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Fun Time 2015

with Count Basie,
Mark Bassey's "Bassey plays Basie" and
"Straight No Chaser" - The Big Band

7.30 Friday 22nd May
​Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton BN1 1UF

Fun Time with Count Basie
Straight No Chaser big band teams up with the Bassey Plays Basie Quintet for a relaxed evening of Basie classics played with class, passion & the occasional mischief.

Enjoy The Bassey Plays Basie Quintet with the magnificent seventeen piece big band
Straight No Chaser celebrating the timeless music of the Count in a café style atmosphere.  Expect intimacy and power in the sound of this seminal jazz orchestra plus original interpretations from Bassey's quintet and one or two performances with the two bands playing together.  Get your Fun Time here!
Scroll down to see a few photos.
The gig was a sellout.  The atmosphere electric and full of fun!


Straight No Chaser

Alto saxes: Jim Cheek, Ali Helsby
Tenor saxes: Alex Bondonno, Russel Holdsworth
Baritone sax: Anna Jordanous


Trumpets: Nick Trish, Jon Brown, Martijn van Galen, Anita Newman
Trombones: Doug Logan, Paul Nieman, David Macari, Phil Laybourne

Piano: David Beebee
Bass: Marianne Windham
Drums: Noel Joyce
Guitar: Jerry Dearden



Bassey plays Basie

Trombone: Mark Bassey
Tenor Saxophone: Simon Savage
Piano: Terry Seabrook
Bass: Dan Sheppard
Drums: Alex Eberhard

Photos: Sam Yeomans

  • Home
  • Biography
  • Teaching
    • jazz co-op
    • Jazz
    • Improvisation and interesting things
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    • All Things Must Pass Orchestra
    • Mike Westbrook
    • Alan Wakeman Octet
    • In A Mellow Tone
  • Past projects
    • Westbrook
    • One World Orchestra
    • Brighton Jazz Mafia
    • Studio 9 Orchestra
    • Requiem Royal
    • Trumpet Kings 2016
    • Fun Time 2015
    • Ife and Paul
    • Ornamental Balustrade
    • ONL
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    • Elephant Trio
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    • Informal Productions
    • cdvine records
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