HONEY BEE JAZZ
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Honey Bee Jazz is a collective of Jazz musicians from around the world that met in Manchester to study music, and created a session jazz band. Since then, the up and coming 4-piece band has gone from strength to strength, continually arranging songs to showcase around the MCR jazz scene.
For this extra special gig, HBJ will play popular jazz, in styles such as Swing, Ballad, and Bossa Nova, from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, as well as jazz rearrangements of music from pop genres from the 1980’s til the 2020’s… Yep, this band has it all.
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THE MUSIC OF MILES DAVIS, WITH THE TOBY BRAZIER QUINTET
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The Toby Brazier Quintet come from Leeds and Bradford where they perform regularly in and around the local scene.
They focus on the bebop, hard bop and post bop periods of jazz performing the great tunes of the 40s, 50s to the modern day. The band’s repertoire sees them spotlight the likes of Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter and Charlie Parker, to name but a few jazz greats.
Tonight, the focus of the band will be on the jazz legend which is Miles Davis; celebrating how he changed and influenced music of the day. The quartet will play music from great albums such as ‘Kinda Blue’, ‘Milestones’, ‘Seven Steps to Heaven’ and many more classic Miles and Wayne compositions.
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THE GREEN SHIFT
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From the classic era of Blue Note Records to their own original music, The Green Shift bring funky beats, hectic solos and cool melodies from artists like The Meters, George Benson, Grant Green, The New Mastersounds and The Isley Brothers.
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BUTCHER’S BREW
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Ray Butcher is a jazz trumpeter who has played jazz with many of the greats from the UK scene. He’s worked with Dr John, Mica Paris and recorded a solo on the song ‘God’s Great Dance Floor’ from the US chart topping and GRAMMY nominated release by Chris Tomlin ‘Burning Lights’.
Tonight, Ray is joined by a superb line up for an unforgettable night of the best music ever. Expect jazz, funk, blue note, and Latin instrumental music. Tim, Ray and Sam performed a similar set during two tours of Moscow and St Petersburg at the Union of Composers’ Club.
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PAOLO FUSCHI & THE OUTSIDERS
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Since 2002 the Manchester based Sicilian Singer-Guitarist Paolo Fuschi has been sharing his heart-warming, foot stamping, hip shaking blend of Electric Blues, Classic Soul and Vintage Funk. His high-intensity live performances have been enjoyed everywhere, from Manchester basement jams to scorching Sicilian Summer Festivals.
Today, after more than 20 years of collaborations both in studio and live which led him to touring the whole country and Europe and performing in prestigious venues such as the London O2 Arena, Manchester Apollo, Liverpool Echo Arena (sharing the stage with George Thorogood, Mud Morganfield, Cedric Burnside, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Cory Wong, Gladys Night & The Pips and many more), Paolo has finally decided to answer the question "What is my voice?".
WANDERING MONSTER
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Leeds-based group Wandering Monster reaches beyond what may be expected from the tried and tested line-up of the tenor saxophone/guitar quintet. The band’s original compositions, penned by double bassist and leader Sam Quintana, draw from a love of American and European jazz, rock and world music, creating a sound that’s simultaneously raucous and sensitive, intense and intellectual.
Wandering Monster is made up of some of the finest musicians operating in the UK today; members of the band have also performed with a host of esteemed artists who include Mike Walker, Nikki Iles, Mark Nightingale, Lianne Carroll, Evelyn Glennie, Ant Law, Jasmine Myra, Melt Yourself Down and Worldservice Project amongst others.
Line Up: Sam Quintana (Double Bass/Compositions), Ben Powling (Tenor Saxophone), Calvin Travers (Guitar), Richard Harrold (Piano/keys), Tom Higham (Drums)
