Jazz: Small Bands
Eastside Jazz Club, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
£15
£12 under 18s, over 60s
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Jazz: Senior Small Bands
Three RBC Jazz Senior Students present their bands, showcasing the latest emerging talent from the Birmingham scene.
6.30pm Set 1 Timothy Cash Band
7.15pm Set 2 Rachel Towner Quintet
Luke Chakrabarti saxophone
Vato Klemera keyboards
Aedan Leng guitar
Rachel Towner bass
Will Sparrow drums
Rachel Towner's bass-led quintet explores the sonic and textural innovations of contemporary, modal jazz, blending bebop traditions with modern arrangement and composition.
8.00pm Set 3 Rufus Reader Trio
Jude Bloor piano
Casper Hamilton bass
Rufus Reader drums
Rufus Reader is a drummer/composer from the Isle of Wight. The concept for his piano trio is heavily inspired by small groups across the regions of mid-1960s post-bop, 1990s ECM, and the European contemporary/improvised scene of today. They’ll be debuting some of Rufus’ new compositions written especially for this trio, as well as playing music by the likes of Wayne Shorter, Leif Berger and more.
Running time approx. two hours and 15 minutes