Stars of British Jazz
Colin Wood – Piano
John Benson –Double Bass/Voc.
Richie Burns – Drums
Graham Woodhouse – Trombone/Voc.
Simon Nelson – Cornet/Voc.
John Crocker – Clarinet/Sax
The ‘Stars of British Jazz’ recreate traditional jazz as made popular in Britain in the 1950s and 60s, which became known as ‘British Trad’. From this period emanated bands that dominated the British jazz scene for many years, such as the bands of Kenny Ball, Chris Barber, Acker Bilk, Terry Lightfoot and Humphrey Lyttelton, all of whom became highly respected on the international jazz scene.
With this spirit in mind, we present to you ‘Stars of British Jazz’ - a band comprising of a mixture of past and present members of these famous bands together with younger, top class ability musicians of today, all of whom have previously worked together in various bands over the years. It is the bands intention to keep this wonderful music alive by presenting a programme performed with all of the original creativity and energy to reflect this era.
The eminently swinging, three piece rhythm section is complemented with a formidable front line to the highest standard of musicianship, in order to present a slick, entertaining programme, combining a cross section of traditional and mainstream jazz, not forgetting of course, a nod in the direction of the aforementioned ‘famous names’. The result is a professionally presented show of non-stop entertainment suitable for any music / jazz festival or special event.
The ‘Stars of British Jazz’ was born from a ‘joining of forces’ of some of the best of the old and new musicians on the British jazz scene today. All are highly respected musicians in their own right and play together with great affinity and verve.
For booking enquiries, please contact
John Benson:
+44 1502 575645 mob +44 7721 388672
Graham Woodhouse:
+44 1332 741294 mob +447710 551507
www.starsofbritishjazz.com
