James Prior plays Steyning jazz

The James Prior Big Band will be performing at Steyning Jazz Club on Friday, March 3.

Club spokesman Colin Jilks said: “The band was formed in 2017foraone-offcharityconcert inaidofCysticFibrosis,followed by performing again a year later supported by jazz trombonist Mark Bassey and Vocal Fusion Acapella. For this 2023 Steyning concert, the band will be playing an array of musical styles from Doc Severinsen, Glenn Miller, Pat Metheny to Stan Kenton and are engaging some of the finest names in the business to join this 19-piece band. There will be Anderas Panayi, lead alto, who is an exception- ally gifted jazz musician, skilled in performance, composition and arranging, having performed and recorded with many singers such as Shirley Bassey,JessyeNorman,PaulMcCartney, Seth MacFarlane and Elaine Paige. Mike Hext, lead trombone, is a trombonist and composer born in England who was the first ever winner of the BBC’sYoungMusicianoftheYear Competitionheldannuallysince 1978.PaulNewton,leadtrumpet, is also a composer and arranger; Pete Catar, drums, a gifted and versatile drummer, at home in any context, who ended 2015 by beingnamedinthetopeightjazz drummers in the world, and David Brown, vocals, who bring together, with this exciting band, an evening of the finest music and the thrilling sounds of a big band in full flight.”

Colin added: “Annual membership is £15 providing a greatly reduced admission charge of £10 for all subsequent 2023 concerts.Admissionchargesare£15 for non-members, £10 for members.” Information from Colin Jilks on 01903 810395.