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
“Its easy keeping jazz musicians together. You simply have to have a gimmick and the gimmick I use is to pay them money!”
– Duke Ellington
3rd December
SEVEN STEPS
Seven Steps play a fusion of jazz & funk featuring the music of jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea & Pat Metheny. Tonight we feature the irresistible pairing of Dan Parker & Tony Gooderham.
Dan Parker – Guitar
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Terry Gregory – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
Free Entry (Band donations welcome)
10th December
Nigel Price - Organ Trio
Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business.
Musically, his blend of flowing bebop lines, deep blues sensibility and his mastery of chording continue to delight audiences and fellow musicians alike. His career highlights include a support show for Gladys Knight at The Royal Albert Hall and an appearance on Van Morrison’s recent album Keep Me Singing.
Nigel is a regular performer at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club where he has made more than 500 appearances. He released his fifth Organ Trio Album
Nigel Price – Guitar
Ross Stanley – Hammond Organ
Joel Bardord – Drums
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17th December
The Sounds of ECM
Tonight Trevor Taylor presents the sounds & music of the world famous ECM music label that has produced world wide jazz stars such as Keith Jarret, Jan Garbarek and Gary Burton.
They released over 3000 albums during a 40 year history. Their legacy is one of the most creative & successful European Jazz production companies of all time.
Ted Porter – Trumpet
Don Pusey – Saxophone
Dan Banks – Piano
Alex Keen – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
Free Entry (Band donations welcome)
24th December
CLOSED
31st December
CLOSED
7th January
QUNITRET
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 – Saxophone
Philipp van Endert – Guitar
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Dominic Howles – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
14th January
Legends of Jazz Guitar
Andy Watson presents a review of the various playing styles of Jazz Legends from Wes Montgomery to Geroge Benson to Peter Bernstein & John Scofield.
Andy has established a remarkable reputation as a session & contract musician he has worked in most major West End theatres and in TV, radio & recording studios throughout the land and overseas. His performing credits are legion and highly diverse, including work with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia, Opera North, and many leading jazz players.
Andy Watson – Guitar
Zak Barret – Saxophone
Sam Edwards – Piano
Terry Gregory – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
21st January
Chenenko
Tonight we celebrate the genius of John Surman, a virtuoso on both the Baritone, Soprano saxophone & Bass clarinet. In particular, his many recording that featured John McLoughlin on guitar such as “When Fortune smiles” & “Extrapolation”. For over 60 years John was at the forefront of British Jazz in particular with bands such as “The Trio” “SOS” & Mike Westbrooks quartet.
Mick Foster – Baritone Sax
Dave Whiting – Guitar
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Dominic Howles – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
28th January
STEVE WATERMAN
Steve Waterman is a professor of Jazz Trumpet at Trinity College of Music in London and visiting Jazz Trumpet specialist at The Royal Northern College Of Music and The Welsh College Of Music And Drama. Steve runs his own Annual Contemporary Big Band Jazz Weekend with Alan Barnes, and also teaches on many summer jazz courses and has conducted numerous Trumpet master classes and workshops ranging in size from small groups to big bands throughout the UK and in Spain, Finland, Latvia, South Africa, and Cuba.
Steve is very committed to Jazz education. He has co-written with John ONeil a highly acclaimed Jazz Trumpet tutor book -THE JAZZ METHOD FOR TRUMPET published by Schott & Co. and is currently releasing the Steve Waterman E-Learning Jazz Education Series for Trumpet.
Steve Waterman – Trumpet
Nick Tomalin – Piano
Dominic Howles – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
4th February
TOMMASO STARACE
Tommaso has performed and collaborated with many great musicians including Dave Liebman, Kenny Wheeler, Billy Cobham, Jim Mullen, Liam Noble, Jonathan Gee, Roger Beaujolais, Paolo Pellegatti, Attilio Zanchi, Fabrizio Bosso, Tino Tracanna, Paolo Fresu, Gianni Giudici and Academy Award Winning composer Dario Marianelli. He continues to seek inspiration and nurture his jazz expertise by taking part in jazz seminars and classes led by some of the greatest musicians alive, including Dave Liebman, Miguel Zenon, Vincent Herring, Ted Nash.
“Starace swings magnificently. The quintet plays exquisitely and Tommaso Starace plays alto as it should be played…” John Gilbert, www.ejazznews.com
“Signor Starace is a shrewd operator. He plays alto and soprano sax with impressive post-Parkerian felicity and Italian flair. 21/12/2005” Jack Massarik
11th February
MANDALA - Art Ensemble of Chicago
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.
Dave Jago – Trombone
Zak Barret – Saxophone
Ted Porter – Trumpet
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Geoff Harriss – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
18th February
NITESPRITE - The music of Joshua Redmond
Joshua Redman is one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the decade of the 1990s. Born in Berkeley, California, he is the son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman and dancer Renee Shedroff. With a career spanning over three decades, Joshua Redman remains a vital force in contemporary jazz. A bridge between tradition and innovation, performance and mentorship, intellect and emotion. His music continues to invite listeners into a world where every note tells a story and every performance becomes a shared moment of human connection.
Zak Barret – Saxophone
Dan Banks – Piano
Ben Hearn – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
25th February
CATHERINE LIMA - "Love the XYZ of it"
London-based Jazz and Big Band singer, Catherine regularly performs with some of the finest jazz musicians in town. Catherine’s large repertoire includes jazz classics/blues/latin/swing/big band. She also writes and performs her own songs.
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.
Zak Barret – Saxophone
Dave Whiting – Guitar
Tony Gooderham – Piano
Ben Hearn – Bass
Trevor Taylor – Drums
4th March
Tribute to BILL EVANS - The art of the Trio
More than 40 years after his death, Bill Evans continues to exert an enormous influence on jazz. He was one of the most talented, yet tragic figures of the post-bop jazz piano, was known for his highly nuanced touch & his reform of the chord voicing system. He recorded over fifty albums as leader and received five Grammy awards.
“Bill had this quiet fire that I loved on piano. The way he approached it, the sound he got was like crystal notes or sparkling water cascading down from some clear waterfall” Miles Davis
Nick Tomalin – Piano
Dominic Howles – Bass
Simon Harwood – Drums
25th February
CATHERINE LIMA - Love the XZY of it
London-based Jazz and Big Band singer, Catherine regularly performs with some of the finest jazz musicians in town. Catherine’s large repertoire includes jazz classics/blues/latin/swing/big band. She also writes and performs her own songs.
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.
13th August
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