Dave Jones' Nonet at Bulls Head Jazz Club

Noted bassist Dave Jones leads this classic Nonet line up featuring some of the UK’s best jazz musicians including Steve Fishwick, Mark Armstrong, Nick Mills, Tom Smith, Chris Biscoe, John Turville and Eric Ford with special guest Madeleine Jones on vocals. The band is based on the classic nonet line-up of Although The band is based on the classic nonet line-up of ‘three brass’, three reeds’ and three rhythm, although for this concert the nonet is augmented with guitar and vocals. The show will explore Dave Jones’ arrangements of classic jazz standards as well as his original compositions evoking the energy and atmosphere of big band swing alongside Latin jazz and contemporary European jazz textures. ...

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Noted bassist Dave Jones leads this classic Nonet line up featuring some of the UK’s best jazz musicians including Steve Fishwick, Mark Armstrong, Nick Mills, Tom Smith, Chris Biscoe, John Turville and Eric Ford with special guest Madeleine Jones on vocals. The band is based on the classic nonet line-up of Although The band is based on the classic nonet line-up of ‘three brass’, three reeds’ and three rhythm, although for this concert the nonet is augmented with guitar and vocals. The show will explore Dave Jones’ arrangements of classic jazz standards as well as his original compositions evoking the energy and atmosphere of big band swing alongside Latin jazz and contemporary European jazz textures.

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 performing with the Pete Cater Big Band, Ronnie Scott’s Soul and Jazz Orchestra and the BBC Big Band gave Dave a unique perspective on writing for this classic Nonet line up. “Dave’s writing is sophisticated and nuanced ….. it’s beautiful …..” - London Jazz News

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