James Hayes- Piano, Electric piano & Hammond XK3
Jake Fryer - Tenor Sax & Flute (on "Vague Nouvelle")
Mal Rouse - Tenor & Soprano Sax (on "Thesaurus")
Nick Haseman - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Don Stuart - Flute & Alto Flute (on "Thesaurus")
Richard Sadler - Double Bass
Chris Nickolls - Drums
For bookings and other info please email jamminfrog@hotmail.com or call 079 4747 3771
Influences
Most entries in the Jazz book qualify so let's go!
Piano:
Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Lyle Mays, Chick Corea, Kevin Hays, Monk, Roger Kellaway, Tania Maria, Thierry Eliez, Pierre de Bethmann...and so many more
Organ:
Larry Young, Jimmy Smith, Joey, Sam Yahel
Vibes:
Bobby Hutcherson, Gary Burton, Milt Jackson
Sax/reeds:
Wayne Shorter, Joe Henderson, Cannonball, Coltrane, Dolphy, Roland Kirk, Booker Little, Jackie McLean, Ronnie Scott, Eddie Daniels etc..
Brass:
Miles, Charles Tolliver, Arturo, Dizzy, Clifford, Lee Morgan
Guitar:
Django, John Scofield, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny
Bass:
Mingus, Ron Carter, Eddie Gomez, Henri Texier
Drums:
Art Blakey, Joe Chambers, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Danny Gotlieb, Roy Haynes, Brian Blade
BigBands:
Duke, Wynton, Francy Boland, Thad Jones, Don Sebesky, Laurent Cugny
Police, Prefab Sprout, Level 42, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Yes, King Crimson
Fellow Jazzmen:
I have been really impressed by the music put out recently by a LOT of European musicians. In no particular order: Nadia Sherriff, Nik Bartsch, Jason Lindner, Ari Hoenig, John Turville, Will Vinson, Luca Luciano, Nick Haward, Euan Burton, Edouard Ferlet and plenty more! Jazz is definitely ALIVE!
Currently listening to:
Darrel Grant - Reconciliation
Ivo Neame - Colour Study
Adam Waldman - Hymn for her
Carine Bonnefoy - Gentle Cat
Simon Spang-Hanssen - Tranetalk
Idit Shner - Yellowmoon
Will Vinson - Albermarle
Chris Walden - No bounds
Joe Locke - Terzani & Ruminations
Dominique Fillon - Sambinha do papa
Triphase - Chloe
David Patrois - Entropie
Edouard Ferlet - Par dessus tout
Vertigo Qtet - Nieraz
Ethan Winogrand - Tangled Tango
Sounds Like
Well, the material on "Vague Nouvelle" was clearly designed as a late 50's-early 60's Blue Note Modern Jazz quintet with 2 horns harmonies. Keeping an eye on the tradition of bebop and hard-bop. Wayne Shorter, amongst all is my composition guru so there are a few tunes which echoes the likes of Witch Hunt and Lady Day. But also some "Monkish" and French Cinema type tunes (there's a little bit of a famous soundtrack quoted in "Nouvelle Vague"...).
The new album "Thesaurus" - out now - offers a bit more of a mid to late 60's tone with more complex tunes and more contemporary arrangements. We hope you'll also find the playing more adventurous...
The last tune "Jazz pilgrimage" is a 4 parts suite revolving around several different time signatures, Part 1 FREE TO DOWNLOAD ON THIS PAGE!
After many years of playing other people's music, the time had come to be put to the test and write some fresh jazz material. It all started in the Summer of 2005 after my daughter's birth. Inspiration came as I wrote a tune for her and then they just came rolling in one after the other, all of different styles and moods. So there we were, the five of us, playing original Jazz tunes and re-creating the sound of the classic Blue Note groups (Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan and al). From swing to blues to latin to bebop to ballad to jazz waltz to Boogaloo, we started revisiting all genres made famous by the jazz icons and tried to add a bit of originality to it. 3 years later, the pad is over 45 tunes strong, with recent compositions gearing towards post-bop and contemporary jazz, some more sophisticated than others and influenced by mid 60's giants (Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Charles Tolliver, Woody Shaw).
Album reviews
"Pianist James swings straight into late-50's hard bop territory with the first cut, "Bop affair", and sets out his stall as a top drawer modern jazz exponent. Highlights include the charming soloing on That peaceful hour" and the exquisite ensemble playing on "Loungin' at Lords". Keith Ames - Musician
"Pianist/composer James Hayes has organised a spirited band to execute his refreshing debut cd "Vague Nouvelle". Particular highlights are "Swamp Bash" a groov-ey romp and the samba-tinged "Single Fare to Bahia". Sweet stuff." Frank Griffith www.jazzorg.co.uk
"L’écriture de James Hayes est aérée et la musique du quintet en profite avantageusement. Rejoints sur trois morceaux par le flûtiste Don Stuart, les musiciens se livrent à quelques joutes de bon aloi, comme au bon vieux temps... avec en plus, un je-ne-sais-quoi d’actuel, du au talent d’écriture et au jeu très articulé de Hayes, sans omettre une mention pour la tenue des musiciens (rythmique tendue, cuivres incisifs) qui donne tout son sens à ce disque. A tribute to donc, respectueusement original." Yves Dorison culture jazz
You can download both albums from iTunes and Amazon MP3 - please click here
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Both CDs are also available from www.jazzcds.co.uk (click on logo)
Our next show is at the Jazz Café on Friday Friday 26 June. More details below! The Jezebel Sextet + Groove Cartel + Soul Cookers DJs in assocation with Saint Paul Soul Jazz
Jazz Cafe, 3-5 Parkway Camden London, NW1 7P
Doors: 7pm
Tickets: £15 / £12.50 advance or £10 guest list (sign up at www.jezebelsextet/gigs)
Saint-Paul Soul Jazz, Europe’s most exciting funk festival, crosses the channel to present a night of heavy Hammond funk featuring The Jezebel Sextet and the Groove Cartel, plus DJ sets from Soul Cookers Records. All the excitement and friendly atmosphere of the festival at the Jazz Café for one night only!
#About Saint Paul Soul Jazz
Saint Paul Soul Jazz, Europe’s first Hammond funk and raw soul jazz festival, takes place from 10-12 July in the beautiful provençale village of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, near Avignon in France. This year’s line up includes: The Perceptions, Phat Fred, Lefties Soul Connection and Sweet Vandals
Thanks James, your tunes and playing sound great too. Sorry to disappoint but our album is going to be on FIRE! We recorded at the studio of the ECM engineer Stefano Amerio - that might be the confusion! See you soon, John
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