Hello and welcome! For our launch party gig we have the delightful James Clark Self-Help Group and the Paula Gardiner Trio.
*First Set: The James Clark Self-Help Group*
James Clark- Piano/AccordianJess Bullen- Saxes
Deej Williams- Bass
Rod Oughton- Drums
After a packed gig a few months back, James Clark returns to CafeJazz with his group to present more originals and unoriginals, that will leave you feeling inspired and improved.
*Second Set: Paula Gardiner Trio*
Paula Gardiner- Double Bass/Guitar Lee Goodall- Sax/Flute Mark O’Connor- DrumsPaula Gardiner’s presence on the Welsh Jazz scene has been an inspiring one for a long time. One of Britain’s most lyrical and melodic bass players, Paula Gardiner is also an accomplished classical guitarist and flautist. Guitar was her first instrument and through her classical studies, she grew to love the music of Bach and also that of Brazilian and Argentinean composers, like Leo Brouwer, Manuel Ponce, Egberto Gismonte and Hermeto Pascoal. Her first influences from the Jazz world came from European players like Eberhard Weber, highly melodic musicians and composers, who draw on a European heritage, as well as on Jazz.