Alan’s unique musicianship, indefatigable touring, and warm rapport with audiences have made him uniquely popular in British jazz. He has received over 25 British Jazz Awards, and has twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year. His appearances at Googlies are not to be missed.
Although best known in the traditional jazz world, Ian possesses a rare quality in jazz in that he excels at other styles as well as being a first-class reader. One of these styles is be-bop (very difficult on a slide trombone) and Ian has formed his Be-Bop Quintet to perform the music of the great trombonists – eg JJ Johnson and Frank Rosolino.
Tim was featured for four years with Loose Tubes. In 2023 ‘Jazzwise’ published its latest view of ‘The 100 Jazz Albums that Shook the World’. Included was the Loose Tubes album ‘Delightful Precipice’ with Tim Whitehead on tenor sax.
A warm welcome to Derek Nash, the British Jazz Award winning bandleader, composer, arranger, record producer and engineer and one of the UK’s busiest and best jazz musicians. He is leader of six bands, each with its own unique sound and featuring some of the top jazz musicians.
Following her very successful previous appearances, we warmly welcome Louise back to Googlies.
