The Sussex Jazz Orchestra The Brunswick, Hove 24/11/13 The ubiquitous Mark Bassey has been leading the Sussex Jazz Orchestra since September and his good humoured approach and keen ear have resulted in a great sounding ensemble that embraces the musical history of the ensemble. Mark’s solo trombone playing was featured in two […]
Terry Pack Quintet – ‘Jazzin’ It At The House That Zac Built’ Fundraiser The Brunswick, Hove Wednesday 4th December, 2013 Playing standards such as Softly As In A Morning Sunrise in the style of Coltrane, this group of local musicians impressed a small but delighted audience with classics from the Herbie Hancock repertoire, […]
The Paul Busby Big Band The Brunswick, Hove 10/11/13 It’s always great to see big bands performing, particularly ones with both the creative energy and talent of this ensemble. Performing The East Sussex Jazz Suite, with all original music composed, arranged and introduced by Paul Busby, the ensemble featured some fantastic solo work from each […]
Terry Pack’s Woodland Creatures The Brunswick, Hove 3/11/13 Bassist Terry Pack has been entertaining audiences with his music (and badger jokes) for a few years now and this evening was a collection of some of Terry’s arrangements and orginal compositions from his two albums. Although this was material that had been heard before, it […]
Guitarist Paul Richards has been running the jazz jam session at The Brunswick in Hove since July 2010 and says “It’s good that Phil [the owner] agreed to put it on and a lot of the time he is at the back listening and doing the sound”. I asked Paul about the wide variety […]