Jazz lovers this one’s for you!
An evening full of swinging, melodic and soulful jazz in our courtyard garden, from one of the UK’s most highly rated, in-demand and versatile young saxophonists to have emerged on the British jazz scene….ALEX CLARKE!
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▪︎ “bathe in her command of rhythm and her gorgeous sound on alto and tenor”
– All About Jazz

▪︎ “One of the UK’s finest young jazz talents”
– The Jazz Rag

▪︎ “A total joy”
– Nubya Garcia
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Bios:
▪︎ ALEX CLARKE ▪︎
A finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020, winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards and three-time Parliamentary Jazz Awards nominee, is recognised as one of the most in-demand saxophonists on the British jazz scene.

Rooted in the bebop traditions, her powerful, melodic playing draws inspiration from the likes of Phil Woods, Sonny Stitt & Cannonball Adderley. As well leading her own quartet, Alex has performed with notable names such as Alan Barnes, Alex Garnett & Mark Nightingale and regularly works with top ensembles including The Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra.

Performing with her stellar quartet which features some of the finest names in British jazz, expect a compelling evening of fiery straight-ahead jazz, innovative arrangements and exciting interplay.
🌐Discover more:
https://www.alexclarkejazz.co.uk/

Alex Clarke (saxophonist) – Wikipedia https://share.google/llKWyHaur32dioe9R

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▪︎ TIM AMANN ▪︎
A History graduate of Cambridge, and a full-time teacher of History and
Politics, Tim is a well-established jazz pianist and band leader in the West Midlands, who, over many years has played and composed for the Walsall Jazz Orchestra, Andy Hamilton’s Bluenotes and Ray Butcher’s “Butcher’s Brew”

Tim’s Xtet group was first formed in the 1990s to
perform a range of mainly original material that has won loyal audiences
and critical recognition far and wide. With this group he has recorded
three albums, toured and recorded in Germany, Switzerland and twice in
Russia and Scotland!

Tim has performed with several American and British stars including Art Farmer, David Murray, Greg Abate, Scott Hamilton, Courtney Pine, Art Themen and performed at The Montreux Jazz Festival and at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s!

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▪︎ THOMAS MARSH ▪︎
Originally from St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Thomas Marsh is an up and coming bassist and composer, now based in Birmingham. He is influenced by a wide range of music from folk, rock, and blues, to all forms of jazz, including musicians such as Charles Mingus, Julian Lage, and John Martyn. Having graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2023, he has been going from strength to strength. Releasing his debut album ‘What’s Wrong With Rain?’ on July 8th 2023, playing the Lava International Jazz Festival in The Azores, Portugal, and most recently having the opportunity to record with his new collaborative trio project at Abbey Road Studios.

During his time at the conservatoire, alongside being co-host of Jazz at The Ruin, Digbeth, he has had the opportunity to play with and learn from many of the greats of the UK and international jazz scene – as well as at prestigious venues such as Birmingham Symphony Hall, and the Cheltenham Jazz Festival with the Parabola Quintets. “We feel that this musician has things to say and we are already impatient to see the artistic direction he will take.” – Camille Dal’Zozo, (2023) ‘Lava jazz en essor aux Açores’, Citizen Jazz, “I really enjoyed it. The playing by everyone is superb and [his] original tunes are really great. There’s a lot of great music here.” – Guy Barker, (2023) about the album ‘What’s Wrong With Rain’

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▪︎ AIDAN AMANN ▪︎
(BBC Young Jazz Musician – semi finalist 2022)
While studying with UK jazz greats including Clark Tracey and Andrew Bain at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Aidan has been performing regularly around the midlands and beyond.

Since his early gigs with his father, pianist Tim Amann, Aidan has gone on to play with the best up and coming talent in the country and a range of top British players including Simon Spillet, Bruce Adams and Alan Barnes at prestigious venues such as Peggy’s Skylight, 1000 Trades and also at one of the UK’s leading jazz festivals in Cheltenham with members of the Siena Conservatory and not to mention performances in Paris with a contemporary classical and jazz project in 2023, led by composers Sebastien Gaxie and John O’Gallagher!

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