Jazz Notes at the Edge

All performances are presented cabaret-style with The Edge Bar open throughout. The performance commences at 8.00 p.m. Tickets are now on sale from The Edge Box Office on 07583 315218 or manager@edgeartscentre.co.uk

For more information, email manager@edgeartscentre.co.uk, or call Alison Vermee on 07583 315218.

Photos from previous performances are on the Past Events page.

§ Saturday 23rd October • Studio
Jazz at the Edge
Gilad With Strings
8.00 p.m. £13/ £11
Gilad Atzmon saxes
Frank Harrison piano
Yaron Stavi bass
Eddie Hick drums
The Sigamos String Quartet
Gilad Atzmon’s Orient House Ensemble have collaborated with the Sigamos String Quartet for this great creative project which features interpretations of Charlie Parker’s legendary strings recording, as well as new works by Gilad. The combination of Atzmon’s bebop virtuosity with lush strings arrangements was launched with the In Loving Memory of America CD in 2009. In 2010, Gilad and the OHE are celebrating their tenth anniversary. We are delighted to welcome Gilad back to The Edge with this project to open our new jazz season, and to celebrate Charlie Parker’s music as part of Black History Month.

§ Saturday 6th November • Studio
Jazz at the Edge
Neil Cowley Trio
8.00 p.m. £12/ £10
Neil Cowley piano
Richard Sadler bass
Evan Jenkins drums
Neil Cowley was a child prodigy, performing a Shostakovich piano concerto at the QEH at the age of 10. More recently, he has worked with dance-oriented bands Zero 7 and the Brand New Heavies, before forming his own trio. Those groove and rock influences form part of the Trio’s distinctive sound. Some critics have noted that his compositions and performances rely too much on melodic hooks and less on improvisation, but the trio’s three recordings, Displaced (2006); Loud, Louder, Stop (2008); and Radio Silence (2010) have established them as one of the most exciting and in-demand outfits in the country. “Along with some delicious flashes of the minimalist, ambient ideas picked up while training as a classical pianist, baring themselves as silvery piano motifs… it’s Cowley’s feverish flights of fancy that really stand out... Cowley is channelling his improv spirit with real refinement.” (bbc.co.uk)

§ Saturday 27th November • Studio
Jazz at the Edge
Asaf Sirkis Trio
8.00 p.m. £10/ £8 with special rates for Percussion Day participants
Asaf Sirkis drums
Yaron Stavi bass
Tassos Spiliotopolous guitar
Asaf Sirkis is one of the busiest drummers in the country, working with a large variety of ensembles and until quite recently a regular with Gilad Atzmon’s Orient House Ensemble. The trio’s CD, The Monk, has a jazz/rock flavour, tempered with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influences in the players’ own backgrounds: Sirkis and Stavi are Israeli and the Alan Holdsworth-influenced guitarist Spiliototpolous is from Greece.
“This trio generates a compelling intensity, and the leader's percussion responses to their ideas are dazzling eruptions of drum mastery.” (The Guardian)

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Photos from this and other performances available on the Past Events page.