LIVE JAZZ IN OXFORDSHIRE		Last updated 12th December 2010
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Previous 2010 Performances

Friday 29th January Richard Speed Memorial & Benefit Concert. Tina May/Nikki Iles Quartet (tkts £ 12).

Tina May/Nikki Iles

Tina May (vocals) and Nikki Iles (piano) with Jeremy Brown (bass) and Stephen Keogh (drums).

Tina May was one of the first people that Richard worked with when he set up Live Jazz in Oxfordshire and was one of the last that he personally booked shortly before his death. It is entirely appropriate that we should have this concert as his memorial. We look forward to seeing you there.

All profits, proceeds from a Special Raffle & Second Hand CD Sales, together with any donations, went to Sobell House who provided support to Richard & his family.

Friday 26th February Geoff Gascoyne Quartet with special guest Trudy Kerr (tkts £ 12).

Trudy Kerr

A popular return visit for Trudy Kerr - accompanied by the outstanding Geoff Gascoyne Quartet - Andy Panayi (sax), Jim Mullen (Guitar), Geoff Gascoyne (bass) and Sebastion de Krom (drums).

"Trudy Kerr has an excellent range, admirable vocal control and she swings easily. She enunciates lyrics clearly and means what she sings" Mark Gardiner - Jazz Journal

Friday 26th March Matt Wates Sextet (tkts £ 12).

Matt Wates

Matt Wates Sextet with Matt on Alto, Steve Mann (tenor), Robbie Robson (trumpet), John Turville (piano), Malcolm Creese (bass) and Tristan Maillot (drums). A superb lineup.

"The future of jazz is safe with guys like these around" BBC Music Magazine.

Friday 23rd April Alan Barnes All-Star Octet (tkts £ 14).

Alan Barnes

Alan Barnes All-Star Octet with the cream of this country's (and Sweden's) jazz musicians. Alan Barnes-alto sax, clarinet & bass clarinet, Andy Panayi-baritone sax, clarinet & flute, Julian Stringle-tenor sax & clarinet, Mattias Eskilsson-trombone, John Horler-piano, Alec Dankworth-bass and Bobby Worth-drums. With such a fabulous line up this concert will sell out fast.

Friday 21st May Renato D'Aiello Quartet with guest singer Piero Dotti (tkts £ 11).

Renato D'Aiello
Photo-John Ferrara

Renato D'Aiello Quartet with guest singer Piero Dotti . Renato D'Aiello-tenor sax, Guido Di Leone-guitar, Guiseppe Bassi-bass and Andrea Marcelli-drums.

"Renato has one of the best tenor saxophone sounds around...a master improvisor" BBC Music Magazine.
"...When you hear it on the subtly-simmering 'For Heaven's Sake' you know you're in the presence of a master improviser." Brian Blain, Jazz UK magazine review,

Friday 25th June Sarah Ellen Hughes Quartet (tkts £ 11).

Sarah Ellen Hughes
Photos © Ian Gavan

Sarah Ellen Hughes vocals with Rick Simpson-piano, Tom Farmer-bass and Darren Altmen-drums .

A proficient and versatile new young singer who spent 3 years as the principal vocalist of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.Click here to listen to her.

"An astoundingly assured singer" Sebastian Scotney, London Jazz.
"Sarah Ellen Hughes...delightful work" Jack Massarik, Evening Standard.

Friday September 24th

John Rees-Jones	Ted Beament	Robert Fowler

A return visit by popular demand after last years great gig. The line up is likely to include John Rees-Jones bass, Ted Beament piano, Adrian Macintosh drums, Robert Fowler saxes/clarinet, Ray Wordsworth trombone, Jimmy Hastings saxes/clarinet/flute and Tony Fisher Trumpet.
This is the Band that has been packing in the audiences, you can expect a lively swinging evening with the very best of jazz musicians.

Friday 29th October Sophie Smith Quartet with Special Guest Jim Mullen(tkts £ 11).

Sophie Smith	Jim Mullen

A first visit for the exciting Sophie Smith (vocals) with Ross Stanley (piano), Jules Jackson (bass) and Graham Fox (drums) and special Guest Jim Mullen (guitar)

"Sophie Smith has all the attributes associated with being that rarity, a great singer. They are: superb intonation, beautiful quality of voice and ability to pitch the most dificult of intervals with apparent ease. However, it is her peerless sense of swing, her phrasing and her harmonic awareness that move her into the category of a great jazz singer - an even rarer breed." Alan Barnes, 2009
"Sophie has a voice ideally suited to jazz. Flexible, sweet in tone and with great intonation. Add to this a strong rhythmic sense and an adventurous choice of material ... she's one to watch." Lee Gibson, Jazz Singer.
" Sophie's sultry delivery of 'You Don't Know What Love Is' was mesmerising - I almost fell in love all over again" - Richard Shelton, Quaglinos Restaurant, London

Friday 19th November Ben Cummings and The Big Beat featuring Greg Abate playing the hottest swing and bop you will hear in a long time. (tkts £ 12).

Ben Cummings	Greg Abate	Big Beat

This phenomenal, high energy, 5 piece band provides mainstream & modern swing/bebop with strong influences from the 1950's American West Coast jazz scene. Greg Abate, formally lead alto with the Ray Charles Orchestra and later with the Artie Shaw Orchestra, and one of the most exciting saxophonists around, joins them. The line up is Ben Cummings (trumpet), Callum Au (Trombone), Craig Milverton (Piano), Al Swainger (bass), Charlie Stratford (drums) and Greg Abate (alto).

A one off opportunity to hear renowned post-bop American altoist Greg Abate guesting with The Big Beat.

Friday 10th December Christmas Dinner Special Sarah Moule Quartet with Simon Wallace
(tkts Dinner 7:30 £20 (including Gratuity); Music 9-11:30 £ 12).

Sarah Moule	Simon Wallace

Sarah Moule vocals, Simon Wallace (piano) Steve Brown (drums), Dave Green (bass)

Sarah has established a reputation as one of Britain's most talented singers in the past few years, handling established standards and new songs by the great Fran Landesman and her partner Simon Wallace with equal success.

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