Friday 30 May 2025
Title: Way Out West presents: The Music of Keith Jarrett and the European Quartet!
The Way Out West collective, will be exploring the melodicism, intimacy and timelessness of Jarrett’s contribution to contemporary jazz with a fresh take on some of his seminal works with a focus on the European Quartet!
Line-up:
Tim Whitehead - trumpet
Pete Hurt - tenor
Nick Mills - trombone
Tom Millar - piano
Oli Hayhurst - bass
Gary Willcox - drums
Way Out West (WoW) is a collective of musicians/composers/bandleaders based in West London which has recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. The membership is multi-generational and encompasses a wide range of jazz styles including bebop, swing, fusion and free/improvised. For more information, please go to www.wowjazz.org
Tim Whitehead: Winner of South Of The Border Young Musician Of The Year at the outset , Whitehead went on to win several other awards during his career, and became the first ever musician in residence at Tate Britain where he wrote and recorded “Colour Beginnings” (JMW Turner’s exploratory watercolour works) which received a 5-star review in the BBC Music Magazine. He was a member of the ground-breaking jazz orchestra Loose Tubes and is a founder member of Way Out West.
Pete Hurt has quietly been part of the London Jazz scene for almost four decades and has developed one of the most distinguishable sounds and style. His skills as a writer and arranger are beautiful displayed on the album A New Start (Pete Hurt Jazz Orchestra).
Nick Mills: Endlessly busy, incredibly popular and loved by audiences far and wide, Nick is one of the finest exponents of his beloved instrument ‘The Trombone’. Cited as being the musical instrument that is closest to the human voice in expression and resolve, few master the art as well as he does.
Tom Millar is a London-based jazz pianist and composer. He has been a member of Way Out West for more than ten years. Since releasing his debut album as a bandleader, he has appeared as a sideman on recordings by Dimitri Howald and Andrew Linham. He currently plays with Matthew Sulzmann and Jo Stout’s Terrarium. He is a City Music Foundation artist and has toured in the UK, Switzerland, Germany and Denmark, as well as playing further afield in Dubai, Qatar and the USA.
Oli Hayhurst is one of London’s top bass players having worked with artists including Pharaoh Saunders (2012 - 2022), Jacqui Dankworth, Julian Siegel, Georgia Mancio, Alan Broadbent, Ian Shaw and many more.
Gary Willcox is an established drummer much in demand on the UK scene. He has toured with several jazz stars including Jim Mullen, Stan Sulzmann, Ian Shaw, Iain Ballamy and Polly Gibbons. He also runs his own quartet featuring the music of some of his musical heroes such as Charlie Parker and Wayne Shorter.
Website: https://wowjazz.org/
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