Jazz
2025
January 24th
James and Garr Davison with the Ted Beament
Trio
James Davison
trumpet, Gary Davison trombone, Ted Beament keyboard, bass and drums to be
confirmed.
Back by popular
demand after a fantastic gig in 2023
Award winner James
Davison pursues a busy and varied freelance career
based in London.
Since graduating with a MA in Jazz
Performance at the Royal Academy of Music James has been lead trumpet in the
National Youth Jazz Orchestra and with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and
the Patchwork Jazz Orchestra. He also performs regularly with the BBC Big Band,
The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Pete Long’s Echoes of Ellington Orchestra and the
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra.
James has been a regular lead trumpet
deputy in numerous West End. He has performed with the London Symphony
Orchestra and as guest Principal with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Hallé Orchestra. James is also a member of the award winning
Misha Mullov-Abaddo Group, Jonny Mansfield’s Elftet, the Sam Watts band, The London Jazz Orchestra, Joe
Hill’s North Ark, as well as his own band co-led with Callum Au, playing the
music of Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer.
Like his brother Gary Davison is a
freelance jazz trombonist playing with a vibrant style giving a warm, mellow
tone and a great technique.
Local lad Ted
Beament is no stranger to Marigolds. One of the finest pianists in Britain, Ted
has performed world-wide as well as around the UK and on the London jazz scene.
He has played with so many outstanding musicians, far too many to list here and
was a member of the outstanding Humphrey Lyttleton Band.
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Alice and David Black Quintet
Alice Black
vocals, David Black on sax and flute, John Pearce on piano, John Pettitt on
double-bass and Dave Pack on drums,
A new band to
Marigolds but come highly recommended presenting an evening of timeless jazz
standards and a bit of magic between saxophone and voice!
Alice started
singing professionally whilst studying music at Sheffield University and has
since worked all over the UK in both the Jazz and Big Band scenes with some of
the country’s finest musicians.
A graduate of
Boston’s famous Berklee College, David is as astonishingly talented on flute
and clarinet as he is on tenor sax.
Together they
make a very talented and entertaining combo.
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Tommaso Starace Quartet
http://www.tommasostarace.com/
Tommaso Starace
alto sax, Jason Reeves drums, Nigel Thomas bass, John Turville piano
Another band back by popular demand after
several great gigs over recent years.
Born in Italy, Tommaso moved to the United
Kingdom where, playing the sax, he graduated at Birmingham Conservatoire with a
Bmus first class honours and later at the Guildhall
School Of Music and Drama with a Postgraduate Degree in jazz studies. He has
performed and colaberated with some of the most
respected jazz musicians far too many to mention here.
Tommaso is no stranger to the recording
studio and when not busy composing tours all over the UK and Europe.
In 2008 Tommaso was awarded with an Honorary
Membership by Birmingham Conservatoire given to him for his significant
contributions made across the years within the various branches of the music
profession.
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Alan Barnes Quartet
https://www.alanbarnesjazz.com/
Multi Award winner Alan Barnes needs no
introduction having played everywhere in the UK and across the world including
Marigolds on several occasions.
Alan has toured and recorded with far too many famous names to record
here. However, he has toured America and Europe with Bryan Ferry’s band, has
been a regular with the BBC Big Band and Radio Orchestra, written and arranged
countless numbers, appeared as a session musician on albums, performed on film
and television soundtracks and jingles such as the Tetley Bitter series of
adverts as well as performing and recording on his own behalf.
As well as a prolific international
performer, Alan is a composer, arranger, bandleader, touring soloist, educator
and in the past broadcaster for the BBC. He is no stranger to the recording
studio both in his own right, collaborating with or guesting for other
musicians. His dulcet tones can also be found on film and television
soundtracks and jingles.
Alan is best known for his work on clarinet,
alto and baritone sax, where he combines a formidable virtuosity with a musical
expression and collaborative spirit that have few peers.
Combining his unique musical skills with
humour and wit and building a warm
rapport with audiences makes Alan uniquely popular in British jazz.
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Paul Higgs Quintet
Paul Higgs is a highly accomplished and respected trumpet player with an
impressive career in many fields both in the UK and abroad including
performing, composing, recording (his discography is as long as your
proverbial, and arranging music for film, TV and theatre. He was a Musical
Director for many years for the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company
and has composed, arranged and directed for many other companies.
Wherever he is performing, his music is always captivating, leaving
audiences spellbound. Paul Higgs is a true master of his craft as he has so
admirably demonstrated at several gigs at Marigolds in past years.
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Mark Crooks clarinet and tenor sax, Colin Oxley
guitar Matyas Hofecker double bass, Matt Home drums
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https://www.stevewaterman.co.uk/
Steve Waterman Trumpet, Jo Fooks sax, Buster Birch on
drums, bass and piano to be confirmed.
Steve is one of the top British jazz trumpet
players both at home and on the international scene and has won numerous jazz awards over the years.
He began his career studying at Trinity
College of Music and has since worked on the British, European and
International jazz scene playing and recording with many well-known musicians.
As a
composer Steve has had commissions ranging from small group
to big bands. Steve is committed to jazz education and has co-written with John
ONeil the highly acclaimed Jazz Method for Trumpet
tutor book. He has taught on many summer jazz courses and numerous Trumpet
master classes and workshops for small combos through to big bands not just in
the UK but in Spain, Finland, Latvia, South Africa and Cuba.
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Derek
Nash Quartet
Derek
is one of the foremost talents on the UK jazz scene performing on all 4 sax’s from Soprano to Baritone and needs no introduction to
Marigolds. He is equally at home leading his own award-winning jazz ensemble
Sax Appeal to playing as a full member of the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues
Orchestra. He is equally at home playing in front of 65,000 people at the
Millennium Stadium and over 100,000 at the Glastonbury Festival to playing to
50 or so aficionados at Marigolds. He has appeared live & on TV and played
with far too many top performers to list here.
A winner of numerous awards Derek has recorded
numerous albums in his own right and featured on far more with other artists.
At his
Clowns Pocket Recording Studio, Derek is a respected recording engineer and
producer and has recorded albums for numerous famous artists. With Trudy Kerr, he is co-director of Jazzizit Records, an UK independent Jazz label.
Derek
is also the writer and arranger of many TV and radio themes. Although he will
vehemently disagree one of his stand-up achievements was playing "When Johnny Comes Marching
Home" for a condom advert! Sorry for raising that
Derek.
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September 19th
Clark Tracey Quintet
Art Themen & Simon Allen Reeds, Dave Newton
Piano, Andrew Cleyndert Bass, Clark Tracey Drums, Leader.
Son of UK's leading jazz
pianist, Stan Tracey, Clark Tracey has forged a bright and varied career in
jazz. He joined his father's various ensembles, from trio to orchestra and has,
within that context, toured worldwide and recorded extensively ever since.
Clark has formed numerous
bands with many famous and well-respected musicians as well as playing
freelance alongside some of the most important artists in jazz both at home and
abroad. Tonight’s line up is no exception. He is an accomplished composer and
teacher of jazz and began his own record companies, Tentoten
Records and Resteamed Records
the latter of which is dedicated to his father’s works.
Having won many awards,
Clark is one of the sharpest jazz drummers in the country and plays with a
keen-eared awareness that is rare among today's drummers. He is a highly
tasteful and thoughtful drummer and as a soloist, Clark is one of the most
entertaining drummers in the country
Not contented with just performing, Clark regularly composes and arranges
not just for his own groups but for numerous other artists and ensembles.
Looking to the future of jazz Clark has given master classes in a number of academic institutions and has run numerous
workshops around the UK and overseas and has even written an intermediate level
instructional book for Schott Publishing, "Exploring Jazz Drums".
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Vasilis
Xenopoulos Quartet
https://vasilisxenopoulos.com/
Born
in Athens Saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos started playing clarinet and piano
when 9 but switched to the saxophone at 13, and
studied at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory in
Athens. His potential allowed him to gain invaluable experience playing with
some of the top names on the Greek jazz scene.
In
1999 Vasilis was awarded a jazz scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College
of Music in Boston MA. There he studied under Billy Pierce, George Garzone and
Andy McGhee and joined the European Jazz Youth Orchestra touring with them
across Europe.
Vasilis
moved to London in 2002 and continued studying under the guidance of Eddie
Harvey, Stan Sulzmann, Jimmy Hastings and Pete Cook. He formed his first
Quartet in 2005 and established himself as one of London’s up and coming jazz
saxophonists. Since then he has worked with some of
the best musicians on the British and International jazz scene and far too many
to list here.
Vasilis
has appeared in many guises, as guest soloist, as band leader or as saxophone
section leader in jazz venues and jazz festivals throughout the UK. His
explosive and fiery style means he is in great demand as a saxophone player for
popular music and as a session musician
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Nat Steele Quartet
Nathaniel Steele is a jazz vibraphone player
based in London who quickly gained a reputation as a talented musician. His
interest in jazz came about through rifling through his father’s record
collection as a child, and then later going to Ronnie Scott’s weekly from the
age of 13
As a drummer and vibes player he has
performed with a myriad of names on the London jazz scene as well as performing
in his own bands. His “Nat Steele Quartet” has been regularly featured at the
Late, Late show at Ronnie Scott's while his MJQ and Neale meets Steele combos
have received critical acclaim.
As well as working as a performer, Nat has
been very actively involved in promoting jazz and founded a jazz festival, BopFest, in 2015 with saxophonist Allison Neale. The annual
festival, initially just long weekend, has grown into a 7-day long extravaganza
of bebop and straight ahead jazz in London featuring
some of the best musicians from the UK, Europe and America, with the festival
attracting both private and Arts Council funding and getting significant
audience numbers and press attention.
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