Simon Woolf's All Star Sextet
The following test is taken from 606 Club Listings March 2013
SIMON WOOLF’S ALL-STAR SEXTET featuring GARETH LOCKRANE- flutes; MARK CROOKS - clarinet & bass clarinet; HENRY ARMBURG JENNINGS – trumpet & flugel; COLIN OXLEY- guitar; MATT HOME - drums This band really is an all-star collective, featuring six of the best players on the scene. Simon Woolf, one of the country’s leading Jazz bass players, is one of the most musical and tasteful players around and he leads this band of top players with aplomb. The repertoire of the group consists of Simon’s originals plus a variety of classic Jazz and groove standards, all arranged by Simon, and performed by this exceptional band. Straight ahead jazz of the highest quality.
“..spirited, melodic and swinging.” Observer
“Lockrane’s flute work is exceptional… very special indeed” Jazzwise
“Mark Crooks…exceptional” BBC
“Agile trumpeter Henry Armburg Jennings” Guardian
“Artful contemporary jazz guitarist Oxley” Time Out
SIMON WOOLF’S ALL-STAR SEXTET featuring GARETH LOCKRANE- flutes; MARK CROOKS - clarinet & bass clarinet; HENRY ARMBURG JENNINGS – trumpet & flugel; COLIN OXLEY- guitar; MATT HOME - drums This band really is an all-star collective, featuring six of the best players on the scene. Simon Woolf, one of the country’s leading Jazz bass players, is one of the most musical and tasteful players around and he leads this band of top players with aplomb. The repertoire of the group consists of Simon’s originals plus a variety of classic Jazz and groove standards, all arranged by Simon, and performed by this exceptional band. Straight ahead jazz of the highest quality.
“..spirited, melodic and swinging.” Observer
“Lockrane’s flute work is exceptional… very special indeed” Jazzwise
“Mark Crooks…exceptional” BBC
“Agile trumpeter Henry Armburg Jennings” Guardian
“Artful contemporary jazz guitarist Oxley” Time Out
