jazz generation performers Bryan Corbett Quartet Bryan Corbett trumpet, flugelhorn Levi French piano, keyboards Ben Markland double bass Neil Bullock drums Leading his band for the second time at Cheltenham, Bryan Corbett’s sweet funky jazz and trademark warm tone once again captivated the packed audience in the Town Hall Pillar Room. He also enjoyed a guest slot with Michael Parkinson’s special edition of BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Night, broadcast live from the Festival to a nationwide audience of over a million. Gwilym Simcock Big Band Gwilym Simcock piano Mark Lockheart, Julian Siegel, Stan Sulzmann saxophones Noel Langley, Robbie Robson trumpets Chris Parkes, Paul Robinson French horn Trevor Mires, Louis Edney trombones John Parricelli guitar Laurence Cottle bass Martin France drums Jules Buckley conductor A dazzling pianist and talented young composer, stylistically reminiscent of Keith Jarrett or John Taylor, Gwilym Simcock seamlessly fuses jazz and classical styles – a talent recently rewarded with a place on Radio 3’s coveted New Generation Artists scheme, until now reserved for classical musicians. Sebastian Rochford’s Fulborn Teversham Sebastian Rochford drums Alice Grant vocals Pete Wareham saxophone Nick Ramm Nord Lead In another inspired collaboration, the formidable creative talents of the UK’s hottest, most in-demand drummer, Sebastian Rochford, and acclaimed Acoustic Ladyland frontman, Pete Wareham came together for the punky, funky melodic music of Fulborn Teversham. Jonny Phillips’ Oriole Brazil The Jerwood Commission Jonny Phillips guitar
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Teco Cardoso flutes, saxophones Thomas Clausen piano Fernando de Marco bass Afonso Corrêa drums, percussion Ben Davis cello Sebastian Rochford drums A sensory banquet of soaring melodies, colourful South American folklore, lively dances and emotional ballads, the music of Jonny Phillips and his F-ire Collective ensemble, Oriole, has garnered much critical acclaim. After a captivating performance in 2006, Jonny was commissioned this year as part of our Jerwood Jazz Generation to write new music and to organise a unique collaboration with some of Brazil’s most acclaimed musicians, including sax/ flute virtuoso Teco Cardoso. Ingrid Laubrock The Jerwood Commission Ingrid Laubrock saxophones Tom Arthurs trumpet, flugelhorn James Allsopp baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet Emma Smith violin Ben Davis cello Liam Noble piano Barry Green piano Larry Bartley bass Tom Rainey drums Since studying with the likes of Stan Sulzmann and Dave Liebman, Ingrid Laubrock has forged an enviable reputation on the cutting edge jazz scene. A member of London’s hothouse F-ire Collective and tipped by The Guardian as ‘one to watch’ in 2007, she returned to Cheltenham with the world premiere of her Jerwood Jazz Generation commission. Arnie Somogyi’s Ambulance with special guest Eddie Henderson Arnie Somogyi bass Eddie Henderson trumpet Rob Townsend saxophones, woodwind, digital sounds Paul Booth saxophones Tim Lapthorn piano Dave Smith drums, percussion Specialising in musical ‘accident and insurgency’, bassist Arnie Somogyi’s critically-acclaimed band combines high energy inventiveness with compelling, lyrical ideas.