Tag: Jazz & Blues

Mix the sophistication of jazz, the grit of Blues, and the grooves of funk and soul, and you have the recipe for contempo-jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz. The New Jersey native has played guitar since his early teens, is a graduate of Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, and has studied with such masters as Mike Stern, Vic Juris, […]

PAYBACK SUMMER SPECIAL SOUL, FUNK & JAZZ Payback’s 25th anniversary celebrations continue…

Soul Saxophonist, Snake Davis, brings his 5-piece band to Hull Truck Theatre with the Classic Sax Solos tour. With keys, drums, bass and Cutting Crew’s Gareth Moulton on guitar and vocals. Expect classics such as Baker Street, Careless Whisper, Still Crazy after all these Years, Respect, Yakety Yak, and his own solos from Million Love […]

FROM THE BLUES AND BASIE TO THE BIG SCREEN AND BEYOND Tracing the evolution of big band music from its earliest beginnings to 2025. “Reinventing the big band…” – Jazzwise Magazine “…one of the UK’s most effortlessly fluent big bands” – Jazz Alert “…a truly great band.” – Jazz Views With our full 18-piece big […]

CLAFRO JAZOP MUSIC presents CLAFRO JAZZ NIGHT, a night of Classic Afro Jazz Music with Cecil Jones CJ and Diane O. There will be a mixture of Cecil’s original Afro Jazz compositions mixed with some well known favourite songs that will soothe the soul. Cecil is a saxophonist originally from Sierra Leone the twinned city […]

With 12 years experience under his belt, Jack compacts the golden years of Motown and soul into one charismatic and energetic show. With hits from The drifters, Jackie Wilson, The four tops and more; you will surely enjoy your trip to ‘Mo’sTown’

The Pete Roth Trio features leader Pete on guitar, Mike Pratt on bass, and the incomparable Bill Bruford on drums. The band creates jazz for a new generation of music enthusiasts, exploring beyond traditional jazz conventions. A jazz standard might reveal its essence only in the final moments of performance. Roth’s original compositions, such as “Dancing […]

The UK’s most authentic Northern Soul Live Show. Experience the soul-stirring magic of The Signatures, The Official backing band for many of the Northern Soul original artists as well as being featured as the house band on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC 6 Music. Immerse yourself in the energy of a […]

A highly atmospheric double-bill featuring Meridian, a flute and harp duo, who craft original compositions, seamlessly blending live improvisation, electronic soundscapes, field recordings, Native American-style flutes, and world instruments, inspired by a passion for mindfulness, yoga, and meditation. They are joined by Convergence, whose work moves between many genres and features electronic musician Joe Cox […]

Deirdre Cartwright Organik Trio featuring Deirdre Cartwright (guitar); Pete Whittaker (organ); Gary Hammond (percussion). Celebrating the classic jazz organ-guitar trios of the 1960s Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith, Grant Green & Larry Young, Wes Montgomery & Melvin Rhyne, plus some original takes on The Beatles, Doors, Curtis Mayfield and Kate Bush. Swing, grooves and inventive […]

Eclectic genre-defying, Mambo Jambo are joined by violinist extraordinaire, Joe ‘Hotbow’ Martin for spontaneous, joyful music making. Expect all sorts of musical wildness, a mash-up of some swing, some Latin American, Cajun, Eastern European, some folky Bluegrass, plus original pieces that they composed together for last year’s Out Of The Box Festival.  Some may remember Joe from when he […]

The culmination of a celebratory Youth Jazz Orchestra project with young musicians gathered from across the Humber region. Duke Ellington and Charlie Mingus are at the heart of this project alongside other pieces especially arranged for the Festival by Humber Music Hub, showing how healthy the modern jazz scene is. Priority booking until 15/7.

Soft Machine : One of the greatest UK avant/jazz-rock bands of all time. Their work, from their earliest performances as a psychedelic band who were contemporaries of, and shared stages with, Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, all the way to being one of Europe’s best known ‘fusion’ groups, has influenced several […]

The Stumble are a blistering mix of blues, soul and old school R&B, they have been wowing audiences with the energy and virtuosity of their live performances for the past 20 years. Festival favourites in every corner of the UK and Europe, The Stumble are taking their creative talents to a new level with their stupendous […]

Producer and actor Kobby Taylor brings his own brand of gig-theatre to life with live-synth, harp and remixes of classics from Afrobeat legend, his grandad Ebo Taylor. Vivek Santhosh will bring Moog and prophet synths basslines and pads and progressive harpist Stephanie Halsey will put a modern spin on a traditional instrument. Kobby’s music blends […]