Dominic Howles
Dominic Howles at Elephant Inn, London
Dominic Howles £18.50
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About the show
We’re bringing you a night of great straight-ahead bop for this event which features some outstanding musicians renowned as the greatest exponents of the style in the UK, led by this fine bassist who also writes and arranges for his own ensembles.
Dominic Howles received a full scholarship to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on the one year post graduate course in Jazz and studio music. Whilst there he was able to play with renowned pianist John Taylor, singer Norma Winstone and saxophonist Stan Sulzmann.
Since leaving Guildhall, Dominic has been busy on the British jazz scene playing all across Europe, U.S.A, Middle East and Asia. He has also done TV shows, Radio sessions (Stacey Kent, Blue Harlem, Tommy Chase) and musical theatre (Ain't Misbehavin’, Sweet Charity, West Side Story). Some of the people who he has played and recorded with include Stacey Kent, Anita Wardell, Christine Tobin, Kevin Fitzsimmons, Bobby Wellins, Don Weller, Nick Brignola, Gary Smulyan, Kate Williams, Julian Siegel, Phil Robson, Tim Richards, Gareth Lockrane, Leon Greening, Pete Lukas, Pete Long, Malcolm Earle Smith, Pete Cater, Frank Griffith Nonet, Mick Garrick big band and Tim Whitehead.
Sean Fyfe, ever popular with the JATE audience, is a Canadian master… and we‘re lucky to have him in the UK – evidenced by his extremely full diary.
Featuring - Dominic Howles
Jazz double-bassist who first came to prominence as a member of the Tommy Chase Quartet.
Sean Fyfe
One of the busiest pianists in London. Sean is a presence on the piano that is virtuosic and tasteful. Drawing heavily on the hard-bop era of jazz, he has developed a unique style on the instrument and in his musical writing.
Adam Bishop Quartet
Excellent bebop and modern jazz standards featuring Australian tenor ace Adam Bishop on saxes. His influences include Joe Lovano and Wayne Shorter.
Rick Finlay
A full-time professional drummer, percussionist and teacher since 1983, Rick’s performance credits include Just East, Liane Carroll, Si Cranstoun, Des O'Connor, Jacqui Dankworth, Sinéad O’Connor and Mari Wilson.
He secured his first West End show chair at the age of 24, and his subsequent career as West End theatre drummer has included a 22-year run at Blood Brothers as well as Little Shop of Horrors, Chess, Time, and has seen him accompanying stars like Mel C, Natasha Hamilton, Marti Pellow, Cliff Richard, Stephanie Lawrence, David Cassidy and David Soul.
His love of jazz has led to performances with many of the finest UK Jazz soloists including Ian Shaw, Martin Speake, Derek Nash, Gilad Atzmon, Tina May, Ed Jones, Jim Mullen, Julian Stringle, Jonathan Gee, Roger Beaujolais and many others.
Television includes: Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Parkinson, The Jethro Junction, The Late Show.
An innovative and enthusiastic teacher, Rick has directed workshops in Jazz and Latin-American percussion, as well as the business of music. He has taught at many schools and colleges including Trinity College of Music, Middlesex University.
Rick writes for, plays in and manages jazz/world quartet Just East and their record label Just East of Jazz. Lately he’s been touring with Hejira: Celebrating Joni Mitchell