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Fred Thelonious Baker, Wednesday 15th October, ‘Jazz at the Junction’ session at High Peak Bookstore & Cafe We’ve had Mainstream Jazz with Alan Barnes and David Newton, Contemporary Gypsy Jazz from Ben Holder and Stuart Carter-Smith, Boogie and Blues from Bob Hall and Hilary Blythe, Classic 50s/60s Modern Jazz courtesy of Rat & the Jazz […]

THE NICOLA FARNON TRIO, with Nicola herself on vocals and double bass, Richard Wetherall (piano) and Phil Johnson (drums) gave us a memorable interpretation of the Great American Songbook at our monthly ‘Jazz at the Junction’ session at High Peak Bookstore & Cafe  on Wednesday 17th September; including a few of Nicolas’ own compositions, none […]

This was ‘Jazz at the Junction’s’ first foray into the vibrant, pioneering Modern Jazz and Classic Bebop era of the 1950s and 60s, the music pouring relentlessly out of the American recording studios of iconic record labels Blue Note, Riverside, Atlantic, Prestige, etc. at the time. And our featured band for the night, the excellent […]

Internationally acclaimed, award-winning songwriter pianist Bob Hall and his partner Hilary Blythe provide a unique entertainment combining homespun folk songs & blues, old-time country & gospel, through to majestic boogie woogie. Multi-instrumentalists, they deliver sparkling accompaniments to beguiling vocals on piano, guitar, bass and mandolin. Playing at High Peak Bookstore and Café as part of […]

Holder and Smith are a gypsy jazz duo comprising award-winning jazz violinist Ben Holder and Stuart Carter-Smith, one of the UK’s most respected and authentic jazz guitarists. Their set features tunes from the swinging Paris jazz scene of the 1940s as well as modern pop classics performed in their own contagious and energetic style. Ben […]

Award winning jazz musicians Alan Barnes and David Newton have been playing duets for 47 years. They cover a vast repertoire from Louis Armstrong to Chick Corea and play with an empathy that can only come with long experience. David is one of the best solo jazz pianists this country has ever produced and Alan […]