January Music at Canteen
80 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QY Tel: 01179232017
Live Music Mon-Thur 9.30-11.30pm
Fri & Sat Bands & DJs from 9.30-1am
Sun Live Music from 4-6pm
Free Entry – But please give generously to the Music Bucket!
Monday 2 January
Canteen Jazz Session
An open jazz jam session for seasoned players to join the house trio and others in exploring classic jazz & latin tunes.
Tuesday 3 January
Richard Hughes
There’s a theatrical strangeness running through Richard Hughes’ work, undertones of circus, jazz and strange forest clearings at midnight. He can play the tuba, the accordion and even the scissors, but it’s probably the squeezebox you’ll be charmed by tonight.
http://www.richardhughes.org.uk
Wednesday 4 January
Two Man Ting
The rich flavours of Sierra Leone conjured up as Jah-Man Aggrey’s voice and djembe weave around the jangling guitar loops of Jon Lewis in Jah-man’s original songs.
http://www.twomanting.co.uk
Thursday 5 January
Jon Short Quartet
Classy jazz bass-player from An Ernest Trio leads a new foursome through a mix of classic jazz tunes rearranged and some of his own toe-tapping compositions.
Friday 6 January
Cool Beans
Cool by name but hot by nature, this is a fresh-from-the-oven collaboration between drummer Jason Newman and the flying bass of Eric Okafo. Expect funkiness but be prepared for surprises.
Saturday 7 January
Flash Harry
Fiddle, sax and accordion out front, rocking guitar, bass and drums behind and all capable of jumping from the Louisiana bayou to the Mississippi delta via the Rakes of Kildare. Proper folk-rockers that folking rock.
http://www.myspace.com/flashharryband
Sunday 8 January
Three Cane Whale
It would have been hard to predict the music that would result if Spiro mandolinist Alex Vann, Get The Blessing trumpeter Pete Judge and Organelle/one-man orchestra Paul Bradley formed an acoustic trio. You wouldn’t have guessed what they do but it is absolutely right for them nonetheless: a set of tightly disciplined compositions that hover between folk and classical perfection and conjure up delicately textured acoustic cameos.
Latest tracks by Three Cane Whale
Monday 9 January
Lady Nade & Terry Clemmett
Lady Nade’s voice has the husky resonance of a life well-lived and lessons learned, and yet she’s one of the brightest young sparks to emerge in the last year or so. Her songs sketch moments of emotional transformation, love and loss, arranged with care and effortlessly delivered in That Voice. Yummy.
Latest tracks by Terry Clemmett
Tuesday 10 January
Batch Gueye (duo)
Senegalese singer, guitarist, drummer and dancer Batch Gueye sings the traditional music of his Wolof people with a soulful voice and lilting guitar work, magically bringing the heart of West Africa to a wintry Bristol.
http://www.batchgueye.co.uk/
Wednesday 11 January
Ed Williams Trio
Troubadour songwriter Ed Williams was part of the now-disbanded wonderful acoustic band Cedar Rose but he continues to sketch his narrative songs and skilled guitar accompaniment, poetic pieces from a world he wants us to see.
http://www.edwilliamsmusic.co.uk/
Thursday 12 January
People’s String Foundation
Twenty strings – two fiddles, bass and guitar -plus a set of skins. It’s open to a lot of imagination and the PSF don’t lack on that front, making their original folkish-rockish songs range from the epic to the intimate.
http://www.thepeoplesstringfoundation.co.uk/
Friday 13 January
The Magnificent Seven
You can’t argue with the facts – there are indeed seven of them, and jolly magnificent they are, too. Pooling the enormity of their instrumental talent into classic Latin/Jazz arrangements the sum of the parts is only half the story – which ought to make it fourteen, perhaps. But seven it is.
Saturday 14 January
Compadres
Latin and funk – not an obvious mixture but Compadres make a glorious tropical cocktail out of intricate percussion, classic piano and fearless brass. Mind you don’t spill it on the dancefloor.
http://www.myspace.com/compadreslatinos
Sunday 15 January
James Ladd & Charlotte Egmore
James Ladd’s thoughtful songs reflect a deep love of the blues, New Orleans jazz and classic soul and for this exploration he’s joined by smoky vocalist Charlotte Egmore.
Monday 16 January
Canteen Jazz Sessions
An open jazz jam session for seasoned players to join the house trio and others in exploring classic jazz & latin tunes.
Tuesday 17 January
Leo James
As much a guitarist as a singer/songwriter, Leo James draws on the roots of English and US folk in writing his material before adding impeccable finger-picking and swooping steel guitar and delivering it all in a nicely polished package.
http://www.myspace.com/leojamesmusic
Wednesday 18 January
Bartoune
Spinning off from the irrepressible Zen Hussies this threesome build a uniquely jaunty swing sound around Charlotte Ostafew’s baritone sax, Seb Gutiez’ guitar and Tom Allen’s bass. Blending originality with a fine sense of musical heritage the results are great entertainment.
http://www.myspace.com/triobartoune
Thursday 19 January
Salsa Nova
Sax playing composer Norma Daykin’s Latin collective do full justice to her splendid Cuban-influenced tunes, with Ben Thomas’ trumpet soaring nicely over Jim Blomfield’s ringing Montuno piano.
http://www.myspace.com/salsanovaband
Friday 20 January
Stone Cold Hustle
Hard driving quartet of seasoned funkateers going for ‘dirty funk tunes from your momma’s tape collection’. If Bristol’s thriving funk scene has ‘elder statesmen’ this lot could be it: Evan Newman’s keys plus Guy Calhoun’s guitar/vocals, Joe Allen’s bass and Arj Magee on drums can only add up to roof-rocking funk beats and all kinds of old-school credibility.
Saturday 21 January
Ruby & The Vines
The remarkable Binisa Bonner’s voice and bass guitar might make hera riveting front-person for this trio of Londoners but the intricate web woven by Greg Sanders (guitar) and Ben Assiter (drums) is integral to their success. Ruby & The Vines make tripped-out Afrobeat grooves and compelling narrative vocals in a class of their own.
Latest tracks by Ruby and the Vines
Sunday 22 January
Zoe Francis (duo)
When vocalist Zoe Francis slides effortlessly through a classic from the Great American Songbook you can hear the traffic of downtown New York where she learnt her craft around some of the great players that the city has always boasted. It’s jazz singing that demands you grab a cocktail and a bit of sophistication (but lets you in anyway).
http://www.myspace.com/zoe7francis
Monday 23 January
Cathy Jones & Tristram Cox
Performing Bossa Nova songs ‘and much more’, jazz and Latin vocalist Cathy Jones has one of those voices that clearly belongs in a Rio nightclub, delivering the kind of intense langour that befits the style while Tristram Cox’s cool guitar adds the perfect Latin-jazz accompaniment.
http://www.myspace.com/quartetobossa
Tuesday 24 January
Marie Lister/James Ladd duo
Casette Baby vocalist Marie Lister somehow catches all the soul of great R’n'B in the most stripped down acoustic setting, thus blending perfectly with the whiff of bluesy N’Awlins that wreathes around James Ladd’s guitar and voice.
http://www.reverbnation.com/cassettebaby
Wednesday 25 January
Andy Nowak Trio
Andy Nowak plays niftily groovy jazz keyboards and never more so than in the company of Will Harris’ upbeat bass and the drumming legend that is Daisy Palmer. Taking some of Andy’s tunes apart is what they do best.
http://www.reverbnation.com/andynowaktrio
Thursday 26 January
Nu Coalition
Funkwise it don’t get much more solid that Eric Okafo’s bass and Jason Numan’s drumming, and that’s rock solid. Which is all the excuse that Jerry Crozier-Cole (guitar) and Dale Hambridge (organ) need to just go for it, groovewise. Splendid show off stuff with a heart of stone.
Friday 27 January
Howlin’ Lord
When not providing burning harmonica and rock vibes to the likes of Emily Breeze and the John E. Vistic Experience the great Howly is out making hard-bitten country/rock infused with a strangely appropriate Englishness and driven by punchy guitar and, of course, heart-catching harmonica as well as his own impassioned vocals.
http://www.myspace.com/howlinlord
Saturday 28 January
Afro Cluster & JuJu Nations DJ Set
They love that funk, Afrobeat and hip-hop and they refuse to choose. Cardiff collective Afro Cluster put it all together and, by jingo, it fits, Lagos horns, Sugar Hill scratching, Bootsy bass-bubbles … whatever.
Sunday 29 January
Velvet Chestnuts
Formerly known as Les Quarante Voleurs, this bunch of erstwhile Balkaneers and Klezmerites share a motley background in theatre and circus. With a line-up including accordion, fiddle and sousaphone maybe their big top influences won’t be so hard to spot.
Monday 30 January
Canteen Jazz Sessions
An open jazz jam session for seasoned players to join the house trio and others in exploring classic jazz & latin tunes.
Tuesday 31 January
Glow Globes
Cabaret inflected duo Glow Globes hold your attention with their wry and quirky music and sweet harmony singing. Combining John (voice/guitar) and Laura (vocal/double bass) the Glow Globes offer sharply written songs delivered with delicious harmony vocals in a mix of swing, country, chanson and all kinds of stylish genres.
http://www.myspace.com/glowglobes
