Often described as ‘the finest gypsy jazz in the Cotswolds’, Swing from Paris are a UK quartet of violin, guitars and double bass. Inspired by the great swing bands of the 1930s and ‘40s, they present their own versions of music by Gershwin, Piazzolla, John Lewis, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli and the Hot Club of...
Calstock Arts are delighted to welcome the Co-operative Big Band who are returning to the Old Chapel again after excellent performances over the last few year.s Formed in 2009 with a small group of students and private pupils by Pete Twyman. They are kindly performing as a fund raiser for themselves and Calstock Arts. The...
Sadly this gig has been postponed until 2026 keep watching the website for a new date!! Al Swainger - Bass and Electronics, Gary Alesbrook - Flugel, Gary Bamford - Keyboards, Jon Clark - Drums and Electronics. Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty invites you to experience a world where sound knows no limits. With a genre-fluid...
Join supremely talented Annika and her band in celebration of some of her absolute favourite songs, an eclectic mix of jazz standards, Latin, Nordic jazz, contemporary tunes and some original compositions. Born in South America and raised in Sweden, Annika Skoogh is a highly versatile and celebrated multilingual jazz vocalist with a natural talent who’s...
The Storyville Jassband, founded in 1959, is one of the oldest Trad. Jazzbands from The Netherlands still playing all over the world. The band focuses on the new music, called Jazz that became popular during The Roaring Twenties in the US. When New Orleans Jazz came over to Europe, the European jazzbands of the fifties...
“This trio brings together three of the most gifted young improvisers on the current scene.” Pete Churchill (Royal Academy of Music) Two album releases, 2 national tours and recipients of 2 awards from Help Musicians, ‘Aspyrian’ are fast gaining a reputation as one of the most ambitious new acts to emerge on the UK jazz scene....
The much-lauded, award-winning and eclectic quintet ARQ, led by bassist and composer Alison Rayner, are widely celebrated from over ten years of extensive UK and European touring across a complete range of jazz clubs, concert halls and international festivals. They regularly sell out London clubs such as Ronnie Scott’s and the Pizza Express Jazz Club,...
The Jake Leg Jug Band brings you the authentic sounds of 1920's and 30's America - jazz, blues, ragtime and gospel. Songs of murder, betrayal, gambling, liquor and redemption. After self-releasing their debut album Cotton Mouth, the band signed to one of the UK's most prestigious Jazz labels, recording three albums as part of the...
Making a welcome return to Calstock Arts, this autumn, are the Mojito trio with special guests. More jazzy than jazz with a wide variety of songs from times past & present. Featuring Liam Harvey (bass) and Dusty Miller (drums) - both former members of the Royal Marine Band Service, and current members of the Dave...
"It's a Jazzy Christmas!" After a gap year, Marianne and Peter return with their relaxing rendering of well known Christmas and Jazz standards. Take time out from the Christmas rush to chill and chat. Tea/coffee/cake available & bar. Free entry, donations invited for Calstock Arts.
''This exciting quartet by Bristol-based saxophonist and composer Alex Merritt brings together four distinctive improvisers, and voices on their respective instruments, to interpret original material of Alex’s that draws inspiration from both classical composers such as Maurice Ravel, Olivier Messiaen and Henri Dutilleux as well as a host of contemporary jazz influences. The band will...
Liza & Joe return to the Old Chapel with the first night of their new show - Hooray for Hollywood! Some of the best loved songs of our movie-musical lives. The Wizard of Oz to Wicked, West Side Story to La La Land-and many many more. The Hollywood musical feels like it’s been with us...