The Basement, 7a Jesus Lane, Cambridge

Venue Hidden Rooms 7a Jesus Lane (underneath Pizza Express) Cambridge CB5 8BA www.hiddenrooms.co.uk

Directions By train: From the station take either bus C1, C3, C7 or C8 to Bridge St

By road: From the South: M11 exit at junction 13 Follow A1309/A1134 to City Centre/Jesus Lane

From the North: from A14 take A1307 to Castle Street

Parking: Park Street multi-storey car park

Disabled access There is no dedicated disabled access at the venue Disabled parking spaces available opposite in Jesus Lane

Booking Online: www.cambridgejazz.org

Email: info@cambridgejazz.jazz

Phone: 07827 012875

General Enquiries

Cambridge Modern Jazz Tel: 07827 012875

Email: info@cambridgejazz.org

www.cambridgejazz.org

Acknowledgements: Thanks to the Airshaft Trust and Cambridge City Council for their financial support to promote top quality live jazz in Cambridge.

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JAN – MARCH 2015 www.cambridgejazz.org

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In common with many other jazz clubs Cambridge Modern Jazz sits at a crossroads looking forward to 2015. On the positive side, many of our gigs continue to be well supported, of high musical quality, and audience feedback is generally good.

However, the financial outlook is more uncertain than it has been for some time. As we go to press the future of Jazz Services (the UK national jazz support organisation) remains uncertain following removal of Arts Council funding. Money to support touring bands could be significantly reduced, or at worst disappear altogether. From April, along with other Cambridge arts organisations, we will almost certainly lose our City Council funding support due to Local Authority cuts.

Our policy has always been to value new and creative music above profit, but we will have to adapt to survive!

A number of options are open to us, most directly to appeal for donations, or sponsorship support, either with individuals or as corporate packages. As a long established and successful Cambridge arts organisation, we believe we have a strong proposition to put forward to potential sponsors, but we need introductions to the right people! Can you help by suggesting people and organisations that we might approach?

If you would like to discuss either of these options, or have any other useful suggestions, please contact us at info@cambridgejazz.org or phone David Gower on 07827 012875.

Thank you.

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SPARKY CAMBRIDGE CONNEXIONSWOW – WHAT A SEASON!We’ve got an absolute New Year cracker lined up.Hopefully something for everybody … nationally acclaimed rising stars … the very best of jazz from artists with a Cambridge ConneXion (including some garlanded alumnae) …plus international front liners.

In short, more jazz than you can shake a stick at, offered at prices just too good to refuse!

‘Jurd stretched critics and musicians’ repertoire of superlatives with this sophisticated and technically awesome session …’John Fordham, The Guardian on Laura’s first album ‘Landing Ground’

Thursday January 15 at 8:00pm (doors 7:00pm)Laura Jurd’s ‘Human Spirit’ – Album Launch TourA welcome return for award-winning trumpet player/composer Laura Jurd with her brand new project ‘Human Spirit’. Originally commissioned by the 2013 London Jazz Festival, ‘Human Spirit’ comprises a series of pieces written to feature Dublin-born vocalist Lauren Kinsella.

The songs enter the realms of rock and folk music whilst providing a platform for improvisation and creative dialogue between the musicians. Think electric-Miles meets street band with a folkloric twist. Sure to be a vibrant and exciting evening as part of their January album launch tour. Laura Jurd trumpet, Lauren Kinsella vocals, Chris Batchelor trumpet, Colm O’Hara trombone, Alex Roth guitar, Mick Foster bass sax, Corrie Dick drums.www.laurajurd.com

Thursday January 29 Dan Forshaw Trio Another warm welcome back for saxophonist Dan Forshaw’s Cambridge-based trio, now gaining an impressive standing with their passion for acoustic jazz. The trio has a growing national and international reputation for engaging audiences with their innovative arrangements of jazz standards, rock covers and original compositions. The trio recorded their well reviewed debut album ‘#jazztrio’ at Stapleford Granary last summer. Dan is joined by Cambridge stalwarts Joel Humann on bass and Derek Scurll on drums.www.danforshaw.com

Thursday February 12Josh Kemp’s Jazz Prophets

Born and bred in Cambridge, saxophonist Josh Kemp’s melodic inventiveness, warm tone and lyrical approach to improvisation have marked him out as a hot prospect for some years now. After study at the Guildhall and Trinity College of Music he has established himself as a prominent member of the Walthamstow-based E17 Jazz Collective. The Jazz Prophets latest album ‘Tone Poetry’ was released last year to strong reviews. Supporting Josh in a stellar line up are Ross Stanley (piano), Mick Huton (bass) and Chris Higginbottom (drums). www.joshkemp.com

‘Wonderfully rich-toned tenorist … with a laconic, subtle, highly nuanced and original sound’ – Time Out

Thursday February 26Tom Green Septet – ‘Skyline’ Album Launch TourCambridge alumni Tom Green is winner of the 2013 Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition, and rightly tipped as Jazzwise magazine’s ‘One to Watch 2014’. Tonight’s septet, launching their new album ‘Skyline’features some of the most talented young musicians on the London scene. Expect striking melodies, colourful harmony and propulsive grooves. Tom Green (trb/comp), Matthew Herd (alto/sop sax), Sam Miles (tenor sax), James Davison (tpt/fgh), Sam James (pno), Misha Mullov-Abbado (bass), Scott Chapman (drs) www.tomgreenmusic.com

Thursday March 12 Marlene VerPlanck QuartetStarting out as a very young singer with some of the biggest of the Big Bands, Marlene emerged as a leading solo performer in the 1970s. She has sung extensively with some of the best known names in jazz and continues to tour widely across America and Europe. Tonight we’re honoured to welcome her for a first visit to Cambridge following on from her stint at Ronnie Scott’s. In support are John Pearce (piano), Paul Morgan (bass) and Bobby Worth (drums)

www.marleneverplanck.com

Thursday March 19Tim Whitehead ‘Turner and the Thames’

Tim was appointed the first ever musician Artist in Residence at Tate Britain in 2009 to research and compose music in response to the work of JMW Turner. The 2013 London Jazz Festival commissioned him to compose and perform ‘Turner and the Thames’, a multi-media celebration of London’s great river and Turner’s lifelong relationship with it. The work is based around eight locations the artist painted with music composed around spontaneous improvisations performed there. With Tim on saxophones are Jonathan Gee (piano), Oli Hayhurst (double bass) and Winston Clifford (drums).www.timwhitehead.co.uk

Thursday March 26Tommy Smith and Brian Kellock ‘Whispering of the Stars’ Two of Scotland’s greatest jazz artists, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Brian Kellock, team up to create a beautiful and imaginative duo. Not surprisingly, the press has applauded them with phrases such as ‘bewitching layers of delicacy’, full flight, spontaneous invention’ and ‘sheer artistry’. This dynamic duo perform music from their latest album on Spartacus records, ‘Whispering of the Stars’ plus material from ‘Bezique’ and ‘Symbiosis’ featuring the great American & European song book.www.tommysmith.co.uk

‘Dan Forshaw leads one of the freshest bands performing today. Exceptional musicianship is backed up with supreme professionalism.’ Nia Valerio, Southport International Jazz Festival.

‘Remarkable … only the very best arrangers can get a sound like that from four horns’ – Evan Parker

STARS ALIGNED FOR A MAGNIFICENT MARCH

‘…She may be the most accomplished interpreter of popular material performing today…’

The New York Times

‘...A highly personal, always gorgeous sound ... in a country of fine saxophonists he is one of the finest.’Peter Bacon, Birmingham Post

Tickets for all March events: £15, £12 Students (inc U3A) & Hidden Rms membersAll events start at 8:00pm (Doors 7:00pm)

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‘..a scintillating partnership; dazzling; inventive and subtly captivating’. The Scotsman

All tickets for Cambridge ConneXions gigs are £10 All events start at 8:00pm (doors 7:00pm)All bands offer the very best in jazz with a Cambridge conneXion

Tickets: £15, £12 Students (inc U3A) and Hidden Rooms members.