8.30 - 11.00pm
£7 on the door
Clive Fenner Quartet + special guest Jim Watson
Clive
is committed to swinging and exciting jazz and likes to bring in
influences from his different musical experiences. For around 15
years he has been resident drummer at The East Side Jazz Club in east
London where he has supported many of the country's top jazz musicians
including Kenny Wheeler, Peter King, John Etheridge, Alan Barnes, Jean
Toussaint and Tony Coe. He started playing in blues, pop and jazz-rock
bands supporting groups including Fleetwood Mac, Free and The Nice, but
always had a love of jazz since first hearing "Straight No Chaser" in
his early teens. He studied and became good friends with top American
drummer Clifford Jarvis (Freddie Hubbard, Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders) and
Britains premier drum teacher Bob Armstrong. As well as organising the
East Side Jazz Club he is founder and Director of ‘Jazzsummerschool’
which offers jazz courses in France and Cuban music courses in Havana
Cuba. The Quartet’s first CD, recorded live in the club and aptly named
"Get It!" will be available this evening.
