Mark Nightingale, Rory Ingham, Andy Wood, Trevor Mires, Daniel Higham (Trombones) Ross Stanley (Piano), Sam Quintana (Bass), Ian Thomas (Drums)

Rory Ingham brings together the best jazz trombonists in the business to play a night of brand-new music, featuring fresh works by prolific writer and world-famous trombonist Mark Nightingale, in a 'Five-Bone' frontline.

Joining Rory (British Jazz Awards Rising Star) and Mark (18-time winner of Best Trombonist in British Jazz Awards), will be renowned trombonist Trevor Mires (Sir Tom Jones), up and-coming virtuoso Daniel Higham (Kansas Smitty's), and legendary recording artist Andy Wood (Stevie Wonder).
Between them they've toured and recorded with Frank Sinatra, Sting, Jamiroquai, London Symphony Orchestra, Incognito, Steely Dan and Quincy Jones to name but a few.

Trombone Assembly is the band that pushes the instrument into the limelight. This ensemble is a voyage into many soundscapes: a velvety choir, a swinging big band, and the engaging interplay of small-combo jazz. In a dazzling display of the trombone's diversity, you'll experience bespoke arrangements of beloved standards from early jazz to bebop and beyond, original works that showcase the trombone's range and texture, and a musical intensity that leaves you beaming from ear to ear.

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Video Clip at Ronnie Scott's playing 'Gvoove' (7.45 mins)
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Nick Malcolm (Trumpet), Jason Yarde (Alto Sax), Jake McMurchie (Tenor Sax),
Ollie Brice (Bass), Dave Smith (Drums)

Led by trumpet star Nick Malcolm, 'Out Front' is a UK jazz super group. With roots anchored in two of jazz's greatest 'inside-outside' masters, Booker Little & Andrew Hill, it now presents entirely original music in a very contemporary style, composed by Nick and other members of the band. The album 'Buried Webs' was released in October 2025, and the tour has progressed in promotion of the album.

Featuring a rich line-up of three horns, drums and bass, the band draws on years of collective experience at the highest level of jazz and improvised music, exploring a full spectrum of possibilities, from joyous straight-ahead time playing, to the most open of improvisation.

Out Front truly is a UK Jazz supergroup, featuring five top level instrumentalists. Between them, the musicians of Out Front have played in the bands of Robert Plant, McCoy Tyner, Eliza Carthy, Mulatu Astatke & Andrew Hill. A wonderful opportunity to hear some truly exceptional musicianship in the fabulous acoustic setting of the Lantern Hall.

This may be a bit more challenging to listen too, but well worth the experience of five top musicians improvising at a top level.

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'Carmine at Crepuscule'
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Steve Waterman (Trumpet), Alan Barnes (Alto Sax), Dave O'Higgins (Tenor Sax), Karen Sharp (Baritone Sax), Mark Nightingale (Trombone), Gareth Williams (Piano), Marianne Windham (Bass), Andrew Bain (Drums)

2026 marks the centenary of the birth of Miles Davis, one of the most iconic and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz.

Celebrating the influence of Miles' legacy, the Steve Waterman Octet presents a selection of music from Miles' complete career, from 'Birth of the Cool' through to 'Porgy and Bess' & 'Miles Ahead', the Gil Evans/Miles Davis collaborations, including Steve's own arrangements of Miles's compositions.

The band features a truly stellar line-up of the UK's finest Jazz musicians, covering decades of experience. Led by Steve Waterman, the highly respected trumpeter and educator - whose career has included working with John Surman, Andy Sheppard & Mal Waldron among many others.

The band includes a sax section of Barnes, O'Higgins & Sharp, the leading T-Bone player in the UK Mark Nightingale and a rhythm section that includes the very talented and experienced Gareth Williams (Joe Lovano, Claire Martin), and stalwart drummer Andrew Bain (Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Wheeler), who is now Head of Jazz at the 'Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama'.

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Steve Waterman, Canteloupe Island
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