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9th AugustEaling Jazz Festival - Wednesday the 9th August. 12.30pm Bryan Corbett Quintet Bryan Corbett (trumpet/flugeihorn) Jim Hunt (saxophones) Trevor Davies (guitar) Neil Humphris (electric bass) Geoff Hawker (drums) This Birmingham band draws from East Coast and West Coast sounds of the 60s, Emanating a cool vibe, the band’s pad ranges across Baker/Mulligan, Clark Terry and Oliver Nelson through to Horace Silver and funky Herbie Hancock charts. Festival regulars will spot Jim Hunt as a former LCMM Jazztet member. 2.l5pm Ken Baldock Quintet Henry Lowther (trumpet) Stan Sulzmann (tenor/soprano sax) John Critchinson (piano) Ken Baldock (bass) Martin Drew (drums) According to leader Ken Baldock these eminent and widely-travelled musicians are Ronnie Scott alumni, although not necessarily all at the same time. As you would expect from the Scott association, Ken and his illustrious colleagues offer a straight-ahead modern jazz mix of standards and original charts. 6.l5pm Ken McCarthy (piano) in the Bar Tent 7.30pm Winston Morson’s Off The Cuff Martin Shaw (trumpet/flugeihorn) Simon Bates (tenor/soprano sax) Simon Carter (piano) Winston Morson (guitar) Rob Statham (electric bass) Sola Akibola (percussion) Chris Dagley (drums) Guitarist Winston Morson’s band promises a fascinating programme of contemporary modern jazz with a strong Latin and funk groove. As in last year’s exciting appearance by this roaring outfit, Winston’s original compositions inspired by jazz improvisations will be featured, including several tracks from the band’s latest CD. 8.45pm Ken McCarthy (piano) - in the Bar Tent 9.l5pm Frank Griffith Nonet Henry Lowther (trumpet) Steve Fishwick (trumpet) Malcolm Earle Smith (trombone) Bob Martin (alto sax) Frank Griffith (tenor sax/clarinet) Duncan Lamont Jnr (baritone sax) Tom Cawley (piano) Dominic Howles (bass) Matt Fishwick (drums) Frank Griffith’s Nonet combines a big band’s powerful ensemble sound with small group improvisational flexibility. The leader’s compositions and his arrangements of pieces by such composers as Gil Evans, Donald Fagen, Oliver Nelson and Duke Ellington will feature alongside a new suite, Update, written for the occasion by Eddie Harvey, who directs its premiere. This information is supplied by kind permission of Ealing Council Halls and Events Department.
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