The Wild Flower Sextet

Saxophonist Matt Anderson has formed a new sextet featuring some great talent from the North, The Wild Flower Sextet. He explains that it

...celebrates one of the greatest musicians and composers of all time, Wayne Shorter, famous for his contribution across the whole spectrum of jazz, from Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, through the Miles Davis Second Great Quintet and Weather Report to his new Quartet. The dynamic new sextet aims to capture some of the essence of Shorter’s approach and sound in a celebration of his music as well as with new material.

As well as Anderson, the band features Mark Chandler, Alex Munk, Jami Sheriff, Sam Vicary and Dave Walsh.

Matt has sent us some videos from a recent recording session to check out -

Watch & Listen to J.G (Matt Anderson)

Watch & Listen to Masqualero (Wayne Shorter)

What's On at Seven Jazz in November

Seven Jazz has just sent out their newsletter for November and their programme is looking busy! This month  includes US tenorman Benn Clatworthy, US baritone sax star Gary Smulyan with the Yorkshire Jazz Orchestra, a fifth birthday commissioned piece written by Kim Macari, the Al Woods Nonet, Katie Paterson’s Allsorts, Kevin Holbrough’s quintet and much more. 

For more details, see the full newsletter.

10 Reasons to see Tommy Evan's Green Seagull Suite PLUS Competition

Considering going to see the Tommy Evans Orchestra in HULL or LEEDS this month performing The Green Seagull suite? Dave Hatfield from Fusebox has 10 reasons to convince you. And as if those 10 reasons weren't enough, we're adding two more! We have tickets offers for both performances!

 OFFER ONE 
7 November Hull Truck Theatre, HULL - J-Night are offering a number of complimentary guest tickets to Jazz Yorkshire subscribers (details will be in this week's newsletter).

 OFFER TWO 
10 November Howard Assembly Room, LEEDS - Two guest tickets for correctly answering this question: Which prestigious national composition award did Tommy win last December? 

Email your answer to this question to blogATjazzyorkshire.org (replace AT with @). Winner will be drawn on November 3rd. Good luck!

Now, onto those 10 reasons...

Watch Roller Trio on 4oD

The Barcleycard Mercury Prize for the 'Album of the Year' 2012 will be announced on Thursday 1 November. We will be wishing Leeds' Roller Trio the best of luck on the night. Here's a link to a video on 4oD of their performance and interview with BBC R1 DJ Nick Grimshaw recorded at LSO St Luke's in London in front of an enthusiastic audience.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/barclaycard-mercury-prize/4od

The Friday Interview: Clare Teal

On October 30th, singer Clare Teal will take to the stage of the Leeds Town Hall to play to a 1,200 strong audience with her newest project - a specially formed community big band.

The event, which will feature special guests Olly Murs and Gregory Porter alongside Teal and the band is supported by the BBC and will be aired as part of BBC's Children in Need next month.

Jazz Yorkshire spoke to Clare about the project and her love of big bands...

Contemporary Jazz In The Northeast: Which Way Forward?

There is a meeting taking place tonight at The Lit and Phil, 7.00pm until 9.00pm to discuss the future of contemporary jazz in the North East. Jazz North East and Schmazz have made the decision to merge, but they want to review the situation of jazz in the North East as a whole and are calling on everyone - musicians, promoters and fans - to take place in shaping the future of jazz in the region.

After the meeting, Zoe Gilby and Andy Champion will play a set to round off the evening.

For more information, see Lance Liddle's post on his blog, Bebop Spoken Here.

Colin Watson 1949-2012

We are sad to announce that Colin Watson, Seven Jazz's fantastic supporter died on Thursday 11th October.

His funeral will be held at Rawdon Crematorium, Leeds Road, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6JP on Wednesday 24th October 1.40pm and then afterwards people are invited back to Seven Arts 31 Harrogate Road LS73PD.
No flowers please, just give a donation to St Gemma's Hospice here 
Educator, guitarist, friend.  Lovely man.  Greatly missed by Jean and all his friends.

Troyka & Tom Gibbs ft. Will Vinson at Sela

Troyka - Monday 19th November
Tom Gibbs Quartet ft. Will Vinson - Monday 26th November

November sees two heavyweight UK pianists bring their groups to Sela Bar in Leeds.

Tom Gibbs Quartet 

Pianist Tom Gibbs' Fear of Flying brings together a heavyweight band with saxophonist Will Vinson flying in from NYC ('spectacular, adroit and sophisticated' The Guardian), Glasgow bassist Euan Burton ('an unbelievable creative force in Scottish Music' BBC Scotland) and Londoner James Maddren (drummer with Gwilym Simcock, Norma Winstone, Kit Downes). They are here to launch the pianist's debut release on Whirlwind Recordings. The group plays Gibbs' highly melodic, uniquely styled compositions that helped lead the pianist's hero John Taylor to call him 'Inspiring'. 

Troyka

Troyka are Chris Montague (guitars and loops), Joshua Blackmore (drums) and Kit Downes (organ), three young musicians based in London whose intense live shows have seen them hotly tipped to follow in the foot steps of Polar Bear and Portico Quartet and become the next young band to explode from the capital’s fertile jazz scene. 

Tickets for both gigs are £10/8 each, but Sela is offering a deal for LCoM students - £15 to see both gigs.
Tickets available from Sela, Jumbo, Crash and soon on wegottickets.com. Or, email matt@matt-anderson.org.uk to be put on the reserve list.  

The Friday Interview: Jamie Taylor

JAMIE TAYLOR NEW QUARTET
HEART ARTS CENTRE, OCTOBER 20TH (7.30pm)

Described as "an uncanny ability..." (Just Jazz Guitar) and "Enormously impressive" (Jazz UK), guitarist Jamie Taylor has established his place as one of the leading figures on the Northern Jazz scene. Ahead of his quartet gig at HEART on Saturday, we spoke to Jamie about music, the band and jazz education.

Preview: Liane Carroll at Seven Arts

LIANE CARROLL TRIO, SEVEN ARTS
18TH OCTOBER, 8PM

We have just heard that Liane has scooped yet another award, this time winning Best Vocalist at the British Jazz Awards.

Liane is heading to Leeds to celebrate her win with her trio, featuring Roger Carey on bass and Mark Fletcher on drums, at Seven Arts tonight (October 18th). Tickets are £16/13, but it's best to call ahead and check as it's likely to sell out if it hasn't already!

Marsden Jazz Festival 2012 Commission - Mills and Moors

SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER, 7.30PM
ADEL, LTD ( New Mills Warehouse Hill Road, Marsden, Huddersfield, HD7 6AZ)

Marsden Jazz Festival have commissioned a new project for 2012, a cross-discipline collaboration featuring music, improvisation and visuals, which will be taking place in Marsden this coming Saturday, October 20th.

The festival's Taru Sinclair told us more -

"Mills and Moors" will be a music, film, photography, art, and goodness-knows what-else extravaganza. It'll be held inside one of the mills in the middle of Marsden (so dress for outdoors). Tickets are only £8 and I reckon it'll be a one-off experience!"

For more information on the event and details about the location, visit Marsden Jazz Festival.

Eduardo Niebla - new recording

Eduardo Niebla, internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer has invited 40 members of Ewa Salecka’s York based choirs to record on his new album this coming Saturday 20th October at his North Yorkshire studios near Melmerby, as well as 25 young singers from Ackworth School near Leeds who will record their parts on 3rd November.

Preview - Jack DeJohnette Group PLUS competition!

NOVEMBER 14TH - 7.45PM
HOWARD ASSEMBLY ROOMS
See www.jazzyorkshire.org/calendar

Jack DeJohnette will be visiting Leeds in November, celebrating his 70th birthday in fine style with live dates across Europe and America and in the UK with a quintet that includes the brilliant saxophonist Don Byron, Marvin Sewell (guitar), George Colligan (keyboard) and Jerome Harris (bass).

This is a truly unmissable gig and we've managed to get our hands on two free tickets to give away to a lucky winner. Just answer this simple question to be in with a chance: 

As well as drums and percussion, which other instrument does Jack play?

Send in your answer to blogATjazzyorkshire.org ( replace AT with @) or via www.jazzyorkshire.org/contact and we will draw the winner on November 1st!

BBC 'Jazz on 3' Music from the Leeds Improvising Scene

(Programme available until Monday 15th October)

Jez Nelson presents music from the Leeds improvising scene including a set from Shatner's Bassoon, a sextet led by recent Leeds College of Music graduates, keyboardist Johnny Richards and bass player Mick Bardon.

"Recorded in front of an enthusiastic home-town audience at the city centre's Fusebox night, their music veers from math-rock to sounds of the circus, with irreverent humour never far away".

The programme also includes a visit to The Shed in Brawby, north Yorkshire's hub of improvised happenings now celebrating its twentieth season. Trombonist Gail Brand explores how the venue has maintained both a strong audience and a challenging agenda - past exploits have included Lol Coxhill playing in a skip and Mrs Boyes' Bingo (a duet for bingo caller and percussion) - and takes part in a specially-created event, Shed Builder, improvising in a workshop with a welder.

Play again - music from the Leeds improvising scene

BBC R3 'Jazz on 3'

JD73's 'Electrio' live at Jazz:Refreshed

"If you love Rhodes piano driven space-funk in the vein of Herbie Hancock, Bob James and Patrice Rushen, then look no further"

JD73 (JazzDoctor73) is the alter ego of Leeds based musician/producer Dan Goldman. His new project 'Electrio' is a stripped down trio taking inspiration from Herbie Hancock's 1973 landmark album 'Head Hunters'. The trio features Dan (JD73/Morcheeba/Nightmares On Wax/The Haggis Horns) on Rhodes and synths, Kenny Higgins (Corinne Bailey Rae Band) on bass and Gordon Kilroy (Eddie Roberts' Roughneck) on drums

Dan says "It's jazz but it's in a modern context. I really want to get my trio out there and put it on the map. Nobody is doing this kinda thing really".  The band is hoping to get out and play in the North. Any interested promoters / venues can reach Dan via his website http://www.jd73.co.uk.

Jazz:refreshed video http://youtu.be/NzSAkHmGfw8

Marsden Jazz Festival team 'live' on BCB Radio 9/10/12

Festival committee collecting Jazz Yorkshire Festival of Year  Award 2010

8pm Tuesday 9 October BCB Jazz Scene presenter Martin Powell will be joined by Taru Sinclair, Barney Stevenson and John Quail, 3 of Marsden Jazz Festival's organising committee to review this coming weekend's Marsden Jazz Festival. Martin comments "a terrific line-up! All we want now is a dry weekend and it will be a full-weight 'BLAST!'"

Listen online at www.bcbradio.co.uk  or 'Listen Again' at http://www.podcast.canstream.co.uk/bcb/

'Steely Dan' Big Band thrill at Seven Jazz

Katie Patterson's 'Steely Dan Big Band' made a sensational appearance at Seven Jazz, Leeds on 7 October. Led by Katie from the drum chair the band played an impressive afternoon's worth of Steely Dan 'hits' ranging from “Do It Again” from Can’t Buy a Thrill (1972) to “Negative Girl” from Two Against Nature (2000, with greatest hits such as "FM" from Aja (1977), Gaucho (1980) and "The Goodbye Look" from Donald Fagen's The Nighfly (1982).

Another chance to catch the band Sunday 14th  Oct 2012 @ Full Circle From 2-5pm

Video of "Black Friday" featuring solos from John McKillup on tenor sax, Rob Mitchell on baritone sax and Aubin Vanns on guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9umv8TYehPg

Mick Beck "Rather Different" Movie Trailer

"Mick Beck is one of the world's best virtuoso tenor sax and bassoon players" say Freenoise.co.uk. He began free improvising in the hotbed of 1980's London jazz scene, citing Sonny Rollins and Eric Dolphy as his main influences in the genre. Moving to Sheffield in the 1990's he met and played with Derek Bailey and through to 2004, along with Martin Archer, John Jasnoch and Charlie Collins, he was one of the lead organisers of Sheffield's Other Music, a bastion of the UK 's free music scene for 22 years.

"The film is a fast paced and fun yet deeply revealing foray into a most misunderstood form of creative expression, known as free music"

Film Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxhrYnHNiNM

The Owl Ensemble takes off

One of the UK’s most exciting and innovative musical groups will soon be flying across to Yorkshire as part of their new tour this October. The Owl Ensemble is a seven-piece led by Manchester based violinist Olivia Moore that brings together a string quartet with a jazz trio to create a unique live experience. The Owl Ensemble blend together performers with pop, dance and hip-hop backgrounds to create rhythmic patterns and melodies that subvert and reinvent traditional classical sounds.

Friday 5 October, Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Square Road, Halifax HX1 1QG

Wednesday 10 October,  The Wardrobe, St Peter’s Square, Leeds LS9 8AH

There's More Than Music at Marsden Jazz Festival

The annual Marsden Jazz Festival will be held in the beautiful Pennine village on October 12-14th 2012. Described as "Montreux meets Vicar of Dibley" and "the good old days of Brecon", the village oozes jazz from every nook and cranny. With more than 80 events scheduled over 48 hours, there really is something to suit every taste.

This Saturday, Marsden Jazz Festival will be running free drop-in workshops where people can come along and make their own "New Orleans Parasol" which they can then bring along to the festival the following week and join in the festival's traditional centre piece; the street parade.

Rare jazz at Dean Clough!

Three rare gigs for the Autumn at Dean Clough - all available on a special £30 season ticket, call  01422 255266.

1. Weds 24th Oct: Ranjana Ghatak (vocals), Seb Rochford (drums) & Kit Downes (piano)
2. Thurs 8th Nov: Kate Williams Quartet with Bobby Wellins
3. Sat 1st Dec: The Legend of Mike Smith': Soweto Kinch (alto sax); Karl Rashid-Abel (bass) and Shaney Forbes (drums) 

News from Fusebox (Leeds)

pic: Shatners Basson (BBC R3 Jazz on 3, 8th October)

News from Dave Hatfield, Fusebox - "Apologies for the monster e-mail but there's a lot to tell you. If you want latest details of the Fusebox programme that's at the beginning but read on for news of Fusebox on the Radio, Roller Trio's award nominations, Marsden Jazz Festival, Vibrations reviews, Howard Assembly Room concerts and Peter Whittingham Award 2012:"

• Monday 8 October Bbc Radio 3 Jazz On 3 Broadcast
• Friday 26 October: Space F!Ght + The Smiths Project
• Friday 9 November Akøde + Trio Riot
• Friday 7 December - Christmas Special

2012 Peter Whittingham Jazz Award Launched

Previous winners Led Bib

The Musicians Benevolent Fund has launched its 2012 Peter Whittingham Jazz Award. Talented solo jazz musicians and ensembles are invited to apply for the £4,000 award. Over the past twenty years, the award has established itself as one of the most prestigious in UK jazz with a roll call of leading jazz musicians to its name. Previous recipients include Scott Stroman, Errollyn Wallen, Dave O’Higgins, Soweto Kinch, Gwilym Simcock, Empirical, and 2009 Mercury Prize nominees Led Bib.

ROLLER TRIO NOMINATED FOR MERCURY PRIZE AND MOBO 2012

UPDATE: A few days after the BMP nomination the Roller Trio where delighted and shocked to discover that they have also been nominated as best jazz act for a MOBO award! The Roller Trio say "If you'd like to help us out, you can vote for us at www.mobo.com/user it only takes a minute and you can even vote through your Facebook account."