Artists for Spring 2020

Spring 2020

The Cookers
MARCH 17 - 29
Back in the band's original format after some years absence from the Summer festival scene:
Billy Harper - tenor sax, Eddie Henderson - trumpet, Donald Harrison - alto sax,
David Weiss - trumpet, George Cables - piano, Cecil McBee - bass, Billy Hart - drums.

Keyon Harrold
MAY 6 - 17
Hailed as “the future of the trumpet” by Wynton Marsalis, Harrold won a Grammy for his playing in Miles Davis biopic 'Miles Ahead'.
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João Bosco
MARCH 18 - 29
Brazil’s most fabled guitarist, singer and composer. Solo.
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Ralph Peterson & The Messenger Legacy
APRIL / MAY
Drummer Ralph Peterson leads all-star group of musicans previously of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers,
including saxophonist Bill Pierce, Brian Lynch, trumpet, Essiet Essiet, bass.

Avery*Sunshine
APRIL 22 - MAY 3
Feel-good blend of jazz, soul and R&B, with a live performance that audience's never forget.
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Matthew Whitaker Quartet
JUNE 3 - 14
18-year-old Matthew has just released new album 'Now Hear This' (Resilience).
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Michael Olatuja & Lagos Pepper Soup
APRIL 22 - MAY 3
Fela Kuti meets Jaco Pastorius, blending Afrobeat rhythms and Jazz harmony.
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Based in Europe, available for one-off shows:
Abdullah Ibrahim
Camilla George
Pee Wee Ellis Funk Assembly or Jazz Quartet
London Community Gospel Choir
Tony Momrelle
Reis Demuth Wiltgen
Georgie Fame Family Trio
Osibisa @ 50