Saturday 19th April see's the first of a new series of fantastic concerts presenting jazz, soul and funk played by the best UK jazz musicians in the intimate venue of Fishery Wharf Cafe. moving forwards these regular events by "Grand Union Jazz Presents" will be held on the 4th Wednesday of the month.
Grand Union Jazz Presents - Jacqui Hickswww.jacquihicks.com
Saturday 19th April Doors 7pm - 10.30pm
Tickets £15.00/£18.00
Book now for the ‘early bird’ price £15.00.
Vocalist Jacqui Hicks is joined by Clive Dunstall on piano and keys, Mark Ridout on guitar, Dave Jones on bass and Tristan Mailliot on drums, collectively some of the finest musicians on the scene. Expect an evening showcasing Jacqui’s versatile singing across genres from straight ahead jazz, jazz Latin grooves and jazz funk plus some of her own compositions from her brand new forthcoming album ‘Song Club’ released soon on 33 Records
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Book now for the ‘early bird’ price £15.00.
Vocalist Jacqui Hicks is joined by Clive Dunstall on piano and keys, Mark Ridout on guitar, Dave Jones on bass and Tristan Mailliot on drums, collectively some of the finest musicians on the scene. Expect an evening showcasing Jacqui’s versatile singing across genres from straight ahead jazz, jazz Latin grooves and jazz funk plus some of her own compositions from her brand new forthcoming album ‘Song Club’ released soon on 33 Records
Jacqui Hicks is one of the U.K’s finest jazz and soul singers who has worked continually at the very highest level across all genres of live and studio work since the 90’s.
Her studio albums recorded with the finest UK jazz musicians have consistently drawn the highest praise and her singing continues to engage and move audiences all over the UK.
Jacqui's varied live work has included touring Japan, Europe, South Africa, Indonesia and the Far East with the iconic band Shakatak with whom she continues to tour to this day as well as numerous TV appearances and sessions with Matt Bianco being featured on two albums. Numerous sessions for TV and film have earned her a high reputation on the London scenes and her work with top bassist Phil Mulford have resulted in a number of highly acclaimed albums.
"...Her interpretations have the dynamism, the verve and the liveliness of a true jazz artist..."
Times.
"...sounds a million." Crescendo. "...responds thrillingly to the challenge of quite complex arrangements ...confident and swinging... with assurance and flair"
Jazz Express.
"Jacqui Hicks is a singer of warmth, poise and intelligence whose smoky voice is a pleasure to listen to & one of the best young vocalists around."
Andrew Vine - Yorkshire Post
"Jacqui Hicks is one of the most soulful singers working in Britain at the moment.If her version of Reverend Lee doesn't make you at least mildly hot under the collar, then you haven't got blood in your veins..."
Paul Scott - M.U. Magazine
"...a beautifully crafted and controlled performance..”
Derek Day - Jazz Review
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Her studio albums recorded with the finest UK jazz musicians have consistently drawn the highest praise and her singing continues to engage and move audiences all over the UK.
Jacqui's varied live work has included touring Japan, Europe, South Africa, Indonesia and the Far East with the iconic band Shakatak with whom she continues to tour to this day as well as numerous TV appearances and sessions with Matt Bianco being featured on two albums. Numerous sessions for TV and film have earned her a high reputation on the London scenes and her work with top bassist Phil Mulford have resulted in a number of highly acclaimed albums.
"...Her interpretations have the dynamism, the verve and the liveliness of a true jazz artist..."
Times.
"...sounds a million." Crescendo. "...responds thrillingly to the challenge of quite complex arrangements ...confident and swinging... with assurance and flair"
Jazz Express.
"Jacqui Hicks is a singer of warmth, poise and intelligence whose smoky voice is a pleasure to listen to & one of the best young vocalists around."
Andrew Vine - Yorkshire Post
"Jacqui Hicks is one of the most soulful singers working in Britain at the moment.If her version of Reverend Lee doesn't make you at least mildly hot under the collar, then you haven't got blood in your veins..."
Paul Scott - M.U. Magazine
"...a beautifully crafted and controlled performance..”
Derek Day - Jazz Review
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Grand Union Jazz Presents - Brandon Allen
Wednesday 28th May Doors 7pm -10.30pm
Tickets £15.00/£18.00
Book now for the ‘early bird’ price £15.00
Brandon Allen is best known as the saxophonist with the Kyle
Eastwood Band, touring internationally for the past 10 years.
The group recently toured throughout the US, performing at
Detroit and Monterey Jazz Festivals, Yoshi’s (Oakland), The
Dakota (Minneapolis) and Space Evanston (Chicago).
He co leads OMAR + QCBA, an exciting collaboration with
trumpet player Quentin Collins and UK soul legend Omar
Lyefook.
A new project called QCBA play Blue Note is proving popular,
a busy touring schedule is planned for 2025/26.
He also leads his own groups including…
‘Some Kinda Mean’ - The music of David Fathead Newman
‘Celebrating the Tough Tenors’ w/ saxophonist Alex Garnett
The Brandon Allen Groove Band
The Brandon Allen Quartet feat. Tim Lapthorn
Brandon has performed with the majority of the top UK jazz
names as well as international artists including Eric Clapton,
Paloma Faith, Stefano Di Battista, Fred Nardin, Eric Legnini,
Stephane Belmondo, Ronnie Cuber, Tony Lakatos, Camille
Bertault, Robin McKelle, Adam Nussbaum, Gary Husband and
the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.
‘…a saxophone heavyweight, at the height of his powers…’
Blues and Soul Magazine
‘Muscular and robust one moment, warm and soothing
another, stretching out with an abrasive edge’
Jazz Journal
'Brandon Allen is arguably the most exciting tenor player
in Britain today. His phrasing is unashamedly emotional,
soaked in the blues tradition.'
Jazzwise
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Grand Union Jazz Presents - Henry Lowther
Wednesday 25th June Doors 7pm -10.30pm
Tickets £15.00/£18.00
Book now for the ‘early bird’ price £15.00
During the sixties Henry with the famous Cream bassist, Jack Bruce, and John Hiseman. Henry worked on the rock scene with Manfred Mann and John Mayall, and also with Keef Hartley, with whom he appeared at the famous and legendary Woodstock festival in 1969.
Over the last 50 years Henry’s work on the British jazz scene reads like a “Who’s Who”. He has played regularly with, amongst many others, Gordon Beck, Michael Garrick, Graham Collier, Mike Gibbs, Pete King, Loose Tubes, John Surman, John Taylor, Stan Tracey and Kenny Wheeler
Over the years Henry has toured widely with various artists and bands in Europe, Canada, India, Japan, Finland, the former Soviet Union, Bermuda, Kuwait and the USA. Tours in recent years have included those with the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, John Harle, Rolling Stones’s drummer Charlie Watts and His Tentet, the London Jazz Composers Orchestra, the New York Composers Orchestra, the Hamburg NDR band and Hermeto Pascoal. He is one of only two or three players in the world to have had the honour of playing lead trumpet with both Gil Evans and George Russell.
Henry’s musical breadth is confirmed by his frequent engagements as a classical player with major symphony orchestras and ensembles, including the London Brass Virtuosi, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta, Germany’s Ensemble Moderne and the Matrix Ensemble. Until its demise Henry was for five years the solo flugelhorn player with the strings of the BBC Radio Orchestra, and as a session musician has recorded with Bing Crosby, George Harrison, Elton John, Henry Mancini, Paul McCartney, Van Morrison, Sir Simon Rattle, Nelson Riddle and Talk Talk, amongst many others.
Henry worked regularly for nearly 45 years playing in many of Sir John Dankworth bands and projects and it was in 2009, whilst playing in duo format with the amazing percussionist and drummer Paul Clarvis in the Stables Theatre, Wavendon, that John played in public for the very last time “sitting in”.
In 1996, along with his great friend the great bass player Dave Green, Henry formed his own band Still Waters to enable him to pursue his increasing interest in composition. Although most of Henry’s compositional activity has been directed towards small band jazz as vehicles for improvisation, he has, in the last few years tried to devote more time to larger compositions commissioned by the BBC, the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, the London Brass Virtuosi (LBV) and Jemina Festival in Spain.
Currently Henry writes for and plays in the London Jazz Orchestra, gigs with Still Waters and Henry has played the solo role a number of times in performances of all of the Miles Davis and Gil Evans incomparable albums, Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess and Sketches of Spain.
In 2011 Henry was awarded a Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Music and last year, 2017, he was nominated for a Parliamentary Jazz Award in the category Services to Jazz.
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