Jazz at The Horsebridge

Jazz at The Horsebridge is a new monthly event celebrating the best of live jazz in all its forms. To be held on Sunday evenings, each month will feature a different performer from across the jazz, blues and world music spectrum. Featuring top notch vocalists and musicians from across the county and beyond, Jazz at the Horsebridge is an exciting new addition to the Horsebridge performance calendar and to the Whitstable music scene.

With a tremendous passion for vocal and instrumental jazz, Broad Reach Records presents a fantastic range of high-calibre artists, led by Artistic Director Kai Hoffman. 

Artist enquiries please email broadreachrecords@gmail.com

25 January

Nina Clark Trio

bar opens 4pm. 
Tickets £17.50 or £15 for Friends.

‘Take Love Easy’ - Celebrating the duets of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass with Nina Clark, Sam Dunn and Stephen Bridgland

Fifty years ago, Ella Fitzgerald, the First Lady of Song, and virtuoso guitarist Joe Pass recorded ‘Take Love Easy’ - beginning a series of legendary duet albums. To celebrate these iconic recordings vocalist Nina Clark and guitarist Sam Dunn bring you an evening of swinging, joyful and tender music from their songbook. Following several sell-out shows at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Nina and Sam are delighted to bring you this intimate evening of song. Tonight they will be joined by brilliantly swinging bassist Stephen Bridgland. 

Sam Dunn is a widely respected jazz guitarist, whose swinging and lyrical playing has seen him perform at clubs, concert halls and festivals around the world. He is a regular performer at London’s legendary Ronnie Scott’s, and has also recently played at the Royal Albert Hall, the 606, the Royal Festival Hall, the Vortex and many other jazz clubs across the UK and beyond. Sam has toured Australia with Grammy nominated US pianist and singer Judy Carmichael, and recently performed with his trio in Valencia, Spain. He is a busy professional jazz musician, and can be heard performing with a veritable who’s who of UK jazz.

Nina Clark is a jazz vocalist with a passion for melodic performance, whose recent album was supported by Arts Council England. A respected songwriter, Nina’s vocalese of John Scofield’s “Jeep on 35” was arranged for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and sung by Grammy award winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, whose quartet Clark performed with at Chicago’s famed Green Mill Cocktail Lounge. Nina has performed in clubs, festivals and events around the UK, the US, Dubai, Europe and New Zealand. Storied music biographer Lesley Ann Jones wrote of Nina “she conjures songs both mellifluous and punchy which she delivers with charm and wit”.

Bassist Stephen Bridgland is the go-to musician for bands all over the southeast and is also a fantastic guitarist. 

22 February

Nigel Price Trio

bar opens 4pm. 
Tickets £17.50 or £15 for Friends.

The Nigel Price Trio is led by award-winning British jazz guitarist Nigel Price, a leading figure on the UK jazz scene for over 25 years. Widely respected for his work in the organ-trio and bebop traditions, Price has built an extensive career as a performer, recording artist and bandleader.

He has recorded on more than 50 albums, including several under his own name, and is a long-standing member of the James Taylor Quartet, with whom he has recorded five albums. His collaborations also include performances with David Axelrod and a guest appearance on Van Morrison’s album Keep Me Singing. Nigel Price is a regular performer at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, where he has made hundreds of appearances.

In recognition of his contribution to British jazz, he was awarded Best Guitarist at the British Jazz Awards in 2016 and received a Parliamentary Jazz Award with his Organ Trio.

The Nigel Price Trio typically features guitar, Hammond organ and drums, performing a programme of jazz standards and original material. The group is known for its strong ensemble playing and commitment to the classic jazz organ-trio format.

22 March

Paul Booth

bar opens 4pm. 
Tickets £17.50 or £15 for Friends.

Saxophonist Paul Booth is one of the UK’s most in-demand jazz musicians and a highly respected international soloist, composer, arranger and session player. His career spans jazz, pop, rock and world music, with performances and recordings heard on stages and releases worldwide.

As a bandleader, Paul has released multiple albums on his own Pathway Records label, including It’s Happening, No Looking Back, Pathways, Trilateral and Travel Sketches, showcasing his writing across small-group jazz, organ trio and larger ensemble formats. He also leads the acclaimed Bansangu Orchestra, a world-music-influenced big band featuring musicians from across Europe.

Paul Booth’s versatility has made him a first-call collaborator for major international artists. His performance and recording credits include Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, The Eagles, Chaka Khan, Jamiroquai, and many others. He has appeared on numerous platinum-selling albums and toured extensively across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.