Dave Jones Nonet
Dave Jones Nonet
Entry Requirements: Under 18s to be accompanied by an appropriate adult
Noted bassist Dave Jones leads his Nonet featuring some of the UK’s best jazz musicians including Henry Lowther & Mark Armstrong, trumpets, Nick Mills, trombone, Mike Coates, Pete Hurt & Chris Biscoe, saxophones, John Turville, piano, Eric Ford, drums featuring the voice of emerging vocalist Madeleine Jones. The evening will explore Dave Jones’ arrangements of standards, classic jazz repertoire and his original compositions evoking the energy and atmosphere of big band swing alongside Latin jazz and contemporary European jazz textures. Expect a dynamic evening with gentle and evocative moments through to blistering highs with improvising of the highest level. Dave’s writing is sophisticated and nuanced. “Just when you think you know where he’s going, there is a change of texture or tempo, you do find yourself in an unexpected place and …. it’s beautiful!! …” say London Jazz News’. Playing and exploring the Nonet arrangements of great American writers such as Bob Hammer, Marty Paich and Frank Griffith provided the inspiration for the band while the experience of playing with Pete Cater Big Band, BBC Big Band and in earlier days Eurojazz, the European Community Youth Jazz Orchestra provided a unique perspective on writing for this the classic Nonet line up.
Line Up
Dave Jones Nonet
The classic nonet line up is explored through Dave’s arrangements of standards, classic jazz repertoire and his original composition evoking the energy and atmosphere of big band swing alongside latin jazz and contemporary European jazz textures.