TIME: 8.00 – 11.00PM

TICKETS: £15

Personnel

Trumpets – Peter Rolinson , Claud Deppa , Steve Pretty

Alto – Dave Blackmore

Tenor / Flute – Louise Elliot

Tenor / Soprano – Rachel Bartlet

Baritone – Laron Hignal

Trombone – Dave Lidell , Paul Taylor , John Bennett

Tuba – Jeff Miller , Barnaby Slade

Guitar – John Blackwell

Keys – Gabriel Keen

Bass – Gareth Morgan

Drums – Harry Bennett

The John Bennett Big Band is a 15 piece jazz ensemble. The music composed by John is structured , whilst also allowing interplay between the musicians. The band was born out of an early realisation that as a composer / trombonist , having his own band was the only way he could get his music performed to his own satisfaction. He does not see it as a big band as such rather a large jazz ensemble partly inspired by early New Orleans jazz King Oliver , Armstrong the later Gil Evans , Miles Davis and Mingus. to name but a few. To John it is always a work in progress but the performance is the thing.