June
30th Daniel Vause quartet - Dan on sax, Sam Green drums, Nils Kavanagh piano and Benedict Stevens bass
July
1st Dave Jones ‘Stratospheric’ and ‘Chube’ - 241, we aim to please. Ben Waghorn (saxes) Tim Rose (guitar) Dave Jones (keyboards) Ashley John Long (elec bass) Scott Hammond (drums) are progrock/jazzers Stratospheric and Chube are a jazz fusion band: Ben Creighton Griffiths (Harp, keys), Ashley John Long (Bass), Jon Bradford-Jones (Drums) https://www.davejonesjazz.com
7th Huw Warren’s Brazil Special - Huw Warren Piano, Matheus Prado Bass, Liz Exell Drums
An evening of Brazilian classics by Hermeto, Egberto, Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque, alongside original compositions by Huw Warren and Matheus Prado. Grooves, Melodies and beautiful Harmony -perfect summer vibes!
8th Jacob’s Ladder - James Cox - Guitar/compositions, Daisy Anderson - Flute, Yaryna Veresotska - Trumpet, Benedict Stephens - Double Bass and Phil Thompson - Drums. The original music performed by the group is all composed by James Cox and draws inspiration from his homelife growing up in the broad horizons, and open skies of the county of Suffolk in the UK. Compositional influences draw from his time at college but also further back to his inherited music taste from friends and family. Influences of the group are diverse: from the tradition of folk music in Daisy Anderson, being from Shetland, to the Ukrainian tradition of music in Yaryna’s playing, the group has a unique chemistry creating a sonic identity
14th Eddie Gripper Trio ‘Americana’ Album Launch tour - Eddie Gripper - Piano, Clem Saynor - Double Bass, Patrick Barrett-Donlon - Drums From his second album Americana (April 2025), Eddie Gripper presents music inspired by an 8,000 km hitchhiking journey from Alaska to California - a hopeful yet clear-eyed portrait of American life. “Gripper is a multi-faceted writer and his compositions are full of delightful and unexpected twists and turns.” - Ian Mann (The Jazz Mann)
15th Joe Northwood's jam session - yet again, a universe class rhythm section drawn from the four corners of Cardiff and environs, followed by the participation of a prime collection of the vagabond persuasion
21st Benedict Stephens quartet - Patrick Barret-Donlon (drums), Tom Barber (Keys), John Johnson (voice) and Benedict on bass playing arrangements by Bill Henderson and the Oscar Peterson Trio, plus a few of our own arrangements in a similar style
22nd Glen Manby bebop quartet - Glen Manby alto saxophone, Eddie Gripper piano, Benedict Stephens bass, Sam Green drums