Vibraphonist Roger Beaujolais at Chandos Arms Jazz

If you’ve never heard or seen jazz vibraphone before you are in for a treat. Roger is one of the UK’s top vibes players, a superb swinging musician who has played with the best…Rumer, Duffy, Jerry Dammers
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Dave Gelly of the Guardian writes: “With a long career taking in jump-jive and acid jazz along the way, Roger Beaujolais has quietly emerged as an essential player on Britain's jazz scene. His technique on the vibraphone is masterly, and his mature style is so broadly based that he can switch from funk to delicate ballad in an instant, without the least strain. His choice of material reflects this, including numbers by Wes Montgomery, Chick Corea and Milton Nascimento, along with many of his own, all arranged with deceptive simplicity.”...

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If you’ve never heard or seen jazz vibraphone before you are in for a treat. Roger is one of the UK’s top vibes players, a superb swinging musician who has played with the best…Rumer, Duffy, Jerry Dammers
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Dave Gelly of the Guardian writes: “With a long career taking in jump-jive and acid jazz along the way, Roger Beaujolais has quietly emerged as an essential player on Britain's jazz scene. His technique on the vibraphone is masterly, and his mature style is so broadly based that he can switch from funk to delicate ballad in an instant, without the least strain. His choice of material reflects this, including numbers by Wes Montgomery, Chick Corea and Milton Nascimento, along with many of his own, all arranged with deceptive simplicity.”
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with Robin Aspland: piano • Jez Brown: bass • Jeremy Shoham: sax • Rick Finlay: drums

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