8.30 - 11.00pm
£7 on the door
Born 1964 in the Midlands to Jamaican parents and raised in
South Yorkshire, Dennis cut his teeth at the age of 14 performing with
the Doncaster Youth Jazz Assoc. He moved to London and began playing
with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and the legendary all-black big
band Jazz Warriors. A charismatic and energetic musician, composer and
educator, well known on the British and international jazz scene, and
celebrated for his versatility and unique approach to the underrated
trombone. Dennis' group Badbone & Co walked off with the BBC's
Jazz Award for Best Band 2006 and a year later Dennis achieved the
British Jazz Award in the trombone category. "..a groove-based brassman
who seamlessly combines fluid improvising with the ability to kick the
pulse of a band as irresistibly as a drummer" - The Guardian.
8.30 - 11.00pm
