Jazz
2026
Andy Davies/Nigel Price Quartet
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Andy Davies trumpet, Nigel Price guitar, Mirko
Scarcia bass and Jamie Murray drums
Virtuoso trumpeter Andy Davies has been leading the
house band at the Ronnie Scott’s upstairs jam session for at least the last 15
years. A courageous and indefatigable hard bop player of the highest level,
he’s one of the most accomplished and exciting jazz musicians we have here.
Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award
winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the
finest jazz guitarists in the business. Nigel is a regular performer at
London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club where he has made more than 500 appearances
Similarly, Mirko Scarcia and Jamie Murray are no
strangers at Ronnie Scott’s where the Upstairs Jam house band consists of a
core of around a dozen of London’s finest.
DOORS AND LICENSED BAR OPEN
AT 7.00PM
MUSIC AT 8.00PM
Tickets
£14 on the door
Ted Beament Trio
Ted Beament
piano, Andy Cleyndert bass, Rob Brown drums
No stranger
to Marigolds, local lad Ted Beament makes a very welcome return, not in a
supporting role this time but with his own trio as befits one of the finest pianists in Britain.
Ted played in
the Humphrey Lyttelton band for many, many years and over the years has played
with a Who's Who of British and many international notable jazz musicians.
He has given
us fine demonstrations of the art of the piano trio in the past and today he
brings another great rhythm sections to support him.
DOORS AND
LICENSED BAR OPEN AT 7.00PM
MUSIC AT 8.00PM
Tickets £14 on the door
Matt Wates Quartet
Matt Wates sax, Leon
Greening keys, Julian Bury bass, Matt Fishwick drums.
London born Matt Wates has
played at Marigolds before but surprisingly not since lock down, an aberration
we can only now correct. Award winning Matt has played with and recorded with
numerous talented artists. He has been described as the most swinging alto
player on either side of the Atlantic and a performer of boundless ability.
Leon Greening on keyboards has
performed at Marigolds but again for some reason only once since lockdown. A
world-renowned pianist Leon has played and recorded with many leading jazz
artists and has performed regularly at Ronnie Scott’s as well as many other
prestigious venues.
DOORS AND LICENSED BAR OPEN AT 7.00PM
MUSIC AT 8.00PM
Tickets £14 on the door
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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AT 7.00PM
MUSIC AT 8.00PM
Tickets £14 on
the door
Simon Spillett Quartet
https://www.simonspillett.com/
https://www.alecdankworth.com/
Simon Spillett sax, Ted Beament
keys, Alec Dankworth bass, Pete Cater drums.
Simon is a charismatic
performer, gifted with a dry observational wit. He has never lost sight of the
fact that jazz is entertainment as much as self-expression and whether playing,
writing or articulately holding forth on his favourite subject – UK jazz
history – he is an infectiously passionate communicator.
Over his entire career
Simon Spillett has worn almost as many hats as it's possible to wear within jazz;
multi-award-winning instrumentalist (BBC Jazz Awards, British Jazz Awards, Jazz
Journal's Album of The Year), quartet and big band leader, recording artist,
author, historian, record producer, archivist, magazine columnist and latterly
blogger.
However, for all these
varied skills he identifies most strongly as a powerfully swinging,
straight-ahead tenor saxophonist, one capable of taking the audiences who hear
him on a roller-coaster ride encompassing everything from energetic bebop to heartfelt
balladry.
And it’s in this guise that
he’s become a solid fixture on the UK jazz landscape, regularly playing
sold-out gigs at major festivals (EFG London Jazz Festival, Brecon, Swanage,
Scarborough, Wigan etc.) and world famous club venues (Ronnie Scott’s).
Again no stranger to
Marigolds, local lad Ted Beament makes another very welcome return, after his
March gig and although this time in a supporting role nevertheless
demonstrating he is one of the finest
pianists in Britain.
Ted played in the Humphrey
Lyttelton band for many, many years and over the years has played with a Who's
Who of British and many international notable jazz musicians.
Son of vocalist Cleo Laine
and saxophonist / composer John Dankworth, Alec Dankworth is an
award-winning jazz bassist and composer who, in addition to leading several
groups of his own, has worked with an amazing list of artists including Van
Morrison, Stephanne Grappelli, Abdullah Ibrahim, and The Dave Brubeck Quartet.
He is known for his energetic stage presence, versatility of style and
some of the most imaginative bass solos around!
Drummer, bandleader, record
producer, author and educator Pete Cater is a gifted and versatile
drummer, at home in any context.
2024 marked the 29th year
of the Pete Cater Big Band and Pete had played with just about every top big
band on the London circuit and had strong opinions about repertoire and how big
band music should be interpreted.
Together these four very talented
virtuosos form a formidable combo more than capable of providing a very
entertaining evening of high quality jazz.
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LICENSED BAR OPEN AT 7.00PM
MUSIC AT 8.00PM
Tickets £14 on the door
Paul Higgs trumpet, Frank Sebastion sax, Gabriel
Keen piano, Alex Keen double bass, Les Cirkel drums
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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MUSIC AT 8.00PM
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Greg Abate sax, John Pearce
keyboard, Simon Thorpe bass, Alfonso Vitale on drums
Greg Abate jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer typically tours
225 days a year much of that around the globe.
In the mid 70’s after finishing a four year program at Berklee
College Of Music, Greg played lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra
for 2 years.
In 1978 Greg formed his group Channel One which was a favourite in the
New England area and from there had the opportunity to play tenor sax with the
revived Artie Shaw Orchestra under leadership of Dick Johnson from 1986 to ’87.
Following this experience Greg ventured out as post hard bop soloist
playing Jazz Festivals, Jazz Societies and Jazz Clubs throughout the U.S. Canada
and abroad, including most of Europe, UK, and Moscow and Georgia Russia.
Greg’s newest release Gratitude, with the Tim Ray Trio has
received glowing reviews and a lot of international airplays. Also,
check out Greg's other recordings including special
guests Phil Woods and other notable artists.
Greg is currently a Whaling City Sound recording artist.
Greg recorded his first CD Live At Birdland NYC in 1991 on the Candid Jazz
Label with the trio of James Williams, Rufus Reid and Kenny Washington.
To this date Greg has recorded over 17 other recordings as leader.
Greg is also an adjunct professor of Jazz Studies at Rhode Island
College and is also a very active jazz clinician with co. sponsorship from
the Conn-Selmer Instrument Co., conducting workshops and master classes through
the U.S and abroad.
Greg has been inducted into the RI MUSIC HALL OF FAME 2016
DOORS AND LICENSED BAR OPEN AT 7.00PM
MUSIC AT 8.00PM
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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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MUSIC AT 8.00PM
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September 18th
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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AT 7.00PM
MUSIC AT 8.00PM
Tickets £14 on the door
The
Ted Beament Trio with Robert Fowler
Since leaving the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Robert
has worked with many bands and has also released his own CD entitled Front and
Centre, which demonstrates the strong influence on his style of some of the
greats of the classic jazz era - Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster.
DOORS AND LICENSED BAR OPEN AT 7.00PM
MUSIC AT 8.00PM
Tickets £14 on the door
Tomasso 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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No Gig
2027
February 19th
March 19th