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Welcome to the May newsletter. We've had a busy few weeks including our role as festival partners at Cheltenham Jazz Festival sponsoring three bands to perfom at the prestigious festival.These included performances from Bobby Previte, Tim Berne and local rising star Dan Nicholls all which recieved some great reviews which are featured on the Birmingham Jazz website reviews page.
May Listings
Ben Bryden Sextet
Tuesday 20th May, 9.30pm
The Jam House
Free Entry
Top group from Birmingham Conservatoire with three horn front line led by tenor saxophonist Ben Bryden and featuring Adam Jackson on alto saxophone Intricate arrangements and great solos.
Ben Bryden Myspace
Big Dave
Thursday 22nd May,9.15pm
The Yardbird
Free Entry
Big Dave is Seb Rochford's new band, a trio with Patrick Walden, formerly guitarist with Pete Doherty's Babyshambles who has abandoned Pete and the rock lifestyle. The trio, with Ruth Goller on bass guitar, has been jamming together for some time and promises an exciting mix.
Walden spoke about his new band, Big Dave, which he formed with Acoustic Ladyland’s Seb Rochford and Ruth Goller in NME in January:
“The Big Dave sound is melodic and hard – there’s elements of Sonic Youth and or Nirvana,”
Big Dave Myspace
Jason Moran presents In My Mind Monk at Town Hall 1959
Friday 23rd May, 8pm
CBSO Centre
£13 (£10)
Jason Moran is a brilliant young pianist who has last appreared in Birmingham depping in the Dave Holland Quintet. The concert presents Jason's recreation and interpretation of Theonious Monk's famous big band session at New York's Town Hall in 1959. The band will feature Nasheet Waits on drums, Tarus Mateen on bass,plus a UK big band with Jason Yarde, Bryon Wallen and Denys Baptiste. There will be a video footage from the original concert as a backdrop.
www.jasonmoran.com
 
The Herbaliser
Sunday 25th May, doors open 8pm
Town Hall
£15.00 ( including free launch night drink)
Tickets available online ( see link below) or or the door
resonance events is a new club night at the Town Hall building on the success of the Gilles Peterson night during the Re-Opening Festival. The night will present an eclectic mix of jazz , funk and hip hop. The first session presents the Herbaliser, the amazing band featuring Chris Bowden on sax, Ollie Teeba on the decks and Jake Wherry on bass.
In support will be Chris Read from Substance and Mad Flow.Also featuring visuals from Chromotouch and opening night set from DJ Maxwell. A totally unique club night experience set in the incredible venue of Town Hall. not to be missed!
Click here for previews of The Herbaliser's new album Same As It Never Was.
BOOK TICKETS
Ticket hotline: 0121 780 3333 / 0844 870 0000
Julian Arguelles Octet
Saturday 31st May, 8.00pm
CBSO Centre
£12 (£9)
Box Office 0121 780 3333
Julian Arguelles brings his octet to Birmingham as our final concert in The Series. The octet is Ensemble in Residence at the University of York and is doing a short tour before recording a new album. Julian is of course originally from the Birmingham area and first came to prominence in both the Walsall Youth and Midlands Youth Jazz orchestra (WYJO and MYJO). He went on to become a member of the very influential Loose Tubes Big band in its heyday in the 1980s. He currently commutes between Germany where he is a member of the HR Big Band in Frankfurt and Scotland.
www.julianarguelles.com
Julian Arguelles saxes
Iain Dixon Sax/Clarinets
Chris Batchelor Tpt
Mark Bassey Trombone
Mike walker Guitar
Nikki Iles Piano
Steve Watts Bass
Martin France Drums
Rush Hour Blues
Presented by Birmingham Jazz and Symphony Hall
Friday's 5.30pm-7pm
Symphony Hall Bar, Level 3
Free Entry
May 16th
Frank Moon's Desert Groove Ensemble
May 23rd
Steve Ajao Quartet
May 30th
Quiver
Coming up...
Christine Tobin
Sat 7th June,8pm
The Polish Club, Bordesley Street
£8(£6)
Christine is one of the few true jazz singers and has a wonderfully warm voice and a brilliant ability to interpret a song. She is touring the UK in support of her new album Secret Life of a Girl on the Babel Label and with a sperb septet featuring Phil Robson on guitar, Liam Noble on piano, Kate Shortt on cello , Dave Whitford on bass, Thebe Lipere on percussion and Simon Lea on drums.
Tickets £8 (£6)
Tickets available online at www.theticketsellers.co.uk
www.myspace.com/ctobes
Reserve Tickets via the Birmingham Jazz Office on 0121 224 7380 or book online
More music around Birmingham
Bass Music Festival
Throughout June across the midlands.Festival hightlight:
 
Birmingham Jazz as part of the Bass Music Festival presents
Jazzanova and Eska Mtungwazi
Jazzanova (DJ Set)
and Eska Mtungwazi(Live)
Saturday 21st June
Concrete,The Big Peg, Vyse Street,9pm-2am
Tickets £10 ( avialable online see below) or on the door
Sophisicated Berlin DJ and producers Jazzanova have built up their trademark sound out of the Sonar Kollectiv stables with treatment of original material from as diverse artists as Jill Scott, Azymuth, 4Hero and Masters At Work. Joined live by legendary UK singer Eska Mtungwazi ( who has worked with Tony Allen, Ty & IG Culture amongst others) and her live band, expect a seriously heavy club night.
As part of the BASS festival
MCs For Life
Saturday 28th June
Conference 10.30-7pm
Concert 9pm-3am
The Custard Factory
Featuring:
Black Thought, Lord Finesse, Rich Medina, Ursula Rucker, DJ Spooky, Tumi, Nappo, Omekongo, Charlie Dark, Hymphatic Tabs, Benji Reid, PolarBear, Lebo Mashile, Napo.TuggSTAR, Ty, Bashy, Pardeep Sal, No Lay, Fallacy, Stig of the Dump & Dr Syntax, Jonzi D, Pete Philly, Rahul Verma, Zena Edwards, Malik, Nihal, Cipher, Rukus, Alex Blood.
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