Photography by:
David Sinclair: www.jazzphotographs.com
Ben Amure: www.pbase.com/cyberex
Tim Beaton: www.timbeaton.com
Anton Browne: www.antonbrowne.co.uk
LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE SPICE OF LIFE 15-22 Nov 09
SUNDAY 15 November
1.00 - 4.00pm - LONDON JAZZ COLLECTIVE - Fresh sounding big band with a playfulness reminiscent of big band collective 'Loose Tubes'. - £10
4.30 - 7.00pm - ROSS STANLEY TRIO featuring MARK McKNIGHT - Driving organ grooves from the ''burnin' Ross and featuring the contemporary guitar sound of young Belfast virtuoso Mark McKnight. - £10
7.30 - 10.30pm - DIMITRI VASSILAKIS & THE GREEK GANG + special guest singer JULIET KELLY - 'Party time' from master musician Dimitri leading a band of top Greek players such as fellow tenor saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos.- £10
WEDNESDAY 18 November - 8-11pm
VOCAL SUMMIT with NATALIE WILLIAMS, ANITA WARDELL and EMMA SMITH + BARRY GREEN TRIO - Three superb female vocalist whose repertoire and varying styles cover the whole gamut from soul through bop vocalese to swinging jazz - £10
THURSDAY 19 November - 8-11pm
DENYS BAPTISTE QUARTET - A quartet led by Mercury Music Prize nominee, firing on all cylinders with pianist Andrew McCormack, bassist Gary Crosby and drummer Rod Youngs. - £10
SUNDAY 22 November
1.00 - 4.00pm - STEVE TAYLOR BIG BAND - 'Buddy Rich & Beyond' - Leading London based drummer brings alive modern big band music from the drum phenomenon as well as charts by the likes of Sam Nestico, Quincy Jones and John LaBarbara' - £10
4.30 - 7.00pm - ARNE HIORTH/ROSS STANLEY QUINTET featuring JAMES ALLSOP - Top Norwegian flugelhorn player who has worked with likes of Mari Boine, Bjorn Eidsvag, Anja Garbarek and the Oslo Groove Company through straight-ahead and ambient nu-jazz plays a melange of melodic and swinging jazz in the manner of Art Farmer and Stan Getz - £10
7.30 - 10.30pm - FROY AAGRE - Norwegian saxophonist who made quite an impact last year at the LJF, returns with her regular quartet playing an array of comtempletive compositions. - £10
WED 25th Nov - SOUL IMMIGRANTS - 'Feel-good soul-jazzfunkled by singer/guitarist Emrys Baird ' - 8pm £10/£8
THURS 26th Nov - MARK EDWARDS/ANDY CLEYNDERT + special guest drummer - 'high-calibre jazz piano trio with percussive edge' - 8pm £10/£8
SUNDAY 29th Nov - TOMORROW'S WARRIORS JAM - 'Dune Records showcase for young jazz talent' 1-4pm £3
December:
WED 2nd Dec - LAURA ZAKIAN - 'Swingin' jazz vocalist with lightness of touch' - 8pm £10/£8
THURS 3rd Dec - LONDON JAZZ COLLECTIVE - 'London's freshest sounding big band' - 8pm £10/£8
SUNDAY 6th ..OMORROW'S WARRIORS JAM - 'Dune Records showcase for young jazz talent' 1-4pm £3
WED 16th Dec - DUNE RECORDS XMAS PARTY - 'Special guests to celebrate this nuturing organisation for young musicians' - 8pm £15
About Spicejazz:
Wednesdays are singers' nights, accompanied by top-flight backing. We often have three sets - invited guests first, then a brilliant featured artist and occasionally followed by an open mic, although this depends on time allowed and the structure of the guest's set for that night. If there is an open mic, you should ask Paul Pace if there is time for you to sing and bring 3 charts of your song for the band - time is of the essence, so no solos!
On Thursdays we feature combos, instrumentalists and soloists. Established names of the past, groovy names of the present and buzzy names of the future - they will all entertain you with timeless music.
There is an entrance charge on the door, which pays for the band.
Steve Taylor Big Band Explosion Sunday 24th May 1pm @ Spice (not shown in the listings!!!) Be there for drama, killer horns and drum trickery.....to buddy rich & beyond DVD/CD out now
Global Grooves to jazz Fusion Meldown from THE WORLD RUNNERS Josie Frater & Steve Taylor + band at THE SPICE THIS WEDS 1ST OCTOBER 8PM PREVIEWING new Album HIGH LAND HOPE TO SEE YOU...Think Pat Metheny meets Fourth World..
STOP PRESS...Steve Taylor big band blast At the Spice Sunday 15th 1pm featuring talented accomplices Josie Frater vocals Vasilis Xenopolous Tenor Ed Benstead trumpet plus full supporting cast..
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