Southport Jazz Festival 2012
Sunday 13th May 2012
Southport Jazz Festival 2012
Good news
The Summer jazz festival has escaped the Council’s cuts.
Even better news
SMJ is delighted to have been asked to add our two penny worth to the way the event is being shaped and to the selection of some bands. You can expect the programme out much sooner than usual, maybe even in time for Jazz on a Winter’s Weekend when South- port will be buzzing with "jazzers" from all over the UK.
2 p.m.
Leon Greening Quartet featuring Vincent Herring
This is Leon’s debut tour as a bandleader and he sure has hit the ground running. The CD "Cookin' in Brooklyn" was recorded in New York this year, including US alto star Vincent Herring who started his career with the Lionel Hampton big band, followed by a nine year stint with Nat Adderley, during which he also managed to find time to play and record with Cedar Walton, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Kenny Barron and many more. In all 15 CD’s as bandleader (his own band Earth’s Jazz Agents) and over 200 as a sideman. Mike Janisch makes his second visit to Southport in 3 weeks and our old friend Steve Brown completes this dynamic quartet led brilliantly by Leon’s hard driving piano style last heard at the club in February 2009.
Windsor Suite, doors open 30 minutes before start time
- Piano:
- Leon Greening
- Alto Sax:
- Vincent Herring
- Bass:
- Michael Janisch
- Drums:
- Steve Brown
- Tickets:
- £15 or £28 for both gigs
8 p.m.
Liane Carroll Trio
It's been 8 years since we were first introduced to and were captivated by Liane at Southport Arts Centre. Since then she has played at the club several times and one of those gigs resulted in our biggest ever club audience. Hardly surprising for a song writing, vocal and pianistic talent that has seen her move from ’90’s tours with Gerry Rafferty, Jerry Donahue and Long John Baldry to regular headline gigs at Ronnie Scott's, a tour of Brazil where she played to 50,000 audience and the Glastonbury Festival in 2007. Her recordings have sold well with her first CD Billy No Mates (’03), Standard Issue (’05), followed by Slow Down (’07). Her first DVD Liane Carroll Live (’08) included a set from The Brecon Jazz Festival screened on BBC4. As well as picking up 'Musician Of The Year' award from the PJA (’09) she has enjoyed great acclaim for her collaborations with Brian Kellock and Ian Shaw. In 2011 her trio went to the USA and played at Dizzy's and The Lincoln Centre in New York and the Rochester Jazz Festival. Her gig at the 2011 Titley Jazz Festival with Mark on drums sealed this one.
Windsor Suite, doors open 30 minutes before start time
- Tickets:
- £15 or £28 for both gigs