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Chiltern Hundreds Area

GIG-9 Reprise
Andy Hague Quintet - from Bristol
Featuring  Ben Waghorn on Sax
Special Guest - Gareth Williams on Piano

Took place on Wed 22nd March 2006 with a sparse audience of 62 loyal fans and our Soundman Jake who sacrificed the art of Football for a higher playing field.

Andy Hague and his Quintet
have several broadcasts to their credit, and made National tours with the help of Jazz Services and included Brecon, Edinburgh, Swanage and Glastonbury.  The repertoire combines Andy's catchy original compositions with fresh treatments of jazz standards. A recent highlight for the band occurred  when they were joined by Wynton Marsalis and members of the Lincoln Center Orchestra in an impromptu after-hours jam session in the bar of Bristol's Colston Hall. The band is a fiery modern quintet in the Art Blakey mould led by trumpet player, composer, arranger Andy Hague who is serious about his jazz; he travelled to Banff in Canada to study with Kenny Wheeler and Dave Holland.  Ben Waghorn, who plays tenor sax, is a very facile player with a rich sound who was featured in the soundtrack of the TV series ‘Cracker’, he is a former member of Tommy Chase’s Quartet. Recently Ben and Andy contributed to the soundtrack of a new movie, featuring flavour of the month actress Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson, called ‘A Good Woman’. 

Andy Hague
Trumpet, Flugel -- Drummer & Composer.
Recorded four broadcasts for the BBC's Jazz Notes programme, and three CD's as band-leader, plus many appearances as a session musician including the albums by Portishead and their Live in New York video.

He has received composition commissions from Bristol Brass Consort, South West Jazz, & Jazz at the Albert. Theatre work includes Blues Brother, Soul Sister [Bristol Old Vic production starring Kwame Kwei Amah & Ruby Turner] & Hold On [national tour starring Peter Straker & Ruby Turner]

Andy Hague Website

Ben Waghorn [tenor sax]
Ben plays soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, Bb flat and bass clarinet, flute and alto flute. He started playing in local jazz bands in Bristol at the age of fourteen, before joining London based hard bop drummer Tommy Chase in 1989. This resulted in gigs all over the country and the recording of album ‘Rebel Fire’ in 1990. Ben was also a member of NYJO between 1991 and 1995, touring and recording a number of albums during this period. An extensive period of touring followed, during which time he played with Sonia, Sinita and Luke Goss, as well as theatre leading to a stint in the West End with ‘West Side Story’. Ben was also pursuing a busy recording career playing for TV, Film and radio, and bands such as Portishead and Goldfrapp at this time. More recently He has been involved in a wide range of projects including Keith Tippetts’ larger ensemble ‘Tapestry’ and a piece written by Keith for two saxophone quartets and the BBC singers. Ben has toured and recorded with latin jazz group ‘Sirius B’ and been involved with productions at Bristol Old Vic. He has played alongside the likes of John Critchenson, John Etheridge, Damon Brown, Andy Sheppard, Gilad Atzmon and Steve Waterman and has also played at Jazz Festivals nationally and Internationally. He also composes for his own jazz quartet.
Ben Waghorn Website

Gareth Williams - Piano
One of the most intensely creative, dynamic and exciting performers on the UK scene, Gareth Williams has been receiving increasing critical and public acclaim since becoming a professional musician in the early 90s.
Born in 1968 into a highly musical family, Gareth took up the piano at the age of five. He turned professional after graduating in English Literature from Cambridge University in 1990 and went on to study music at London’s Guildhall, initially on guitar, later switching to piano. It is mainly as a pianist that Gareth has earned a glowing reputation both in the UK and abroad over the past few years, but his singing and guitar playing have gained increased recognition in their own right.

An electrifying performer, he has been described as “…a fantastic improviser” by John Fordham in The Guardian and “If you’ve seen Williams perform, you’ll know that he’s the embodiment of creative energy, a physical player who gets wrapped up in his work, with a keyboard command that’s both impressive and well-directed” by Peter Vacher in Jazzwise.

Gareth has since worked as pianist/MD for internationally acclaimed jazz singer Claire Martin (several times winner of the British Jazz Singer of the Year awards) and has also been involved in arranging her music, writing original compositions for her band, singing and playing guitar. He appears with her on ‘Offbeat’ (Linn Records, UK/Honest, US) as well as ‘Make This City Ours’ (Linn Records, UK/Honest, US) which was recorded in New York and stayed at Number One for three weeks in the Gavin Radio Play Charts. Recordings with Claire also include ‘The Very Best of Claire Martin’ and her latest album ‘Too Darn Hot’ (all on Linn Records).

Gareth has also worked with many international jazz greats, including Art Farmer, George Coleman, Bud Shank, James Moody and Dave Liebman, plus top British musicians such as Martin Taylor, Martin Drew, Tim Garland and Iain Ballamy. He has also toured extensively both in Britain and abroad with award winning Scottish tenor player Tommy Smith.
Gareth Williams Website

Riaan Vosloo [Bassist & Composer]

BA(hons) Jazz Studies, from Leeds College of Music

Due to Dave Goodier's illness the bass chair was superbly deputised by Riaan Vosloo.

He is the rock around which everyone else swirls. (The Guardian)

Rapidly becoming one of the busiest players in London, Riaan works with guitarist Gary Boyle, pianist Matthew Bourne, Andy Coleman, Clair Teale, Alan Barnes, Stan Sulzman, Steve Waterman, Peter King, Matthew Bourne and vocalist Rosie Brown,  EST and Nostalgia 77 Octet.

Also appears on the latest album by percussion superstar Trilok Gurtu.

on Drums studied music with David Wickens,  Dave Hassel and Kevin Nutty and Graduated from the Trinity College of Music with a First Class BMus degree in 2001.  He gained the Prestigious Archer Scholarship and went on to study with Bobby Lamb for a further Year The majority of Graham's work comes as a jazz drummer playing in London and in Jazz clubs around the UK. Graham's current projects include the Filthy Six.  More commercial ventures in music include Nostalgia 77 Octet. Bobby Wellins, Ben Clatworthy, Mark Nightingale, Graham Harvey, Victoria newton, Tim Whitehead, Matt Wates, Marc Copeland.and Sophie Smith, Vocalist

Current CD
The Andy Hague Quintet's CD "Walk the Walk" is a full 74 minutes of music, consisting of 7 originals & 3 arrangements of standards.
The line-up is Ben Waghorn - tenor sax, Jim Blomfield - piano, Dave Goodier - bass & Simon Gore - drums.
There is some fine playing from everyone, and I think we have recorded a really exciting album.

Samples in Real Audio:-

Walk the Walk  Uncle Fester  Moods  Long Short   Cheeseberger  Who Can I Turn To

"Their musicianship & togetherness are impressive, matching the fire of Art Blakey's groups" - Musicians' Union Magazine

"Each of the ten tracks on this CD is a gem, showing off both the versatility of the players and the well-established empathy they have together...the soloing is stylish throughout" - Venue Magazine.

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