Aberjazz Bands

in

2025

The Louis and Ella Music Show

In Peppers on 22nd February at 8pm

£16 for advanced members tickets or £20 on the door

Dave Cottle, Sarah Meek & Paul Smith  Playing the Great Songs from the  Swing Era & So Much More!

Dave Cottle has been in the music industry a very long time, and first appeared on TV and Radio in the 1970’s and toured extensively with the likes of Cilla Black in various seaside resorts, including Butlins.  Nowadays he is also known as the organizer of Swansea Jazz since 2014 and heading a number of his own bands from trios to an18 piece jazz band called the Power of Gower. Needless to say we are not trying to fit this band into Peppers!

Dave plays the trumpet, keys and sings and he is joined by drummer, Paul Smith who has been performing with Dave for a number of years.  Sarah Meek makes up the trio. Sarah has appeared in Fishguard before in her own quartet but here she will be taking on the Ella Fitzgerald song book.  Ella Fitzgerald was dubbed “the first lady of song” and was the most popular female vocalist in the USA for the best part of half a century winning 13 grammy awards and selling over 40 million albums. One of her most popular collaborations was with the legendary  Louis Armstrong, hence the Louis and Ella Show.

Advance Members Ticket SOLD OUT - £20 on the door

Brought to you by Aberjazz in association with Noson Allan - Arts Council of Wales

The Ross Hicks Trio

in Peppers on 7th March at 8pm

£16 for advanced members tickets or £20 on the door

The Ross Hicks trio are on tour promoting their new album "Three Elms". This consists of a series of compositions by Ross Hicks describes in the JazzMan as an "intelligent and intriguing piece of writing" Ross Hicks is a graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and has since been a full time freelance musician, working in and around Wales with numerous bands.

Joining him on drums is Alex Goodyear, himself a graduate of the RWCMD, band leader and compuser with a unique and memorable drumming stye. He is a regular on the UK Jazz scene and has appeared at numerous Aberjazz events with the likes of Yetti, Huw Warren and Victoria Klewin.

The trio is made up by Nick Kacal is a Bassist originally from Trinidad and now living in South Wales, has played as a sideman on the UK music scene playing predominantly jazz and acoustic folk, occasionally touring to places such as Cape Verde, France and Spain.

https://rosshicks.bandcamp.com/album/three-elms

Advance Members Ticket £16 - £20 on the door