Fri 14 November 2025 8:00pm - 10:30pm

Greg Abate / Alan Barnes Quintet

£18.00

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Together, Abate and Barnes promise a night of world-class jazz steeped in bebop, swing, and sparkling interplay. The programme will feature jazz standards, original compositions, and selections from their joint and individual projects. Audiences can expect everything from high-energy call-and-response to intimate ballads, delivered with warmth, wit, and unmatched musicianship.

Nic Saunders

Nic Saunders is a Jazz and Classical pianist and improviser. He has played with some of the very best names in jazz and blues from Alan Barnes, Mark Lockheart and Johnny Mars. He is the founder and monthly host of the La Havana Jazz Club.

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Greg Abate

American powerhouse saxophonist. After graduating from Berklee College Of Music, Greg played lead alto for the Ray Charles Orchestra for 2 years. Greg ventured out as post hard bop soloist playing Jazz Festivals, Jazz Societies and Jazz Clubs throughout the US, Canada and abroad, including most of Europe, the UK, and Russia.

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Alan Barnes

A key figure on the British jazz scene since the late 1970s, Alan Barnes' strong tone, assured improvisations and imaginative arranging technique have marked him out as one of the country's top players, respected by both his audience and fellow players alike. Alan has broadcast regularly over a ten-year period with the BBC Big Band and Radio Orchestra. He played on film and television soundtracks and jingles. In 2001 and 2006 Alan received the prestigious BBC Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year award.

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