8.30 - 11.00pm
£6 on the door
Fronting the band tonight we have not one but two favourite sons of the club. Quentin Collins, born locally in Forest Gate, is an outstanding hard bop trumpeter who graduated from the Guildhall School of Music by winning the 'Best Finals' prize. Already with a wealth of experience, he has worked with the likes of Jean Toussaint, Stan Tracey, Norma Winstone, John Surman, Tim Garland and Ray Gelato. Nottingham born, Tony Kofi studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Back in the UK he played with The Jazz Warriors and Gary Crosby's Nu Troop. His subsequent playing credits include Billy Higgins, Branford Marsalis, Byron Wallen, Claude Deppa, Donald Byrd, Lonnie Smith, Eddie Henderson, Jazz Jamaica All Stars and the big bands of Jean Toussaint and Julian Joseph. Tony's quartet was voted best ensemble at the 2005 Parliamentary Jazz Awards; their CD 'Plays Monk - All Is Know', was awarded 'BBC Jazz Line-up Album of the Year 2005'.
8.30 - 11.00pm
