Jazz Bar Swindon (Wiltshire) – Live Jazz Events at The Royal Oak

Quite simply, Alan Barnes is one of the titans of the UK Jazz scene and no Jazz programme should be without him. He has over 25 British Jazz Awards and twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year. A star of the Saxophone, but also the Clarinet, he is not to be missed. He will be joined by rising piano star Eddie Gripper, Italian maestro Pasquale Votino and drum master Patrick Barrett Donlon

One of the most versatile guitarists on the scene Chris Cobbson is guitarist to Jazz legend Courtney Pine as well as a respected player of the African music scene. For this session he leads with the club debut of fellow guitarist Roi Geyari who is a Gloucestershire jazz guitarist influenced in bebop and swing. 

Organ extraordinaire Dan Moore has one of the most impressive CV’s on the scene. He studied 20th Century Music at Dartington College of Arts. As a keyboard player, he has toured internationally with artists including Percy Sledge, Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley. As a producer and songwriter, he has worked with Joss Stone, Tom Jones, Roni Size, Rumer, and Will Young, while also collaborating with Andy Sheppard and Charles Hazlewood.

Linley Hamilton is an internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, broadcaster and educator from Northern Ireland. A former BBC Radio Ulster presenter and retired Ulster University lecturer, he has performed with artists including Van Morrison, Jacqui Dankworth and Paul Brady, and has released six studio albums. he will be joined by the fierce swinging Eddie Gripper Trio.

Glen Manby is one of the UK’s leading alto saxophonists, renowned for his expressive hard bop style and polished technique. A graduate of New York’s prestigious New School and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, he has performed internationally and studied with some of the world’s foremost jazz musicians. An acclaimed composer, educator and recording artist, his albums have earned widespread praise from critics and audiences alike. Also featuring John-Paul Gard (Piano) Paul Jefferies (Double Bass) & Sam Green (Drums)

Jazz, but not as you know it! A Jazz Funk Organ led trio who play an incredible set of Jazz, Funk, Groove led by the spectacular John Paul Gard on keyboards and samplers! This is an act for fans of top class instrumental music, not just Jazz! Also featuring Chris Cobbson (Guitar) and Paolo Adamo (Drums)

Five-Way Split is an all-star quintet featuring acclaimed saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos alongside Quentin Collins, Rob Barron, Matyas Hofecker and Matt Home. Blending the energy of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with a fresh, modern sound, the band delivers outstanding original compositions alongside hard-bop classics. Their critically acclaimed recordings and sold-out performances have firmly established them as one of the UK’s premier straight-ahead jazz ensembles.