Howard Alden at Herts Jazz Club

We are delighted to present guitarist Howard Alden, one of the greats of jazz.

Born in Newport Beach, California, in 1958, he began playing guitar when he was 10. He first played with Red Norvo, recorded with Bud Freeman in 1982 and then moved to New York. Since then he has played with virtually every important musician active in the swing and bop fields including Ruby Braff, Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips, Woody Herman, Joe Williams, Wild Bill Davison, Monty Alexander and Dick Hyman. He co-led a classic group with Dan Barrett in the late 1980s and recorded a string of recordings for Concord, including duet guitar albums with George Van Eps. Along the way he has recorded an outstanding tribute record to the virtuoso 1920s banjoist Harry Reser and also explored the music of Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans....

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We are delighted to present guitarist Howard Alden, one of the greats of jazz.

Born in Newport Beach, California, in 1958, he began playing guitar when he was 10. He first played with Red Norvo, recorded with Bud Freeman in 1982 and then moved to New York. Since then he has played with virtually every important musician active in the swing and bop fields including Ruby Braff, Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips, Woody Herman, Joe Williams, Wild Bill Davison, Monty Alexander and Dick Hyman. He co-led a classic group with Dan Barrett in the late 1980s and recorded a string of recordings for Concord, including duet guitar albums with George Van Eps. Along the way he has recorded an outstanding tribute record to the virtuoso 1920s banjoist Harry Reser and also explored the music of Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans.

Clark Tracey of Herts Jazz Club says, “This is a real coup for Herts Jazz to bring such a great star to our club. We are looking forward to great night of jazz.”

Tickets: JUST £5 for students and under-21s; £13 online; £16 at the door; £10 members.

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