THE RISING SUN SUNDAY JAZZ JAM

WITH THE SAM LEAK TRIO + GUESTS



The House Trio is:
Sam Leak - Piano
Calum Gourlay - Double Bass
Josh Blackmore - Drums

The Rising Sun,Free Domain Name Address
277 Richmond Road,
Twickenham,
TW1 2NP

 

Sunday 24th Sep 2006, 8pm - The Rising Sun - £5 entry (£3 for musicians)
Gig then Jam Session With Sam Leak Trio featuring guest
Brandon Allen
- Tenor Sax. Sam Leak - Piano, Calum Gourlay - Double Bass, James Maddren - Drums

Since arriving from Australia top UK Tenor Saxophonist Brandon Allen has worked extensively in the jazz, pop, modern classical, R&B and funk idioms. He has also worked as a session musician, playing on various albums and film scores. He's worked with Eric Clapton, Tony Hadley, Jools Holland, Mica Paris, Lew Soloff, Richie Cole and others. As a Jazz artist he has played with many of the top players on the London Scene including Andrew McCormack and Gareth Lockrane.

Sunday 1 Oct 2006, 8pm - The Rising Sun - £5 entry (£3 for musicians)
Gig then Jam Session With Sam Leak Trio featuring guest Duncan Eagles - Tenor Sax. Sam Leak - Piano, Calum Gourlay - Double Bass, Josh Blackmore - Drums

Duncan is a 21 year old saxophonist who has already toured around Spain, Ireland , Poland playing as part of the Krakow Jazz Festival and Prague headlining at the Zelezna Jazz Club. He has been picked out by the Bulls Head Jazz Club as one to watch. He has played at venues such as The Bulls Head in Barnes, The J2K in Chiswick, The Jazz 7 club, and at Ronnie Scotts club with Trinity Jazz Ensemble, and as part of the Cheltenam International Jazz Festival 04. He has performed with many London Jazz musicians including: John Etheridge, Peter Hammond, Nigel Price, Mornington Lockett, Derek Nash and Nick Weldon, amongst others.

Sunday 8th Oct 2006, 8pm - The Rising Sun - £5 entry (£3 for musicians)
Gig then Jam Session With Sam Leak Trio featuring guest Dan Redding - Guitar. Sam Leak - Piano, Andy Grosshart - Double Bass, Gary Williams - Drums
Dan Redding is a talented young guitarist who has performed at venues including: Pizza Express (Soho), Camden Jazz Café, The Bulls Head in Barnes, The Albert Hall, The Millennium Dome, The Barbican Centre (foyer), and The Hawker Centre and has played with many London Jazz Musicians including Peter Hammond, Alex Garnett and Mike Gorman.

Sunday 15th Oct 2006, 8pm -The Rising Sun - £5 entry (£3 for musicians)
Gig then Jam Session With Sam Leak Trio featuring guest Anita Wardell - Vocals. Sam Leak- Piano, Chris Rodel - Double Bass, Jim Hart - Drums

"One of Britain's most exciting talents " (Guardian), top UK Jazz Vocalist Anita has recently picked up the '2006 BBC Best Of Jazz' Award. Her vocal style has been said to combine the"sweetness of Ella and the creativity of Mark Murphy whilst she uses her laughter, sadness and technique to tell a story like no other" (Amazon).