The Jazz Worriers

All the guys in this band are firmly established northern based musicians, well known and   respected on the scene. Their coalescence into The Jazz Worriers was through the drive and creative urges of both Neil Yates and Dean Masser, following some soul searching introspection,  mutual criticism and   subsequent mentoring and practice which is explained at length at their website www.thejazzworriers.co.uk   The process, which has already resulted in an excellent CD and their selection for The Northern Line list for 2014/15, has certainly raised their game. We caught up with them at Davenham Jazz earlier this year and the gig was truly impressive, not only for their playing,  composition and arrangements but also for their       relaxed and amusing banter and the trouble taken to   explain the context of the music within the history and tradition of the jazz idiom. For those who haven’t yet had the pleasure you have a treat in store. Think ‘Blue Note’, Art Blakey’s Messengers, Dexter Gordon and you are on the mood of this impressive quintet.