The Grove New Jazz Sessions

2017.*
The monthly gigs in October, November and December have
started to show some of the fresh jazz talent on the Leeds
music scene. The bands playing in the new year promise to
build on that reputation.

Sunday 20th Jan King and I

Adding new ideas and arrangements to the benefits of an
established band , King and I come to reconnect with the
Grove, one of our favourite small jazz venues, where they
played at the old Grove Jazz Club. And they play jazz you will
know . But with vocals and lead trombone , they bring a
distinctly different style to the party.
Sammy King Vocals
Steve Simkins Trombone
Les France Drums
Joe Kent Keyboard
Ruth Ker Double Bass

Sunday 19th Feb - The Jeff Hewer Quartet

It was bands like this that encouraged us to start the New Jazz
Sessions. A line up of talented Leeds College of Music alumni
who are establishing, both as individuals and as a band, a
growing reputation in Leeds and beyond.
Jeff is a jazz guitarist and composer from Toronto, Canada who
now lives in Leeds. The band plays his original material as well
as their arrangements of jazz standards, matching exciting
group interplay with modern jazz styles and grooves.
Jeff Hewer Guitar
Steve Hanley Drums

Eliot Richards Tenor Sax

Alex Podraza Piano
Tom Riviere Bass

Sunday 19th March Phil Greens Quiet Jazz

Project
This promises to be an intriguing evening of music. Phil Green
offers the following taster:
In an increasingly noisy world, the Quiet Jazz Project offers a
respite, a brief period of calm. We have been exploring ways of
physically playing our instruments very quietly, and ways of
playing and interacting as a group, to produce an overall effect
of quietness. And yes we really do have 2 electric guitars, a
trumpet and drums ! Come and see what it s all about. You
may be surprised.....
The band play their own compositions, jazz standards , and free
improvisation.
Phil Green Trumpet\Flugel
Les Goldman Tenor Sax\Bass Clarinet
Jonathan Lindh Violin
Jeff Hewer and Jules Marley Guitars
Steve Crocker bass
Dom Moore Drums

Sunday 23 rd April Jiannis Pavlidis Trio

This month an international talent leads a new young band.
Jiannis has performed and recorded with greats such as David
Liebman, Adam Nussbaum and Greg Hutchinson. His Migration
album, through FMR records was released all over Europe and
the USA. He is based in Leeds and as a Principal Lecturer at
Leeds College of Music, he encourages the developing talent of

jazz students and alumni by bringing them into his projects.

This trio comprises alumni bassist Sam Quintana and LCM
student Jordan Dinsdale, on drums. They play original material
and their own take on jazz standards.

*All the gigs include a support set from the house band

Abtuse:
Brian Whittington Tenor Sax
Alex Celik Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Joe Wistow Keys
Steve Hemsworth Guitar
Trev Prinn Bass Guitar/Double Bass
John Bradford - Drums