Roger Beaujolais - Vibes

I bought my first vibraphone at the age of 24 (after a wasted youth being a very bad - not to mention unemployed - rock drummer) & played my first gig at the age of 28. I am completely self taught.  Soon after starting on vibes I was a founder member of jump/jive band "The Chevalier Brothers" & had a successful time in the 1980's touring Europe extensively along with many gigs in the UK & trips to the USA & Japan. For a brief period we were darlings of the UK rock press but outside the UK we were known on the jazz scene playing at numerous jazz festivals including Montreux, North Sea & others in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Belgium & France.  During this time we also released 3 albums, 4 singles & did several gigs with Slim Gaillard. A compilation of the first album & some outtakes from the same period were released on CD for the first time in 1999 on Westside Records.
After a brief period with chart topping Fairground Attraction in 1989 (one of the few times a pop band has ever been interested in featuring vibes!) I have been concentrating on recording my own jazz albums

Jonathan Gee - a fine UK pianist with allegiances to Keith Jarrett and McCoy Tyner - there are plenty of signposts to the familiar, and the playing is exhilaratingly fresh. Has worked regularly with US stars David Murray & Mark Murphy. He has recorded 20 albums with British artists such as Bobby Wellins, Ed Jones, Eddie Parker, Claire Martin, and US3, & has toured 16 countries with the likes of Steve Williamson & Orphy Robinson. Recent work includes 3 tours of Scandinavia with Ed Jones, Finnish trumpet star Mika Myllari & the trio, & trips to Cameroon & Singapore with poet Lemn Sissay for the British Council. Television appearances include BBC 2's "Jazz 606" & a stint as Musical Director for guests such as Alison Moyet & Clive Rowe on BBC 2's " Lesley Garrett Show". He was "most promising newcomer" in the 1991 British Jazz Awards & is currently appearing as a singer/pianist together with Dominic Alldis (also a singer/pianist) on a UK tour. His international Quartet with Damon Brown will visited New York, Israel & Spain in the spring of 2002.  In recent years Jonathan has also begun to develop his voice . With Dominic Aldiss he has formed a duo in which they both play the piano and sing. The repertoire features Ellington ,LeGrand ,Coward ,Evans and Jobim

John Fordham of the Guardian said of Jonathan Gee "He has blossomed into a performer of flexibility, resourcefulness and technical command to rival any of his generation." Jonathan has released two albums with his own trio which has appeared at Ronnie Scott's. He has played with many greats including Joe Lovano, David Murray and Benny Golsen.

Simon Thorpe on bass
One of Britain’s most popular bass players, Simon is well known for his great sound, melodic solos & solid beat.   For several years he played with Stacey Kent & Jim Tomlinson (featuring on 5 of their albums). He has been laying down the bass line for the Bobby Wellins Quartet since 1998 & is a favourite with many of the Jazz Greats in Britain & the USA inc. Scott Hamilton, Warren Vache, Alan Barnes, Dave Cliff & Don Weller.  Simon also leads a number of bands in various styles, has played numerous sessions & also composes music for TV & radio.

Joseph Lepore (Guest Bassist) was born in New York in 1967. He began his formal training in Italy at age twelve, after moving to Europe with his family. At fifteen he started playing the doublebass and in 1992 he graduated from the Conservatory of Salerno with high honours.  In 1995 he moved to Rome, where he soon became a popular bassist on the jazz scene. He also worked for some Pop Italian artists and on some TV Shows in Italy. For some time he was also part of a Blues Band based in Rome (Blue Messengers) with 2 CD releases of mostly original tunes. In 1996 he attended a special workshop with Italian bassist Furio Di Castri. Apart from that he is mostly self taught. Joseph's main influences on the bass range widely, from that of Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Jimmy Garrison, Scott La Faro, Charles Mingus, Charlie Haden, to Dave Holland. In 2006 he is in the jazz program at CCNY studying for a while with J. Patitucci.
He also played with some prominent jazz musicians over the years, for example: David Liebman, Steve Grossman, Gary Smulian, Bob Dorough, Tony Scott, Joy Garrison, Enrico Pieranunzi, Bob Mover, Romano Mussolini, Elliot Zigmund, Mike Maineri, George Garzone, Antonio Farao, Tom Kirkpatrick and others.

Dave Ohm - Drums

Dave Ohm is one of the most most sought after drummers in the UK. A regular at the new Ronnie Scott's performing with the house trio Dave has been playing with most of the great jazz musicians of this country: from Jim Mullen, Matt Wates, Alan Barnes to Phil Lee, Dave O Higgin's, Georgia Mancio and more..!  In the summer 2004 he toured Italy with the Wessell 'Warm Daddy' Anderson Quartet, - American Altoist known for his tight collaboration and friendship with Winton Marsalis. During that summer he also continued part of his tour  with tenor player Benny Golson.  He swings like crazy and gets a fantastic sound out of his drum kit reminiscent of the greats such as Buddy Rich and Max Roach.

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Tommaso and Band played 2 standards and were joined in the second by Guest Bassist -

Performance Schedule
Set 1
Days of Wine and Roses
- Set Me Free (Lament of a Mannequin)
- Goodbyes
- Tickets....Please!

Set 2
Have You Met Miss Jones - with guest bassist Joseph Lepore
- Spinning Out of Control
- Felix, Gladys and Rover
- Loving Gloves
- Tongue in Cheek
 

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