Name: FNY Jazz Quintet
Start: 2025-10-03T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Two Sisters Arts Centre

Tickets £15/£13 01394 279613 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/two-sisters-arts-centre
FNY JAZZ QUINTET
Featuring Yula Andrews on vocals, Andrew Keddie on guitar, Neil Bateman on saxophone, Rob Palmer on bass and David Parker on drums. You will be treated to a mix of jazz standards and pop tunes in the jazz style.
Suffolk-based Yula Andrews is a trained singer with over 25 years of performing experience, and a versatile voice that can handle anything from Puccini to Tina Turner! Founder of community choir Pop Chorus, she has been leading choirs and offering vocal coaching for over 15 years and is in demand as a workshop leader and also as an expert on the benefits of singing for wellbeing.
Neil Bateman is a saxophonist. Neil has played with numerous bands and ensembles around Suffolk, has organised the Ipswich Jazz Festival and he is now co-director of the popular Suffolk Jazz School with tutors from the top of the UK jazz scene. Neil produces a rich sound with melodic improvisation and brings humour to his performances.
Andrew Keddie is an experienced guitarist who has played with a number of bands ranging from duos to big band. He started in a north Essex blues band in the 1980s but has gone on to play various styles from latin to rockabilly. He is currently playing mostly jazz and met Neil and David via the Suffolk Jazz School.
As house bass player with Jazz East at The Alex in Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK, Rob Palmer has performed with a range of musicians including John Etheridge (Soft Machine, Stephane Grappelli), Jim Mullen (Average White Band, Morrisey Mullen)and Christine Tobin.
David Parker has been drumming since the 1990s, exploring a wide range of genres throughout his career. For the past eight years he has focused on jazz, studying with the Suffolk Jazz School and performing regularly at the Ipswich and Woodbridge jazz jams. He is also the sound engineer for Ipswich Jazz and Blues, bringing his expertise both on and off the stage.