Jazz in bloom - May in Leeds! - Entrepreneur Generations

Lots of music for you to enjoy in May in Leeds - especially if you are a fan of Hot Club music! Also advance warning of the Jazz Leeds festival in July and some concerning news about the Chapel Allerton Festival in August - can you help? Here's the gigs anyway!

Sunday special with “Rose Room”: Sunday 12 May @Seven Arts Chapel Allerton 1.30pm
Seonaid Aitken violin, Jimmy Moon double bass, Tam Gallagher and Tom Watson guitars.“Rose Room” are one of Scotland’s leading Gypsy Jazz ensembles.Voted Best Band at the Scottish Jazz Awards 2018, the quartet is fronted by award winning violinist, Seonaid Aitken, who plays also with such diverse groups as Scottish Opera and the Tim Kliphaus Sextet“Rose Room” @Seven Arts, Sunday 12 May 1.30pm £10/8

"Vibeology": Friday 17 May @Bar on Park Lane, Roundhay 8pm
John Settle – vibes, Al Morrison -guitar, Andrzej Baranek – keyboards Emlyn Vaughan bass Steve Hanley drums.Exciting newcomers to the northern jazz scene, Vibeology puts a groovy spin on the traditional organ quartet form. Using vibes as a frontline instrument, the group plays jazz, blues, latin and funk modes. Vibeology @The Bar on Park Lane, Roundhay Golf Club, Park Lane, Leeds LS8 2EJ £10/8

Jam in May: Sunday 19 May @Inkwell 1.30pm start
Our regular jam session for all those who want to play, sing or just come and watch the fun! There will be support from the Jazz leeds trio - juast bring yourselves, your tunes and maybe a lead sheet or two! Jam in May @Inkwell Arts 31 Potternewton Lane Leeds LS7 3LW £7/5 conc, performers free

John Etheridge and Sweet Chorus:Thursday 23 May @Seven Arts 8pm start

John Etheridge guitars, Christian Garrick violin, Dave Kelbie guitar, Andy Crowdy bass. For his 70th birthday tour guitarist John Etheridge brings his swing band Sweet Chorus to Leeds - a band formed as a personal tribute to his former bandleader and mentor Stephane Grappelli, arguably the greatest jazz violinist of the 20th Century and a founder member of the Hot Club of France. John Etheridge and Sweet Chorus @Seven Arts, £18/16 concessions, 25’s and under half price. Support (8-8.30) is from “Fluid Puzzle” with Marcus Cain – Bass, Emil Karlsen – Drums, Lewis Downs – Guitar.

"Soul Cooker": Sunday 26 May @Seven Arts 1.30pm
Malcolm Strachan trumpet, Atholl Ransome tenor sax, Ben Barker guitar, Bob Birch Hammond, Gordon Kilroy drums.Top notch soul jazz by musicians from The Haggis Horns and New Mastersounds. This is a welcome return for this "soul jazz" quintet Soul Cooker which features Hammond organ, guitar, drums, trumpet and tenor sax."Soul Cooker" @Seven Arts Chapel Allerton Leeds Sunday 26 May 1.30pm £10/8

Other news!
Chapel Allerton Festival Needs Your Help! As most of you know, Jazz Leeds are very much involved in organising the Chapel Allerton Festival art the end of August. There is a problem this year - a festival-threatening lack of volunteers. If we don’t recruit some new people to help organise, there won’t have a street event this year, which could mean no Jazz and Blues Sunday. If you can offer some time then email the festival at info@chapelallerton.org.uk or come along to the public meeting at Seven Arts on Sunday 19 May 2.30-4.30pm and offer.

Ony a couple of months now to the Leeds Jazz Festival (18-21 July 2019). Festival headliners include Andy Sheppard with Espen Eriksen trio; a Windrush jazz celebration with the music of Dizzy Reece, featuring pianist Trevor Watkis, saxman Jean Toussaint and trumpeter Byron Wallen; stunning New York based pianist Shai Maestro with his his trio and the all-star Electric Lady Big Band "50 years of Hendrix Masterpiece" . From the young London jazz scene we have the bands of rising star saxman Leo Richardson and bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado. Recent additions to the Festival include top jazz vocalist Brigette Bereha with pianist Frank Harrison, and a band that's making waves everwhere at jazz and dance venues- Bex Burch's "Vula Viel". The opening concert featurs Leeds drummer and big band legend Ronnie Bottomley's 90 birthday celebration with his Jazz Orchestra. Leeds trombonist Kevin Holbrough premieres his new jazz album release with a band featuring Dave Newton on piano. We also even have a "jazz bingo" session with Simon Thackray's "Mrs Boyes Bingo" and another stunning festival finale as last year produced by Sally Coe with four amazing trios of Leeds musicians - "Trio Trio Trio". The jazz fringe festival is pretty amazing too with saxman Andy Panayi and US guitarist BD Lenz coming to Leeds the week before the main festival starts and a jazz film of the life of Leeds young trumpeter Richard Turner. Festival tickets and day tickets are still available at bargain prices - buy yours here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/jazzleedsfestival2019. More information about Leeds Jazz Festival on the website www.jazzleedsfestival.co.uk

Mike Cox plays Rush Hour Jazz - Wed 15 May @Seven Arts bar 6pm
Mike Cox is a Leeds Jazz legend. His musical associations go right back to playing with the John Barry seven in the 1960’s. He taught at Leeds College of Music for many years. Great to see him back playing after his recent illness.With George McDonald keyboards, Steve Crocker bass, Will Powell guitar and Dom Moore drums. Payf collection

Jazz Leeds also run Sunday morning Jazz Instrumental Workshops - next one on 19 May 10am at Inkwell - and also the Monday evening JazzLeeds Voices Choir directed this summer term by jazz singer Nicki Allen with the new term starting Monday 13 May 7-9pm at Inkwell. If you want to join either of these classes just come along, all welcome!

Further information on all our events and links to our Facebook and Twitter pages available on www.jazzleeds.org.uk Email address to contact us info@jazzleeds.org.uk

See you soon as one of our gigs!

Steve Crocker
JazzLeeds