gone on to tour the world.
A display of supernatural talent…and a spellbinding mixture of flamenco and modern jazz,
bursting with obvious passion and verve. The Spectator

The Kremlinaires - Website
A strange episode came to light with the release of certain Politbureau papers, outlined in a
Guardian article in June 2002. At the height of the Cold War, Joseph Stalin became convinced
that the Americans held a trump card in the struggle for the hearts and minds of the proletariat
Swing Jazz! So a highly-secret programme was developed to train a cadre of musicians who
would consign Glen Miller to the dustbin of history. The story moves on to Chris Hague. A
fiddle player and fantasist, he set off for Moscow and was amazed to discover that, not only
had the programme survived until 1997, but the musicians were still eking out a living together
in a backstreet nightclub. There he found the hottest swinging band he had ever seen.
Tempted by the offer of a council flat in Hackney, he persuaded them to quit the motherland
and head for the bright lights of London. The rest is history!
Chris Hague has been ignored, underpaid or asked to turn down by, an illustrious assemblage
that includes Tony Blair, Princess Diana, Tom Hanks, Elton John, Naomi Campbell, David
Beckham, Michael Caine, Kylie Minogue and Kate Winslett. In his time he has performed
with Rolf Harris, James Galway, Neti Vaan, Gilad Atzman,
Excellent quality and it always swings. Jazzwise

The Charlotte Glasson Quintet
Multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Glasson (all the saxes and flutes, violin, saw and melodica)
won the Marlborough Jazzfest Best Newcomer Award last year. She has worked with Oasis,
John Martyn, Claire Martin, Will Young, Antonio Forcionne and Julian Lloyd Webber. She has
performed at the Royal Albert Hall, Ronnie Scotts, Sydney Opera House and The Bull at
Barnes. The quintet features Mark Bassey (trombone), who has performed with John
Dankworth, Stan Tracey, Alan Barnes and Julian Arguelles, Dave Holdsworth (pocket trumpet
and tuba), Jason Henson (guitar) and Dave Trigwell (drums), who has played with John
Dankworth, Leanne Carroll, Gary Potter and Herbie Flowers and performed at Ronnie Scotts
and the Montreux, North Sea and Glastonbury Festivals.
Young, widely travelled nu jazz multi instrumentalist:  The Guardian

The Christine Tobin Quartet - Website
Irish-born singer, Christine Tobin, has performed with a galaxy of fellow stars including the
BBC Big Band, Django Bates, Julian Arguelles and Nigel Kennedy and has appeared at
Ronnie Scotts, The Vortex. Pizza Express and the London, Cheltenham and Brecon Jazz
Festivals. In 2008 she won the ‘Best Vocalist’ category in the BBC Jazz Awards. Phil Robson
(guitar) has won both the BT Best Soloist of the Year and the Perrier Young Award for the Best Instrumentalist. Dave Whitford is on double bass and Liam Noble on piano.
One of the most gifted and original singer songwriters in today’s jazz world. BBC Music
Magazine.  

The Sarah Gillespie Trio with Gilad Atzman* - Website
In the words of The Guardian’s John Fordham, Sarah Gillespie is ‘an incandescent new
presence’. She performs regularly at such top venues as Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express
Dean St., the Vortex and the 606 Club. Raised as a secular Israeli Jew, Gilad Atzmon
(saxophones, accordian and clarinet) witnessed the daily sufferings of Palestinians and spent
20 years trying to resolve for himself the tensions of his background. Finally disillusioned, he
moved away from Israel and came  to England, As a member of the Blockheads, he has
performed with Ian Dury, Robbie Williams, Sinead O'Connor and Paul McCartney. He amazes
his listeners with his powerful personal style that combines bebop artistry with his Middle-Eastern
roots in a sophisticated, sometimes ironical manner.  His band won CD of the Year in the 2003
BBC Jazz Awards and was nominated in the ‘Best Band’ category in 2004. Fellow Israeli Asaf
Sirkis has worked with Andy Sheppard, Peter King, Christine Tobin, John Etheridge, Nor
(drums) and Norma Winstone,  Ben Bastin is on double bass.
Haunting tunes and striking lyrics. The Independent

The Adam Winslet Band* - Website
Vocalist Adam Winslet leads this octet of all the talents. Saxophonist Chris White was with
Dire Straits for 10 years and has played with Robbie Williams, Paul McCartney, Chris de Burgh,
Tom Jones, Bryan Ferry and Mick Jagger. Trumpeter Matt Holland Van Morrison’s musical
director. He has played with Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, Georgie Fame, Leo Sayer, Shakin
Stephens, Lisa Stansfield and Robbie Williams. Trevor Mires (trumpet) has worked with Jamie
Cullum and Suzie Quatro. Paul Geary (bass) has worked with Jools Holland, George Michael,
Simply Red, Chris Dea, Donny and Marie Osmond, Geri Halliwell and Lisa Stansfield. Richard
Cottle (keys) has played with Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells and
Wham! Richard Brooke (drums) has played with Victoria Beckham, Roger Daltry, Ozzy
Osbourne and Leo Sayer. Tim Walters is on guitar.

The Joanna Eden Supergroup* - website
Vocalist/pianist Joanna Eden has headlined at Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza-on-the-Park and the
Dankworth residency at The Stables and wowed audiences of 10,000 plus at Kenwood House
and the Audley End Festival. She has supported both Jamie Cullum and The Blockheads.
She is at Marlborough with her full team. Jonny Gee (double bass & BVs) has worked with
Jacqui Dankworth, Anita Wardell, Jim Mullen, Alan Barnes and Steve Waterman. Louis Thorne
(guitar & BVs) has performed at the Jazz Café, the 100 Club, Pizza on the Park and the
Glastonbury Festival. Carlos Fuentes is  on percussion & BVs.   
Eden offers a glimpse of paradise. Evening Standard.

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The Africa Bandstand will be non-stop from 10.30am.

10.30am
African Dance and Song Workshop with Chimanimani
Led by Chanda Nyerezani and Cecilia Agatha, this exciting session is a chance to kick the
day off in style and learn and participate in African song and dance before the band’s first
performance. You will be taught an original Chimanimani song which will feature in the show.
There will be an opportunity to sing live and show off those new steps on-stage with the band
during their festival set. Unmissable!
The cost of the workshop will be £4. Please contact the Box Office to book a place.

Bulawayo - Website
The infectious music of Bulawayo: Cecilia Ndhlova’s entrancing mbira (a thumb piano) and
her hypnotic and joyous Ndebele and Shona vocals take listeners on a journey through
Zimbabwean tradition. When she was 16, she joined the national dance troupe, Black
Umfolosi. She is joined by the mbira master, Fidelis Mherembi. Simwinji Zeko from Zambia
is on guitar and vocals, Edd Bateman is on bass, Stephen ‘Blaggy’ Blagrove on drums.

Zambula - Website
This band has been a permanent feature at Glastonbury for over two decades. It has appeared
at the City of London and many other festivals. The band is led by founder-member Demelza
Val Baker on percussion and drums. A Cornishwoman, she is the only member of the band
who is not Congolese. Jackie Nkoma (lead vocals), Jose Hedrix Ndelo (lead vocals),
Renardo Mandele (Lead guitar), Lada Mabala (rhythm guitar), Claude Bula (bass guitar) and
Padua Blasonoma (drums) constitute the rest of this talented line-up.

The Laye Sow Quintet
Laye Sowe is a Fula from Northern Senegal. He was brought up on the African tradition of
storytelling through song. He represents a smooth blend of Afro-Arab rhythms with American
blues. Among the places where he has wowed the crowds are Glastonbury, Womad and the
Royal Festival Hall.
An addictive new find. It’s rare to hear such a perfect combination of voice and guitar. Charles
Gillett, Radio 4.

Chimanimani - Website
With their name taken from a sacred mountain in Zimbabwe, Chimanimani embodies
everything expected from an African dance band – upbeat and infectious rhythms, jangling
guitar melodies,haunting vocals and strong funky bass riffs. British venues where the band has
appeared include Glastonbury, the Larmer Tree Festival, the Eden Complex and the Africa
Centre. The ensemble is led by Chanda Nyerezani (drums and lead vocals). The other core
musicians are Simwinji Zeko (guitar and vocals) from Zambia who has supported such major
acts as Phil Collins and Benjamin Zephaniah, Cecilia Agatha (vocals and dance), William
Allick (bass guitar) and Thompspon Chauke on drums/percussions.
took the Mitchell Hall by storm with their gloriously unfettered singing. The Glasgow Herald

Ray Harris and THE FUSION EXPERIENCE - Website
The ‘Best Newcomers’ at Marlborough Jazz 2007, this band has had the ultimate honour of
being the supporting act for the legendary James Brown. They’ve also made their mark at
the Glasgow Jazz Festival and many other venues around Scotland.
The Fusion Experience is the brainchild of Raymond Harris, an exceptionally talented
keyboard player who pushes Jazz into the electronic slipstream with an experimental fusian
of jazz, funk and soul. Straight No Chaser Magazine

The Filthy Six - Website
Horn-led, organ-fuelled soul jazz/funk and boogaloo from this excellent London-based sextet.
Currently doing a monthly gig at Ronnie Scott’s, they have performed at the Isle of Wight and
Glastonbury Festivals and at The Vortex. The band is led by Nick Etwell on trumpet.
Mark Brown (sax) has appeared with Madness. He holds a residency at Ronnie Scott’s and
had headlined the Katmandu Jazz Festival. Rob Taggart is on the Hammond Organ.
Nigel Price (guitar) has played with a galaxy of musicians including Pee Wee Ellis, Alec
Dankworth, Dave O’Higgins, Pete Long, Mornington Lockett, Peter King, Sheena Davis and
David Axelrod. Dave Chamberlain was awarded the prestigious Archer Jazz Scholarship to
study bass at Trinity College of Music. Graham Fox is on drums.
Back by popular demand [at The Lot] for a run of nights after last year’s barn-storming
5 star sell-out shows. The Times

The Red Stripe Band - Website
One of the best bands in town whose reputation continues to soar. London’s top jazz clubs,
including Ronnie Scott’s and Pizza Express, are just some of the places where they have
shared the stage with Van Morrison, George Melly, Jamie Cullum, Sting and countless more.
Nor are they unknown in the famous Montreux Jazz Festival.
The closest thing to Jools Holland and his Big Band. Jazzwise.

Julie Felix - Website
Another legend! Along with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Tom Paxton, Julie became part of a
movement that carried a message through song to a generation. She opened for Bob Dylan
at the legendary Isle of Wight Festival. A deeply committed performer of integrity and passion,
her material leans towards the spiritual and her singing creates compelling tensions as she
shifts mood and ambience.An encounter with the magic of Julie Felix is a memorable
experience.

THE GOSPEL BANDSTAND

Umdumo Wesizwe
A brilliant a cappella group from Bulawayo singing songs of love, hope, worship, courtship,
hardship and African social commentary will mesmerise you with their harmonies and tip-toe
dance routines. This is vocal music that is laced with the styles of Afro Pop, Jazz, R&B, and
Reggae.
Only eight men, but with enough charisma and energy to light up a continent, they took the
Mitchell Hall by storm with their gloriously unfettered singing. The Glasgow Herald

606 Gospel Group - Website
This stunning choir is the house band for the 606 Club’s monthly gospel concerts. It is built
around two great divas: Tracey Campbell and Liz Swain. Until recently, Tracey was one of the
London Community Gospel Choir’s core soloists. She features on Soul Deep II, the recently-
released CD which headlines the UK’s top female gospel artists. She has worked with Mariah
Carey, Will Young and the Brand New Heavies. Soprano Liz Swain has sung in the Prague
Music Festival, the Royal Opera House, The Vortex, The Spitz, the Royal Albert Hall, the
Hackney Empire, The Barbican and at the Brecon, London and Montreux Jazz Festivals.
Soprano Alison Beck is a graduate of Liverpool University’s Institute of Popular Music. She
has performed at the London Jazz Festival, the Royal Albert Hall, The Barbican, The Vortex,
St John’s Smith Square and on BBC Radio 4 and the World Service. Choir Director Edwin
Fawcett both sings and plays the piano. A graduate of Trinity College of Music, he has
performed at the Blackheath Halls, the St John Lateran Basilica in Rome, on the BBC World
Service and at World Youth Days in Canada and Australia. Nic Jarrett sings tenor and
Yolanda Antonio alto. Ben Reed is on drums, Chris Borud on double bass.  
Uplifting Gospel sounds. Time Out.

THE RADIO JAZZ UK BANDSTAND

Dee C’rell with Claire Simone* - Website
Dee C’rell (piano) is one of the pioneers of Electro-acoustic Jazz and an innovator of the
terminology to establish as an art-form. Vocalist Claire Simone has appeared at many of the
top spots, including The Bull at Barnes and the Brecon Jazz Festival. 

Women in Jazz- Website
This all-girl singing quintet features Sarah Ellen Hughes who appeared at Ronnie Scott’s and
at Pizza Express Dean Street during her three years as Principal vocalist with the NYJO. In
2008 she had an 8-month residency at Pizza-on-the-Park and recently had an album launch
at the 606 Club. She also plays the flute. Vocalist Nora McCarthy is an important force on the
New York jazz scene, who has toured with the rhythm and blues legend, Wilson Pickett.
Patricia Lowe has just released her second album, Smiling Inside, which features a guest
appearance by Tony Kofi. Claire Simone has appeared at many of the top spots, including
The Bull at Barnes and the Brecon Jazz Festival.  Linley Weir completes the fivesome.
Sarah Ellen Hughes… delightful work. Jack Massarik. Evening Standard.

Blue Sax - Website
A Star of the future! Saxophonist Bennett Soundy has already been nominated for the British
Blues Awards – and he’s only 15! On hearing him play at the Bull’s Head at Barnes, Bill Ashton
offered him a place with the NYJO, which he’s poised to take up. He is supported by Gordon
Drummond on keyboard, Wayne Parker on drums and Brian Soundy.  

Andrew McCormack and Jason Yarde - Website 1 - Website 2
This remarkable duo came to be in 2008. Andrew MacCormack (piano) is a graduate of the
Guildhall School of Music. He won the 1999 Mercury Prize for the Album of the Year. He has
worked with Courtney Pine, Gary Crosby, Orphy Robinson, Jean Toussaint, Denys Baptiste
and Jazz Jamaica. Jason Yarde (saxes) is one of the UK’s brightest new jazz talents. He’s a
producer, arranger and composer as well as a musician.
This talented pair continue to meet expectations. John Fordham. The Guardian.

The Steve Melling Trio - Website
Pianist Steve Melling began his career with the NYJO. He has worked with Claire Martin,
Peter King, Alan Skidmore, Esther Miller and Stan Tracey. From 1996-98 he was Professor
of Jazz Piano at the Royal College of Music. Geoff Gascoyne (bass) has worked with Georgie
Fame, Van Morrison, Guy Barker, Jim Mullen, Lisa Stansfield, Trudy Kerr (who he married in
2002) and Norma Winstone. Since 2002 he has worked mainly with Jamie Cullum, so this is a
rare appearance outside that context. He has made countless appearances at Ronnie Scott’s
and features in the film The Talented Mr Ripley.  Tony Levin (drums) has  played with Ronnie
Scott, the Tubby Hayes Quartet, Zoot Sims, the Humphrey Lyttelton Band, Alan Skidmore
and Keith Tippett. Josephine Atkinson is on tenor sax.
One of the most comprehensively gifted of pianists. JAZZ. The Rough Guide.

Musessence* - Website
musessence performs music from the Great American Songbook including tunes made
famous by the likes of Anita O’Day, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, Miles Davis,
Duke Ellington and many more. The group is led by trombonist Andy Derrick, who has worked
with Alan Barnes, Dennis Rollins and the Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Mike Kemp (keys) has
played with Bob Kerr’s Whoopee Band, Pete Allen’s Jazz Band, Terry Lightfoot, the Pasedena
Roof Orchestra and Sticky Wickett. Dave Storer on bass has performed with Clare Teal, Alab
Skidmore, Sticky Wicket, David Essex and The Osmonds! Carl Hemmingsley on drums is a
regular fixture at the Montreaux Jazz Festival with big bands and fusion groups.

The Pete Letanka Trio*
South African pianist, Pete Letanka has performed with Stacey Kent, Tina May and Alan
Barnes. He has been working with local children to produce our opening choral concert. Now
he is supported in his own concert by Winston Clifford (drums) who has played with many
distinguished performers, including Courtney Pine, Pete King, Jason Rabello, Julian Joseph,
Ronnie Scott, Andy Sheppard, Orphy Robinson and Jean Toussaint. Andy Hamill is on bass.
Everyone who hears Pete Letanka for the first time is amazed, not so much by his mastery of
the piano, although that is pretty amazing by itself, as by the maturity of his style......clear,
bright, uncomplicated swing is the basis of everything he does. Dave Gelly

The Nicola Emmanuelle Band - Website
Nicola Emmanuelle comes from a South African jazz dynasty - her Father Nathan ‘Dambuza’
Mdledle was the founder and lead singer of the Manhattan Brothers and is in the Hall of Fame.
She has appeared at Pizza Express, Soho and Pizza on the Park, at the Miriam Makeba
Memorial Concert, the London Jazz Festival and at the Proms. She was the vocal soloist on the
Oscar-nominated film, Cry Freedom.
Peter Edwards (piano) has worked with Soweto Kinch, Denys Baptiste and Gary Crosby. He
is the resident pianist of the jazz ensemble Tomorrow’s warriors, with whom he has performed
in the Pizza Express Jazz Club, the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer, the Spice of life, the Jazz Café
 and the newly reopened Royal Festival Hall. Saleem Raman is on drums and percussion. Italian
Fulvio Buccafusco is on double bass.
Nicola has star quality. Jack Massarik. Evening Standard

The Bee Ororo Quintet*
The highly talented vocalist, Bee Ororo, from the Seychelles has a weekly residency at the
Blue Posts in Soho and frequently performs at Ronnie Scott’s and the 100 Club. Saxophonist
Tony ‘Rico’ Richardson has performed and recorded in 36 countries with such artists as
Prince Buster, Desmond Decker, Liane Carroll and Amy Winehouse. Ian Beetlestone is on
piano, Mao Yamanda on bass and Dominic Coles on drums.

New Tricks - Website
A splendid bunch of Golden Old codgers, located here to allow easy access to the
paramedic resuscitation team! George Haslam is listed amongst the world’s top all-time
baritone saxophonists. He took the first British jazz group to play in Cuba and was the first
British jazzman to play in Argentina. He is joined here by a number of the top-class musicians
with whom he has most enjoyed performing. Between them they have worked with musicians
as legendary as themselves. Don Rendell (tenor sax and flute) featured in Julian Joseph’s
Radio 3 series ‘Jazz Legends’. He has worked with a galaxy of stars, including Johnny
Dankworth, Ted Heath, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman and Barbara Thompson. Steve
Waterman (trumpet, flugelhorn) is Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the Royal Academy of Music.
He has worked with Andy Sheppard, Mal Waldron, Don Weller and Robin Jones. . Clive Morton
is considered by many to be the ultimate grand master of the double bass. He has worked with
Stephane Grapelli, Frank Sinatra and Jamie Cullum. The Great British Jazz Guitarists
describes Esmond Selwyn as ‘the best-ever British jazz guitarist’. He has worked with Jimmy
Witherspoon and Art Farmer. Robin Jones (drums) has also worked with a many great stars,
including Elton John. He his been a stalwart of the London Latin scene since its very
beginning. A real all-star line-up!

The Baddest Blues Band Ever - Website
Guitarist Rob Koral has played at such top venues as Ronnie Scott’s, the Barbican, the Royal
Festival Hall and the 100 Club. His latest solo album, Sleeping with Angels, was CD of the
Week in the Evening Standard. It features the talented vocalist Zoe Schwarz, who has
appeared at Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express, The Stables, The Vortex, the 606 Club and the
Swanage, Lichfield, Bude and Isle of Wight Jazz Festivals. Pete Whittaker is one of Britain’s
most talented players of the Hammond Organ. Si Genero is on harmonica, Malcolm Creese
(double bass) toured the world with Cleo Lane and John Dankworth for many years. He has
worked with so many great stars – James Galway, Stan Tracey, George Shearing, Barney
Kessel, Art Farmer, George Benson, Mel Torme, Antonio Forcione, John Etheridge, Mose
Alison, Diana Ross, Sting and John Williams - that it must be concluded that he is one himself.
Dave Wallace is on drums.
One of the finest blues and roots acts in the world. Time Out.

Robert Castelli’s Boom Quartet* - Website
Fresh from a brilliant London mini-tour, including a sell-out at the 606 Club, the Boom Quartet
plays white-hot jazz. New Yorker Robert Castelli is a rhythm machine, with lots of new and
engaging ideas. He drums, plays the guitar and sings.
Gilad Atzman is on sax. Swiss guitarist Nick Meier is a graduate of Fribourg Conservatoire and
of Boston’s famed Berklee College. Australian virtuoso bass player Patrick Bettison is now
domiciled in Florida. He has worked with Jim Mullen, Julian Arguilles, Django Bates and many
others.
Mixes smoky sax lines and witty melodies with tough swing and nasty funk. Time Out

Ruthie Culver and the Jazzberries - Website
Ruthie Culver counts Winton Marsalis and Elton John amongst the admirers of her honeyed
voice (she also plays percussion).  The Daily Telegraph's Ivan Hewett Describes her as ‘...an
unusual sort of chanteuse. Her own songs are as culturally astute as they are melodically
appealing.  She handles European political song as well as the Great American Songbook,
and is equally at home in bossa nova and tango nueva.  The mix is unusual and appealing.’ 
Paul Jayasinha (trumpet/flugelhorn) has worked with Jean Toussaint, Gilad Atzman, Bobby
Wellins, Guy Barker and Mike Westbrook  Dan Hewitt (piano and trombone) was raised in Ohio
and is on a never-ending world tour. Andrea Trillo (drums and percussion) was born in Rome.
He has worked with Dave O’Higgins and Jean Toussaint and appeared at the Glastonbury
Festival. The versatile Jonny Gee is on double bass.
Sultry voiced… standing room only. Los Angeles Times

The Slaughterhouse Seven
All graduates of pianist Kevin Byrne’s Music Dept at Downside School, the band was founded
over 30 years ago and has built up a terrific following in Marlborough. They have performed in
Australia, Canada, Fiji, Gibraltar, the USA, Malta, Hong King and sundry other exotic places.

The Bob Bowles Trio - Website
In the view of Jamie Cullum, Bob Bowles is ‘probably the best blues guitarist in the country’.
That’s why his noted trio is back – by popular demand! It features Ken Pustelnik on drums,
who toured for four years with John Lee Hooker and John Buckett on bass.

The Esmond Selwyn Organ Trio - website
The Great British Jazz Guitarists describes Esmond Selwyn as ‘the best-ever British jazz
guitarist’. He has worked with Jimmy Witherspoon and Art Farmer. Jean-Paul Gard is on
Hammond Organ. Drummer Andy Hague is also a noted trumpeter. He has backed such
leading artists as Don Weller, Andy Sheppard and Peter King and appeared at the Brecon,
Glastonbury and Edinburgh Festivals.

Swing de Bois* - Website
This exciting Italian trio consists of guitarists Emanuele Cefali and Gianluca Rasenti with
Giuseppe Civietti on double bass. To mark the centenary of the birth of Django Reinhardt,
they have put together a stylish tribute to the swing music of the 30s in general and gypsy jazz
in particular.

The Beats and Pieces Big Band* - Website
This band features the cream of Manchester’s young improvising talent, many of whom are
now making a considerable personal mark in their own right. The format is an adaptation of the
traditional big-band line-up by musical director, Ben Cottrell, consisting consisting of the saxes
of former NYJO member, Sam Healey, Sam Andreae and Jo McCullum: a  trumpet section of
Graham South, who founded the Manchester University Big Band, which he still directs,
Chris Snead and Chris Snead and Nick Walters: a trombone line of Tim Cox, Simon Lodge
and Owain Roberts; Patrick Hurley on piano, Anton Hunter on guitar, bassist Nick Blacka
has performed on Glastonbury’s Jazz World Stage - and drummer Finlay Panter who
graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2007.
The band was invited to open the Manchester Jazz Festival in the summer of 2008, and later
that year was short-listed for the Peter Whittingham Award for new and innovative work in jazz.
Vivid, bustling with ideas. Manchester Evening News

Tamsin Collison and her Trio - Website
Vocalist Tamsin Collison graduated from the opera course at the Eng Na Op, but has since
turned her attention to jazz. She performs at Pizza on the Park, the Bull’s Head and other top
venues. Pianist Geoff Castle is a former member of the National Youth Orchestra. He plays
regularly at Ronnie Scott’s and has accompanied such luminaries as Jimmy Guiffre, Art Farmer,
Ian Dury, Sax Appeal and Georgie Fame. Drummer Paul Cavacuiti is a graduate of Berklee
College of Music. He has worked with Donavan, Alison Bentley, Tina May, Jacqui Dankworth,
Jim Mullen, Dave O’Higgins, John Etheridge, Theo Travis, Mornington Lockett, Annie
Whitehead and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has been a visiting lecturer in Music
at the Australian National University.  Nick Kacal (double bass) has performed at Ronnie
Scott’s, WOMAD and the Edinburgh and Brecon Festivals.

Dave Bolitho’s Earth
This band creates a musical mayhem of rocking blues with a pinch of Cajun, swing and boogie.
Dave Bolitho (keyboards) is currently with the Top Sounds label, having previously recorded
with Decca and CBS. A CD of his live BBC sessions is about to be released. Rawden
Johnson (bass guitar), Ian Rankin (guitar, mandolin and flute) and Dave Eustace (drums
and vocals) complete the quartet.  

Jazulu - Website
Easy-listening! This highly-polished combo plays a mix of the great swing classics. Matt Ball
is on keys, David Coldron (bass), Andy Cox (drums), Richard Heath (sax) and Myles
Matthews (guitar),

Built for Comfort - Website
Chicago-style blues sextet features Alec Adams as lead singer, Barry Arthur (keyboards),
Billy Jones (harmonica), Phil Tait (drums), Dave Miller (bass) and John Ingleson (guitar).
The group’s debut CD, Not too Fast, Not too Slow, was well-received. The sound of the 50s
brought to you by original instruments.
High octane energy and fun all the way. Evening Advertiser

The Artesian Hall Stompers
The spirit of Brummie trumpet maestro Dan Pawson lives on! We were thrilled that the Times
obituary said that Marlborough was one of the highlights of Dan’s year and we are proud to
present his old band in fulsome tribute to him, featuring a guest trumpeter and Stan Stephens
(trombone and vocals), Roger Bird (clarinet and sax), Bill Scott (banjo), Bill Coles (bass) and
Paul Spedding (drums). 

Built for Comfort - Website
Chicago-style blues sextet features Alec Adams as lead singer, Barry Arthur (keyboards),
Billy Jones (harmonica), Phil Tait (drums), Dave Miller (bass) and John Ingleson (guitar).
The group’s debut CD, Not too Fast, Not too Slow, was well-received. The sound of the 50s
brought to you by original instruments.
High octane energy and fun all the way. Evening Advertiser

The Nigel Price Organ Trio - Website
Guitarist Nigel Price has been a member of the Sheena Davis Group, the James Taylor
Quartet and Snowboy. Matt Home (drums) has worked with the Ronnie Scott’s House Band,
Ray Gelato, Scott Hamilton and Jim Mullen. Pete Whittaker is on Hammond Organ.
STOP PRESS: this band just won the PARLEMENTARY Jazz Awards.

The Laura Zakian Quartet - Website
Successful appearances at Pizza on the Park and the Vortex confirm that Laura Zakian is one
of the best jazz singers around. Her recording achieved the status of ‘CD of the Week’ in the
Observer. Her quartet includes Graham Harvey on piano, Simon Thorpe on bass and Jon
Scott on drums, who plays regularly at Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Soho, The Vortex and the
606 Club.
The best jazz singer I’d heard in a very long time. Derek Ansell, Jazz Journal

Radio Banska - Website
will take you on an exciting tour of jazz influences from around the world, from Morocco,
Jamaica and Buenos Aires to Paris and the Balkans. With Nina Trott on violin, Dave Spencer
on electric guitar, Tony Barby on acoustic guitar and Peruvian charango, the band have
recently acquired a dynamic new young rhythm section in the shape of Tosh Wijetunge from
Sri Lanka on double bass and virtuo drummer Mark Whitlam, who has worked with Clare Teal,
Anders Olinder and Andy Hague, enabling the band to expand their vision of danceable
world-jazz.

Marysia
Something completely different! A band formed by Polish musicians living in Brighton who
wanted to create a Slavonic jazz style. They have been joined by English friends to create something unique. The septet consists of Marysia Nowinska (first vocal, guitar, flute),
Alicja Bodner (second vocal, guitar), James Farebrother (keys),  Oli Vincent (bass guitar),
Gareth Thompson (drums) and Joanna Dzi?cielska (violin).

The Mutter Slater Band - Website
Created from the cult band Stackridge, the trio is led by Mutter Slater (vocals, flute, guitar)
himself, who has toured with Jethro Tull and recorded with John Peel. Chris Lonogan is on
bass and slide guitar. Ady Milward provides drums and backing vocals.

Jazulu - Website
Easy-listening! This highly-polished combo plays a mix of the great swing classics. Matt Ball is
on keys, David Coldron (bass), Andy Cox (drums), Richard Heath (sax) and Myles Matthews
(guitar), They have played Glastonbury and Montreux Festivals, the Jazz Café and Ronnie
Scotts.

November Criminals - Website
These alumni of St Augustine’s School in Trowbridge are now all at university, having cut their
first CD together. Owain Coleman (keyboards/vocals) is building a highly-promising musical
career. He has played at the Pavilion, Guildhall and Assembly Rooms in Bath and made
frequent appearances at the Wiltshire Music Centre. Mike Chisnall is on guitar, Nathan
England-Jones on drums, James Louca on bass, Dan Henry (tenor sax/vocals), Louise Jones
(baritone sax/vocals), Kit Nisbet (drums/percussion) and Michelle Kaczmarek (alto sax/vocals).

and many more, including Afro Blue, Angela Jones, Kennet Vale Brass,
The Midwest Four, Oi Sambista, The Overtones, the Straight Six, the
Swindon Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Anita Walsh Trio.