Courtney Pine
The Rake, Lancaster
Saturday 24
UK sax caption Pine is an inventive explorer of the connections between Africa, the Caribbean, America and Europe, and he's one of jazz's great entertainers.
Simon Spillett
Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport
Sunday 24
BBC Jazz Awards winner and sax newcomer Spillett is a hard-boppish, tradition-rooted participant but with plenty of creative independence.
Jeff Barnhart
Trustees Hall, Boston Spa, Saturday 23
Clifford Village Hall, Wetherby, Sunday 24
American virtuoso swing, stride and boogie piano player and vocalizer injects new life into the classic songs of the thirties and forties.
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