The music of James Brown, Tower of Power, Herbie Hancock, The Brecker Brothers, Blood Sweat and Tears, Kenny Garrett and more brought to life by an amazing 9-piece local band Co-led by Droitwich-based Californian bassist Tom Clarke-Hill and saxophonist Andy Shillingford from Stourbridge, Detroitwich Funk Machine have raided the archives of 70s and 80s funk, […]
8-piece ensemble featuring the future stars of British jazz Eight ambitious young musicians that met through Tomorrow’s Warriors - a London-based artist development organisation - were selected to perform as the Tomorrow’s Warriors Frontline ensemble, under the direction and tutelage of drummer, composer and educator Romarna Campbell. Ankora is the exciting new step the ensemble […]
Four-horn fronted sextet of familiar faces on the Birmingham scene combining concepts from small group to big band jazz. ABACUS is a project run by Birmingham based Saxophonist, Composer and Improvisor Liam Brennan. Formed in 2022, the project concept was heavily influenced by Omer Avital’s Asking No Permission which featured a 4-horn frontline. The music […]
Trumpet led explorations through a rich world of soulful hooks and improvisation leaning into gospel, fusion and soul Box fresh Bristol and London based 4-piece Sungrass are ready to cook up a storm with their first appearance in Worcester. Drawing inspiration from the melodic sensibilities of contemporary jazz artists such as The RH Factor, Pat […]
Jazz and hip-hop infused consciousness from an astoundingly creative drummer and her trio Romarna Campbell is an irrepressible force for good in music and in life. An Olivier Award-winning composer, drummer, and music educator, Romarna hails from Birmingham and is now based in London. Known for her dynamic artistry, she has toured globally with acts […]
Original music rooted in South Africa, soaking up joyful calypso, bluesy middle-eastern praise songs, exuberant Cuban dance and tuneful gospel while honouring jazz heroes Cape Town-born pianist/composer Philip Clouts’ South African roots have inspired a voyage of discovery that has led to him soaking up the joyful passion of Caribbean calypso, the bluesy melodies of […]
‘Go-to’ trumpet player on the London scene brings her own music blending London roots with jazz, latin and hip-hop. Londoner Poppy Daniels has become an integral part of the UK jazz scene, and ‘go-to’ trumpet player for the likes of Blue Lab Beats, Daniel Casimir, Celeste, Jordan Rakei, Arlo Parks, Hak Baker and more, at […]
A new trio featuring three very special creative voices of the UK scene Saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Mark Lockheart (Loose Tubes, Perfect Houseplants, Polar Bear) brings his new project Shapeshifter to Worcester, featuring Huw V Williams (Di-Cysgodion, George Crowley, Laura Jurd) on bass and Jay Davis (Alex Hitchcock, Airborn, Rob Luft) on drums. This new […]
We're celebrating 4 years of Music Spoken Here at The Marr's Bar with one of the most exciting jazz bands emerging from the British scene Tomorrow's New Quartet is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the most exciting jazz bands emerging from the British scene. Taking inspiration from Chick Corea's 'Return To Forever' and Keith […]
Hot, fiery, swingin' and groovin' organ trio from The Midlands Following his debut appearance at The Marr’s Bar with Detroitwich Funk Machine in January, Arran Shanghavi returns on Hammond Organ with the hot, fiery, swingin’ and groovin’ V6 Organ Trio - a new collaboration with guitarist Jamie McLeish and Jono Hilliam on drums. Shanghavi brings […]
“Tumbling with ideas, impulsive improvisations and swinging, left-field energy” - MOJO Magazine We are delighted to welcome Alex Hitchcock back to the Marr’s Bar for the third time on our program. He first appeared with Resolution 88 in November 2022 and, as a mentor for Dan Lockheart on the Jazz Central Mentoring Scheme, he performed […]
High-intensity jazz virtuosity with the driving energy of drum & bass, the weight of hard rock, and the sonic edge of electronic production Boomslang is a UK-based jazz fusion powerhouse pushing the genre into new territory. Led by bassist Kyle Welch, the band fuses high-intensity jazz virtuosity with the driving energy of drum & bass, […]
