Personnel
Rory Ingham, trombone
Jim Davison, trumpet
Jonathan Chung, tenor sax
Liam Noble, piano
Joe Lee, double bass
Felix Ambach, drums
‘Wakey Blakey’ is a new band playing the music of legendary drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers but with the lesser-known sextet line up as exemplified by the stellar 1960s front-line of Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller and Wayne Shorter plus the powerhouse of pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Reggie Workman and Mr Blakey. This project demonstrates hard bop with a frighteningly fresh feel; the music is wildly high-energy and unbelievably swinging. Featuring some of finest talent on the British Jazz scene