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August Jazz Jam – Seven Courtyard

The friendliest jazz jam in town! Come and join in or just enjoy the fun. All styles and levels welcome – vocals and instrumentals – it’s all about the vibe.

The jazz leeds trio will be there to support all performers. Phil Green will be your MC. Payf collection – all money goes to the band.

We invite you to come and join in – or just have a drink at the bar and watch the fun!

Doors 1.30pm. 2pm-4pm Seven Arts Courtyard (in the bar if wet!)

Pay What You Feel collection.

John Settle on Vibes

John Settle plays the vibraphone with remarkable fluency and swing and is planning a varied selection of blues, latin, bop and ballads, plus a dip into the great American songbook. A lovely swinging quartet for Courtyard jazz with Ed Barnwell  keyboards, Jose Canha bass and Caroline Boaden drums

 

Emily Brown

Emily Brown is a popular jazz singer with a gift for harmonic risk-taking and accessing emotional depth in a song. You can expect to hear jazz, blues, soul & some ear-opening detours – all classics but delivered in Emily’s warmly alert and soul enlarging style.

With the JazzLeeds Trio

Come over to Seven Arts for a drink and some great entertainment. Get there early for a good seat. 6pm start.

Abtuse

Abtuse cross the loose boundaries of jazz fusion and draw on an eclectic range of latin, afro jazz and jazz funk numbers by the likes of Dave Weckl, the Yellowjackets, Brecker Bros, Snarky Puppy.

Raquel Alvaro and Rose Perry

Raquel Alvaro has appeared for us on the Chapel Allerton Festival Main Stage as part of the Brasukas and as part of the Anna Chandler-King Nonet concert. Tenor sax player Rose Perry is no stranger to Seven Arts at Chapel Allerton either having performed with the Tom Sharp jazz orchestra in several memorable concerts at Seven Arts. they’ll be accompanied by Will Powell on guitar Steve Crocker bass and Brendan Bache on percussion.

6pm-7.15pm

The Rhythm Section

A ‘Rhythm and Grooves’ Chapel Allerton based organ jazz trio playing their own take on tunes from Booker T & The MG’s, Kenny Burrell, Ramsey Lewis and Little Walter to The Doors, Steely Dan, Blue Boy and Stevie Wonder… along with original instrumentals.

Seven Arts Courtyard (in the sun! or in the bar if wet..).

John Scully

John Scully is a trumpet player and jazz vocalist from Leeds, who plays in the classic style of Armstrong and Eldridge. Frequently heard with the Big Easy swing band , Jon enjoys jazz and orchestral music.

At Rush Hour Jazz he’ll play some of his favourite tunes with the Jazz Leeds trio. Chill out with a drink or coffee after work for an hour’s jazz in Seven Bar.

Music starts 6pm finishes 7.15pm

PAYF collection.

B D Lenz Trio

It’s July, so it must mean the return of B.D Lenz trio and for their only Yorkshire gig during their UK tour. Every year they raise the roof with a fantastic afternoon concert for us at Jazzleeds- a concert not to be missed!

B.D. Lenz is a guitarist extraordinaire based out of the New Jersey/New York area. His ensemble summons the sophisticated sounds of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Duke Ellington. B.D has played guitar since his early teens and has studied with such masters as Mike Stern, Vic Juris, and Charlie Banacos along the way..