About this Event
Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business.
Musically, his blend of flowing bebop lines, deep blues sensibility and his mastery of chording continue to delight audiences and fellow musicians alike. His career highlights include a support show for Gladys Knight at The Royal Albert Hall and an appearance on Van Morrison’s recent album Keep Me Singing.
Starting his professional career in his early 20s, Nigel toured Europe with various reggae and funk bands before settling on a solo guitar career and turning his attention to jazz. Citing early influences as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Nigel honed his craft by attending gigs and sitting in with the players of the time.
Nigel has played on more than 50 albums including 5 as a leader, spent ten years with acid jazz outfit The Filthy Six, was a member of James Taylor’s band for 3 years (with whom he recorded 5 albums) and performed with the legendary David Axelrod. He has also taught at The International Guitar Foundation at King’s Place, London.
He has worked tirelessly to organise his own tours (including a 56 date tour in late 2016) and has picked up a Parliamentary Jazz Award (Best Jazz Ensemble, 2010), a nomination for a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2014) and a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2016) along the way.
Nigel is a regular performer at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club where he has made more than 500 appearances. He released his fifth Organ Trio Album
Ross Stanley is a pianist and organist who was born in 1982 in Frimley, England. Beginning piano at age 4, by a teenager, he was awarded an organ scholarship to Marlborough College. Upon leaving Marlborough, Ross was invited to study for his music degree at several renowned institutions including Trinity College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in the USA.
Ross decided to stay in London, however, and completed a BMUS in classical and jazz piano at Guildhall in 2004. Since leaving, Ross’s musical skills have kept him in high demand, seeing him play with jazz names such as Will Vinson, Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Michael Janisch, Joel Frahm, Liane Carroll, Stan Sulzman, Steve Arguelles, John Paracelli, Bobby Wellins, Clark Tracey, as well as being a regular member of the Jim Mullen Organ Trio, the Mark McKnight Organ Quartet and the Jacqui Dankworth band and performing in many small and large ensembles – Nostalgia 77 Octet, The Heritage Orchestra.
Ross has also toured with Steve Howe Trio, Deodato and has recorded for Goldie, US3, Trevor Horn and Simply Red among others. Ross is a Hammond endorsee.
Joel Barford is a professional drummer based in London. Joel has played with a variety of artists such as the Nigel Price Organ Trio, Alfie Boe, Ball & Boe, Anthony Strong, Roy Wood, Michael Ball, Ian Shaw, Louis Dowdeswell Big Band, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra, Dennis Rollins, Jo Harrop, Callum Au, Dave Douglas, Marshall Gilkes, Jim Mullen, Laurence Cottle, Tom Seals, Chris Montague, Trish Clowes, Tom Ollendroff, Alessio Menconi, The Filthy Six, Alex Garnett, Andrew McCormack, Alex Hitchcock, CC Smugglers, Greg Coulson, Ashton Jones, Scarlet Pines, Dave O'Higgins, Big Daddy Wilson, Liane Carroll and many more.
Joel moved to London in 2018 and immediately was playing on the London jazz circuit. It was on the circuit where he met and played with pianist/Hammond Organist Ross Stanley for the first time. Ross recommended that he fill in for the formidable Nigel Price Organ Trio and he's been the first call ever since.
Joel more recently joined the brilliant tenor saxophonist, Trish Clowes and her band ‘My Iris’ taking over from UK heavyweight jazz drummer, James Maddren. He also plays with the Louis Dowdeswell Big Band in London.
In terms of pop/rock Joel played the the drums for Alfie Boe at the start of 2023 including a 6 week UK tour with Alfie Boe some of the UK’s finest concert halls. He also played with the Alfie Boe and Michael Ball project ‘Ball & Boe’ in Saudi Arabia along with the National Symphony Orchestra.
<h4>Press Quotes</h4>
As good as anything you’ll hear from the golden late-1950s and 1960s era of organ trios, but bolstered by the frontline pizzazz of double saxes and more. Enrich your library with the full, retro-styled CD package – rather than the superficial gratification of streaming or downloading (then mislaying) a random track – as this album might well be your summer-long vibe!’
Adrian Pallant, AP Reviews
‘Compelling and creative, this is a tasty tribute to a trailblazer.’
The Times
‘For me, this is how jazz should be; communicative and inclusive. Jazz performed this way feels like a gift, a ‘here, this is for you’ scenario.’
Denny Ilett, London Jazz News
Full review here: https://londonjazznews.com/2021/05/17/nigel-price-organ-trio-wes-reimagined/
‘A thoroughly road-tested outfit of top-class players, and the soloists all take to the stage with verve, aplomb and a ton of soul.’
Eddie Myer, Sussex Jazz Magazine
"Nigel Price is probably the most dynamic and gifted guitarist on the British jazz scene today and this is the proof."
★★★★ All About Jazz ()
"Inventiveness, originality and ensemble playing are terrific."
★★★★ The Observer ()
"It’s the group music – with Hammond organist Ross Stanley a treat as always – that packs the set’s real punch."
The Guardian
"This is just about as good as it gets whether you're into guitar, organ, sax, drums or simply great jazz."
Bebop Spoken Here ()
"It’s the buoyant, irresistible group swing of every tune that really lifts this above other releases in the genre."
Jazz Views ()
"Swinging and inventive music all the way through."
Northern Echo
DOORS OPEN AT 18:30 PERFORMANCE STARTS AT 19:30
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
LE14 2HU, Twyford Village Hall, Twyford, United Kingdom
GBP 20.00
