Denny Illett/Craig Crofton Quartet
Thu 15 Sept
|Southville
Denny and Craig bring a collection of their favourite funk and should tunes to The Bebop Club in The Hen and Chicken!
Time & Location
15 Sept 2022, 20:00
Southville, 210 North St, Southville, Bristol BS3 1JF, UK
About the event
Guitarist Denny Ilett is of course well-known as organiser of Bristol Jazz & Blues Festival, and is one of the few musicians around able to play convincingly in almost any style. He can be found performing in groups ranging from Gypsy Jazz through to Frank Sinatra and Led Zeppelin tributes, and along the way has worked extensively with New Orleans vocalist Lillian Boutté and king of funk Pee Wee Ellis. During lockdown he led his fantastic Electric Lady Big Band in a live-streamed concert from Ronnie Scott's, and the band also appeared at the 2022 Cheltenham Jazz Festival. In July this year Denny played in the band Blues Vibe at the Jazz Davos Klosters festival in Switzerland alongside saxophonist Craig Crofton, so it seemed natural for the two to reunite for tonight's club date.
Craig Crofton is an Anglo-American sax and flute player who has lived in the UK…