Jazz Yorkshire Report by nigel Slee

Celebrating and Developing Jazz in Yorkshire and the Humber

CELEBRATING AND DEVELOPING JAZZ IN YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER IMAGE Steve Davis, Bourne Davis Kane at nuNIGHT Sheffield by Kerry Harrison

Foreword Robert Gibson, Chair, Jazz Yorkshire

I’m delighted to introduce this report on Jazz Yorkshire’s first three years of activity, supporting and developing Jazz in Yorkshire and The Humber. In this document you will find out what we have been doing since our launch in March 2005 on behalf of the jazz community, how we have allocated our funds and what work you have done with our help. Our aims when we set out were to: • use our resources wisely with particular emphasis on sustaining a more secure future for the music we all love. • provide opportunities for talented musicians to develop and thrive – a selection of some of the these can be heard on the accompanying CD at the back which we hope you’ll enjoy. • create a focal point for support and advice for the jazz community, and • enable our stakeholders to access and share appropriate information.

In order to achieve these aims, we’ve been playing a strategic role by working with musicians, promoters, festival organisers and educators all with the objective of building and encouraging audiences to discover and savour jazz music in all its variety and creativity. I am proud of the significant progress made. Please continue to support jazz in our region and play your part in achieving our overall mission to ‘develop and celebrate jazz in our region’. Finally from me, I’d like to record heartfelt thanks to Jazz Yorkshire’s excellent Development Officer, Nigel Slee, for his continuing energy and commitment and also to the board of directors – stalwart supporters all – who give their time and experience so readily. So sit back, relax and listen to the CD while you read this report. Robert Gibson Chair, Jazz Yorkshire

About Jazz Yorkshire Celebrating and Developing Jazz in Yorkshire and the Humber

JAZZ IN YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER

CELEBRATING JAZZ

Yorkshire and the Humber is alive with jazz. With a rich and vibrant community of musicians, promoters, audiences, educators and venues, the region can boast a national reputation for jazz. Regularly attracting distinguished national and international jazz artists to its clubs and venues, Yorkshire and The Humber has the strongest network of promoters outside London.

Yorkshire and The Humber has one of the largest and most successful promoter networks in the UK. Jazz Yorkshire believes investing in this network ensures that opportunities are created for musicians and audiences alike. The 2006/7 evaluation report illustrates that from mainstream to cutting edge jazz, the network created opportunities for over 1,215 musicians and reached an audience of 14,489 people. Funding the Yorkshire and Humber promoter network allows for the best of UK and international jazz to be heard in our region.

The region is host to four major annual jazz festivals – Scarborough, Cleethorpes, Marsden and Hull – with established festivals like Harrogate International Festival, FuseLeeds and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival also featuring artists from across the wide spectrum of jazz and improvised music in their programme, augmenting the wealth of jazz on offer in Yorkshire and The Humber. Leeds College of Music, with its innovative jazz degree courses, is a dynamic hub for aspiring jazz musicians from throughout the UK and overseas. Many of its graduates stay in the region after graduation and ensure that the jazz scene is refreshed and constantly re-energised. JAZZ YORKSHIRE Jazz Yorkshire was set up in 2003 with support from Arts Council England, Yorkshire with a mission to celebrate and develop this vibrant jazz scene in Yorkshire and the Humber. Following extensive consultation with the region’s jazz community, Jazz Yorkshire works with a range of partners to support jazz development and acts as an advocate for the diverse range of quality jazz activity in the region. The organisation’s work falls broadly into 2 themes – ‘celebrating’ and ‘developing’ jazz.

DEVELOPING JAZZ Whilst celebrating the tremendous work that the voluntary promoters do in the presentation of jazz performance, Jazz Yorkshire also acknowledges the need for development across the sector. Working closely with emerging musicians and promoters Jazz Yorkshire offers skills-based career development alongside creating opportunities for performance including: • Professional development workshops and advice sessions in marketing and fundraising • The 'nuNIGHT' events to provide a unique opportunity for up-and-coming musicians, or established musicians working on new projects, to perform to the public as well as an invited audience of promoters and media representatives • Maintaining a Jazz Yorkshire website and ‘MySpace’ website to provide a forum for news, event listings and networking across the region and create a virtual community across the region. The websites are: www.jazzyorkshire.org www.myspace.com/jazzyorkshire

SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE AND NEW IDEAS

THE FUTURE VISION FOR JAZZ IN THE REGION

Jazz Yorkshire aims to support excellence and innovation in all its work. The small grant scheme was a pilot project that supported musicians, promoters and community groups with innovative or excellent development ideas. Details of these projects can be found on pages 10-11.

The period 2008-11 will offer an opportunity to do more of what we already do well and to build on the organisation’s strengths and successes. In the next three years Jazz Yorkshire plans to:

INVESTING IN THE REGION During 2005-08 Jazz Yorkshire invested in excess of £190,000 in jazz across the region. Percentage split of expenditure: Voluntary Promoter Network Musicians Showcases and Small Grants Education and Community Jazz Staffing and overheads

48% 16% 4% 32%

This expenditure enabled the impressive amount of activity highlighted in this report. Jazz Yorkshire can only continue to support the same level of activity by seeking additional funding during 2008-11. For me, the Northern jazz scene, particularly in Yorkshire with clubs such as Wakefield and Sheffield, was where I found my feet as a jazz musician ... These clubs consistently present an eclectic programme despite the inevitable worries about "bums on seats", and try something a little more experimental in balance with a sure fire winner. New music is regularly commissioned and there are regular opportunities for talented young musicians to play alongside more established players. Above all they have created an environment where there is a great sense of respect and communication between the performers and the audience and a great sense of community.

• Increase the number of voluntary promoters that benefit from the funding scheme • Develop projects that centre on jazz education • Encourage diversity within the sector • Invest in audience development with the aim of building and maintaining a thriving jazz community. In addition to its core activity, the Jazz Yorkshire board has agreed the following priorities for the next three years: • Raising the profile of Jazz Yorkshire through a strategic marketing, public relations and communications review • Adopting a long term strategic approach to fundraising with the aim of finding a commercial sponsor/business partner • Developing a region-wide event curated by Jazz Yorkshire that celebrates the richness of the region’s jazz scene.

Nikki Iles, Jazz Musician

Investing in Live Jazz Bringing the Best Contemporary Jazz to Yorkshire and The Humber by Investing in Voluntary Promoters

Thanks to Jazz Yorkshire’s support our club is going from strength to strength and has become a solid base for jazz in Bradford adding to the cultural fabric of the town. Steve Arloff, Jazz at the Priestley, Bradford

YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER JAZZ PROMOTERS Jazz Yorkshire invests almost 50% of its time and resources in developing and maintaining a network of voluntary promoters. This is because Jazz Yorkshire believes this network of clubs and venues offers the greatest opportunity for musicians and audiences to access high quality jazz performance. Yorkshire and The Humber benefit from the tremendous experience of the regional promoters. Jazz Yorkshire believes that this is the most direct way to champion excellence in performance and service to the wider jazz community. The voluntary promoters gave us exciting programmes of work of a high artistic quality. A full list of artists supported by Jazz Yorkshire can be found on the back cover of this report. Many of the artists have received recognition by the UK jazz press and awards, such as BBC Jazz Awards. Wakefield Jazz have received the prestigious Parliamentary Jazz Award for best venue in the UK. EXPANDING THE VOLUNTARY PROMOTER NETWORK Funding from Jazz Yorkshire has enabled us to support 'undiscovered' talented musicians, and also be adventurous in inviting unusual line-ups of musicians to work together. Gill Wilde, Grimsby Jazz

A voluntary promoter is a club, organisation or individual who is promoting jazz as a not-for-profit activity (any financial surplus is put back into the club and not taken as profit). Up until April 2006 there were only six funded promoters in the network. Jazz Yorkshire was ambitious to develop that network and this number has grown to twelve. Through the introduction of an open application process Jazz Yorkshire has encouraged other promoters to apply for funds and receive support from the scheme. New organisations who have been supported by the scheme are: Grimsby Jazz, 4

Jazz at The Priestley, LIMA, The Spin Off, Welcome Home Sexy, Howdenshire Live Arts and North Leeds Jazz. In 2007 Jazz Yorkshire also stepped in to help the long running 'The Lescar' gig in Sheffield when the voluntary promoter needed funds to hire an alternative venue for six weeks while their regular venue was unavailable. A NEW GENERATION OF PROMOTERS Extending the network has enabled a new stream of younger promoters to be supported. The Spin Off (pictured right, below), LIMA and Welcome Home Sexy applied for and received funds under the new scheme. These promoters bring their own brand of energy, performance and style to the established network of promoters. FURTHER ACHIEVEMENTS In addition to providing investment, Jazz Yorkshire worked closely with the regional promoters in the following ways during 2006-07: • Regular meetings with the promoters provided an opportunity for networking and discussing issues such as publicity, promotion and best practice • A promoter forum held in March 2007 at the Leeds International Jazz Conference included presentations by four promoters representing different parts of the jazz community. The forum led to a fruitful exchange of ideas and experiences. As a result of this increase in networking among the promoters there has been an increase in promoter co-operation. For example, Scarborough, Hull, Wakefield and Grimsby Jazz worked together to organise a regional tour for BBC Award winning vocalist Anita Wardell and US saxophonist Ben Clatworthy.

Jazz Yorkshire have been incredibly supportive to The Spin Off, helping us secure the longevity of the club and promote our cause. Tommy Evans and Johnny Tomlinson, The Spin Off

Jazz Promoters in Yorkshire and The Humber Supported by Jazz Yorkshire Jazz Yorkshire Invested £30,000 in 12 Voluntary Regional Promoters Generating Ticket Sales of over £106,034 and Enabling 254 Jazz Gigs with 1,215 Musicians and an Audience of 14,489 Figures quoted are from the 2006-07 promoter evaluation

In the past two years Jazz Yorkshire has not only provided Sheffield Jazz with invaluable funding, but has also been an excellent source of encouragement, advice and expertise. Jude Sacker, Sheffield Jazz

LEEDS JAZZ est. 1984 | funding £5,000 www.leedsjazz.org.uk

GRIMSBY JAZZ est. 2003 | funding £2,000 www.grimsbyjazz.com

Leading UK promoter for international cutting-edge jazz. BBC Radio 3 ‘Jazz on 3’ frequently record Leeds Jazz performances for national airplay. Style Cutting-edge Jazz Venue The Wardrobe, Leeds 2006-07 Jazz gigs 10, total audience 567 ticket sales £6,270

Grimsby Jazz host monthly performances from leading performers and top quality regional artists. Style Mainstream and Contemporary Jazz Venue Stamford Club, Grimsby 2006-07 Jazz gigs 14, total audience 999 ticket sales £8,906

SHEFFIELD JAZZ est. 1974 | funding £5,000 www.sheffieldjazz.org.uk Sheffield Jazz support up-and-coming musicians from the London scene as well as established stars. They also organise weekly jazz workshops. Style Contemporary Jazz Venue The Millennium Hall / The Crucible, Sheffield 2006-07 Jazz gigs 26, total audience 2,681 ticket sales £24,961 WAKEFIELD JAZZ est. 1987 | funding £5,000 www.wakefieldjazz.org.uk Popular with musicians and audiences for its intimate atmosphere, Wakefield Jazz was awarded 2005 All Party Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best UK Venue. Style Mainstream and Contemporary Jazz Venue Wakefield Sports Club 2006-07 Jazz gigs 26, total audience 2,369 ticket sales £25,497

HOWDENSHIRE LIVE ARTS est. 1986 | funding £2,000 www.howden-live.com Monthly Saturday jazz nights run as part of the varied arts programme in Shire Hall, Howden. Style Mainstream Jazz Venue The Shire Hall, Howden 2006-07 Jazz gigs 8, total audience 443, ticket sales £4,551 HUDDERSFIELD JAZZ est. 1987 | funding £2,000 www.huddersfield-jazz.co.uk Monthly events in the atmospheric The Cellar Bar of Lawrence Batley Theatre (LBT), featuring a variety of the best national and international jazz artists. Style Mainstream Jazz Venue The Cellar Bar at LBT, Huddersfield 2006-07 Jazz gigs 12, total audience 1,381 ticket sales £8,131

Without these venues, plus the tireless and enthusiastic work by the promoters and supporters, many musicians would lose out on the thing they need most to survive – a place where they can perform and their music be heard and appreciated. What strikes me most when I play in this part of the world is the way the supporters, promoters and audiences treat this music just as passionately as the musicians who play it. Guy Barker, Jazz Musician

HULL JAZZ est. 1983 | funding £2,000 www.hulljazz.org.uk

SCARBOROUGH JAZZ est. 1985 | funding £2,000 www.scarboroughjazz.co.uk

Hull Jazz promoted 34 jazz gigs in 2006/7, featuring a diverse range of artists which included regional, national and occasional international artists. Style Mainstream and Contemporary Jazz Venue The Goodfellowship Inn, Hull 2006-07 Jazz gigs 34, total audience 1,023 ticket sales £6,805

Programme of weekly regional jazz and monthly national touring bands and artists. The larger monthly events are supported by Jazz Yorkshire. Style Mainstream and Contemporary Jazz Venue The Cask, Scarborough 2006-07 Jazz gigs supported by Jazz Yorkshire 15 total audience 804, ticket sales £5,367

JAZZ AT THE PRIESTLEY est. 2001 | funding £2,000 www.mypriestley.org.uk

NORTH LEEDS JAZZ est. 2004 | funding £500 www.northleedsjazz.org.uk

Monthly events featuring the very best regional jazz musicians from across the North in the intimate atmosphere of the Priestly Theatre Cellar Bar. Style Mainstream Jazz Venue Cellar Bar at Priestly Theatre, Bradford 2006-07 Jazz gigs 7, total audience 608 ticket sales £3,554

Weekly jazz night featuring musicians from the northern jazz scene. Style Mainstream Jazz Venue Various North Leeds pub venues 2006-07 Jazz gigs 48, total audience 1,680 Ticket sales £5,760

LIMA est. 2005 | funding £2,000 www.limaonline.org.uk LIMA is an umbrella organisation for the scene of creative musicians, former Leeds College of Music students and home-grown talent who want to create and perform cutting-edge improvised music. Style Cutting-edge Jazz Venue Various Leeds City Centre venues 2006-07 Jazz gigs 32, total audience 997 ticket sales £3,739

THE SPIN OFF est. 2005 | funding £500 www.myspace.com/thespinoff A new wave of jazz promoters in Leeds City Centre offering an innovative cutting-edge programme of high quality original music. Style Cutting-edge and Contemporary Jazz Venue Grand Arcade, Leeds 2006-07 Jazz gigs 22, total audience 937 Ticket sales £2,493 (See the glossary below regarding jazz styles)

GLOSSARY OF TERMS MAINSTREAM Style of jazz developed after 1940’s Bebop; use of American standards songbook; includes late period Ellington/Basie; Blue note, Hard Bop and Latin/Bossa Nova. CONTEMPORARY JAZZ Advanced harmony; different influences from non-Western music (world), some use of electronics. CUTTING EDGE JAZZ Mix of influences – Rock, contemporary classical, electronics/sampling, improvised sections with through-composed sections, elements of “Free jazz” (abandonment of recognisable song structure or chord sequence). 7

Nurturing Talent Providing Opportunities for Talented Musicians to Develop

HELPING DEVELOP THE JAZZ SCENE Jazz Yorkshire actively works to develop the scene across the region by offering opportunities for emerging talent to perform and to connect with established audiences, promoters and with one another. In addition, Jazz Yorkshire works with emerging talent to ensure they have the skills to manage their career as musicians in a lively and competitive market. It does this in the following ways: • Hosting a series of ‘NuNight’ jazz events to promote talented musicians • Professional development workshops for musicians • Projects specifically tailored for young musicians and the wider community • Maintaining a Jazz Yorkshire website and ‘MySpace’ website to provide networking and information. JAZZ EVENTS TO NURTURE TALENT A fundamental problem for many talented musicians is that they need to raise their profile and build a reputation amongst promoters and the press. Jazz Yorkshire therefore created a series of events entitled 'nuNIGHT' to showcase the best up-and-coming jazz musicians to regional jazz promoters, journalists and the public. The key factor was to ensure musicians of the highest calibre were chosen whose performances could rise to the occasion in this context. In addition festival promoters were offered financial support to book bands from the scheme. So far 25 bands have been showcased from the 40 acts who applied. In addition to the exposure, the nuNIGHT events also provided the opportunity for the musicians to improve their marketing, as the event provided press clippings, photography and a demo CD for each group. As a result of the scheme all the bands gained further exposure to potential promoters and many of the bands gained further bookings. 8

BANDS SHOWCASED BY JAZZ YORKSHIRE Big Band Byrne Scarborough Jazz Festival 06 Bourne / Davis / Kane nuNIGHT Sheffield 06 Chris Walker / Jamie Taylor NCEM Jazz Weekend 06 Convenience Shopping nuNIGHT Sheffield 06 Curious Voice Duo NCEM Jazz Weekend 06 Gareth Parry Quintet nuNIGHT Sheffield 06 Jazz Jones (Martin Jones) Cleethorpes Jazz Weekend 06 Jenny Smith Quartet nuNIGHT Howden 07 Joel Purnell Quartet Scarborough Jazz Festival 07 John Perry Quartet Cleethorpes Jazz Weekend 06 Ken Marley 7 Piece Jazz Ensemble Cleethorpes Jazz Weekend 07 Wayne Pollock / Laura Fowles nuNIGHT Hull Jazz Festival 06 Laura Fowles Quartet Scarborough Jazz Festival 07 Lucas Dodd Quartet nuNIGHT Hull Jazz Festival 06 Matthew Bourne JY Launch York 05 McDonald / Chandler Quintet Cleethorpes Jazz Weekend 07 Minghe Morte nuNIGHT Wardrobe 06 Nicola Farnon Quartet Cleethorpes Jazz Weekend 06 Richard Ormrod's Rashomon Marsden Jazz Festival 07 Rosie Brown Quartet nuNIGHT Howden 07 York University Student Group NCEM Jazz Weekend 06 Sonic Stories nuNIGHT Howden 07 The Inertia Trio nuNIGHT Hull Jazz Festival 06 The Matthew Ball Quintet nuNIGHT Wardrobe 06 The Wonderful Trio Leeds International Jazz Conference 06 We Free Kings nuNIGHT Wardrobe 06

All hail Jazz Yorkshire for putting its wellie behind a bunch of talented up-and-coming young musicians. On the strength of this showcase, the diverse future of jazz is assured in the hands of the fourteen young musicians who performed at the Leeds Wardrobe. Ron Burnett, Jazz Notes, Yorkshire Evening Post

The most difficult thing about developing my career is that I have no idea if I'm going about things the right way. It's my career… so it shouldn't develop the same as anyone else’s. Colin Sutton, Minghe Morte

EDUCATION AND YOUNG PEOPLES WORK Jazz Yorkshire believes that the future of jazz depends on a thriving community of young musicians and audiences, and has begun to invest in work with young people and education projects. The region is rich in opportunities to study jazz both formally and informally and one of Jazz Yorkshire’s priorities in the years 2008 - 11 is to create more work that centres around jazz education and creates opportunities for young people. Four examples of projects Jazz Yorkshire has supported are featured below. The Hear and Now Vocal Jazz Weekend May 2007 A two day workshop was supported by Jazz Yorkshire in Howden as part of the Hear and Now Weekend. The singers were coached by educator Louise Gibbs and also had the opportunity to perform with The Jonathan Gee Trio. Jazz Yorkshire also supported an ‘X-Factor’ style event entitled ‘The Jazz-Factor’ where vocal students from leading national music colleges performed in front of a panel of respected personalities from the jazz industry. The Jazz Rainbow Project October 2007 Funded by Jazz Yorkshire and the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation, The Jason Rebello Trio held a one day workshop open to young people from colleges and schools around the region. The day resulted in a concert performance held in the Elizabeth Theatre at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, co-promoted by Wakefield Jazz, which showcased the young musicians in the first set and featured The Jason Rebello Trio in the second set. Pied Piper Youth Jazz Festival November 2007 The Pied Piper Project works with professional musicians and young people in a series of free gigs and workshops in village halls, youth centres and schools in Ryedale, North Yorkshire. Jazz Yorkshire helped to fund a series of workshops for young people aged between 11 and 19.

In addition to these workshops, the young people were given free access to gigs performed by the workshop leaders. The workshop leaders were Annie Whitehead and Gwyneth Herbert. Musician Jan Kopinski worked with Endless, a group of six young musicians who met through Pied Piper workshops and had formed their own jazz sextet. Endless then performed, supporting Kopinski Zoo at The Shed. The Harvie S Masterclass February 2008 Jazz Yorkshire helped fund a masterclass for young musicians from The Garforth Jazz Rock Band on Afro-Cuban music with New York bass player Harvie S at Garforth Community College. The young musicians played a support set at the evening concert by The Harvie S Trio. INTERNET DEVELOPMENT www.jazzyorkshire.org www.myspace.com/jazzyorkshire The internet is a part of daily life and social networking for young people. To ensure that Yorkshire’s emerging talent and audiences are kept fully up to date about opportunities, events, listings and news, Jazz Yorkshire augmented its online presence with the creation of a MySpace. This web presence has also helped set the perception of the agency firmly in the internet age. The official Jazz Yorkshire website provides a gateway for information about jazz in the region with a comprehensive list of 'where to find jazz'. Each year the website receives over 25,000 hits. The site features the region’s only comprehensive calendar of jazz events, featuring over 50 gigs each month.

I feel that the help from Jazz Yorkshire has been invaluable – those first sessions opened the door to getting an album release on the 33 Records Label. I am confident that on its release the band should be able to work in more prestigious venues and festivals. Rob Lavers

Small Project Grants Unique Jazz Projects with Match-funded Grants Supported by Jazz Yorkshire

WHAT WAS THE SMALL PROJECT GRANTS SCHEME?

PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY JAZZ YORKSHIRE

Aimed at people who had not received funding before, this scheme sought to provide ‘seed corn’ money of up to £300 – on a match funding basis – to help launch new projects. The advantages of the scheme were that it was easy to access and the grants were awarded without a lengthy application process. 29 projects were supported to a sum of £9,000, with in excess of £35,000 in match funding. Overall the scheme helped support an impressive and diverse range of innovative jazz activity across the region. Details of the variety of projects supported are outlined this section.

Workshops

Musicians

Late Learners’ Jazz Workshop

Rob Lavers, York

A practical introduction for musicians

Helped with the musician's

new to jazz, held at The National

expenses to record a high quality

Centre for Early Music, York.

demo CD which led to the release

Masterclass Saxophone Workshop

of his album ‘Small Creatures’ with

Pre-concert masterclass with

a major UK jazz record label.

leading session musician and

The Lion Trio, Leeds

performer Snake Davis at The

Funding towards the trio’s

Foyer, The University of Sheffield.

recording costs and artwork design

Community and Youth Projects Leeds Youth Jazz Rock Orchestra Funding to commission a new piece of music for The Leeds Youth Jazz Rock Orchestra. LYJRO's aim is to offer young people of Leeds the opportunity to experience the spectrum of jazz related styles. York Jazz Day 2006 Funding for musicians in the York area as part of York Festival which featured live music and a presentation by composer John Warren. The Dales Jam, Skipton A 45-strong music community which combines performers of all ages and abilities. A grant helped fund the production of publicity for their concert at Mart Theatre. Garforth Jazz Rock Band A grant to help commission a piece of music, performed at the 2007 Garforth Arts Festival, by jazz composer pianist Sean Hargreaves.

for producing their debut CD. Minghe Morte Trio, Bradford Match funding for the LIMA members to commission professional design for their promotional CD. The CD was an office favourite for the ‘Jazz on 3’ team at BBC Radio 3. Kari Nergaard Bleivik and The Røyst Vocal Quartet, Leeds Funding toward Røyst Vocal Quartet tour. The Quartet toured alongside LIMA Sax Quartet, acclaimed saxophonist Iain Ballamy and Norwegian drummer Thomas Strønen. Funding partners included the Cobweb Collective, Birmingham Jazz and Norsk Musikkfond. Sara Littlefield, Sheffield Funding for professional design for a CD by Littlefield’s new quartet. The CD has enabled her to launch a national tour with her quartet with support from The Jazz Services Touring Support Scheme.

Promoters Matthew Ball Quintet, Leeds

Nick Tyson, Leeds

Jazz Live! Sowerby Bridge

Jazz at The Priestley, Bradford

Leeds College of Music graduate,

Support to help with the recording

To help the long-running Tuesday

To help cover some of the expenses

trombonist Matthew Ball, received

of a debut album for his quartet

night gig at the Puzzle Hall digitize

for a JATP piano fundraising benefit

match funding contribution towards

Tyson's Glee Club, playing original

their mailing list and build a new

concert which was held at the

design and artwork for a debut CD.

compositions with the aim that this

web site.

Beehive in Bradford.

Fowles Sheriff McCarthy Project

will help him raise the band’s

The Love Apple, Bradford

Doobop, Sheffield

The grant helped fund the cost of

profile and lead to more live work.

The Love Apple Cafe was awarded

Funding towards promoting a

design for a CD to showcase talented

Sally Doherty, Sheffield

funding to enable a live jazz (Wendy

series of five concerts at The

saxophonist and vocalist Laura

Support to help with the recording

Kirkland Quartet) theme for 10th

Millennium Hall featuring

Fowles in a quintet which helped

of a latin jazz album with the aim

anniversary.

musicians from Sheffield and the

secure successful performances at

that this will gain the attention of

Four Voluntary Promoters

surrounding area, aimed at a

regional events and festivals.

reviewers, DJs and a wider

To help fund a flyer for a regional

younger audience (16-30 year-old

Gordon Tetley Big Band, Bradford

audience and lead to more

tour by Anita Wardell and Ben

students and young professionals).

For over forty years, The Gordon

prestigious gig opportunities.

Clatworthy jointly organised by

Seven Jazz, Leeds

Tetley Big Band has been playing

Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir

voluntary promoters Grimsby Jazz,

Seven Jazz is a new not-for-profit

on Monday nights in Bradford.

Funding towards a concert of

Hull Jazz, Scarborough Jazz and

jazz promotion organisation that is

Gordon Tetley passed away in 2007

“Mass in Blue” in Wakefield

Wakefield Jazz.

promoting at the Seven Arts Centre

and Jazz Yorkshire helped fund a

Cathedral. The Choir was

Jazz Connection, Leeds

in Chapel Allerton. The small grant

recording of a memorial concert.

accompanied by a group of 12

Funding towards the cost of

will help Seven Jazz develop a new

Saffron Beagley, Leeds

professional jazz musicians led by

professional design to produce a

jazz audience of families and young

Funding to help the audio recording

John Helliwell, Geth Griffiths and

flyer for Jazz Connection’s new

people by programming 12

of the first performance of her

Ben Bryant and also accompanied

monthly night in Headingley, Leeds.

concerts on a Sunday afternoon.

adaptation of the The Blue Bird

by Swing Foundation from the

Welcome Home Sexy, Bradford

by Maurice Maeterlinck as a joint

Wakefield Grammar School

Funding towards costs of producing

puppet performance with original

Foundation.

a flyer for a new monthly gig at the

jazz score written by Saffron Beagley.

Nicola Farnon Quartet, Sheffield

Bee Hive, featuring northern bands.

Maria Jardardottir, Leeds

Match funding to help commission

Wakefield Jazz

Funding to help purchase a PA

professional photography for her

Funding towards digtickets licence

system for a voice musician

third CD.

(online ticket sales) and a

working within acoustic and

contribution towards a fund-raising

electro-acoustic ensembles as well

T Shirt celebrating the club’s 20th

as carrying out solo performances

anniversary .

and running workshops.

VELOCITY A JAZZ YORKSHIRE COMPILATION

This complimentary CD of original music showcases some of the remarkable jazz musicians who have been supported by Jazz Yorkshire. Enjoy the diverse range of music and check out the artists’ websites to hear and discover more. 01

The Happy Ending The Jamil Sheriff Octet

www.myspace.com/thejamilsheriffoctet 7.43 J Sheriff. From ‘Backchat’ CD on 33 Records www.33jazz.com Kevin Holborough: trombone, Joel Purnell: alto saxophone, Ben Martin: tenor saxophone, Andrew Colman: flugelhorn, Pat McCarthy: guitar, John Perry: drums, Zoltan Dekany: double bass, Jamil Sheriff: piano. ©2007 J Sheriff 02

Apology to a Friend The Inertia Trio

www.kenmarley.com 8.37 K Marley/J Warren. From ‘Times Up’ CD available through www.kenmarley.com Al Wood: alto/baritone saxophone, Lewis Watson: tenor/soprano saxophone, Andrew Colman: trumpet, Nick Mills: trombone, Ken Marley: double bass, Richard Wetherall: piano, John Perry: drums. ©2004 Ken Marley 09

www.myspace.com/inertiatrio www.inertiatrio.com 4.43 J Barwood. From ‘Better than Blood’ CD on Little Monkey Records. John Barwood: guitar, Sebastian Hankins: drums, Emlyn Vaughn: bass. ©2006 Little Monkey Records 03

Blue Orchids Rob Lavers Quartet

Truth is a River Sonic Stories

Until Tomorrow Joel Purnell Quartet

I Look at a Girl Laura Fowles www.myspace.com/laurafowles 5.43 L Fowles/W Pollock. Live recording from nuNIGHT, Hull Jazz Festival. Laura Fowles: vocals, alto saxophone, Wayne Pollock: keyboard, Richard Hammond: bass, Chris Sykes: drums. ©2006 Laura Fowles/Wayne Pollock

Beautiful Dreams Nicola Farnon www.nicolafarnon.com 3.41 N Farnon. From ‘Here I Go Again…’ CD available through www.nicolafarnon.com Nicola Farnon: vocals, double bass, cello, Pierro Tucci: accordion, piano, Chris Walker: guitar, Phil Johnson: drums. ©2007 Nicola Farnon

Propeller Cage Fights Minghe Morte www.myspace.com/minghemorte 7.06 Minghe Morte. From ‘Minghe Morte’ CD available through www.myspace.com/minghemorte Chris Bussey: drums and samples, Christophe de Bezenac saxophone and electronics, Colin Sutton guitar, bass, samples and electronics. ©2007 Minghe Morte

The Sombre Sombrero Metropolis www.myspace.com/metropolisuk 5.20 P Frost Fadnes. From ‘Metropolis 111’ CD available through www.myspace.com/metropolisuk Petter Frost Fadnes: alto saxophone and electronics, Matthew Bourne: keyboards, synthesiser, electronic, Colin Sutton: bass, electronics, Nick Katuszonek: drums. ©2006 Metropolis

CD COMPILATION by Nigel Slee, Jazz Yorkshire. CD mixed and mastered by Barkley McKay. Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10 recorded at The Leeds Media Centre by Barkley McKay. Track 6 mixed by Barkley McKay. Track 11 mastered by Barkley McKay.

JAZZ YORKSHIRE

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Jazz Yorkshire Board: Robert Gibson ‘Chair’, Chris de Saram, John Drury, Kathy Dyson, Phil Hudson, Sara Littlefield, Jamil Sheriff and Peter Tamblyn.

Contact: Nigel Slee, Development Officer Jazz Yorkshire, PO Box 188, Leeds LS12 9AP

Many Thanks to: Charlotte Bowen (04 - 07), Mike Gordon (05 - 07) and Tony Whyton (06 - 07).

www.myspace.com/joelpurnellmusic www.joelpurnell.com 5.53 J Purnell. From 'Red Shift' CD available to download from iTunes. Joel Purnell: saxophone, Zoltan Dekany: bass, Jamil Sheriff: piano, John Perry: drums. ©2008 Joel Purnell 06

Back Home Sara Littlefield Band www.myspace.com/saralittlefields 6.15 R Littlefield. From ‘Toad Soup’ CD available through www.jazzcds.co.uk Sara Littlefield: tenor saxophone, Jamil Sheriff: piano, Jonty Fisher: double bass, John Perry: drums. ©2006 Sara Littlefield

www.myspace.com/sonicstories 3:20 R Mandelid. From ‘Feels like Night’ CD on Vossa Jazz www.vossajazz.no Kari Nergaard Bleivik: vocals and electronics, Rune Mandelid: guitars and electronics. ©2006 Sonic Stories 05

I Sing The Body Electric Rosie Brown www.myspace.com/rosiebrownband www.rosiebrown.co.uk 5.15 R Brown, J Sheriff Rosie Brown: voice, Rob Lavers: saxophone, Jamil Sheriff: piano, Gary Simons: bass, Jonas Backman: drums. ©2007 Rosie Brown

www.myspace.com/roblavers 6.12 R Lavers. From 'Small Creature' CD on 33 Records www.33jazz.com Rob Lavers: saxophones, flute/bamboo flute, percussion, Laurent Robin: drums and percussion, Jamil Sheriff: piano, Zoltan Dekany: double bass. ©2007 Rob Lavers 04

Part 1 (extract) Ken Marley 7 Piece Jazz Ensemble

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Established in 2003 and funded by The Arts Council of England, Jazz Yorkshire is the development agency for jazz in the Yorkshire and Humber Region. Jazz Yorkshire exists to fund, promote, nurture and support jazz musicians, promoters, venues, audiences and educators in Yorkshire and the Humber. Jazz Yorkshire champions excellence and innovation across the sector and aims to create an environment in which all forms of jazz can flourish.

LEEDS JAZZ Julian Arguelles/ Ronan Guilfoyle Jim Black Gary Husband Shuffle Demons Hilmar Jensson's TYFT Billy Jenkin's Songs of Praise Steve Swell / Gebhard Ulman Quartet Sax Pistols Sex Mob Samo Salamon Julian Siegel / Joey Baron/ Greg Cohen Tim Berne's Paraphase SHEFFIELD JAZZ John Taylor Jamil Sheriff Octet Mick Hutton Benn Clatworthy Oboto Rich Core Fairclough Tippet Dylan Howe Quintet Vox City 5 Alan Skidmore Paul Towndrow Damon Brown Grooveyard Nikki Iles Christian Brewer Salute Elvin Roger Beaujolais Jim Rattigan Billy Jenkins Guillermo Rozenthuller Noble / Arguelles Rich Core Ingrid Laubrock Jazz Yorkshire nuNIGHT Anita Wardell Kirk Lightsey Martin Speake Chris Biscoe Tony Kofi WAKEFIELD JAZZ Dave Newton Snake Davis "Burden of Paradise" Nightingale / Panayi

Ken Marley Garforth Jazz Rock Band Brass Jaw Ian Shaw Solo Crème Anglaise Liam Noble 4 / Julian Arguelles 3 Plater / Barnes 7 ages of Jazz Geoff Eales support Terry Chantiel Peter King Polly Gibbons Tim Whitehead/ Giovanni Mirabassi Roseanna Vitro Barker / Shaw Kate Williams Claire Martin Big Band Byrne Pat Crumley Etheridge / Travis Allison Neale Clatworthy/ Wardell Marlene VerPlanck Tom Cawley's Curios John Colianni GRIMSBY JAZZ Laura Fowles Quartet Stepkanna with Steve Waterman Liz Fletcher Thom Whitworth Band Dylan Howe Quintet Acoustic Triangle John Horler Band We Free Kings Karen Sharp Quintet King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys Players Night Pat McCarthy Quintet Anita Wardell + Benn Clatworthy Alan Barnes Liz Fletcher HUDDERSFIELD JAZZ Benny Golson Tribute Band Sarah Moule Quintet Tim Kliphuis Quartet Allison Neale Quartet Jacqui Dankworth & Her Musicians Andy Panyani Quartet Pete Churchill + Bobby Wellins Elaine Delmar + Brian Dee Quartet

Martin Taylor Mark Crooks Quintet Christian Brewer Quintet SCARBOROUGH JAZZ Damon Brown & Ed Jones Blue Note Project Liz Fletcher Quintet General Cluster Quintetto Latino Jazz French Horn Just East of Jazz John Etheridge Jim Mullen Organ Trio AnitaWardell/ Benn Clatworthy Martin Speake Louise Gibbs Band HULL JAZZ Players Night Richie Binns + House Band Kevin Holborough Pat McCarthy Quartet Liz Fletcher Quartet Graham Galtrey Esther Miller Quintet Theo Travis Quartet Stuart McDonald Alan Barnes Quintet The Works Rod Mason’s ‘Elements’ Just East of Jazz Laura Fowles Mark Crookes Andrew Colman Quartet Scottish Guitar Quartet John Etheridge Trio North Sarah Bennett Quintet Tim Kliphuis + Pat McCarthy Luca Luciano Anita Wardell + Benn Clatworthy Big-Band of W.S. of Music Rob Lavers Quartet David Barton Trio HOWDEN JAZZ Jazz Diva 2006 Series Julie Edwards/ Kevin Dearden Quintet Anita Wardell Quartet

A close knit yet dynamic network that has enjoyed a recent burst of creative activity. Organisations like Jazz Yorkshire support home-grown talent balancing the programme of international acts in major venues by providing platforms for local musicians. Jazzwise Magazine Over the years the venues that are part of the Yorkshire Promoters Network have become the life blood of the touring British – and International – jazz musicians. Guy Barker, Jazz Musician For me, the Northern jazz scene, particularly in Yorkshire with clubs such as Wakefield and Sheffield, was where I found my feet as a jazz musician. These clubs have consistently supported many musicians over the years and have trusted the players through changes and developments in their music, which is so rare these days ... I wouldn't be doing what I do if it wasn't for the likes of Alec Sykes at Wakefield Jazz and Jude Sacker in Sheffield. Nikki Iles, Jazz Musician

Marlene Verplanck Quartet Liane Carroll Quartet Esther Miller Quintet Roseanna Vitro Quartet Laura Zakian Quartet JAZZ AT THE PRIESTLEY Ruby Wood with Dave Nelson Eddie Barnwell Trio Bourbon y Tequila Sextet Laura Fowles Quartet Richard Ormrod Boptet Nicki Allan Quintet Rod Mason's Elements THE SPIN OFF The Inertia Trio Ian Ballantine Anglo-Eire Project Java Metropolis Rich Turner Band Matt Ball Quintet Fortean Trio Jez Franks Samay Steve Berry Trio Bad Animals Southern Stories Ulla Neil Yates Quartet Pete Horsfall Rosie Brown Los Moscos Ev Marcus Sleaze Orchestra LIMA Trio VD Outward Sound Ensemble Paul Hession Neptune + LIMA ALP Led Bib Stench of Mustle Sharkestra + Nostalgia77 Rashamon MZ Sojourn Gunboat Deplomacy

Egg3 + Debeznac Sharkestra Okkyounglee Debeznac/ Fadness Magneto Frackass + Postwar Years Fraud + Chickon Los Moscos 7 Hertz Trio VD + Gobi Walls NORTH LEEDS JAZZ The Blue Note Project Wazz Jazz Jon Taylor Quartet Alan McIntyre Rod Mason’s Elements Gareth Parry Quintet Andy Hillier Carole Eve Bell Rob Laver Quartet Richie Binns Quartet Jason Scott Quartet Stewart Garden Trio Nikki Allan Quartet Marc Dungworth Quintet Adrian Ingram Loretta Scott Naomi White 7 Hertz/ Peggy McKenna Alan Wormald Band Curtis Shaw Quartet Kevin James Trio Marc Dungworth Quintet Jon Taylor Quartet Darren Bromley Quintet Louise Gibbs Midnight Train Ian Rose/ Gary Boyle Toby Greenwood Quartet Krestine Haveman Sandra Pehrsson Fawcett/ Logiri Rosie Brown Out’Inn Panjamby

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JAZZ YORKSHIRE 06/07 COVER IMAGE Gareth Parry, nuNIGHT Sheffield by Kerry Harrison