Tuesday 12th March 2019

Chris Coull Quartet

Chris Coull first heard a Miles Davis record when he was 17and decided that he wanted to play like him. But, for several years he only played trumpet as a side-line. He eventually went to the Leeds college of music and did a two year course there before moving abroad. 18 years ago he eventually ended up in the middle east and Quatar where he started the Doho Jazz Company. This gave him a host of experience of setting up bandsas well as playing in them, He moved back to Hove about 5 years ago and has been very active in the local music scene since then. His main influences have been Kenny Dorham, Clifford Brown, Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, and Miles of course. He is acompanied tonight by Simon Robinson on piano, Paul Whitten on bass and Bobby Worth on drums.

 

 

Tuesday 19th March 2019

Mark Lockheart/ Dave Mattacks Quartet

Mark Lockheart is coming to the Hare for the first time, as far as i know. He is considered one of the top tenor players and started his carreer with the influential big band 'Loose Tubes' in the 1980's. Since them he has been a m,amber of many band including a 12 year stint with Seb Rochford's band 'Polar Bear' probably being the best known. He is joined tonight by John Donaldson on piao who is regarded as a gifted soloist having spent 11 years oin California before returning to the UK in 1993. Andy Cleyndert on bass was a long time member of Stan Tracey's bands. He is one of the busiest bass players in the UK and when not playing he runs his own recording studio; Trio Records. Dave Mattacks started playing drums in the UK with big bands before joining the influential folk-rock group 'Fairport Convention'.

 

 

Tuesday 26th March 2019

Arthur Catt Jazz Quintet

The Arthur Catt Quintet is always a very popular night at the Hare, and i'm sure tonight will be no exception. Arthur worked on the Mecca circuit in the 60's and 70's with Ray Mcvay, Andy Ross and Ken Macintosh. He worked for Cunard lines for 7 years on the QE2 and has played on all the West End theatres on various shows throughout the years. The band is locally based, and specialises in Mainstream Jazz from the 40's 50's and 60's. The bands line up this evening, as usual, is Arthur Catt on trumpet, Dave Quincey on tenor sax, Mike Carey on piano, Godfrey Sheppard on bass and Cookie Jones on drums