Gigs normally take place at:
East Hastings Sea Angling Association
The Stade, Hastings, TN34 3JF
Doors open 7.45 for 8.30 start.
Tuesday 29th April
GEORGIA MANCIO and ALAN BROADBENT QUARTET
Georgia Mancio: Vocals
Alan Broadbent: Piano
Andrew Cleyndert: Bass
Dave Ohm: Drums
Multi award-winning vocalist, lyricist and producer, Georgia Mancio, is one of Europe’s most respected, adventurous and multi-faceted new artists. Her multi-lingual music references classic jazz and Latin alongside her own writing, always stamped with emotional integrity. In 2021, she won Best Vocalist at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards. 
For the last few years, she has worked closely with Grammy-award winning pianist and composer Alan Broadbent. Originally from New Zealand, he is now based in New York. Over the years he has played and recorded with an astonishing array of stars, including Woody Herman, Nelson Riddle, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole and Paul McCartney.
Their first album together, Songbook, was launched in 2017 at a sold-out show at Ronnie Scott’s (“unequivocally, one of the gigs of the year” Jazzwise) and later at Jazz at Lincoln Centre in New York. Their second, Quiet is the Star, came out to critical acclaim in 2021. This will be a very stylish evening in which they play from their new album, ‘A Story Left Untold’, set for release on 1 May.
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Tuesday 3rd June
BYRON WALLEN’S FOUR CORNERS
Byron Wallen: Trumpet
Rob Luft: Guitar
Paul Michael: Bass
Rod Youngs: Drums
British jazz musician and composer Byron Wallen has been described by Jazzwise as “one of the most innovative, exciting and original trumpet players alive”. He has travelled the world recording, teaching and performing alongside legendary musicians such as George Benson, Andrew Hill, Chaka Khan, Hugh Masekela and Courtney Pine. His work draws inspiration from contemporary jazz and indigenous African and Asian cultures. On tour he often works with local musicians, allowing him to develop new ideas for his performances and compositions. As a composer, he has been commissioned by organisations as varied as the Science Museum, the BBC, the National Theatre and FIFA.
For this session, he will be joined by his band Four Corners. On guitar is BBC New Generation Jazz Artist Rob Luft, on bass is Paul Michael and on drums the great US drummer Rod Youngs, who was formerly with Gil Scott-Heron and who played a sensational Jazz Hastings session with his quintet in August 2024