September is the time for that friendliest of Leeds
gatherings, the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival weekend that starts on
Friday 31 August and runs through to Sunday 2 September in Regent
Street, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
The Jazz Sunday on 2nd September 12.30-5.30pm is programmed by Seven Jazz and showcases some of the best of up and coming bands from the Leeds area.
The line-up for the Jazz Sunday of the festival is as follows
12.30pm Garforth Jazz Rock Band: directed by Dave Evans: energy, enthusiasm, musicality, fun from this huge youth orchestra.
1.30 Kate Peters Septet:
pure jazz entertainment from popular jazz vocalist Kate Peters, Matt
Anderson on tenor sax, Ian Chalk on trumpet, Aubin Vanns on guitar,
Martin Longhawn on piano, John Marley on bass and Sam Gardner on drums
2.30 New York Brass Band:
jazz and pop classics reworked for jazz brass band by new (and not so
new!) kids on the block - Chris Caulfield and Simon Dennis on trumpet,
Andrew Cox on tenor sax, Charlie Lancaster and Tim Hurst on trombone,
James Lancaster on tuba, Rod Macnamara on drums
3.30 Yoruba:
award winning jazz/salsa fusion with Greg Nichols trumpet, Ben Lowman
alto sax, John Waugh tenor saxophone, Aron Kyne piano, Sam Vicary bass
guitar, Ali Mac percussion, Tim Carter drums
4.30 Love Society:
a choir from South Africa with Thandanani Gumede, Nobuhle Mhlongo,
Bongi Gwala, Mzwandile Ngema, Khethukuthula Kheswa and Xolani Mbatha
accompanied by a jazz sextet featuring the piano of Dave Evans, bass
Barry Ricarby, drums Alex Wibrew, trumpet James Hamilton, sax Sam
Thornton and trombone Ric Colley
All this for the price of a £3 contribution to the Chapel Allerton Festival buckets!
Also
there is lots of jazz or jazz related music elsewhere in the festival
too this year - watch out on Friday for Seven Jazz favourite James
Hamilton in Hope and Social and on Saturday for a cappella female jazz vocal group Solaris, soul n blues from the Terry Shalatiel band, traditional jazz from White Eagles Jazzmen, Dudley Nesbitt with his student pan band, Joe Tatton with Rodina, the funky Haggis Horns and the East Park Reggae Collective featuring Jonny Tomlinson, Scott Devine, Anna Stott and more
Our Sunday afternoons start back again the following week at Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Road, LS73PD as follows.
Sunday afternoon 9 September 1pm: Rafael Karlen Quintet
Rafael Karlen- tenor saxophone, Kim Macari- trumpet, Zezo Olimpio- piano, Georg Rüschenmeyer- bass, Dave Smyth- drums
Rafael
Karlen is an Australian composer, arranger and jazz saxophonist
currently based in York. He performs in a number of jazz and
contemporary music ensembles, and has toured extensively, receiving
attention as one of the most important musicians of his generation on
the Australian Jazz scene. Drawing on influences ranging from the music
of Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter, Kenny Wheeler, Ornette Coleman and
Morton Feldman, all the quintet members collectively stretch and
contribute. This will be one of the last chances of getting to hear
Rafael before he returns down under. £5/4 concessions, kids under 16
free, doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm
Sunday afternoon 16 September 1pm: Jenny Smith Quintet
Jenny Smith-vocals, Andy Cholerton- piano, Richard Hammond- bass, Paul Smith- drums, Al Morrison- guitar, Jim Corry- sax
Chapel
Allerton’s own popular young jazz singer fronts a talented group
playing arrangements of classic jazz standards, stylish soul ballads and
funky blues tunes.
£5/4 concessions, kids under 16 free, doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm
Sunday afternoon 23 September: Mikayo Jazz Quartet
Pete Lyons (tenor sax), Alex Baker (alto sax), Rich Keates (double bass), Johnny Hunter (drums)
New
and exciting Sheffield-based jazz quartet formed to explore the
flexible format of the chordless quartet. From Gerry Mulligan and Chet
Baker in the '50s, through to Ornette Coleman's '60s bands to Dave
Holland and others in the '90s, the piano-less quartet has come a long
way. "Miyako" have a contemporary take on this tradition with brand new
compositions, drawing on many aspects of the modern jazz heritage. Good
to see tenor saxman Pete Lyons at Seven at last too.
£5/4 concessions, kids under 16 free, doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm
Thursday evening 27th September 8pm : Quentin Collins-Brandon Allen quartet
Quentin Collins- trumpet, Brandon Allen -tenor sax, Ros Stanley- organ and Enzo Zirilli- drums
The
first of our evening international concerts of the autumn will be one
to savour. Trumpeter Quentin Collins and tenor saxophonist Brandon Allen
share inspiration in the glory days of hard bop and the music of Art
Blakey, Horace Silver, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley and its other great
proponents. Interesting melodies and well-crafted solos played over a
swinging organ-and-drums rhythm section. The band are due to top the
bill at this year’s Scarborough jazz festival.
£15/12 concessions are available in advance from Seven Arts 0113 26 26 777, online from “We Got Tickets” http://www.wegottickets.com/
Sunday afternoon 30 September 1pm: European Union Quintet
Iman Spaargaren-sax, Dan Whieldon -piano, Ulrich Elbracht - guitar, Gavin Barras- bass, Marek Dorcik drums
No
jokes about the euro, please. We're doing our bit for euro-unity at
Seven Jazz. Atmosphere and emotions are key words for this combination
of a Dutch, a German, a Slovak and English jazz musicians that for the
European Union Quintet. British bass player Gavin Barras and Dutch
saxophonist Iman Spaargaren got inspired to work together and form a
European band. They have been joined by Slovakian drummer Marek Dorcik
and German guitar player Ulrich Elbracht joined the group. Dan Whieldon,
a fine young English jazz pianist completes the group.
£5/4 concessions, kids under 16 free, doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm
Jazz Workshops
Our
Autumn 2012 series of tutored jazz workshops start on Saturday 8
September and continue on Saturday 22 September. These are held at Seven
Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS7 3PD 2-30 to 4-30 pm and cost
£10/£8 concessions. We usually work towards playing two or three numbers
as part of our ‘Jazz Café’ on Sunday afternoon 25 November. Workshop
members need to have some experience of playing (say a couple of years),
and an interest in jazz, though not necessarily in playing it – just a
willingness to have a go! Sight reading experience is useful but not
essential. Contact Jean Watson by email at jeanwatsonlifeskills@hotmail.
Dominic
Moore runs our Seven jazz improvisation group at the Methodist Centre,
Chapel Allerton for more experienced players. Dom brings charts for the
group to play through. The dates in September are Friday 14th and 28th £5 per session, 7.30-10pm. Some facility at jazz reading and improvisation is helpful. Contact Dominic Moore: dominicgmoore@hotmail.com
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Look forward to seeing you soon at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, 31 Harrogate Road, Leeds LS3 3PD!
Steve Crocker
Seven Jazz Leeds- Jazz Yorkshire club of the year 2012
