Thursday 7th October

£15.00 (in advance only - no door tickets)

Doors open at 18:30, show starts at 19:00

Catherine Sykes has that rarest of skills - the ability to tell a story with her voice. We don’t mean just singing words but the very tones created by this fantastic vocalist create a sense of the narrative in everything she sings. First choice for many of the UK’s most prominent big bands, we are delighted to re-introduce Catherine to Moreton Jazz for this very special concert. Catherine (vocals), Ben Holder (piano) & Tom Moore (double Bass)

Thursday 4th November

£15.00 (in advance only - no door tickets)

Doors open at 18:30, show starts at 19:00

Jonny Kerry really is an astoundingly good piano-accordionist who only began playing at the relatively mature age of 15! After studies with Piano-accordion world leaders Frank Petrilli and Richard Galliano - he quickly found himself touring Europe and earning accolades from the jazz public and jazz press alike - this led to some impressive session work with the show Peaky Blinders and recording for Warner Records. The Jonny Kerry Quartet is now touring a new show. It’s an acoustic ensemble inspired by Gypsy Jazz, New Musette, Classical & Tango music. The quartet performs dynamic and lyrical arrangements of both standards and original compositions that draw upon diverse international rhythms and musical idioms. This specially created Quartet for Moreton Jazz is Led by Jonny Kerry and includes guitarist Ducato Piotrowski with Ben Holder (violin) and Paul Jefferies on double bass.

Thursday 2nd December

£15.00 (in advance only - no door tickets)

Doors open at 18:30, show starts at 19:00

Craig Milverton is one of the UK’s finest pianists with a string of awards and hit jazz albums to his credit. A regular pianist with BBC’s John Paul Jones, trumpeter Digby fair-weather, guitarist Nigel Price and award winning Canadian guitar ace Dominic Ashworth. He’ll be travelling from his home in deepest Exeter to join us for an evening of purely magical jazzy entertainment with a distinctly festive flavour. Ben Holder plays violin, Paul Jefferies on bass and the perfectly timed Charlie Stratford is on drums.

Thursday 6th January

£15.00 (in advance only - no door tickets)

Doors open at 18:30, show starts at 19:00

Ben Holder has always drawn accolades for his awesome jazz violin work but combine his skills and showmanship with a rock-solid rhythm section, each one of which is an inspiring soloist in their own right and you know you have a recipe for entertainment of the highest order. Ben’s ‘Gypsy Jazz Quartet will perform music from the Gypsy Jazz lexicon, some nods to the Hot Club du Paris and of course a surprise or two! Ben plays violin and sings, Paul Jefferies plays bass and two guitarists - Jez Cook and Caley Groves will provide that all important propulsive rhythm or as it’s called in the Manouche world ‘La Pomp’……

Thursday 3rd February

£15.00 (in advance only - no door tickets)

Doors open at 18:30, show starts at 19:00

Before taking up a professional legal career, this fabulous clarinettist was the talk of the London town jazz scene. With foot-tapping jazz swing-ability, Duncan Batchelor can whip up a storm with raucous solo work or melt your heart with the most gentle of melodic ballads. Expect a cornucopia of musical delights from this elegant foursome. The band also features new pianist to Moreton - Dave Browning, Ben Holder (violin) and Paul Jefferies (upright bass).

Thursday 3rd March

£15.00 (in advance only - no door tickets)

Doors open at 18:30, show starts at 19:00

We missed her last year when illness prevented Catherine from performing for us, but she’s back with a vengeance singing as well as she ever did. The ability to really tell a story with her vocals is what marks Catherine out as a very special singer indeed - that and perfect pitching. We’re really looking forward to this brilliant band. Full details TBA.