BopFEST is a jazz festival run by jazz musicians Nat Steele and Allison Neale, running from Monday November 19th to Sunday 25th 2018 during the EFG London Jazz Festival. It features a week of the best bebop and straight ahead jazz Britain has to offer, with a host of visiting US and European artists complementing the lineups. Hosted at the award winning Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club in central London. Read more...
* Mon-Sat: Dining in piano bar / restaurant from 6pm with support from 7pm, main acts start at 8pm in jazz club (drinks only).
Sun: Dining / support from 6pm, main act commences 7pm.
MONDAY NOV 19
7 PM: RAIBLE / GRADISCHNIG FEATURING STEVE FISHWICK - ELMO HOPE REVISITED
Herwig Gradischnig - tenor sax
Claus Raible - piano
Matt Home - drums
Giorgos Antoniou - double bass
German pianist Claus Raible opens BopFest Jazz Festival with a pan-European quintet co-hosted by Austrian tenor saxophonist Herwig Gradischnig, exploring the music of great bop pianist/composer Elmo Hope, with leading UK trumpeter Steve Fishwick, drummer Matt Home & bassist Giorgos Antoniou.
WILL ARNOLD-FORSTER DUO (SUPPORT)*
Will Arnold-Forster - guitar
Sam Braysher - alto sax
TUESDSAY NOV 20
7 PM: Rob Barron New Quintet
Rob Barron - piano
Nat Steele - vibraphone
Josh Morrison - drums
Jeremy Brown - double bass
Rooted in the bebop and hardbop tradition, UK pianist Rob Barron's group focuses on fresh new arrangements of classic jazz and popular songs and original compositions drawing influence from the great groups of Cedar Walton and Wes Montgomery as well the current New York scene.
Claus Raible & Giorgos Antoniou Duo in support (SUPPORT)*
Claus Raible - piano
Giorgos Antoniou - double bass
WEDNESDAY NOV 21
7 PM: Osian Roberts Quartet
Osian Roberts - tenor sax
Gabriel Latchin - piano
Matt Fishwick - drums
Jeremy Brown - double bass
Welsh Sonny Rollins-influenced tenor saxophonist Osian Roberts leads a quartet of the UK's finest straight ahead & bebop musicians paying homage to his musical heroes, featuring Gabriel Latchin on piano, Jeremy Brown on bass and Matt Fishwick on drums.
Dave Chamberlain Duo (SUPPORT)*
David Chamberlain - double bass
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THURSDAY NOV 22
7 PM: Allison Neale's "West Coast Quartet"
Allison Neale - alto sax
Alex Bryson - piano
Matt Fishwick - drums
Dave Chamberlain - double bass
Seattle born alto saxophonist Allison Neale, influenced by Art Pepper and Paul Desmond, presents her quartet featuring a programme of West Coast and Cool School jazz, with young New York pianist Alex Bryson, double bassist Dave Chamberlain and drummer Matt Fishwick.
Luke Steele & Gabriel Latchin Duo (SUPPORT)*
Luke Steele - double bass
Gabriel Latchin - alto sax
FRIDAY NOV 23
7 PM: Artie Zaitz Organ Combo
Artie Zaitz - guitar
Ross Stanley - Hammond C3 organ
Dave Pattman - congas and percussion
Steve Brown - drums
Prominent young guitarist Artie Zaitz leads a Hammond organ based combo paying homage to the late 50s and early 60s Blue Note recordings of Grant Green, with organist Ross Stanley, Steve Brown on drums and Dave Pattman on congas and percussion.
Mark Crooks & Graham Harvey DUO (SUPPORT)*
Mark Crooks - tenor sax / clarinet
Graham Harvey - piano
SATURDAY NOV 24 (LUNCHTIME)
1-3 PM: Ofer Landsberg Quartet
Ofer Landsberg - guitar
Alex Bryson - piano
Matt Home - drums
Dario di Lecce - double bass
Israeli guitarist Ofer Landsberg leads his new London quartet paying homage to the greats of the music, Charlie Parker and Bud Powell, with Alex Bryson on piano, Dario di Lecce on double bass and Matt Fishwick on drums.
SATURDAY NOV 24 (AFTERNOON)
4-6 PM: Grant Stewart saxophone & improvisation workshop
Grant Stewart - tutor (tenor sax)
Rob Barron - accompaniment (piano)
Visiting NYC tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart leads a saxophone and jazz improvisation workshop for amateur and professional players alike, for all instruments, bringing the latest jazz improvisation techniques from New York to London. With accompaniment from pianist Rob Barron.
SATURDAY NOV 24 (EVENING)
8 PM: Grant Stewart Quartet
Herwig Gradischnig - tenor sax
Claus Raible - piano
Matt Home - drums
Giorgos Antoniou - double bass
Visiting from NYC, world-renowned tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart, influenced by Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins, presents a hand picked quartet of the UK's finest straight-ahead jazz musicians, with Rob Barron on piano, Dave Chamberlain on bass & Matt Home on drums.
Eriko Ishihara & Allison Neale Duo (SUPPORT)*
Eriko Ishihara - piano
Allison Neale - alto sax
SUNDAY NOV 25 (LUNCHTIME)
1-3 PM: Nat Steele plays "Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet" feat. Grant Stewart
Grant Stewart - tenor sax
Nat Steele - vibraphone
Gabriel Latchin - piano
Steve Brown - drums
Dario di Lecce - double bass
UK vibraphonist Nat Steele, in collaboration with visiting NYC tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart, plays his take on the classic 1950s Prestige album "Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet" with Gabriel Latchin, Dario di Lecce and Steve Brown.
SUNDAY NOV 25 (EVENING)
7 PM: Leon Greening - Art Blakey Celebration Sextet
Leon Greening - piano
Steve Fishwick - trumpet
Osian Roberts - tenor sax
Joe Fenning - trombone
Conor Chaplin - double bass
Matt Home - drums
Renowned UK pianist Leon Greening leads a sextet dedicated to one of his musical heroes in a new project, celebrating the music of the great Art Blakey Sextet, feat. Steve Fishwick, Osian Roberts, Joe Fenning, Conor Chaplin & Matt Home.
DAVE WARREN & JULIAN BURY (SUPPORT)*
Dave Warren - guitar
Julian Bury - double bass
