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John Bennett Big Band

0	LONDON: East Side Jazz Club @ Leytonstone Social Club
P	Tuesday 3rd June, 2025
N	8:00pm

Event information

Personnel

Trumpets - Peter Rolinson , Claud Deppa , Steve Pretty
Alto - Dave Blackmore
Tenor / Flute - Louise Elliot
Tenor / Soprano - Rachel Bartlet
Baritone - Loren Hignal
Trombone - Dave Lidell , Paul Taylor , John Bennett
Tuba - Jeff Miller , Barnaby Slade
Guitar - John Blackwell
Keys - Gabriel Keen
Bass - Gareth Morgan
Drums - Harry Bennett

The John Bennett Big Band is a 15 piece jazz ensemble. The music composed by John is structured , whilst also allowing interplay between the musicians. The band was born out of an early realisation that as a composer / trombonist , having his own band was the only way he could get his music performed to his own satisfaction. He does not see it as a big band as such rather a large jazz ensemble partly inspired by early New Orleans jazz King Oliver , Armstrong the later Gil Evans , Miles Davis and Mingus. to name but a few. To John it is always a work in progress but the performance is the thing.