TIME: 8.00 – 11.00PM

Tickets – £14

Personnel

Mike Soper – Trumpet & Flugel
James Allsopp – Tenor Sax
Huw V Williams – Double bass
Jay Davis – Drums and compositions

Drummer Jay Davis has played at the East Side in many different bands . Tonight he brings his own quartet promoting his first album as a leader Badtrad .

It features saxophonist James Allsopp who has played here many times too , trumpeter Mike Soper who brought his quartet to the East Side last year and bass player Huw V Williams

Praise for BadTrad:

“Beautiful collective improvisation from this brilliant band” – Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2

“This isn’t just music for today, it’s also music for late yesterday, tomorrow and the day after that.” – Bebop Spoken Here 

“Rebellious attitude”, “…writing reminiscent of Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, or Don Cherry, remains nonetheless very personal.” – Jazz Magazine, France