Name: The Jazz Champions. “A veritable band of grown ups at their best.” - The Jazz Rag. £18 adv; £20 door
Start: 2026-01-25T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-25T21:30:00+00:00
Location: Wivenhoe Congregational Church, 101 High Street, CO7 9AB Wivenhoe, United Kingdom

$The Jazz Champions. \u201cA veritable band of grown ups at their best.\u201d - The Jazz Rag. \u00a318 adv; \u00a320 door$

"For me, Tracey is a world-class musician whose mature and distinctive artistry is right up there with the likes of Philly Joe Jones and Roy Haynes." - Jazz Journal
An award-winning drummer, bandleader, composer, and arranger who originally performed with his late, great father, Stan Tracey (CBE), Clark Tracey has gone on to establish himself in his own right as one of the country’s leading modern jazz drummers.

A five-time winner of the Best Drummer category in the British Jazz Awards, Clark has built a reputation since the early 80s as someone who could spot future jazz stars; Guy Barker, Alex Ridout, Daniel Casimir, Zoe Rahman, and Mark Armstrong are just a few whose talent he nurtured.

Awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music and the promotion of jazz, Clark's latest group, The Jazz Champions, features a stellar line-up of well-respected top-drawer musicians from the UK jazz scene with CVs to match: saxophonists Art Themen and Simon Allen, pianist David Newton, and double bassist Andrew Cleyndert.
Formed in April 2024, The Jazz Champions will perform tunes from their recently released CD, Sound For Sore Ears, along with an assortment of Stan Tracey favourites.
A superb evening's music is promised by this quintet of outstanding musicians.