What’s On - The Jazz Club at Cirencester
Tom Berge Trio
Wednesday 13th May
Tickets - £22.00
7.30pm start (doors open 7.00pm)
Pianist Tom Berge has it all: he’s a man with the sort of effortless pianistic skill that makes you wish you’d carried on with those piano lessons; he has an harmonic approach that combines the musculature of Oscar Peterson with a hint of Brad Mehldau’s otherworldliness and a robust helping of Monty Alexander’s melodic cheekiness - and somehow it’s always uniquely Mr Berge on the keyboard. Tom is also a gifted film score composer and a good deal of this extra layer of musicality can be heard in his expansive playing behind the keyboard. This trio is really very, very entertaining, featuring a repertoire that spans pieces from 1930s to almost the current day presented with humour and a genuine sense of musical excitement. Paul Jefferies plays bass and Euan Palmer plays drums - a unique partnership of skills and feels.
Vasilis Xenopoulos
Wednesday 15th July
Tickets - £22.00
7.30pm start (doors open 7.00pm)
Saxophonist Valises Xenopoulos is one of the most accomplished Greek jazz musicians of his generation. An honours graduate from Berklee College of Music, he has established himself firmly at the top of the ladder of British jazz, through hard work and a very considerable helping of natural ability. His solos are drenched in real passion "full blooded and hard swinging" (The Guardian) and his melodic approach and rich sound garners much admiration from experts and music enthusiasts in all musical genres. We’re also delighted to welcome back pianist Jonathan Taylor and drummer Noah Stone plus bassist Paul Jefferies.
Bryan Corbett in Concert
Wednesday 19th August
Tickets - £22.00
7.30pm start (doors open 7.00pm)
You’ll never hear a harsh note from this awe inspiring trumpeter - he has one of the most mellow tones in the business (perhaps that’s why he’s a long time endorsee of world leading trumpet brand ’Taylor Trumpets’). Bryan Corbett has been turning Jazz and Soul lovers' heads for over 25 years since his early days working pubs and clubs and big bands in the midlands and now impressing the music cognoscente on world tours and recordings with The Brand New Heavies, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Berverey Knight, Mica Paris and many more. For our show at The Jazz Club in Cirencester, Bryan will be on stage with the fabulous pianist Pete Billington, bassist Paul Jefferies and extraordinary young drummer Alex Goodyear.