Inspired by the 1957 album entitled “Jam Session” featuring Clifford Brown, Clark Terry and Maynard Ferguson, the BIGG House Band with special guests bring you a tribute to the trumpet greats of the jazz world.

Featuring:

Bruce Adams - a legend of the British jazz scene, Bruce Adams has performed with the likes of Harry Sweets Edison, Buddy Tate, Al Cohn and Benny Waters, and is widely regarded as one of the finest mainstream trumpet players in Europe.

Hugh Pascall - an award-winning trumpet player and composer from a musical family, Hugh studied on the prestigious Royal Academy of Music jazz degree course with Gerard Presencer on a Full Entrance Scholarship. He was the Academy’s Scott Philbrick Jazz Prize Winner and one of the first Sir Elton John Scholarship holders, studying also at the Paris Conservatoire for one year as part of the Erasmus programme. In 2023 he received Associate honours from the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in recognition of a significant contribution to UK jazz.

Matt Yardley - currently trumpet on MJ The Musical in London, Matt has played numerous shows including Crazy For You, Guys & Dolls, Grease, Hairspray and Motown. He has played with BBC Big Band, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Laurence Cottle Big Band and University of North Texas Lab Bands, and has performed at Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Royal Albert Hall, North Sea Jazz Festival, and Oklahoma Jazz Festival.