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Clark Tracey Quintet

Tammy Weis
Pure Jazz in association with 'Jazz in Reading'

Clark Tracey Quintet –
(16th September - in association with Jazz In Reading)
Clark Tracey brings his exciting Jazz Groove quintet to Reading’s Jazz Café, for what promises to be an electric performance. Clark has led and composed for most of the leading lights in British jazz. He has also played or toured with many of the US jazz greats, including Scott Hamilton, Pharoah Sanders, Randy Brecker, Art Farmer, Barney Kessell, Jimmy Smith, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Billy Eckstein. The quintet comprises: Bruce Adams trumpet, Sam Mayne alto saxophone, Steve Melling keyboard, Adam King bass and of course, Clark himself on drums.

Tickets are priced at £9 (£7 concessions).


Tammy Weis and her Band –
(21st October - in association with Jazz In Reading)
Tammy is a fine Canadian singer, now resident in London, who has been performing to great acclaim in her native Vancouver. She sings a mix of classic jazz standards and beautifully crafted originals which she performs with a wonderful sense of melody and swing. Her debut album, 'Legacy', was well received and led to appearances on national TV and radio as well as gigs at both the Montreal and Vancouver Jazz Festivals.

Tammy has written with Grammy Award winner Terry Britten (Tina Turner), Tim Fraser (Lulu), and Tom Cawley (Peter Gabriel), for her new album 'Where I Need to Be', which was released at a sold out Ronnie Scotts Club in March 2010. She has been heard on Radio stations across the country; including Jamie Cullums show on BBC Radio Two and she has recently been nominated for London Jazz Vocalist 2010.

Her London highlights include; meeting HRM the Queen in June of this year, supporting the Canadian Tenors with Hayley Westenra at the Union Chapel, performing with Randy Bachman at Pizza on the Park, Bobby McFerrin at Royal Festival Hall and Jamie Cullum at the Jazz Cafe to name a few

"Gives me the shivers..." Paul Grant, CBC Radio One
"Isn't she great! Now there's a vocalist!" Michael Buble
"She's the real deal..." Time Out, London

Tickets are priced at £10.

‘The Jazz Café presents a special menu for diners at each gig, with all starters under £5.00, all mains under £10.00, and a well-chosen list of reasonably priced wines with house wine at £13.90. Reserving a table is strongly recommended for those who wish to dine.’
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