12 bands and a solo artist for Jazz North's northern line round 2 roster

Jazz North announced the names of artists who will be joining their northern line roster on stage at The Liverpool Jazz Festival today. Northern line is Jazz North's innovative scheme for supporting touring for northern jazz musicians across the north of England.

The scheme aims to encourage new or cautious promoters to book selected northern artists by reducing the financial risk. In the first year of the scheme 39 promoters booked northern line bands resulting in 90 gigs. This included a tour of rural village halls by Newcastle based band Djangologie in partnership with Highlight productions and Way Out West. The new roster artists are available for booking immediately.

More information at www.jazznorth.org/northernline

Adam Fairhall Solo www.adamfairhall.co.uk
Dread Supreme www.dalesjam.org.uk
John Ellis Trio www.johnellis.co.uk
Mike Walker/Stuart McCallum www.stuartmccallum.com
New York Brass Band www.newyorkbrassband.co.uk
Simon Read Octet www.simonreadmusic.com/simon-read-octet
Svarc Hanley Longhawn https://svarchanleylonghawn.bandcamp.com
The Initiative www.theinitiativejazz.net
The Jazz Worriers www.thejazzworriers.co.uk
The Nicola Farnon Trio www.nicolafarnonmusic.com
The Slowlight Quartet www.theslowlightquartet.co.uk
Unfurl http://unfurl.me.uk
Zoe Gilby Quartet www.zoegilby.co.uk





Full band details

Adam Fairhall Solo www.adamfairhall.co.uk
Adam Fairhall; piano and miscellaneous mechanical keyboards.

Dread Supreme www.dalesjam.org.uk
Richard Ormrod - sax - Leeds Sam Hobbs - drums - Burley Bob Birch - keyboards - Otley Chris Campbell - guitar - Leeds Kenneth Higgins - bass - Leeds Spear - percussion Simon Beddoe - trumpet Trevor Roots - vocals Supa - engineer

John Ellis Trio www.johnellis.co.uk
John Ellis - Piano & Vocals, Pete Turner - Double Bass, Rob Turner - Drums,

Mike Walker/Stuart McCallum www.stuartmccallum.com
Mike Walker - acoustic guitars Stuart McCallum - acoustic guitars + sound man

New York Brass Band www.newyorkbrassband.co.uk
Simon Dennis trumpet Leeds, Dan Webster trumpet York, Andrew Cox sax Leeds, Tim Hurst trombone Bramhope, Charlie Lancaster trombone York, Tom Hawthorne drums Leeds James Lancaster sousaphone York

Simon Read Octet www.simonreadmusic.com/simon-read-octet
Laura Jurd, Trumpet/Flugelhorn, London; Ben Lowman, Alto Sax, Leeds; Will Howard, Tenor Sax/Clarinet, Leeds; Kevin Holbrough, Trombone, Leeds; Michael De Souza, Guitar, London; Declan Forde, Piano, Leeds; Simon Read, Bass, Leeds; Sam Gardner, Drums, Leeds.

Svarc Hanley Longhawn https://svarchanleylonghawn.bandcamp.com
Nick Svarc-Guitar -Leeds Steve Hanley-Drums-Leeds Martin Longhawn-Organ/Keys- Leeds

The Initiative www.theinitiativejazz.net
Matt Robinson, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Lancaster Lily Carassik, Trumpet, London Paul Froggatt, Soprano Sax/Tenor Sax, Lancaster Paul Graves, Guitar, Lancaster Ash Murphy, Words/Synths, Lancaster John Powney, Drums, Kendal Dave Shooter, Bass, Lancaster Jonathan Vince, Alto Sax/Tenor Sax, Lancaster

The Jazz Worriers www.thejazzworriers.co.uk
Dean Masser, Saxophone, Wigan Neil Yates, Trumpet, Rhos-on-Sea Dan Whieldon, Piano, Glossop Ed Harrison, Double Bass, Wigan Marek Dorcik, Drums, Manchester

The Nicola Farnon Trio www.nicolafarnonmusic.com
Nicola Farnon, Double Bass/Voice Piero Tucci, Piano/Tenor Sax Phil Johnson, Drums

The Slowlight Quartet www.theslowlightquartet.co.uk
Ian Paterson - Double bass / MD Tom Quilliam - Saxes Paul Lorraine - Keys Jonthan Marriott - Kit

Unfurl http://unfurl.me.uk
Olivia Moore, Violin, Manchester; Jim Faulkner, Electric Guitar, Manchester; Gavin Barras, Bass, Manchester; Adam Warne, Egyptian Percussion, Leeds; John Ball, Indian Santoor and Tabla, Sheffield

Zoe Gilby Quartet www.zoegilby.co.uk
Zoe Gilby, Vocals, Gateshead Mark Williams, Guitar, Gateshead Andy Champion, Double Bass, Gateshead Richard Brown, Drums, Stockton - on - Tees