The West Coast Jazztet

When

19/08/2025    
19:30 - 22:30

Where

St Ives Jazz Club
Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2ND

Event Type

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The West Coast Jazztet

Doors Open @ 6.30pm – No pre-booking seats
Music Starts @ 7.30pm
FREE ENTRY/PWYC

Featuring:-
Benjamin Himpel – tenor/soprano sax
Tom Quirke – keys
Martin Bowie – guitar
Ross Williams – bass
Tom Jackson – drums

The quintet will play West Coast jazz from the 50s, with a particular focus on Stan Getz and Zoot Sims. There will be classics from that time period as well as some of Ben’s original compositions.

Ben has studied saxophone and jazz in the US, Denmark and Germany with David Baker, Gebhard Ullmann, Mack Goldsbury, Wolfgang Kogler, Mike Lee, Uli Lenz, Mike Zilber and Steve Coleman. He has played with wonderful musicians like Michael Eaton, Benedikt Jahnel, Sebastian Schuster, Simon Eskildsen, Rob Schneiderman, Peter Vuust, Joel Locher, Christoph Neuhaus, Gee Hye Lee, Bernd Huber, Chris Barchet.

All the best
Tom and the Jazz Club team


Coming Up

26th August – Matt Johns Quartet
2nd September – JCB
9th September – TBC
16th September – The Nigel Price Ensemble
17th September – Louise Parker quartet
23rd September – Charlie Wood trio
24th September – Jacqui Dankworth
30th September – Liane Carroll & Roger Casey
7th October – Tomasso Starace Organ Trio
21st October – Ronnie Jones
4th November – Craig Milverton Trio
2nd December – Superlocrian