20th September
Sunday Sessions: Tim Amann xTet
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Wrap up your weekend, join us in the beautiful surroundings of The Blue Piano, sample the exquisite flavours of our South-East Asian menu and enjoy some delicious jazz.
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The Tim Amann xTet is a well-established group based in the West Midlands that plays a variety of lyrical, melodic and soulful contemporary jazz, focusing primarily on original compositions, with influences ranging from Celtic and East European folk styles through hard bop and blues to gospel tinged numbers.

Tim, Sam, Nick and Adam are also members of the award-winning Walsall Jazz Orchestra for which Tim also contributes a range of original compositions.

Tim Amann Xtet has recorded three albums, performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival and toured in Scotland, Germany and Russia!
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Jazzlovers your wonderful line up for the afternoon:
Tim Amann – Keys
Sam Rogers – Sax
Nick Dewhurst – Trumpet
Aidan Amann – Drums
Paul Robinson – Bass
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• Music from 3.00pm.
• Free admission. Please note the customary hat 🎩 will be passed around – all donations go to the musicians.
• Seating is limited and not guaranteed.
• Diners please email to reserve your table:
info@thebluepiano.co.uk
See you all on the 20th!
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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 and Andy Hamilton’s Bluenotes.
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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▪︎ SAM ROGERS
A powerhouse saxophonist who is also capable of great lyricism, Sam has been entertaining audiences around the world for many years & has lost none of his energy. A dynamic player and a force of nature, you
will not want to miss him.

Described recently in The Jazz Review as “a fine player, at times reminiscent of Coltrane and Getz”, Sam is an experienced & versatile musician. Now a fully professional player, Sam took up the saxophone at the age of nine. Following early experience in the Wolverhampton Young Entertainers and the Wolverhampton Orchestra, performing a range of classical and other styles of music, Sam developed his jazz musicianship in the much respected Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra with whom he rapidly emerged as a key featured soloist. He joined the Walsall Jazz Orchestra at thirteen and since then he has won the prestigious Musicians Union “Best Saxophonist” award in their national big band competition on two separate occasions. In 1998 he was offered a free year’s scholarship to study music at Miami State University following his blistering performance with the Walsall Jazz Orchestra at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Sam has performed with several established stars including Victor Mendoza, Olaf Vaz, Andy Sheppard, Bobby Shew, Julian Arguelles, Guy Barker & Arturo Sandoval. He has been much in demand for live performance & recording from a variety of musical directions including funk, soul, salsa & hip-hop. As a result Sam is as comfortable with these styles as he is with jazz. At the present time he performs regularly with the Walsall Jazz Orchestra, Svengali (modern jazz big band),Orchestra Huracan (salsa – latin), Goldblade (punk) & Papa Mantra (britpop) He has twice toured with former Shirley Bassey MD Mike Alexander’s Orchestra accompanying singer Jane McDonald, including appearances on Granada TV.

Sam has been a member of the Tim Amann Quartet since its inception in 1995 and turns in a storming display on the albums “Xtet” & “The Scarecrows”. His naturally charismatic live playing makes him a popular & exciting performer & he is capable of attacking flair & flamboyant technique but also of considerable taste & sensitivity in his playing.
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▪︎ NICK DEWHURST
Nick Dewhurst is a Jazz Trumpeter, Guitarist, Composer & Music Educator. Based in Lichfield, just north of Birmingham (UK), Nick’s musical portfolio consists of a mixture of live performance, recording and educational work.
In addition to leading his own band (see The Nick Dewhurst Band), Nick’s performance credits include playing with a wide variety of bands and artists (everything from performing with The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, through to recording with the heavy rock group Magnum).
From 2009-2013, Nick had the pleasure of studying Jazz Trumpet at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, from which he graduated with a 1st Class Honours degree. During his time at the Conservatoire, Nick studied with some of the UK’s finest Jazz musicians & teachers, as well as studying at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar as part of the Erasmus Scheme.
In addition to Nick’s studies at the Conservatoire, Nick was a member of the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra (MYJO), playing both the jazz & lead trumpet chair, as well as being a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO).
In 2015, Nick formed The Nick Dewhurst Band, and since then has played regular concerts at well recognised jazz venues across the UK, recorded two albums ‘Suspect in You’ (2016) and ‘Skyrocket‘ (2019), and in 2023 took the band on tour in Germany playing a variety of concerts which included playing in a 600 year-old Wine Cellar in the Mosel Valley, as well as performing in Lichfield’s twin town, Limburg an der Lahn. The ND Band blurs the lines between the worlds of Jazz, Funk & Pop, and plays original music written by members of the band, whilst enjoying playing well known covers in its own unique style too.
During the lockdown period, Nick was involved with the highly successful ‘Songs I Want to Play‘ project, recording a wide range of songs (covering great hits by the likes of Stevie Wonder & Quincy Jones, through to 10-minute medleys featuring the music of the 80s, Neo-Soul, and Michael McDonald to name a few). Across social media platforms, these videos have collectively enjoyed over 1 million views.
In 2019, some of Nick’s educational resources were published by Warwick Music in a book called ‘Fun & Funky Tunes’. Since 2024, Nick has been recording backing tracks for musicians to practise their improvisation too, which he has been publishing on his own YouTube channel.
As well as enjoying playing Trumpet & Guitar, Nick also enjoys playing a variety of other instruments too including Piano, Bass Guitar, Drums & Valve Trombone.