Name: ‘DAVE JONES FUNK AFFINITY’ jazz, funk, fusion et al (free adm/donations)
Start: 2026-05-10T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-10T18:00:00+01:00
Location: The Garibaldi Hotel, Bailiff Street, Northampton, NN13DX

$\u2018DAVE JONES FUNK AFFINITY\u2019 jazz, funk, fusion et al (free adm\/donations)$

Dave Jones 'FunkAffinity’ with bassist Dave Jones leading this super funky line up featuring some of the UK’s finest jazz musicians including Brandon Allen - saxes, Neil Angilley - keyboards, Mark Ridout - guitar and Sophie Alloway - drums. This concert with explore Dave's’ arrangements of classic jazz funk, latin, jazz fusion and original music.

… bassist Dave Jones, the long-unsung titan of Pastorius-style fretless bass .. - ‘Jazzwise’ Feb ‘24
Dave’s writing is sophisticated and nuanced. “.. Just when you think you know where he’s going, there is a change of texture or tempo, you do find yourself in an unexpected place and …. it’s beautiful!! .. “ - London Jazz News’.

Expect a dynamic performance steeped in the blues and soul with spacious grooves, blistering highs and improvising of the highest level with tunes from Airto Morriera, Herbie Hancock, Steve Wonder, Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius and one or two originals penned by Dave himself.
Dave's bass playing in recent years has included his own group Dave Jones Nonet, Hejira - a Tribute to Joni Mitchell, Ronnie Scott’s Soul and Jazz Orchestra, Pete Cater Big Band, Way Out West Jazz Collective, Stefanos Tsourelis Trio, Tom Seals, Brandon Allen, Nicolas Meier, Jeremy Sassoon and Julian Costello. He has played with some of the finest jazz musicians in the UK such as Pete Long, Jacqui Dankworth, Frank Griffith and John Etheridge and with visiting American artists such as Howard Levy. He has played alongside drummers Steve Gadd and Keith Carlock and he is active in jazz education teaching regularly at Richmond Jazz School and International Summer Schools.
Dave’s groups draw upon some of the finest jazz players in the UK and the rhythm section for this super group features the incredible Neil Angilley on keyboards plus the wonderful Sophie Alloway on drums whose previous visits to the Garibaldi with FunkAffinity have captivated audiences, her sensitivity on drums is equally matched by her power and groove. Brandon Allen on tenor sax is widely regarded as one of the most expressive and powerful players in the UK and we are super fortunate he can fit this gig into his international schedule of work while guitarist Mark Ridout is one of the most respected jazz players around.
Collectively this wonderful group of musicians represent some of the finest and most versatile musicians on the scene.