Gigs normally take place at:
East Hastings Sea Angling Association
The Stade, Hastings, TN34 3JF
Doors open 7.45 for 8.30 start.
Tuesday 7th October
LIANE CARROLL TRIO
Liane Carroll: Vocals/piano
Roger Carey: Bass
Russell Field: Drums
We can never get enough of Hastings favourite songstress. Liane Carroll has been a pillar of the British jazz scene for over 35 years. While we like to think of her as one of Hastings own, she also has a huge national and international reputation.
She has collaborated with such diverse artists as Paul McCartney, Gerry Rafferty, Long John Baldry, Ian Shaw, Claire Martin and drum and bass outfit London Elektricity, with whom she appeared at Glastonbury in 2017.
As a recording artists Liane has gained much critical acclaim. Her five most recent albums have all earned a four star review in the Guardian. ‘Seaside’, her homage to her life by the coast, won the coveted British Jazz Award for Best New CD.
For this session, Liane will be playing with her regular trio, featuring husband Roger Carey on bass (he doubles as regular bassist for Steeleye Span when he’s not with Liane) and long-standing Midge Ure collaborator Russell Field on drums.
Tuesday 4th November
PETE ROTH TRIO featuring BILL BRUFORD
Pete Roth: Guitar
Mike Pratt: Bass
Bill Bruford: Drums
On January 1 2009, legendary rock drummer Bill Bruford announced his retirement from live performance. This was after a glittering career which involved being a founder member of Yes, an intermittent member of King Crimson from 1972 to 1997, a brief time with Genesis, leader of his own band Bruford in the late 70s and founder of another band, Earhworks, which had two incarnations between 1986 and 2008.
After retiring he gained a PhD in Music and wrote two books. In 2016 he was named by Rolling Stone magazine as the 16th greatest drummer of all time. The following year he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.
Then in 2022, he remembers passing someone else’s kit and feeling “violently keen to start all over again”. He joined the Pete Roth Trio, a jazz group led by guitarist Pete Roth who had been his drum technician 20 years earlier.
This will be a major opportunity to hear a legend all over again.
Tuesday 2nd December
FABIAN WILLMAN TRIO with JEFF BALLARD AND ARNE HUBER
Fabian Willman: Saxophone
Jeff Ballard: Drums
Arne Huber: Bass
Another internationally renowned drummer will appear this month with a trio led by Berlin-based saxophonist Fabian Willman. At the age of 25, Californian Jeff Ballard began an educational journey no college could match. He went on the road for eight months annually from 1988 to 1990 with Ray Charles, perfecting his time feels and tempos from playing with Charles nightly on the bandstand for three years.
He then moved to New York, where he collaborated with more legends such as Chick Corea, Pat Metheny and Joshua Redman. For the last 20 years he has been a member of the Brad Mehldau Trio, as well as running his own groups The Jeff Ballard Trio and Jeff Ballard Fairgrounds.
Playing with German bassist Arne Huber, Willman says his trio’s music celebrates melody, not abstraction, dispenses with extravagance and concentrates on musical common ground. “I wanted to keep the songs as simple as possible and create a state in which the band doesn’t have to think about the music but can let it happen.”
Let it happen indeed.
Sunday 12th October
ELLINGTON in EASTBOURNE
On Sunday 12th October, the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne will host Ellington in Eastbourne, commemorating it’s special connection to one of the towering figures in jazz.
The evening will be headlined by ‘Echoes of Ellington’, the UK’s premier Ellington big band, performing a Duke and Ella Fitzgerald set. Pianist Mark Edwards and I will be launching our new album – ‘The Ellington Piano Project’, which takes inspiration directly from ‘Eastbourne Performance’ and is featured in the current edition of Jazzwise.
The concert will be opened by the Brighton & Hove Youth Big Band and there will be a pre-concert foyer performance from New Generation Jazz Futures youth ensemble.
There is a dedicated Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/ellingtonineastbourne
I would like to offer you and your audience a special offer of a £10 reduction on general admission tickets for the event by following this link:
https://booking.trafalgartickets.com/en/eastbourne-theatres-eastbourne/specialoffer/ebnbgure7aqra/
There are a limited number of reduced price tickets, which are available on a first come – first served basis.