Lancaster – 07/02/15 – Blind Monk Trio
Sheffield – 05/02/15 – Beck Hunters
Liverpool – 30/01/15 – Marley Chingus Jazz Explosion
Manchester – 29/01/15 – Nat Birchall Sextet
2015
During the second half the 2014, I did a lot of recording with various different groups and around Christmas, my inbox was flooded with various mixes of several of the projects. It looks like it’s going to be an exciting year with many different albums all due to be released at some point.
The Spirit Farm (Slam) – Adam Fairhall (piano), Christophe de Bezenac (tenor sax), Corey Mwamba (vibes), Anton Hunter (guitar), Dave Kane (double bass), Johnny Hunter (drums)
Article XI (Efpi Records) – Anton Hunter (guitar), Graham South and Nick Walters (trumpet), Richard Foote and Seth Bennett (trombone), Mette Rasmussen (alto sax), Sam Andreae (tenor sax), Cath Roberts (baritone sax), Eero Tikkanen (double bass), Johnny Hunter (drums)
Johnny Hunter Quartet ‘WHILE WE STILL CAN’ (Efpi Records)- Graham South (trumpet), Ben Watte (tenor sax), Stewart Wilson (double bass), Johnny Hunter (drums)
Engine Room Favourites ‘BAD TIDINGS FROM SLACKWATER DRAG’ (Discus) – Martin Archer (sopranino, alto & baritone sax, bass recorder), Mick Beck (tenor sax & bassoon), Laura Cole (piano), Corey Mwamba (vibes), Graham Clark (violin), Seth Bennett (bass), Peter Fairclough, Walt Shaw, Johnny Hunter, Steve Dinsdale (percussion) – http://discus-music.co.uk/dis50cd.htm
Nat Birchall Quintet (Jazzman Records) – Nat Birchall (tenor & soprano sax), Adam Fairhall (piano), Tim Fairhall (double bass), Johnny Hunter (drums), Christian Weaver (percussion) with guest John Ellis (Hammond organ)
Fragments – Adam Fairhall (piano), Seth Bennett (double bass), Johnny Hunter (drums)
Marley Chingus/Misha Gray Quintet – Bob Whittaker (tenor sax), Misha Gray (piano), Hugo Harrison (double bass), Johnny Hunter (drums), Nick Walters (trumpet), Kyran Matthews (tenor sax)
Angie King – Angie King (vocals) with John King (guitar) and Matt Owens (double bass)
Martin Archer ‘GO HEAVY’ (Discus) – percussion quartet, string quartet, vocal quartet, with Philip Thomas (piano) and Simon Fell (double bass)
Also, there are plans for recording the next Skamel album, ‘C’EST UN SAFARI’, and I have the next three Johnny Hunter Quartet albums planned out which we have already started work on. As well as these, I am going to be focussing on Fragments, with Adam Fairhall and Sethh Bennett, and a new trio with Sam Andreae and Dave Kane. It’s going to be a good year!