Liam Noble piano solo
Tickets: £8 (£5 NUS)

“…his compositions….manage to pack in quite a number of striking ideas; no two were alike… In this day and age of Jazz retreads, it’s refreshing to encounter a genuinely original voice.” - Cadence Magazine

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Wed 18 January, 8pm, The Y

Scott Hamilton/Alan Barnes Quintet
£15 (£12 NUS)

Scott Hamilton (ten)/ Alan Barnes (sax/ cl)/ David Newton (pno)/ Andy Cleyndert (bass)/ Steve Brown (dms)

"Hamilton, on tenor, and Barnes, on alto and baritone, couldn't play an awkward or unswinging phrase if they tried, and their styles dovetail beautifully" - Dave Gelly, The Observer

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Wed 15 Februrary, 8pm, The Y

Arun Ghosh Quintet
£12 (£10 NUS)

Arun Ghosh (clarinet) / Wayne Francis (tenor saxophone) / Kenji Fenton (saxophone) / Gavin Barras (double bass) / Rastko Rasic (drums/percussion)

"Catch his band on any night of the week and you’ll see what communication in jazz really means. Halfway through their first number he’s already won the audience over. Within seconds everyone is moving and swaying in time to the music while Ghosh, a charismatic figure on stage, throws himself headlong into the music" - Jazzwise Magazine

A Leicester Jazz House/2Funky Arts co-presentation

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Fri 24 Februrary, 8pm, Embrace Arts

David Newton/Mick Hutton Duo
£10 (£5 NUS)

David Newton (piano) / Mick Hutton (bass)

“There is a sophistication about Dave’s playing that runs deep” - Crescendo Magazine

"Mick Hutton is one of the most talented bass players in Europe" - Leeds Jazz

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Wed 14 March, 8pm, The Y

Polar Bear
£15 (£12 NUS)

Seb Rochford (drums) / Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone) / Mark Lockheart (tenor saxophone) / Tom Herbert (bass) / Leafcutter John (mandolin and electronics)

"Polar Bear reflects the mega-eclectic, post-modern listening tastes of Rochford (who writes all the tunes) and his colleagues, moving with equal enthusiasm through Björk and Beethoven, Pig Destroyer, Coltrane and his tenor legacy, Monk, Stockhausen and the ghost of Rip Rig & Panic." - Allaboutjazz

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Fri 23 March, 8pm, Embrace Arts

John Law/Mark Pringle Piano Duo
£10 (£5 NUS)

"This duet...is so full of joy that it can renew your faith not just in jazz, but music itself." Phil Johnson, Independent on Sunday

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