Award-winning trumpet player, Chris Hodgkins, leads an outstanding Anglo/American quartet for this UK tour – New York based, South Korean Jinjoo Yoo on piano, guitarist Wayne Wilkinson and Alison Rayner on bass. “I had the opportunity to record and work with Wayne in the UK in 2017 and for the tour I added Alison Rayner – my favourite bass player,” explains Hodgkins.  “A year ago I heard Jinjoo Yoo’s work on a blog “Jazz Lives”. I was knocked out with her playing,…

Judith Owen The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff Thursday 17th November “Embracing grown-up pop, jazz and blue-eyed soul a la Steely Dan – her latest outing could be her best yet.” – Sunday Times Culture Acclaimed pianist, singer-songwriter and storyteller Judith Owen is bringing her show to The Gate Arts Centre in Cardiff on November 17th. Judith will be joined on stage by legendary bassist Leland Sklar,  percussionist Pedro Segundo and cellist Gabriela Swallow for an evening of grown-up pop, jazz…

St David’s Hall Wednesday 23 March 7.30pm PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS LEMAR, MATT CARDLE & LEVI ROOTS! DOUBLE MOBO award-winning saxophonist YolanDa Brown is coming to St David’s Hall on Wednesday 23 March and she’s bringing a string of special guests with her! Sharing the stage with YolanDa will be Lemar, Matt Cardle and Levi Roots! YolanDa won the Best Jazz Act at the MOBOs in 2008 and 2009 and stormed to the top of the iTunes and Amazon jazz charts…