The best in Live Jazz at the Park Inn Hotel, Southend
Every Wednesday
8:30 – 10:30pm
Free Entry
Playing Modern, Be-Bop, Fusion & Avant Garde,
featuring Special Guests
The Venue
Find Jazz825 on the first floor bar at the Park Inn Palace Hotel, to the right as you step out of the lift. Grab a table or bar seating, with food and drink served all evening.
Getting There
Train
Southend Central (c2c Line) located in the middle of Southend High Street.
Southend Victoria (Greater Anglia Line) located at the opposite end of the High Street.
Bus
Southend Central Bus Depot is approx 4 minute walk
Parking
The Royals Shopping Centre Car Park is directly opposite the venue and is open 24hrs.
Alexander Street Car Park is close by, with a pedestrian pathway through to the high street.
Alternatively, street parking can be found locally.
Park Inn Hotel
Church Road, Southend-on-sea
SS1 2A
What's On
“Jazz is there & then it's gone, it happens & you just have to be present, it's that simple” – Keith Jarrett
2nd April
Catherine Lima @ our new home Park Inn Hotel
Catherine Lima has been singing on the London jazz circuit since 2001, she is a charismatic and entertaining performer. Drawing on influences such as Anita O’Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Patricia Barber, Barbra Streisand and Peggy Lee, she has a warm expressive tone that she uses expertly to create moods from sultry to joyous. Whether performing an intimate set with duo or trio or fronting a big band, her personality comes through with each song.
“I have heard Catherine perform at so many different venues, including outdoor concerts, and her voice can penetrate any environment because it is so very movingly soulful yet in a jazz style. This is the first time that I have heard her as a songwriter. Her efforts show all the signs of a fabulous career ahead.”
– Tony Andrews for Audiophile News
Catherine Lima – Vocals
Alex Field -Guitar
Aled Thomas – Piano
Alex Keen – Bass
Mark Cecil – Drums
9th April
The Music of SONNY STITT
He has been called the most significant tenor saxophone player of all time. Stitt recorded his first album at age 19 and was one of the first musicians to register for the Blue Note label. He was among the first musicians to perform with the Miles Davis Quintet and Dizzy Gillespie.
A highly competitive player, he loved musical duels with fellow saxophonists, revelling in his technical excellence and thorough mastery of the bebop idiom. But he resented recurring charges that his style was so close to Charlie Parker’s that he lacked originality, and argued with justification that he played his own way, while never denying his huge debt to the bop pioneers.
Shanti Jayasinha – Trumpet
Dom Pusey – Saxophone
Dan Banks – Piano
Dominic Howles- Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
“People say to play the Blues you have to of suffered… well I play the blues & I ‘aint never suffered & I don’t intend to suffer” - Miles Davis
16th April
JIM MULLEN
Jim Mullen’s distinctive r’n’b oriented guitar style has been admired by thousands on the British scene for years. His warm, singing guitar lines are choked with the blues.
Voted World’s 5th Best Instrumental Guitarist 1982 Blues And Soul Readers, he has won many British music awards including “Best Guitar” in the British Telecom Jazz Awards (1994, 1996 and 2000).
Mullen has also played and recorded with, among others, Mose Allison, Hamish Stuart, Joanna Eden, Tam White, Claire Martin, Mike Carr, Jimmy Witherspoon, Dave O’Higgins and Georgie Fame, Sinan Alimanović, David Tughan, Jimmy Smith, Terry Callier and Frank Holder. Mullen has recorded as part of The AllStars, a collective of session musicians on their Paul McCartney-produced album All About the Music, alongside special guests Jocelyn Brown, Hamish Stuart and Angelo Starr. In 2014, he featured prominently on the Citrus Sun album, People of Tomorrow, produced by Incognito co-founder, Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick.
Jim Mullen’s distinctive r’n’b oriented guitar style has been admired by thousands on the British scene for years. His warm, singing guitar lines are choked with the blues, Jazz Journal 2023
If you know current British jazz you will know Jim Mullen’s playing. With his unique mellow guitar sound and his ability to spin a seemingly effortless stream of melody, he never fails to keep your ears fully occupied.. Guardian 2012
Jim Mullen’s distinctive r’n’b oriented guitar style has been admired by thousands on the British scene for years – Jazz Journal 2023
If you know current British jazz you will know Jim Mullen’s, a unique mellow sound and effortless stream of melody – Guardian 2020
Jim Mullen – Guitar
Nick Tomalin- Piano
Dominic Howles – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
23rd April
Mandala
MANDALA is a Sanskrit word largely meaning ‘Circle’, and that’s really what this group is about, experimenting with different players. The current six piece group morphed from a smaller unit when a larger frontline was required ,and stayed together as it is now because the trumpet, Sax, trombone frontline offers many more possibilities for both past classic jazz as well as original material.
The group has grown its repertoire to include a large range of classic compositions from an eclectic range of musicians such Art Blakey, Mingus, Monk, Wayne Shorter, Roland Kirk, and tonight with Carla Bley’s recent passing they have added more of her music In tribute to one of jazz’s finest performer /composers!
Zak Barrett – Saxophone
Ted Porter – Trumpet
Dave Jago – Trombone
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Geoff Harris – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
30th April
TONY GOODERHAM QUARTET
Tony appears at JAZZ825 regularly as a sideman in various bands but tonight he leads his own quartet, so expect a fusion on Jazz & Funk. Tony is a master at improvisation & its always exciting to listen how he solo’s and interacts with the other band members.
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Zak Barrett – Saxophone
Ben Hearn – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
7th May
GEOFF WARREN QUARTET
A prominent exponent of jazz, contemporary music and ethnic crossover, Geoff Warren is a music graduate from London University who studied flute with Derek Honner of the Royal Academy of Music. He started his jazz career as flautist/saxophonist in the ranks of Graham Collier with whom he played at major music festivals in Europe and Asia, working alongside famous musicians on the British jazz scene such as John Surman, Kenny Wheeler, Harry Beckett , John Marshall and Roy Babbington.
Geoff Warren – Flute
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Dominic Howles – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
“Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.”
- Ornette Coleman
14th May
STEVE FISHWICK QUARTET
Steve Fishwick is widely considered to be one of the best jazz trumpet players ever to come from the UK, and is rapidly gaining a global reputation thanks to his flawless technique and his beautifully flowing, harmonically rich improvisations. He is one of an increasing number of trumpeters who have been heavily influenced by the melodic approach of the late great Kenny Dorham, a figure often overlooked (and undeservedly so) in the pantheon of Jazz Trumpet Legends. As well as “K.D.”, Steve cites Art Farmer, Miles Davis and Woody Shaw among his favourite players, but his style is very much his own. Trumpet great Wynton Marsalis recently said about him “Steve has his own style. He plays from the bottom to the top of the horn whilst maintaining the integrity of the chords. I can’t think of another trumpet player that can do what he does.” Legendary Jazz critic Ira Gitler had this to say ‘My question is where has Fishwick been hiding? Hip middle register melodious bebop, but when Steve lights his wick he becomes a flying fish, soaring above the waves, totally in control!’
Steve Fishwick – Trumpet
Nick Tomalin – Piano
Dominic Howles – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
21st May
Brandon Allen Quartet
SPECIAL NIGHT £15 ENTRY
Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Brandon Allen relocated to London in 2000. Since arriving in the UK, he has worked with many high profile artists and groups/ensembles as a saxophonist, in various genres, including performances with Eric Clapton, Paloma Faith, Kyle Eastwood, Mica Paris, Jools Holland,
Brandon Allen – Saxophone
Tim Lapthorn – Piano
Oli Hayhurst – Bass
Chris Higginbottom – Drums
28th May
Dan Banks & The Porter Brothers
Dan Banks is no stranger to JAZZ825 but tonight he presents a collection of his own compositions ably assisted by Robin Porter & Ted Porter.
Dan Banks – Piano
Robin Porter – Saxophone
Ted Porter – Trumpet
Dominic Howles – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
4th June
The QUINTRET
Dynamic Scottish saxophonist Rob Hall teams up with Germany’s most outstanding jazz guitarist Philipp van Endert to present a programme of lyrical & adventurous new music. With their extensive touring experience, they have produced dozens of recordings with the participation of luminaries such as Kenny Wheeler, Jim Mullen, Lee Konitz, and composed new music from soloists to orchestras.
Rob Hall – Saxophones
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Philipp van Endert – Guitar
Dominic Howles – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Percussion
11th June
ALED THOMAS QUARTET - Tribute to Coltrane
Aled is a London based Jazz and Blues musician, singer and composer. Tonight he is joined by Zak Barrett to celebrate the music of the great John Coltrane. A towering musical figure of the 20th century, saxophonist John Coltrane rose to fame with Mile Davis & reset the parameters of jazz during his decade as a leader.
Aled Thomas – Piano
Zak Barrett – Saxophone
Terry Gregory – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
“If you make a mistake...Do it again on the next verse and people think you meant it” - Chet Atkins
18th June
Chenenko with special guest Mick Foster
Tonight we celebrate the genius of John Surman, one of this countries finest exponents of the Baritone Saxophone. In particular his many recording during his partnership with the ECM record label.
Mick Foster – Baritone Sax
Dave Whiting – Guitar
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Dominic Howles – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
25th June
CROSSWIND
Tonight we celebrate the most influential Jazz Guitar greats of all time, from Wes Montgomery to John Scofield, featuring Andy Watson. Andy has established a remarkable reputation as a session musician. His performing credits are legion and diverse as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to Barbara Thompsons Paraphernalia.
Andy Watson – Guitar
Zak Barrett – Saxophone
Sam Edwards – Piano
Terry Gregory – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
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