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SUNDAY 7 JULY
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The
3 B's
Read about
Reg's remarkable career here
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The
return of club favourites The 3 B’s with a blend of styles
that ranges from jazz standards and blues to electric fusion.
Featuring the charismatic and intensely soulful Reg Webb (vocals/keyboards)
with longstanding sparring partners Lincoln Anderson (bass) and
Andrew Dowding (drums). A band that performs everything with a
driving sense of urgency to hold the attention.
Listen
to the 3 B's here, from the album 'Blind, Black and Breathless':|
SUNDAY 4 AUGUST
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The Danish guitarist and composer Kristian Borring returns to Milestones to steer a steady course through not only original material that is both elaborate and gently propulsive but also music by bebop piano great Bud Powell. Borring’s clear-sighted improvisations navigate changing time signatures, melodic grooves and rich harmony with the vibrant support of the great Mick Coady (double bass) and Jon Scott (drums). Listen
to Kristian's music here
and here.
Watch YouTube footage of Kristian here Admission - £7 / £6 (concession) |
The
Kristian Borring Trio |
SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER
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TBC |
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SUNDAY
6 OCTOBER
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The
Ollie Howell Quintet
Watch footage of the band here Full details
to follow.
'Here is
a young man who is fully prepared to be a great new addition to
the music. He’s loaded with talent!'
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Featuring
Ollie Howell (drums), Duncan Eagles (tenor sax), Mark Perry (trumpet),
Matt Robinson (piano) and Max Luthert (double bass).
Part
of a UK Jazz Services tour|
SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER
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Compassionate
Dictatorship
Listen to Compassionate Dictatorship via the band's website here and here. Watch YouTube footage here Full details to follow.
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*PLEASE NOTE*: details of concerts and musicians appearing are correct at the time of writing although changes are sometimes necessary. Please feel free to check with us before attending. |
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Somebody who decides to play jazz for a living knows he will struggle for the rest of his life, unless he opts for predictable and soothing compromise. Honest jazz involves public exploration. It takes guts to make mistakes in public, and mistakes are inherent. If there are no mistakes, it's a mistake. In Keith Jarrett's solo improvisations you can hear him hesitate, turn in circles for a while, struggle to find the next idea. Bird used to start a phrase two or three times before figuring out how to continue it. The heart and soul of improvisation is turning mistakes into discovery. On the spot. Now. No second draft. It can take a toll night after night in front of an audience that just might be considering you shallow. From 'Close Enough For Jazz', Mike Zwerin (1983)
Now, divine air! Now is his soul ravished! Is it not strange that sheeps' guts should hale souls out of men's bodies? Well, a horn for my money, when all's done. From 'Much Ado About Nothing' (Act II, Scene iii), William Shakespeare (1600)
Onstage, he storms inwardly, glaring at his audience, wincing at his trumpet, stabbing and tugging at his ear. Often his solos degenerate into a curse blown again and again through his horn in four soft beats. But Miles can break hearts. Without attempting the strident showmanship of most trumpeters, he still creates a mood of terror suppressed - a lurking and highly exciting impression that he may some day blow his brains out playing. Barry Farrell, writing in Time Magazine (February 28 1964) |