August 4th - THE BEN MARTYN BAND
With brother Emile away touring in Europe, it would seem odd to call it The Martyn Brothers band. So, younger brother Ben Martyn leads this band along with a fantastic line up of musicians who often play together but not always in this exact line up. Ben spent his teenage years living in New Orleans learning first hand watching the legends of the music. He still returns there every year to play and to visit friends and family. His father - drummer, Barry Martyn, has lived there for over 40 years. Ben also runs The Fallen Heroes with his brother Emile which plays many of his original songs in the styles of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues through to Jazz and Rock & Roll. So, expect a little of all things New Orleans, not just straight out jazz. He appears at Steyning with a mixture of many old style New Orleans jazz with a sprinkling of Rhythm & Blues and rock & Roll too.
Musicians:
Tony Rico, who also plays with Ben in The Fallen Heroes, will be on sax.
Alan Grestie on trumpet
Richard Simmonds on piano
Dom Coles on Drums (Dom’s father, banjoist John Coles, played with Barry Martyn through the 60’s)
Ben Martyn on bass and vocals.
September 1st - THE ADRIAN COX QUARTET
Founded in 2012 by leading UK Reed player, ADRIAN COX. He has toured & recorded extensively with TJ Johnson, Paloma Faith and Bad Manners. Adrian has hand picked the UK’s leading jazz musicians to form his quartet swinging hot numbers from the 30’s onwards. The band is: NILS SOLBERG guitar, who has played from The Kremlin to The Royal Albert Hall and the London Jazz Scene, GEORGE TREBAR double bass and a leading player on the Gypsy Jazz Scene, MEZ CLOUGH drums, a London based player for the main jazz venues in UK. With a varied programme from Benny Goodman to Ben Webster via Ed Hall to Johnny Hodges they play an exciting mix of energetic traditional jazz and swing.
September, is Membership Renewal Evening, so please join us all in a glass of fine wine, and renew your membership for the coming year. Membership is £10.00
October 6th - THE PHIL BROWN SWINGTET
Returning to the club via The Bude Jazz Festival and “The Cricks” in Woking. This is a great mainstream / traditional swing band with the great standards clear in their sights. Led by PHIL BROWN on trombone, the band is LESTER BROWN trumpet, MARK ASTON tenor/clarinet, ANDREW CLANCY keyboard, KEN AMES guitar/ vocals, MIKE BENNETT double bass and DAVID CLANCY drums.