8.30 - 11.00pm
£7 on the door
Steve Waterman is professor of jazz trumpet at The Royal Academy
of Music and Trinity College. Steve has his own quintet and in 2003
formed an 18-piece jazz orchestra playing his original compositions. As
well as 8 notable albums under his own leadership, he has recorded with
the likes of Carla Bley, Mike Garrick, Graham Collier and Alan Barnes.
Steve’s most recent album 'Buddy Bolden Blew It!' is described as a
history of jazz through tunes written by trumpet players, inspired by
the legendary Buddy Bolden, acknowledged as the first major figure of
this music form in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century. John
Horler is a highly respected pianist and composer who has earned a
formidable reputation on the British jazz scene over many years. His
credentials as a musician are as impeccable as they are diverse. The
route to success was through pub gigs and appearances on BBC’s Jazz
Club, funded by work as a successful session musician. As his reputation
grew he found himself increasingly supporting American jazz stars such
as Bob Brookmeyer, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Art Farmer, Pepper
Adams, Bud Shank, and Shorty Rodgers. One of the most memorable of these
events was working with Chet Baker for a week at The Canteen in Great
Queen Street. He worked closely with Pete King, Tommy Whittle, Tony Coe
and the late great Ronnie Ross for many years, playing regularly in
their groups and recording with them. For over twenty years he was first
pianist to Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine.
