Richard Iles Miroscopic at Seven Jazz

Just catching up on a great gig I caught last year!
I only took a few shots at this gig as it was being played acoustically and the audience were very quiet, so I didn't move about as much as I sometimes do, all these were taken from my seat!

Richard Iles – trumpet/flugelhorn,
Mike Williams – alto saxophone,
Les Chisnall – piano,
Percy Pursglove – bass

Unfortunately Les is in hiding in these photos!

 

 



 

Richards website, where you can check out the sounds and some videos is:

https://sites.google.com/site/miniaturebrassemp/home/microscopic

Jazz at Heart

I had the pleasure of popping into the Heart centre in Headingly last weekend to catch Sam Watts and Mike Fletcher playing

Sam Watts
http://wattsworld.co.uk/

Mike Fletcher (Tenor and Flute)

The support act was Calvin Travers guitar trio
http://www.calvintravers.co.uk/#!home/c12ng

Summer 2012

With the Olympics in full swing from torch relay to the closing ceremony, I had an embargo on London, like a few I avidly avoided it! Having said that Beverley had a series of gigs acrross Yorkshire including Jazz at the Lescar Sheffield, Seven Jazz Leeds and her home town Ilkley Summer festival where it was reported that 'over a thousand revellers came out'

Here are some snaps!

Ian Mann (bass) with Beverley Beirne at Seven Jazz

 

Graham Hearn (usually piano) and Ronnie Bottomley (drums) at Seven Jazz

 

Joel Purnell (tenor) at Seven Jazz

 

Ronnie Bottomley (drums) at The Lescar

 

 

The full band this time with Mike Cox (tenor) at the Ilkley Summer Festival

 

Beverley Beirne (vocals)

Harrogate Jazz and Blues Club

Beverley Beirne was gigging with the Harrogate Jazz and Blues Club, in the new venue
Piano - Andy Cholerton
Bass - Keith Jevons
Guitar - Rich Jevons
Drums - Caroline Boaden
Harmonica - Mort

 

As ever there is a larger selection on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markbeirnesmith/sets/72157628944065259/show/

And to find out more about what's on at Harrogate Jazz and Blues Club and the weekly gigs:
http://jazzinyorkshire.co.uk/new.aspx

Vocals - Beverley Beirne