Wild Card

JazzUP! presents WILD CARD Featuring Chris Rand & Tom White Gabor Dornyei - drums Andy Noble - Hammond organ Clement Regert - guitar Tom White - trombone Chris Rand - tenor sax Clement Regert's Wild Card is a melting-pot of musical ideas, fusing urban rhythms, hardbop and grooves with Latin and jazz attitude. For this JazzUp they have a stellar line up which comprises special guests fiery saxophonist Chris Rand (9 Below Zero, Crowd Company) and rising star trombonist Tom White (Incognito, Rag And Bone Man), backed up by the core organ trio of Gabor Dornyei on drums, Andrew Noble on Hammond organ and French guitarist/band leader Clement Regert. You can expect to hear their famous mix of Afro-jazz, Hard-bop, Samba and raw funk numbers. Just check out the list of reviews! 2x "Album of the week" ★★★★ Evening Standard "A fine live act... full of treats" ★★★★The Telegraph "Wild Card defies gravity by spinning from funk, soul, jazz & Afro/Latin sounds..." ★★★★ JazzinEurope "No frills, funk fuelled, fun played with integrity and a passionate feel for jazz!" ★★★ Jazzwise "it's a seamless blend of jazz, funk and Latin" ★★★★ KindOfJazz "Creative, refreshing and jam packed with energy...Hot and cool but definitely jazz." ★★★★ Music republic magazine "Energetic, unapologetic hybrid of funk, fusion and irrepressible swing" ★★★★ AllAboutJazz "Anyone who thinks the jazz scene has been surrendered to the squeaky experimentalists should sit back and let the adrenalin sizzle! ★★★★ The Art Desk "Full marks...tight beats, sharp horns and fleet footed samba!" ★★★★ The Jazz Journal "their approach is the diametric opposite of navel-gazing jazz" Londonjazznews "Excellent playing Wild Card's natural habitat is in live performance raising the roof in the right club environmentExciting stuff. The JazzMann ★★★★ "Un Groupe passionant!" Alex Dutilh "France Musique" "I love Wild Card" NPR Atlanta 91.9FM (Aaron Cohen MD) "Sounds great...grooves like crazy" Russ Davis "Voice of America" "My goodness me, phenomenal band, you gotta love these guys...very exciting and energetic " Linley Hamilton BBC JAZZ WORLD A festival highlight - groovacious music purveyed through jazz edginess to an appreciative audience - Wild Card indeed! Paul Pace (Booking Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club) The audience were mesmerisedIf toe tapping, hand clapping, hip swinging and a good time is what you are after go and see Wild Card at one of their shows! Young & Serious VIDEOS Wild Card at Upstairs at Ronnie Scotts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HjfoU2gB2A Wild Card: Paint it Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee_tr22bNI8 +DJs: Les Jazz Rats Eric (landlord of The Highlander Pub) and Sten (North Herts FM resident hip-hop DJ) spin jazz and rare grooves exclusively on vinyl. With the last live band set finishing at around 11.00, and a late bar til 1am, our JazzUp DJs invite you to hit the dance floor and party in earnest. Ticket details Entry £12 , £10 with JazzUp Loyalty Card. Tickets available from H-Town Rags, Hitchin Riot Lounge, Hitchin Jolly Brown, Hitchin Bar 85, Hitchin David's Music Letchworth and on line from from WeGotTickets http://www.wegottickets.com and https://robincampbell.org/shop-online 16+ with photo ID - younger patrons can be signed in at the door by a responsible adult. Like all our gigs this show finishes well in time for the last trains North and South to Cambridge/Peterborough and London and we are just a 5 minute stroll from the station. More JazzUp details here: WEBSITE https://jazzupuk.com FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/JazzUpC85 INSTAGRAMhttps://instagram.com/jazzuphitchin TWITTER @JazzUpHitchin Any further questions please contact robin@robincampbell.org JazzUp is sponsored by: Club85 - http://www.club-85.co.uk/ Robin Campbell Music - https://robincampbell.org/ Keechdesign - https://www.keechdesign.co.uk/