Trumpet star Steve Waterman returns to the club with his quintet in an appropriately themed programme of music for Black History Month dedicated to the great trumpet players, from Buddy Bolden through Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis, Clifford Brown and Freddie Hubbard, all taken from his superb latest CD, “Buddy Bolden Blew It”.
 
All the material in tonight’s show have had new arrangements written by Steve, so this will not be mere slavish copies of the originals but a fresh take on some well established classics such as Louis’ “West End Blues”, Miles’ “All Blues” and Freddie’s “Little Sunflower”.
 
“Waterman has a lovely, often plaintive sound, open or muted, and always plays throughout with a kind of calm assurance, his poise and control momentarily like that of Wynton Marsalis.” – Peter Vacher, Jazzwise magazine
 
Steve’s quintet is an unusual line-up, eschewing piano for vibes and guitar, giving an amazing flexibility to its sound, whether as a trio of trumpet, vibes and bass or the full band. Of course it does help that the band members are every bit the equal of the leader. Prepare to be blown away!
 
Steve Waterman, trumpet
Anthony Kerr, vibraphone
Chris Allard, guitar
Alec Dankworth, bass
Dave Barry, drums
 
Tickets: £13 Non-members, £10 members, £6 students