Fleece Jazz

Keeping Jazz Live for 30 years.

We are at Stoke by Nayland Resort CO6 4PZ

The full programme is here. You can pick up the current leaflet if you want it.

Tickets for all of our gigs are available at WeGotTickets.com or by phoning the box office at 01787 210796 and at the door.

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On Wednesday 12 February Chris Coull’s “Blue Note Quintet” – £20

Chris Coull Trumpet

Andreas Panayi Saxophone

Terry Seabrook Piano

Dan Sheppard Bass

Peter Cater Drums

Chris Coull

The band play a broad array from the much loved recordings of Lee Morgan, Dexter Gordon, Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Freddie Hubbard, to name a few from the golden era of the '50s and '60s.


Chris Coull is a trumpeter well known in the UK and overseas for his lyrical be-bop playing and band leading. His influences include Clifford Brown and Miles Davis with a good dose of Freddie Hubbard and even a little Wynton thrown in the mix. Past excursions have seen him play at the Royal Albert Hall, Isle of Wight Festival, Jazz At The Lincoln Centre, Appleby Jazz Festival, Love Supreme Festival, to name but a few. As a side man, he has played alongside Alan Barnes, the late great Johnny Dankworth, heavyweight American sax player Jerry Weldon, and Richard Johnson.

Andy Panayi is an exceptionally gifted jazz musician, skilled in performance, composition and arranging. He plays all the flutes and all the saxophones and currently leads his own groups, both jazz and classical. He also writes commissioned works and compositions & arrangements for his own ensembles. Andy has performed and recorded with many singers such as; Shirley Bassey, Jessye Norman, Paul McCartney, Seth MacFarlane, Elaine Paige, Salena Jones, Elvis Costello, Georgie Fame, Peter Skellen, Zoot Money, Irene Reed, Elaine Delmar, Helen Shapiro, Madeline Bell & Patty Austin to name a few.

Terry Seabrook (Cubana Bop), Dan Sheppard and Peter Cater are a superb back line.

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On Wednesday 26 February, Tristan Banks’ “View from Above” – £20

Tristan Banks Drums 

Paul Booth Tenor sax

John Crawford Piano

Davide Mantovani Bass

"Impressive sense of immediacy” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ BBC Music Magazine

For three decades, drummer Tristan Banks has been a first-call sideman for ‘glitterati’ across jazz, pop and soul music.  Since 2021, confirming his deep jazz roots, he has also been curator and venue manager at The Verdict Jazz Club in Brighton, restarting the venue after its closure due to the global pandemic of 2020.  The Verdict has already received a nomination for Parliamentary Jazz Award Venue of the Year 2022.

In 2023, Ubuntu Records boss Martin Hummel, an admirer of both Banks’ versatility and his jazz soul, offered him his long-anticipated debut with the release of 'View from Above" to critical acclaim. Though predominantly jazz-led, elements of Latin and fusion influences can be detected, though this never betrays the core purpose.  The music is a unique combination of high-octane virtuosic performance and sublimely melodic composition.

Banks brings together his long-standing musical friends including multi-sax virtuoso Paul Booth.  From his early acclaim as a prize-winning saxophonist, Paul has continually refined and expanded his talents as a solo artist, composer, arranger and bandleader, whilst establishing an elite reputation as a first-call sideman for major contemporary music artists including Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, Gregory Porter, Eddie Henderson, and so many more.

John Crawford was born in London of English/Spanish Parents. His father played Blues piano, and this is the first thing he learnt to play. His mother introduced him to Latin music of all kinds, and he has gone on to perform at Montreal Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott's, Royal Festival Hall, the 606 club, and Royal Albert Hall amongst others.

Davide Mantovani is known on the scene as a bass player whose flawless technique never gets in the way of his natural feel & groove.  He has proven himself in the short time he’s been in the UK playing with Monica Vasconcelos, Ingrid Laubrock, Ian Carr’s Nucleus, Carol Grimes, Great Spirit, Roberto Pla and Antonio Forcione amongst many others. 

 “A band of craftsmen playing the forms of acoustic jazz they relish, and their pleasure in that is infectiously palpable” John Fordham (Jazzwise)

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Keep your ears attuned to jazz by listening to our very own Gerry England’s Jazz Grooves. on Ipswich Community Radio, Thursday Nights from 5pm to 7pm.

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Updated 28/12/2024


Fleece Jazz: Keeping Jazz Live for 30 years. We are at Stoke by Nayland Hotel CO6 4PZ