The Koller-Wallen Quartet and the Trinity Laban Jazz Orchestra. 25th March 2022

Hans Koller,  piano. Byron Wallen,  trumpet.Calum Gourlay,   double bass.Cassius Cobbson,  drums. Talfan Jenkins, Gabriel Maric, Matty Lambert and Morgan Wallace,  saxes.Josh Short, Alex Polack and Byron Wallen,  trumpets.Matt Seddon, Marty Gionis and Olivia Hughes,  trombones. The evening was a remarkably rich two sets: a top-flight quartet playing Thelonious Monk, followed by students of each of…

Hans Koller Quartet, 23 October 2020

Hans Koller, piano Martin Speake, alto sax Calum Gourlay, bass Shane Forbes, drums An evening of music-making of this calibre is at once both a fitting high note on which to end a truncated season and a good measure of the cultural riches we’ll miss under the cloud of the Covid pandemic. Still, there was…

Calum Gourlay Quartet, 15 November 2019

Calum Gourlay – bass Helena Kay – tenor sax Kieran McLeod – trombone James Maddren – drums Before the quartet began their first set, Calum Gourlay praised the performance of the Wakefield Youth Jazz Orchestra, which had performed as support in the previous hour. He reminded everyone that even the most seasoned professionals had tender…