The Chanteuse
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The Chanteuse, Lucy Hope, is one of the UK’s leading and most devoted exponents of French chanson. These powerful songs that she reinterprets with her own je ne sais quoi have become a Gallic soundtrack to love, passion and heartbreak.
Throughout the night, Lucy will be staging the songs from her album, “The Chanteuse sings Modiano”. The record is a collection of the songs written in the 1960s and 1970s by the Nobel Prize for Literature winning French author, Patrick Modiano.
The Chanteuse will also be performing chanson classics from the oeuvres of Jacques Brel to Edith Piaf; Georges Brassens to Barbara!
J-Bear & The Giants
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J-Bear And The Giants are a 3 piece British blues rock band who pen tale-telling songs of swamp and swagger. The band play an array of Blues classics from the likes of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Freddie King, some of their utterly brilliant original songs, as well as a taking a few twists and turns towards some massively catchy and popular pop classics from across the decades.
Roaring drums and bass, sure to give you a ‘bass face’ and tapping your feet, met with the ultimate in funky riffs and electric showmanship.
Dean Stockdale Quartet
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The Dean Stockdale Quartet brings together four of the UK’s finest musicians to celebrate the music of the great Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
Featuring Tim Williams on guitar, Gavin Barras on bass and Gaz Hughes on drums the quartet will be showcasing new arrangements of Oscar’s compositions and music from his most famous albums such as ‘Night Train’, ‘We Get Requests’ and ‘The Canadiana Suite’, this is a show that brings the infectious swing and virtuosity that symbolised Oscar’s groups such as those with Ray Brown, Joe Pass and Ed Thigpen.
The quartet has recently recorded a new album featuring tonight’s music to be released in the Spring.
Dean Stockdale is a highly regarded jazz pianist, arranger and composer based in the North of England who is known for his sensitive, swinging style. He regularly appears around the UK with his trio and some of the best names in UK jazz. His biggest influences in jazz are the piano styles of Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Gene Harris, Mulgrew Miller and Erroll Garner.
Dean continues to be in demand as a performer with his trio, and as pianist for touring jazz artists, accompanist for vocalists and as a teacher and session pianist. 2021 saw the release of his second trio album entitled 'Promise the Moon’.
"Stockdale's playing is consistently engaging and uniformly excellent" - Ian Mann
"The musicianship is of the highest order" - Bebop Spoken Here
Dave Bristow Trio
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Dave Bristow is a pianist and composer from Birmingham. Currently based in Paris, he is fast emerging as one of the most original and talented jazz musicians of his generation. His main project is the Dave Bristow Quintet – a multinational supergroup – for which he writes all the compositions.
He studied Classical Music for three years at the University of Manchester before taking a Master’s Degree in Jazz Piano Performance at Leeds College of Music studying with Les Chisnall, Jamil Sheriff, Gwilym Simcock, Kit Downes.
His debut album ‘Unknown Unknown’, featuring a bevy of top class musicians, is a tour de force – an album of substance, simplicity and sophistication – but most importantly, an album with a huge heart!
The String Beans
Traditional gypsy jazz standards and modern rock/pop classics with a gypsy twist
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The String Beans were formed in 2014 by guitarists Chris Twigg and Jake Stentiford. The plan was to play a mixture of traditional gypsy jazz standards and modern rock/pop classics with a gypsy twist.
Having quickly made an impact on the Manchester acoustic scene. Known for their frantic and heavily improvised live shows mixed with intricately arranged medleys, The String Beans are guaranteed to get everyone in the club moving!
On the night, The String Beans will be playing a mix of upbeat gypsy jazz, blues, and retro soul, pop and rock classics with a gypsy twist. Featuring the vocals of Matt and Phred's favourite Manchester soul songstress, the one and only Charlie Cooper!!!
Boogie Williams & The Imperials
A prolific 4-piece plays the best of Blues, Boogie-Woogie, and Soul
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Having played together in various guises, these musicians have decided to form their own band, The Imperials, which features M&P favourite Boogie Williams on keys. This trio has created a sound that showcases their skills as musicians and impressed audiences.
Danny Handley has honed his skills as a frontman working for The Animals for the last decade. His vocals and guitar work have brought the band to a new level. Barney Williams is one of the original founding members of The Milltown Brothers and now also works with The Animals providing them with his amazing boogie woogie piano style. Roberto Ruiz on bass is a session player originally from NYC, and mutli-instrumentalist. Ben Gonzalez on drums form the backbone of the band as the rhythm section.
They provide the beat that keeps the engine humming. Tune in for a special night of live music!
Brew 4et
Hailing from Italy, playing original music from their latest & upcoming albums
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We are thrilled to welcome Brew 4et to our little club, all the way from Italy! This is going to be a special one, let’s show them some love.
Brew 4et were born in 2016 from the desire to explore, through different timbres and instruments, the sound in its stratification deposited through listening.
The passion for music and jazz encouraged the research of Giuseppe Giroffi on saxophones, Gianluca Manfredonia on vibraphone, Luca Varavallo on double bass and Alex Perrone on drums to move more and more towards the creation of a sound confusion in which tradition and contemporaneity mix vividly, embracing a broad spectrum musical culture that never ceases to be in contact with the essence and nature of sound.
In 2018 they participate in various jazz festivals, including Think Jazz, Jazz Flirt and JazzIt Fest. In 2021 hey record their first album, entirely focused on unreleased compositions. In the same year they participate in the Val d’Agri Jazz Festival. In September 2022 they won the review organised by the JAZZMI Jazz Festival in Milan, ranking first place after an original selection of 800 artistic proposal, they are chosen by the jury of critics and experts, first among the first 8, then among the first 4 projects, they rank in first place. Then perform in the famous Blue Note Milano jazz Club. In October 2022 they participated in the Johnny Râducanu International Jazz Festival in Romania, winning the award of “Cea mai bunâ Formatie” (Best music Line-Up of the Festival). Currently the quartet is working on second studio album.
Tonight, Brew4et will play the music from their first album "DROPS" and some compositions from the second album they are working on.
J2OH
A hybrid of hiphop/trap/dnb/electronic and contemporary jazz
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J2oh are a hybrid-jazz duo based in the North of England, with Jenny Walinetski on drums and Jemma Freese on keys and vocals. Their energetic and emotionally epic sound comes from a hybrid of hiphop/trap/dnb/electronic and contemporary jazz, using cross signatures, melodic phrasing, rhythmical hooks, complex harmony and vocal sound bites to create their sound.
Each composition is rooted in improvisation, which is part of their creative process and is also how the two met. Influences include; Floating Points, Gretchen Parlato, Yussef Kamaal, Portico Quartet, Slowly Rolling Camera and Richard Spaven.
Performance highlights include; Leeds Jazz Festival, Band on the Wall, Low Four Studios and supporting K.O.G. and Franz Von (Nubiyan Twist) in Sheffield. In 2022 they received a placement on Sage Gateshead’s Summer Studios scheme.
Tonight, expect an original performance of drums and synth/vocals based high energetic music, with a heavy focus on hybrid jazz with elements of DnB and time crossovers. A few sneaky covers will be thrown in, in J2oh’s unique style.
Josie & The Majestics
A unique female-fronted pop, soul and R&B band play n upbeat selection of top party tunes!
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You're in for a treat when you see Josie & The Majestics! This unique female-fronted pop, soul and R&B band will ignite the dance floor with an upbeat selection of top party tunes and will keep you dancing until your feet are sore!
Josie & The Majestics have a decade-spanning repertoire that includes something for everyone to enjoy. Party classics by Luther Vandross and Sister Sledge are mixed in with modern chart-toppers by Dua Lipa and Jorja Smith to provide a tantalising mix of songs that is sure to keep everyone glued to dance floor.
With years of experience in the industry, Josie & The Majestics have honed their craft performing at a variety of high-profile performances across the UK. Trained to the highest of standards, each member demonstrates a highly-skilled performance each and every time, so you can look forward to a killer show!
Oddgeir Berg Trio
Electro-acoustic jazz with one leg in melancholy and the other in ecstasy
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We are very excited to welcome Oddgeir Berg Trio to M&P’s, all the way from Norway! As soon as we heard the trio’s music, we absolutely loved it. Join us for what is sure to be a very special evening!
Electroacoustic jazz with one leg in melancholy and the other in ecstasy. Jazz trios named after the piano player give certain expecations, be it Horace Silver and his tender "Que Pasa" or Esbjørn Svensson and his Northern sounds, clarity and intimacy are common to these, with a hint of tonal melancholy.
These characteristics also present with Oddgeir Berg Trio, who are clearly familiar with a Scandinavian jazz tradition. Tunes such as "The Mermaid’s Dance" and "Springeren" summon images of bonfires by the sea lit to herald the summer solstice, and the inevitable turn of the season when Autumn arrives and buries its roots and turns with fine melodic lines into the silence of winter.
‘While we wait for a brand new day’ is the third part of The Oddgeir Berg Trio's trilogy around the dark hours of the day. The album was recorded under immense pressure. With only three days left before Norway went into a lockdown, the trio headed to the studio and finished the album in an intense session.
Remarkably, the tone of these nine new originals is hopeful and upbeat. If previous Oddgeir Berg Trio albums made you think of ECM, the new one carves out a more personal sound. Berg remembers the process as one of careful touches: "To me, it feels like an evolving landscape. I have quite a few synths and effect pedals in my locker, but I try not to overdo things."
In conceptual terms, this is where the circle closes–now, you can put on Before Dawn and simply continue listening.
Line Up:
Oddgeir Berg - Piano
Audun Ramo - Double Bass
Lars Berntsen - Drums
The Silk Tones
An 8-piece showband that play the biggest pop hits of the 21st Century
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The Silk Tones are a slick, high-calibre 8-piece showband that play the biggest pop hits of the 21st Century.
The band is fronted by a versatile female vocalist, an energetic 4-piece rhythm section, and a funky 3-piece horn section. All the arrangements have been specially written for the band's line-up and are faithful to the original tracks you know and love! With hits from a wide range of artists (Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Mark Ronson, Ariane Grande, CeeLo Green to name but a few) there is something for everybody
LOO$E CHANGE
An exquisite 6-piece band performs the finest contemporary jazz
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Jazz you can dance to!
The original members were the top session players of the day (as are the present crew) that spent most of their working hours playing for someone else, glad to be in the studio constantly but not always enjoying the music we were asked to play. ‘Loo$e Change’ satisfies that ‘itch’ by allowing the musicians time and space to play solo’s that are longer than 8 bars and experiment with sound and form.
Because of this, band leader Mel Dean has been able to attract many of the top players here in the North-West. In a nutshell, musicians love to play the music that is put up in front of them.
Tonight, expect the 6-piece band’s exquisite take on music from the likes of: Sonny Rollins, Bob James, Yellowjackets, Cannonball Adderly, Crusaders, Mike Brecker, and many many more!
Pure Desmond Plays James Bond Songs
Hailing from Germany, Pure Desmond play Bond tunes & some classic Jazz.
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The range of compositions that shine on the album "Pure Desmond Plays James Bond Songs" in brilliant cool jazz quality ranges from the current "No Time To Die" by the American shooting starBillie Eilish to the original music of the 1960s. In the quartet's version, "From Russia With Love" becomes an airy samba with a pinch of subtle humour as the saxophonist of the Dave Brubeck Quartet might have interpreted it himself. "Tomorrow Never Dies" turns into a jazz ballad.
The four musicians of Pure Desmond manage the balancing act between these many different musical worlds and combine them into something new through their instrumental arrangements in modern cool jazz sound. With their interpretations, they take the listener on a journey through the world of James Bond- full of nasty villains, fast-paced chases, luxurious journeys and romantic flirts.
Llareggub Brass Band
A selection of funked up classic pop, mixed with some New Orleans Jazz and dirty hip hop beats
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Band Pres Llarreggub’s music invokes the sumptuous flavours of New Orleans marching bands, together with Bronx-inspired Hip Hop and Welsh language pop music!
Owing to the age-old tradition of brass bands from the slate mining villages of North Wales’, Llareggub Brass Band ascend from the ashes of the past and bring with them an immense dose of heavy brass!
Tonight the band will be playing a selection of funked up classic pop, mixed with some New Orleans Jazz and dirty hip hop beats.
High Fade
A mix of old school disco and outrageous funk fuelled mayhem on stage.
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High Fade are Scotland’s, newest offering to the funk and disco scene, blending a mix of old school disco with outrageous funk fuelled mayhem on stage. High Fade commands the audience from start to finish, taking you on a journey through their hugely dense soundscape , with solid grooves, intense rhythms and blistering solo sections. A band made up of 4 individuals all from different cities and backgrounds bringing everything they have to the stage.
It can’t be denied that High Fade’s live energy is unmatched. Involving the crowd at every moment there’s no option other than getting off your seat. Whether it’s playing with a full orchestra or a basement club High Fade lay down a show filled with fully original material and adaptations of classics that make you question everything.
Not just any gig, an experience curated to be a disco and funk assault on the senses.
Graham Dean Trio, ft. Dean Masser
Superb line up, fronted by prolific saxophonist Dean Masser, plays Swinging Jazz, BeBop, and beyond!
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Whilst this particular band is a relatively new one, its members are certainly well-established within the music scene.
This line up is made up of a talented team of creative musicians, known for their technical abilities and musical versatility, has been put together with a view to playing their take on, (among others), music played by the likes of Brecker Brothers, Yellow Jackets, Bob James, David Sanborn and others.
Tonight, Graham Dean (drums) and Jose Carah (bass) are joined by:
George King - Piano
George's career to date includes performances and collaborations with a huge variety of artists. His career as a classical pianist has led him to perform at venues all over the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room. He is also an improviser of rare quality. His stylistic range covers many musical paths, whether it is a solo free improvisation piano recital. This versatility has led to performances at festivals including Glastonbury, Womad and Jazz festivals all over the world.
Dean Masser - Saxophone
A commanding player with a big sound and an engaging stage manner is, like the title of his first album as a leader suggests, very much “Old School”, continuing the legacy of the music he was exposed to from an early age: Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and the sounds of players like Ben Webster, Lester Young and Eddie Lockjaw Davis.
Expect a broad variety of fantastic music from these four prolific musicians. From Swinging Jazz, to Bebop Classics, to standards from the Great American Songbook!Whilst this particular band is a relatively new one, its members are certainly well-established within the music scene.
Tim Knowles Quartet
Original folk-inflected contemporary jazz, drawing on a wide range of influences
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The Tim Knowles Quartet are a dynamic contemporary jazz ensemble composed of four rising stars of the British scene. Crisp, folk-inflected compositions underpin vibrant exchanges - from the tender to the ecstatic - between saxophonist Emma Johnson (Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat), double bassist John Pope (John Pope Quintet; Archipelago), drummer Sarah Heneghan (Power Out), and guitarist/bandleader Tim Knowles.
With an incorrigible and genre defying musical curiosity, Tim has cut his teeth with nu-jazz upstarts Beyond Albedo, poetry/music crossover project Genevieve Carver and the Unsung, and post-minimalist improvisers Emergence Collective. In the summer of 2021 Tim recruited some of his favourite musicians to form a new band, playing his original melody-driven material and forging a new path for himself as a bandleader and composer. Their first EP is due for release in February 2023.
The Tim Knowles quartet deliver a beguiling sound, an exhilarating live performance and a fresh take on what jazz can be.
Expect original folk-inflected contemporary jazz, drawing on a wide range of influences, including Wayne Shorter, Radiohead, and Scottish traditional music.
“Nothing casual about his playing, no sense that technical proficiency alone would do: this was music-making that was carefully crafted at every turn.” - The Whitman Review
“All four musicians soloed impressively… In particular the interplay between any two, three or all four players was, at times, totally compelling.” - Bebop Spoken Here
Bop Kaballa
From jazz to psychedelia, hip-hop to neo-soul, house to drum and bass and much more
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Bop Kaballa are a Liverpool-based live psych jazz/trip-hop collective made up of Andy Wileman on keys, Will Hogan on bass and Adam Fairclough on drums. The project has risen to acclaim within Liverpool and beyond due to their eclectic spiritual and cosmic sounds, tied together by top-tier musicianship.
The band has regular features and residencies in Liverpool, including but not limited to Hope Street Jazz and Future Yard's FUJAZZI, boasting impressive live performance collaborations with some of the scene's best MC's and instrumentalists. A milestone for the project was reached in September 2022 with the release of their self-titled debut album featuring a whole team of local creatives.
Fitting perfectly into the contemporary neo-jazz craze, you can expect this outfit to provide grooves for years to come.
Check out Bop Kaballa's self-titled debut album on all streaming platforms.
Bop Kaballa will be performing their original tunes, with influences ranging from jazz to psychedelia, hip-hop to neo-soul, house to drum and bass and much more. Expect a night of connection, elevation, spacey jams and good vibes.
Munch Manship Quartet
Saxophone-led quartet perform Jazz and Latin music from Be Bop to Modern Jazz
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Bringing together four North West musicians with phenomenal pedigrees, the Munch Manship Quartet is a swinging, melodic outfit that evokes the hard bop bands of the 50s and 60s, with a varied programme including some choice ballads and Latin numbers.
A renowned saxophonist and flautist MUNCH MANSHIP originated from the North East and moved to London in the early 1970s before establishing himself in Manchester as one of the foremost players in the region.
Across an illustrious career he has played with artists including Johnny Mathis, Shirley Bassey and Roy Orbison, while his orchestral and TV credits include working with Ronnie Hazlehurst, Alyn Ainsworth, Sir Charles Groves, the BBC Radio Big Band, the Granada TV Orchestra (performing at many BAFTA awards ceremonies), the Liverpool Philharmonic and the Halle Orchestra.
In a jazz setting, Munch has played alongside many international stars such as Ronnie Scott, Bobby Shew, Buddy Miles, Jimmy Bruno, Jim Mullen, Don Weller, John Etheridge, Kenny Baker and Humphrey Lyttelton, and is well-known to jazz club audiences around the North West and beyond.
Tonight, the Quartet play a mixture of Jazz and Latin music from Be Bop to Modern jazz plus tunes from The Great American Songbook.
Dean Friedman
Friedman performs songs from throughout his four-decade career.
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Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Dean Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits, Ariel, Lucky Stars, Lydia, McDonald’s Girl and more.
Friedman returns to the stage armed with a stunning collection of his insightful and compelling, true-to-life ‘story songs’ - songs of pathos and humor that deal with family, friends, neighbors, work and the seemingly trivial, yet ultimately essential stuff of everyday life.
"Soundtrack of our lives!" – NYTimes; "Songsmith extraordinaire!” – MusicWeek; “Dean Friedman is entirely unique and utterly brilliant” – ThreeWeeks; “Stunning Musicianship!” - Hot Press; "One of the true greats of American music!" - Liverpool Sound and Vision
A consummate entertainer, Friedman will be performing solo, on guitar and keyboard, featuring songs from throughout his four-decade career, including familiar, radio hits and fan favorites, drawn from his eight studio albums. Invite family and friends and join Friedman for an evening of powerful, poignant and hilarious songs about the ordinary and extraordinary lives we share.