Guildford Jazz - Programme for May 2024.

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Martin Collins of Guildford Jazz has forwarded details of the organisation's programme for May 2024. Performers include Adam Glasser, Neil Angilley and Zoe Gilby.

Martin Collins writes;

Guildford Jazz May 2024

Wednesday 1st May: Adam Glasser Quintet: “South Africa and Beyond”
Award Winning virtuoso harmonica player and pianist Adam Glasser brings a band of contemporary jazz musicians to play township jazz. Adam’s harmonica sound combines his South African roots with many years in the UK jazz scene as well as with Hugh Masekela, Joe Zawinul, Martha Reeves and Jimmy Witherspoon. This
concert explores township jazz standards across a range of composers from Abdullah Ibrahim to Caiphus Semenya and Themba Mkhize. With Adam Glasser - harmonica & piano , George Crowley - saxophone, Ant Law - guitar, Steve Watts - bass, Corrie Dick – drums.
Food and drinks from 19.15 Jazz from 20:00 to 22:15
at Guildford Pavilion, Woodbridge Road, GU1 4RP.
Tickets £20 (Discounts for Members and Students) https://www.guildfordjazz.org.uk/

Friday 17th May: Neil Angilley Trio
Infectious rhythms from Brazil and Cuba performed by an original member of the Grammy Nominated band, “Down To The Bone”. Chango voted top Latin album of the Year. Expect “Authentic Brazilian Rhythms on top of rich vocal harmonies, segueing into staggering solo & group passages of virtuosity.
“Sensational” - Ronnie Scott’s.
Doors open 7.30 pm: Gig times 8.30pm to 10.30pm; Recorded music set and happy hour 10.30 to 11.30pm
at The Boileroom,13 Stoke Fields, Guildford GU1 4LS
Tickets £18 (Discounts for Members and Students) + £1 booking fee https://www.guildfordjazz.org.uk/

Thursday 23rd May: Zoe Gilby: “Pannonica”
Performing lyrical interpretations of compositions from the legendary pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk. Inspired by the 1988 Carmen McRae album “Carmen Sings Monk”, Zoe details this performance with a time line of Thelonious and Carmen’s career including the story behind ‘Pannonica’ written in honour of the patron of bebop, Kathleen Annie Pannonica de Koenigswarter. Zoe Gilby’s unique vocal phrasing and appreciation of Monk and McRae’s work is the highlight of this project. With Terence Collie on piano, Marianne WIndham on double bass and Alex Goodyear on drums.
Food and drinks from 19.15 Jazz from 20:00 to 22:15
at Guildford Pavilion, Woodbridge Road, GU1 4RP.
Tickets £20 (Discounts for Members and Students) https://www.guildfordjazz.org.uk/