Welcome to Greensand Jazz. Bringing the best in live jazz to Bedfordshire.
"There are few events where it is possible to have such a rapport with the performers"
Established in May 2013, Greensand Jazz promotes live jazz in and around Bucks and Beds, featuring some of the UK's leading musicians, many with international profiles.
Artists who've appeared at Greensand Jazz events include Claire Martin, Jim Mullen, Omar, Perico Sambeat, Peter King, Bobby Wellins, Alan Barnes, Bruce Adams, Tony Kofi, Clark Tracey, Tina May and many more…
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"There are few events where it is possible to have such a rapport with the performers"
Established in May 2013, Greensand Jazz promotes live jazz in and around Bucks and Beds, featuring some of the UK's leading musicians, many with international profiles.
Artists who've appeared at Greensand Jazz events include Claire Martin, Jim Mullen, Omar, Perico Sambeat, Peter King, Bobby Wellins, Alan Barnes, Bruce Adams, Tony Kofi, Clark Tracey, Tina May and many more…
Please sign up to our mailing list for regular updates:
Coming up:
At Ollie Vee's
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Tina May - Paris Swing
Wednesday 11th July, 8pm @ Ollie Vee's 33 Market Square Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EU Tickets £10 advance from: Ollie Vee's Contact Billie: 07908 105341 Tina May - vocals Mark Ridout - guitar Arnie Somogyi - bass |
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A night of intimate, swinging jazz and French chanson, with one of the UK's foremost Jazz Vocalists
Tina May is one of the UK’s finest jazz vocalists and has been at the forefront of the jazz scene for over twenty years. Her introduction to jazz started during her university days in Cardiff and Paris when she also developed her theatrical bent for comedy reviews, performing with Rory Bremner. Tina however, concentrated on her musical aspirations and singing jazz for a living.
She performs at leading venues in the UK and Europe, including headline appearances at Ronnie Scott's.
She has released 11 albums, her most recent ‘Café Paranoia, features the songs of legendary jazz vocalist Mark Murphy, and attracted a **** review in the Observer.
Tina May is one of the UK’s finest jazz vocalists and has been at the forefront of the jazz scene for over twenty years. Her introduction to jazz started during her university days in Cardiff and Paris when she also developed her theatrical bent for comedy reviews, performing with Rory Bremner. Tina however, concentrated on her musical aspirations and singing jazz for a living.
She performs at leading venues in the UK and Europe, including headline appearances at Ronnie Scott's.
She has released 11 albums, her most recent ‘Café Paranoia, features the songs of legendary jazz vocalist Mark Murphy, and attracted a **** review in the Observer.
In Association with Jazz Up Front
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Jim Mullen Quartet
Thursday 12th July, 8.15pm @ St. Mary The Virgin St. Mary's Square Aylesbury HP20 2JJ Tickets £14 advance from: Aylesbury Music Shop 3 Temple St, Aylesbury (tel. 01296 392225) Contact Frank: 07518 306552 Jim Mullen - guitar Mike Gorman - piano Arnie Somogyi - bass Darren Beckett - drums |
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With a career spanning four and a half decades and four British jazz awards, guitarist Jim Mullen is a legendary figure, rightly regarded as one of the UK’s most swinging and in-demand musicians.
Growing up on the East side of Glasgow, Jim began his musical life playing tea chest bass with a local skiffle group and teaching fellow Glaswegian Billy Connolly the banjo chords to “Sweet Georgia Brown”.
In 1969 he moved to London and went on to work with Brian Auger’s Oblivion, Vinegar Joe, and Kokomo. In 1975 he met saxophonist Dick Morrisey and began a 15-year association, recording seven albums and becoming one of Britain’s top club bands. He is the first choice guitarist for many visiting Americans, having performed regularly with Jimmy Smith, Mose Allison, Gene Harris, and Terry Callier.
A four-time winner of the British Jazz Award for Best Guitarist, Jim plays with great drive and energy, combining contemporary knowledge with a basic determination to swing. Exciting and unique, Jim’s playing has elements of the old and the new - a mixture of “tradition and transition”, as he puts it. Performing a richly dynamic set of originals and standards, Greensand audiences can expect a hard swinging evening of melodic, blues-drenched, modern jazz.
Jim appears with an all-star trio including Mike Gorman on piano, Darren Beckett on drums, and Ronnie Scott’s regular Arnie Somogyi on bass.
Growing up on the East side of Glasgow, Jim began his musical life playing tea chest bass with a local skiffle group and teaching fellow Glaswegian Billy Connolly the banjo chords to “Sweet Georgia Brown”.
In 1969 he moved to London and went on to work with Brian Auger’s Oblivion, Vinegar Joe, and Kokomo. In 1975 he met saxophonist Dick Morrisey and began a 15-year association, recording seven albums and becoming one of Britain’s top club bands. He is the first choice guitarist for many visiting Americans, having performed regularly with Jimmy Smith, Mose Allison, Gene Harris, and Terry Callier.
A four-time winner of the British Jazz Award for Best Guitarist, Jim plays with great drive and energy, combining contemporary knowledge with a basic determination to swing. Exciting and unique, Jim’s playing has elements of the old and the new - a mixture of “tradition and transition”, as he puts it. Performing a richly dynamic set of originals and standards, Greensand audiences can expect a hard swinging evening of melodic, blues-drenched, modern jazz.
Jim appears with an all-star trio including Mike Gorman on piano, Darren Beckett on drums, and Ronnie Scott’s regular Arnie Somogyi on bass.
At Ollie Vee's
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Trio Troubadour
- play Sonny Rollins Wednesday 12th September, 8pm @ Ollie Vee's 33 Market Square Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EU Tickets £10 advance from: Ollie Vee's Contact Billie: 07908 105341 Dave O'Higgins- sax Arnie Somogyi - bass Sebastiaan de Krom - drums |
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One of London's most important music venues, The Troubadour was the first place where Bob Dylan performed in London. Paul Simon, Martin Carthy, Redd Sullivan, Charlie Watts, Sammy Davis Jr.and Jimi Hendrix have all played there.
'Trio Troubadour' are the house jazz trio and can be found every Sunday at this historic Chelsea venue, where they have enjoyed a residency over the last year. During that time they have developed a repertoire of jazz standards drawn from jazz legend Sonny Rollins' classic chordless trios.
The trio is led by drummer Sebastiaan de Krom, whose CV reads like a 'Who's Who' of jazz. After winning the prestigous Buddy Rich Award in 1995 he went on to perform with such jazz legends as Herbie Hancock and John Schofield before becoming a regular member of Jamie Cullum's band, with whom he played between 2001 - 2008.
Over a prolific 30 year career saxophonist Dave O’Higgins has worked with the best-known names in jazz including Cleo Laine and the John Dankworth, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Martin Taylor, Stephane Grappelli, Billy Childs, Eddie Gomez and Jason Rebello.
A prolific composer, arranger and producer, he has 17 solo albums to his credit in addition to the sessions and collaborations he's undertaken with a range of other well-known names, including Incognito, Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel. Recently he has been busy touring the USA with The Brubecks - the sons of jazz great Dave Brubeck.
The trio is completed by Ronnie Scott's regular, Arnie Somogyi on bass
'Trio Troubadour' are the house jazz trio and can be found every Sunday at this historic Chelsea venue, where they have enjoyed a residency over the last year. During that time they have developed a repertoire of jazz standards drawn from jazz legend Sonny Rollins' classic chordless trios.
The trio is led by drummer Sebastiaan de Krom, whose CV reads like a 'Who's Who' of jazz. After winning the prestigous Buddy Rich Award in 1995 he went on to perform with such jazz legends as Herbie Hancock and John Schofield before becoming a regular member of Jamie Cullum's band, with whom he played between 2001 - 2008.
Over a prolific 30 year career saxophonist Dave O’Higgins has worked with the best-known names in jazz including Cleo Laine and the John Dankworth, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Martin Taylor, Stephane Grappelli, Billy Childs, Eddie Gomez and Jason Rebello.
A prolific composer, arranger and producer, he has 17 solo albums to his credit in addition to the sessions and collaborations he's undertaken with a range of other well-known names, including Incognito, Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel. Recently he has been busy touring the USA with The Brubecks - the sons of jazz great Dave Brubeck.
The trio is completed by Ronnie Scott's regular, Arnie Somogyi on bass