HARD-SWINGING, HARD BOP FROM JOSH KEMP AT MILESTONES JAZZ CLUB
This month’s concert at Milestones Jazz Club on Sunday 3 July features a talented young saxophonist delivering driving swing and earthy blues – Josh Kemp’s Jazz Prophets.
Tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger Josh Kemp is based in London and known for his melodic inventiveness, warm sound and grooving swing.
Josh came to jazz at the early age of nine and by his teens his quartet was awarded the Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Band of the Year prize before winning scholarships to study jazz at London’s prestigious Guildhall and Trinity College of Music.
Josh’s lyrical and melodic saxophone style reflects a wide knowledge of jazz from the tender tone of Ben Webster and Stan Getz to the probing thoughtfulness of John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter.
Part of his repertoire and style comes from Hard Bop, the strand of blues and gospel influenced jazz developed by Art Blakey and Horace Silver in the 1950’s.
The Jazz Prophets remix Blakey’s bluesy swagger and the brittle explorations of Wayne Shorter on hard-swinging originals and standards that showcase Josh’s big, round tone.
Josh has already released three CDs to wide acclaim – Kukus, Animation Suspended and Animus, has performed extensively at venues around the UK including Ronnie Scott’s club, The National Portrait Gallery and The National Theatre and is active in jazz education, directing the Cambridge Youth Jazz Orchestra and coaching at workshops and courses.
The band’s full line-up features Josh Kemp (tenor saxophone), Simon Brown (piano), Spencer Brown (double bass) and Pat Levett (drums).
Admission - £7 / £6 (concession).
All Milestones gigs are held on the first Sunday of every month and take place at Hotel Hatfield, Esplanade, Lowestoft with the doors opening at 8pm.
