May 31, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm BST
Alison Rayner (double bass) leads this multi-award winning quintet, which also features guitarist Deirdre Cartwright, both former members of the celebrated 1980’s Latin-jazz group The Guest Stars, alongside Diane McLoughlin (sax), Steve Lodder (keys) and Buster Birch (drums), ARQ play ‘songs without words’, creating a strong sense of narrative and cinematic quality.
April 26, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm BST
The Xhosa Cole Quartet featuring award winning Xhosa on tenor sax with Josh Vadiveloo on guitar, Nathan England-Jones on bass and Steve Saunders on drums.
February 22, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm GMT
Thokozile – upbeat and exciting South African Jazz led by Dan Somogyi (keys, gtr), Terry Quinney (sax), Rob Palmer (gtr), Jack Shaughnessy (bass) and Neil Evans (drums).
December 14, 2022 @ 8:00 pm
Our Christmas Special concert this year is Simon Thorpe’s band Jivin’ Miss Daisy. With the wonderful Liz Fletcher (vox), the band also has a 4-piece horn section and a 4-piece rhythm section with some of the very best musicians anywhere in the world. They will be performing a combination of feel-good music from the 30’s & 40’s. It’s going to be a fun evening with Muld Wine and Mince Pies to help you get into the mood!
November 30, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm GMT
The Mark Crooks Quartet with Mark on clarinet & sax, Colin Oxley on guitar, Simon Thorpe on bass and Matt Home on drums.
October 26, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm BST
Greg Abate, American saxophonist performing with Nigel Price on guitar, Nigel Thomas on bass and Spike Wells on drums.
September 28, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm BST
Neal Richardson’s ‘The Maximalist’ Featuring music from Neal’s new album with Jo Fooks (tenor sax), Miles Danso (bass), Luke Rattenbury (guitar) and Alex Eberhard (drums).
August 31, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm BST
The Adam Glasser Quintet – Adam is a leading exponent of the Jazz Harmonica.
He is originally from South Africa, where he was a prominent jazz musician with township bands as well as the country’s finest soloists, working with Hugh Masakela and Dudu Pukawana.
At the Fishermen’s he plays with Andy Panayi (sax/flute), Hannes Riepler (gtr), Nigel Thomas (bass) and Phil Crabbe (dms).