APPLEBY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2000 PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME 2000

APPLEBY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2000
JULY 27 - 30
APPLEBY, CUMBRIA

ART THEMEN/BEN CASTLE QNT
The more seasoned tenor saxophonist Art Themen being kept on his toes by one of the best of the current younger generation Ben Castle. This double header of tenor saxophonists backed by a trio consisting of Mark Edwards on piano, Andrew Cleyndert on bass and Dave Barry on Drums will ensure the festival gets off to a cracking start.

DAVE GREEN, IAIN DIXON & GENE CALDERAZZO
Most musicians favourite bass player Dave Green leads his own trio featuring tenor saxophonist Iain Dixon and drummer Gene Calderazzo.

A TRIBUTE TO CANNONBALL ADDERLEY
A common admiration for the music and playing of the American alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley has resulted in Don Wellerand Alan Barnes joining forces to pay tribute to the American master. The greatly under rated trumpeter Dick Pearce takes Nat Adderley’s chair and all three have written new arrangements of Cannonballs music for this sextet which also feaures John Donaldson (Piano), Steve Brown (drums) and Arnie Somogyi (Bass).

ART THEMEN & THE BRYAN SPRING TRIO
Their tremendous short set last year left everyone on their feet and yelling for more. So here they are again. Art Themen (tenor), Bryan Spring (drums), Mark Edwards (piano) and Andrew Cleyndert (bass).

GORDON BECK SOLO.
This legendary british pianist heard too infrequently in this country is becoming a regular fixture at the Appleby festival. His own total absorption in his playing takes you with him on an exciting journey into the unknown and unpredictable making it a very enjoyable edge of seat experiance.

NORMA WINSTONE & THE STAN TRACEY TRIO
This merger of two of British jazz’s top names came about through a one off gig at the Pizza Express in London where it became apparent to all that a certain musical chemistry was present. One of the great things about improvised music is that unpredictably great creative music can be born. Norma Winstones’ first visit to Appleby is long overdue.

THE STAN TRACEY SEPTET
I once overheard the Appleby festival being referred to as The Stan Tracey Festival, and if I ever need another title for it that would be my first choice. This brilliant outfit of Stans features Mornington Lockett on tenor sax, Andy Panayi on various saxes, Mark Nightingale on trombone and Dick Pearce on trumpet alongside the “THE” trio. Stan on piano, Clark Tracey on drums and Andrew Cleyndert on bass.

THE JAN SIMONS BAND
This group of young Scandinavians from Finland generate a wonderful laid back feel with great control of the overall sound. They have recorded on ECM with Kenny Wheeler and perform at Appleby with trumpeter Henry Lowther whose sound and approach dovetails perfectly into their music. The band consists of Jan Simons on bass, Niklas Winter on guitar, Saamali Mikkonen on piano, Manuel Dunkel on tenor and Markku Ounaskari on drums.

LOUIS STEWART QUARTET
I looking forward to having Louis at the festival and wonder how I have missed inviting him before now. Some musicians rise to stardom for a short while then fade as the fickleness of fashion dictates, but others like Louis and most of the regulars at Appleby just produce great music in their own mould, constantly over the years irregardless of trends.
Louis is seen far to little on the British seen , but he has a pedigree that goes right back to the days when he played with Tubby Hayes and toured with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. He went on to work frequently with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, James Moodly Pepper Adas and countless others. He has maintained a busy international touring schedule as a visiting soloist and with George Shearing. He brings to Appleby his regular quartet which features Gordon Beck on piano, Stephen Keogh on drums and Arnie Somogyi on bass

THE BRYAN SPRING TRIO.
Unique, compelling, uncompromising, brilliant are just some of the adjectives I have used in the past when writing about this trio which has appeared at Appleby every this year I seem to have difficulty finding inspiration for words I haven’t already used you can be assured that there will be no such lack of inspiration in this trios music and we will again hear a performance that will make it unthinkable not to book them again for next year.

EVAN PARKER , PAUL DUNMALL, PAUL ROGERS & TONY LEVIN
Powerfull stuff. If you haven’t heard these musicians before, expect to have your ears stretched by an hour of richly textured evershifting sound.

GILAD ATZMON QUARTET
Gilad returns this year with a totally different line up to play music whose influences range from Arabic and Jewish to Middle East and reflect his Israeli roots. The band feautures Frank Harrison on piano, Asaf Sirkis on drums and Oli Hayhurst on drums. superb clarinet. He brings with him

THE STAN TRACEY BIG BAND.
The band are to perform Stan’s Genesis suite in its entirety. It is music that has the ability to yield surprises every time you listen to it and is structured to feel like a coherent whole rather than just a strung together collection of pieces as many suites are. The recording of this suite sold out shortly after it was issued and is for me a landmark of recorded British Jazz on a par with the Under Milkwood recording .
Appleby Jazz has issued a special limited edition CD of the original recording especially for this years festival audience. Along with Stans regular trio is a front line of Peter King, Art Themen, Andy Panayi,
Alan Barnes and Mornington Lockett. The trombones are Mark Nightingale, Roger Williams and Malcolm Griffiths and the trumpets Henry Lowther, Dick Pearce, Dereck Watkins and Tony Fisher.

THE DON WELLER QUARTET
A quartet that is certain to continue the excitement, energy and great flow of musical ideas created by Stan Tracey’s Big Band is definately this quartet with Steve Melling on Drums, Arnie Somogyi on bass and Dave Barry on drums and the great man himself on tenor saxophone.

DAMON BROWN QUINTET
Fresh and original playing and writing from trumpet and flugelhorn player Damon Brown who is accompanied by a Italian saxophonist Renato Diaello, pianist Leon Greening, drummer Winston Clifford and bassist Arnie Somogyi.

LOUIS STEWART & PETER KING
Re-uniting these two players whose first meeting was well back in the early days of British jazz, was to good an opportunity to miss.

THE STEVE MELLING TRIO
Steve made a CD on Ronnie Scotts label back in 1996 which somehow never got the acclaim due toit.. The sign of a good CD is that when browsing the shelves for something to play it leaps into your hand, and Steve’s CD in definately endowed with that magic quality. He has always been on the Appleby programme usually as an indispensable part of someone else’s group. This year it’s great to be able to give him an opportunity to show just what a fantastic pianist he is and what better musicians to help him do this that Arnie Somogyi on bass anfd Gene Calderazzo on
drums.

TONY COE & ALAN BARNES QUINTET.
A couple of years ago these to giants of the saxophone and clarinet recorded together on Zephyr Records, the first time I heard it I knew I just had to put them on together in Appleby. That the festival has been running over 10 years and Tony has never played it before is a great oversite on my part, but I am very glad that he is here this year. The two are joined by pianist John Donaldson, bassist Dave Green and drummer Winston Clifford.

THE BOBBY WELLINS QRT.
One of the greats of British saxophonists on top form these days , a master from whom many a younger player could learn about the subtleties of phrasing and tone. He appears this year with his own quartet featuring Liam Noble on piano, Dave Wickins on drums and Simon Thorpe on bass.

STAN TRACEY & ANDREW CLEYNDERT DUO
A chance for both players to stretch out and after the confines of larger ensembles.

PETER KING QRT & OCTET
The marvellous response to the “Friends of Appleby Scheme” has resulted in us being able to commission Peter King to write new music for an eight piece which will be performed as this years finale. His reguar quartet with Steve Melling on piano, Stephen Keogh on drums and Jeremy Brown on bass will do an hour set and then be joined by Mornington Lockett on tenor, Guy Barker on trumpet, Mark Nightingale on trombone and Alan Barnes on Baritone to play the new music.

		PROGRAMME 2000 APPLEBY JAZZ FESTIVAL 2000 JULY 27 - 30 APPLEBY, CUMBRIA ART THEMEN/BEN CASTLE QNT The more seasoned tenor saxophonist Art Themen being kept on his toes by one of the best of the current younger generation Ben Castle. This double header of tenor saxophonists backed by a trio consisting of Mark Edwards on piano, Andrew Cleyndert on bass and Dave Barry on Drums will ensure the festival gets off to a cracking start. DAVE GREEN, IAIN DIXON & GENE CALDERAZZO Most musicians favourite bass player Dave Green leads his own trio featuring tenor saxophonist Iain Dixon and drummer Gene Calderazzo. A TRIBUTE TO CANNONBALL ADDERLEY A common admiration for the music and playing of the American alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley has resulted in Don Wellerand Alan Barnes joining forces to pay tribute to the American master. The greatly under rated trumpeter Dick Pearce takes Nat Adderley’s chair and all three have written new arrangements of Cannonballs music for this sextet which also feaures John Donaldson (Piano), Steve Brown (drums) and Arnie Somogyi (Bass). ART THEMEN & THE BRYAN SPRING TRIO Their tremendous short set last year left everyone on their feet and yelling for more. So here they are again. Art Themen (tenor), Bryan Spring (drums), Mark Edwards (piano) and Andrew Cleyndert (bass). GORDON BECK SOLO. This legendary british pianist heard too infrequently in this country is becoming a regular fixture at the Appleby festival. His own total absorption in his playing takes you with him on an exciting journey into the unknown and unpredictable making it a very enjoyable edge of seat experiance. NORMA WINSTONE & THE STAN TRACEY TRIO This merger of two of British jazz’s top names came about through a one off gig at the Pizza Express in London where it became apparent to all that a certain musical chemistry was present. One of the great things about improvised music is that unpredictably great creative music can be born. Norma Winstones’ first visit to Appleby is long overdue. THE STAN TRACEY SEPTET I once overheard the Appleby festival being referred to as The Stan Tracey Festival, and if I ever need another title for it that would be my first choice. This brilliant outfit of Stans features Mornington Lockett on tenor sax, Andy Panayi on various saxes, Mark Nightingale on trombone and Dick Pearce on trumpet alongside the “THE” trio. Stan on piano, Clark Tracey on drums and Andrew Cleyndert on bass. THE JAN SIMONS BAND This group of young Scandinavians from Finland generate a wonderful laid back feel with great control of the overall sound. They have recorded on ECM with Kenny Wheeler and perform at Appleby with trumpeter Henry Lowther whose sound and approach dovetails perfectly into their music. The band consists of Jan Simons on bass, Niklas Winter on guitar, Saamali Mikkonen on piano, Manuel Dunkel on tenor and Markku Ounaskari on drums. LOUIS STEWART QUARTET I looking forward to having Louis at the festival and wonder how I have missed inviting him before now. Some musicians rise to stardom for a short while then fade as the fickleness of fashion dictates, but others like Louis and most of the regulars at Appleby just produce great music in their own mould, constantly over the years irregardless of trends. Louis is seen far to little on the British seen , but he has a pedigree that goes right back to the days when he played with Tubby Hayes and toured with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. He went on to work frequently with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, James Moodly Pepper Adas and countless others. He has maintained a busy international touring schedule as a visiting soloist and with George Shearing. He brings to Appleby his regular quartet which features Gordon Beck on piano, Stephen Keogh on drums and Arnie Somogyi on bass THE BRYAN SPRING TRIO. Unique, compelling, uncompromising, brilliant are just some of the adjectives I have used in the past when writing about this trio which has appeared at Appleby every this year I seem to have difficulty finding inspiration for words I haven’t already used you can be assured that there will be no such lack of inspiration in this trios music and we will again hear a performance that will make it unthinkable not to book them again for next year. EVAN PARKER , PAUL DUNMALL, PAUL ROGERS & TONY LEVIN Powerfull stuff. If you haven’t heard these musicians before, expect to have your ears stretched by an hour of richly textured evershifting sound. GILAD ATZMON QUARTET Gilad returns this year with a totally different line up to play music whose influences range from Arabic and Jewish to Middle East and reflect his Israeli roots. The band feautures Frank Harrison on piano, Asaf Sirkis on drums and Oli Hayhurst on drums. superb clarinet. He brings with him THE STAN TRACEY BIG BAND. The band are to perform Stan’s Genesis suite in its entirety. It is music that has the ability to yield surprises every time you listen to it and is structured to feel like a coherent whole rather than just a strung together collection of pieces as many suites are. The recording of this suite sold out shortly after it was issued and is for me a landmark of recorded British Jazz on a par with the Under Milkwood recording . Appleby Jazz has issued a special limited edition CD of the original recording especially for this years festival audience. Along with Stans regular trio is a front line of Peter King, Art Themen, Andy Panayi, Alan Barnes and Mornington Lockett. The trombones are Mark Nightingale, Roger Williams and Malcolm Griffiths and the trumpets Henry Lowther, Dick Pearce, Dereck Watkins and Tony Fisher. THE DON WELLER QUARTET A quartet that is certain to continue the excitement, energy and great flow of musical ideas created by Stan Tracey’s Big Band is definately this quartet with Steve Melling on Drums, Arnie Somogyi on bass and Dave Barry on drums and the great man himself on tenor saxophone. DAMON BROWN QUINTET Fresh and original playing and writing from trumpet and flugelhorn player Damon Brown who is accompanied by a Italian saxophonist Renato Diaello, pianist Leon Greening, drummer Winston Clifford and bassist Arnie Somogyi. LOUIS STEWART & PETER KING Re-uniting these two players whose first meeting was well back in the early days of British jazz, was to good an opportunity to miss. THE STEVE MELLING TRIO Steve made a CD on Ronnie Scotts label back in 1996 which somehow never got the acclaim due toit.. The sign of a good CD is that when browsing the shelves for something to play it leaps into your hand, and Steve’s CD in definately endowed with that magic quality. He has always been on the Appleby programme usually as an indispensable part of someone else’s group. This year it’s great to be able to give him an opportunity to show just what a fantastic pianist he is and what better musicians to help him do this that Arnie Somogyi on bass anfd Gene Calderazzo on drums. TONY COE & ALAN BARNES QUINTET. A couple of years ago these to giants of the saxophone and clarinet recorded together on Zephyr Records, the first time I heard it I knew I just had to put them on together in Appleby. That the festival has been running over 10 years and Tony has never played it before is a great oversite on my part, but I am very glad that he is here this year. The two are joined by pianist John Donaldson, bassist Dave Green and drummer Winston Clifford. THE BOBBY WELLINS QRT. One of the greats of British saxophonists on top form these days , a master from whom many a younger player could learn about the subtleties of phrasing and tone. He appears this year with his own quartet featuring Liam Noble on piano, Dave Wickins on drums and Simon Thorpe on bass. STAN TRACEY & ANDREW CLEYNDERT DUO A chance for both players to stretch out and after the confines of larger ensembles. PETER KING QRT & OCTET The marvellous response to the “Friends of Appleby Scheme” has resulted in us being able to commission Peter King to write new music for an eight piece which will be performed as this years finale. His reguar quartet with Steve Melling on piano, Stephen Keogh on drums and Jeremy Brown on bass will do an hour set and then be joined by Mornington Lockett on tenor, Guy Barker on trumpet, Mark Nightingale on trombone and Alan Barnes on Baritone to play the new music.
	ART THEMEN & BEN CASTLE QNT DAVE GREEN, IAIN DIXON & GENE CALDERAZZO A TRIBUTE TO CANNONBALL ADDERLEY ART THEMEN & THE BRYAN SPRING TRIO GORDON BECK SOLO. NORMA WINSTONE & THE STAN TRACEY TRIO THE STAN TRACEY SEPTET THE JAN SIMONS BAND LOUIS STEWART QRT. THE BRYAN SPRING TRIO. EVAN PARKER , PAUL DUNMALL, PAUL ROGERS & TONY LEVIN GILAD ATZMON QUARTET THE STAN TRACEY BIG BAND. THE DON WELLER QRT. DAMON BROWN QNT. LOUIS STEWART & PETER KING STEVE MELLING TRIO TONY COE & ALAN BARNES QNT. BOBBY WELLINS QRT. STAN TRACEY & ANDREW CLEYNDERT