Jazz Information

Live Jazz is a regular event on ‘What’s Happening’ at The Hillary Step. Every Sunday and Wednesday from 8:30 pm we will be hosting a jazz gig featuring musicians largely from the NW, but also those on a national tour that our booking guru Bob Jones brings to Whalley Range.

Coming up:

^{Sunday 7th July World Without Walls}

^{Original compositions fusing jazz, classical and indo-persian music}

^{Wednesday 10th July Caz Boaden Trio, Caz on drums, Paul Kilvington on keys, Ed Harrison on bass, dynamic jazz and latin.}

^{Sunday 14th July Tobie Meadland Quartet}

^{Violin led swingin’ jazz}

^{Sunday 21st July Nat Blooms Quartet, Nat on vocals, standards and new songs with ace accompaniment.}

^{Wednesday 24th July Sam Jefferson, fine singer/guitarist, blues and originals}

^{Sunday 28th July William de Souza Quartet, Brazilian guitarist leads a fine band, bossas and beyond}

^{Sunday 4th August Dave Roberts quartet, Dave on sax, Mal Fisher piano, Paul Medina bass, Chris Pendlebury drums, straight ahead modern jazz}

^{Wednesday 7th August Dave Burgoyne Trio}

^{Ace keyboard player with funky accompaniment}

^{Sunday 11th August Paul Farr Trio Funky guitar led originals}

^{Sunday 18th August Sonorous wide-ranging originals and standards}

^{Wednesday 21st August Claire Victoria Roberts vocals, violin and keys, blues and ballads
Sunday 25th August Annie Long Quartet, classic standards, Annie on vocals with her fab combo}

^{Sunday 1st September Unfurl Quartet, Olivia Moore leads on violin, Indian influenced jazz originals}

^{Wednesday 4th September Al Morrison Quartet, ace guitarist leads his funky combo}

^{Sunday 8th September} Spirit Radio, twisted, freewheeling instrumental versions of dark ballads, blues and dance tunes from Appalachia and the delta. Accordion, guitar/Uke and violin.

^{Sunday 15th September Mike Ciubuta Trio dynamic modern jazz led by ace guitarist}

^{Wednesday 18th September Gogledd Quartet – Guitar led jazz improvisations on standards}

^{Sunday 22 September Cusp adventurous four-piece with original compositions}

^{Sunday 29th September Jazz Crackers’ New show ‘Name That Tune’}

^{Wednesday 2nd October Will Tang Trio, blues influenced improvisations}

^{Sunday 6th October The Revival Room, revitalising classics}

^{Sunday 13th October Jazz Measure – vocals, keys, guitar, bass drums, popular tunes given a new treatment}

^{Wednesday 16th October Stuart McCallum guitar soundscapes}

^{Sunday 20th October Cazboaden Quartet, swinging modern jazz from the north’s finest}

^{Sunday 27th October Johnny Hunter Quartet modern jazz with Johnny on drums, Mark Hanslip, tenor sax, Graham South, trumpet, Seth Bennet, bass}

^{Wednesday 30th October Mike Hall Trio, doyen saxist lets rip}

^{Sunday 3rd November Matt Owens Trio bass led originals and treatments}

For further information please contact us at The Hillary Step on 0161 881 1978 or email jazz@thehillarystep.co.uk