Denys Baptiste Quartet@Seven Arts Leeds, Thus 17 May 8pm
A treat for all jazz fans in Leeds – don’t miss this!
Denys Baptiste (tenor/soprano saxes), Peter Edwards (piano), Gary Crosby (double bass), Rod Youngs (drums)
Born in Hounslow, West London of St Lucian parents in 1969, Denys Baptiste is an award-winning jazz artist, composer and educator. An outstanding saxophonist of international acclaim, Denys is renowned for his ability to make complex music accessible, creating mature, melodic, and highly memorable compositions that lodge in the memory on first hearing.
For the Seven Jazz concert Denys Baptiste returns to a classic quartet format giving audiences an opportunity to engage more intimately with the band. And although it’s his most progressive set to date, the music still remains entirely accessible with melodic free-flowing, contemporary compositions. Also very evident is the significant growth in his artistic maturity and stature.
Identity By Subtraction is Baptiste’s new CD release available at the gig – it features his long-time collaborators: pianist Peter Edwards , double bassist Gary Crosby and drummer Rod Youngs, offering him the perfect setting for his fiery solo improvisations among the tight ensemble playing of this formidable and highly intuitive band. Both the album and live set show cultural impressions and expressions of Europe, North America and the Caribbean that have come to define Denys Baptiste as a jazz sax player.
Denys Baptiste’s Quartet are at Seven Arts on Thursday 17 May. Doors open 8pm, Music 8.30-11.15pm. Tickets £15/12 concessions, from Seven Arts bar or phone 0113 26 26 777 to reserve or purchase. Full time student standby available on the door only £5
May 15, 2012
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Ma Trio + Collider at the Fox and Newt, Leeds, Friday 11 May, 2012
Ma Collider poster
Event details
- Begin: May 11, 2012 at 20:00
- End: May 11, 2012 at 22:30
- Add to your calendar: Download ics file
- Place: Fox and Newt, 9 Burley Street, Leeds LS3 1LD
May 8, 2012
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Seven Jazz Leeds- May gigs
As April showers turn into a May deluge it is time to leave the great outdoors well alone and come on down to Seven Arts to see some great music instead!
Two British, one American and one South African jazz icons to see over the coming month – trombonist Dennis Rollins, saxmen Denys Baptiste and Jean Toussaint and trumpeter Claude Deppa. We also have three big bands for you – Leeds College of Music Contemporary Jazz Orchestra and Kim Macari’s Big Band and salsa from Las Cameradas. But to start with, a stunning gig this coming Sunday afternoon…
Sunday afternoon 29 April 1pm: Jean Toussaint with the Dagda quartet
Jean Toussaint Tenor Sax, Tom Harrison saxes, Billy Adamson guitar, Tom West bass, Mike Clowes drums
Fantastic jazz for a fiver! Rising stars of the UK jazz scene since formation in 2010, Dagda in concert with Art Blakey tenor saxman Jean Toussaint. Dagda are led by saxophonist Tom Harrison, the band features guitarist Billy Adamson, bassist Tom West, drummer Mike Clowes and special guest ex Art Blakey saxman Jean Touissaint. Their recent debut album is ‘Suite for RLH’, a through-composed suite in 5 parts dedicated to the memory of Harrison’s grandfather. Get their early….£5/4 concessions, kids under 16 free, doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm
Thursday evening 3rd May 8pm – 8pm : Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio
Dennis Rollins trombone, Ross Stanley organ Pedro Segundo drums
Dennis Rollins’ Velocity Trio is the newest offering from the multi-award-winning British trombone star. Highly infused with jazz and swing, Velocity Trio incorporates a progressive, contemporary, and – it being Mr Badbone – a funky edge to its sound. Featuring organ virtuoso Ross Stanley and fire-y, young Portuguese drummer Pedro Segundo the synergistic energy of this exciting project is truly unique, eclectic and mesmerising.
£15/12 concessions in advance from Seven Arts 0113 26 26 777 or on the door. Stand by tickets for full time students are £5 on the door only. Doors open 8pm for the concert, music is 8.30-11pm.
Sunday afternoon 7 May 1pm: Leeds College of Music Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
The Leeds College of Music Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, comprises experienced players from the College performing challenging music from the contemporary repertoire. The concert will also include the performance of several student compositions. Their director is James Hamilton won the UK Contemporary Jazz Composition award in the British Composer Awards 2010 for “The Causeway Suite”. He was nominated for the award by Martin Coultas on behalf of Jazz Yorkshire. The judges commented “This is so much more than skill and technique by a composer with energy and talent”.
£5/4 concessions, kids under 16 free, doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm
Sunday afternoon 14 May 1pm: Las Camaradas
Last year we had to turn people away from their gig it was so popular. At last year’s Chapel Allerton Festival (pictured) the band had people dancing in the streets. Under the guiding hand of trombonist Jonny Enright, they’re back with their `all singing all dancing’ vocal section, a driving rhythm section, flute/ saxes and some punchy brass featuring the exuberant trumpets of Chapel Allerton’s very own Phil Green and Kate Liddington. Dance music for the ears, hips and feet!”
£5/4 concessions, kids under 16 free, doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm
Thursday evening 17th May 8pm : Denys Baptiste Quartet
Denys Baptiste (tenor/soprano saxes), Andrew McCormack (piano), Gary Crosby (double bass), Rod Youngs (drums)
Born in Hounslow, West London of St Lucian parents in 1969, Denys Baptiste is an award-winning jazz artist, composer and educator. An outstanding saxophonist of international acclaim, Denys is renowned for his ability to make complex music accessible, creating mature, melodic, and highly memorable compositions that lodge in the memory on first hearing.
£15/12 concessions in advance from Seven Arts 0113 26 26 777 or on the door. Stand by tickets for full time students are £5 on the door only. Doors open 8pm for the concert- music is 8.30-11pm.
Sunday afternoon 21 May 1pm: Kim Macari’s Big Band play the music of Duncan Lamont
Trumpet player and bandleader Kim Macari returns to Seven with her big band following her highly successful performance last year that paid homage to her fellow Scot – composer and saxophonist Duncan Lamont.
When Gil Evans in a magazine interview was asked who his favourite contemporary writer was, he quoted Duncan Lamont.
Kim says “I met Duncan in 2006, when I played part of this suite with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland. Duncan came on tour with us and since then, he’s become a friend and a wonderful supporter of my pursuits in music. I’m excited to have the chance to work with him again, and bring this music to a wider audience. Duncan is an incredibly talented composer and I think he’s underrated here in the UK – more people should hear this music!”
“It’s a pleasure for me, and I know the band will sound great. I’m really pleased Kim is doing the suite,” Duncan Lamont.
£5/4 concessions, kids under 16 free, doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm
Sunday afternoon 28 May 1pm Al Macsween’s sextet with special guest Claude Deppa- tribute to Moses Taiwa Molelekwa
Claude Deppa: trumpet, Al Macsween piano, Kenny Higgins on bass, Simon Moore on drums, Kenji Fenton on sax, Lamin Jassey percussion.
Another fantastic gig for a fiver! Claude Deppa (Brotherhood of Breath and Carla Bley band) plays trumpet in this tribute to the life and music of Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, one of South Africa’s finest jazz pianists and composers who died in 2001. The band is led by popular Leeds pianist Al Macsween. £5/4 concessions, kids under 16 free, doors open at 1pm, music 1.30-4pm
May Jazz Workshops
Our Summer 2012 series of workshops start on Saturday 28 April. The tutor for the first session will be Kim Macari, trumpet player & band leader. The other sessions in May are Saturday 12 May and Saturday 26 May both tutored by Martin Townshend. The workshops are 2.30-4.30pm at Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS7 3PD cost £10/£8 concessions. For further information & bookings contact Jean Watson by email at jeanwatsonlifeskills@hotmail.com or phone 0113 237 0700 , Or speak to us at our Sunday afternoon jazz or at any of our evening jazz concerts!
Dominic Moore runs a Seven jazz improvisation group at the Methodist Centre, Chapel Allerton, LS7 4NZ on Fridays (£5 per session- 7.30-10pm) – just turn up and play! The dates for the coming month are Friday April 27, Friday May 11, Friday May 25
For all details of all our events and latest news updates see us on www.sevenjazz.co.uk, follow us on Twitter or befriend us on Facebook.
Look forward to seeing you soon at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, 31 Harrogate Road, Leeds LS3 3PD
Steve Crocker
Seven Jazz Leeds- Jazz Yorkshire club of the year 2012
April 28, 2012
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Ma Trio + Collider at the Fox and Newt, Leeds, Friday 11 May, 2012
Doors open 8 pm Music starts 8.30 pm. Admission price: £8/£6 on the door. At the Fox and Newt, 9 Burley Street, Leeds LS3 1LD (opposite Park Lane College) Tel: 0113 245 4527.
Ma Trio
Ma Trio
Tom Challenger (saxophone) Matt Calvert (electronics, synths) Dave Smith (drums, sabar)
Ma are one of the UK’s most unique experimental acts at the moment. Combining Jazz alongside Dub; Warped VHS soundtrack-esque backdrops and fearless improvisation; The band consistently deliver performances that have been described by Jazzwise as ‘Mesmerising’.
Formed by Tom Challenger (Saxophone, Keyboards and Compositions), and featuring for this gig Matt Calvert (Electronics, Synths) and Dave Smith (Drums, Sabar), the band has worked in a variety of formations that has led to the production of 2 Albums: Jyketie (2008) and their latest (and critically acclaimed) – The Last (2011).
Ma’s recent residency in Vienna, Uk and European performances and The members’ activities with other bands (Red Snapper, Three Trapped Tigers, Outhouse (+ Ruhabi), JuJu, The Loop Collective) means great musical variety is brought to the table – and this will be evident on this UK tour, and on soon-to-be-released material.
Collider
Large Hadron Collider
Collider
Event details
- Begin: May 11, 2012 at 20:30
- End: May 11, 2012 at 23:00
- Add to your calendar: Download ics file
- Place: Fox and Newt, 9 Burley Street, Leeds LS3 1LD
April 25, 2012
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Matt Anderson Quartet May 2012 U.K. Tour
“melodic standards and original tunes… impressive throughout” Jazz UK, Dec/Jan 2011/12
Matt Anderson
This coming May, the Matt Anderson Quartet will embark on an extensive U.K. tour which will take the band up and down the whole country, from Edinburgh in the north to London in the south.
Following their 2011 regional tour supported by Jazz Yorkshire and attracting the acclaim of audiences and promoters across the area, the Leeds-based foursome have cemented their reputation as one of the most exciting contemporary jazz ensembles in the North of England.
The quartet in its current form was set up by Jazz Yorkshire ‘Futures’ saxophonist Matt Anderson in 2010 after he graduated from Leeds College of Music with First Class Honours, also receiving the Sam Hood Rosebowl for Outstanding Performance (Jazz). He has since studied with Iain Ballamy and Stan Sulzmann, and was awarded ‘Young Musician of the Year’ at the Jazz Yorkshire Awards 2010.
Matt’s spacious and malleable compositions provide the perfect backdrop for the searching, flowing drumming of Sam Gardner and virtuosic guitar playing of Aubin Vanns. John Marley, one of the busiest bass players in the U.K., keeps the group thoroughly anchored during even their most intense moments. Playing mostly original music by Matt and the other band members, the music is informed by the great tradition of jazz saxophonists all the way from Sonny Rollins to Chris Cheek, whilst the band also takes interest in contemporary approaches to rhythm, harmony, melody and form.
You can follow the band’s progress on their tour blog, found at www.matt-anderson.org.uk, which will feature recorded samples of the gigs as they happen, photos and more.
13/5 – Pave, Hull – 01482 333181
16/5 – The Lescar, Sheffield – 0114 2668974
18/5 – Matt n’ Phreds, Manchester – 0161 8317002
20/5 – Splinter @ The Bridge, Newcastle – 0191 2326400
23/5 – Charlie Wright’s, London – 0207 4908345
26/5 – HEART, Leeds – 0113 2754548
27/5 – Whighams, Edinburgh – 0131 2258674
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matt.anderson@mail.com / 07807327144 / www.matt-anderson.org.uk
April 23, 2012
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