Jazz at The Blue Piano: Tim Amann xTet +Special Guest Mabowunje Harrison

Jazz at The Blue Piano: Tim Amann xTet +Special Guest Mabowunje Harrison

The Tim Amann xTet is a well-established group based in the West Midlands that plays melodic & soulful contemporary jazz, focusing primarily on original compositions.

The current members are Tim Amann (piano, composer & arranger), Sam Rogers (saxes) Adam Gilchrist (bass) & Tim’s sons Aidan Amann (drums) & Gabriel Amann (trumpet)

This evening the xTet will be joined by guest Mabowunje Harrison…delivering some smooth jazz vocals to whet your appetite.

• Music from 7.00pm-ish
• Free admission.
• Please note during the interval the hat will be passed around to tip the musicians •

#JazzLovers this one’s for you!
The Blue Piano

The xTet plays a variety of lyrical original jazz compositions with influences ranging from Celtic and East European folk styles through hard bop & blues to gospel tinged numbers.
Tim, Sam & Adam are also members of the award-winning Walsall Jazz Orchestra for which Tim also contributes a range of original compositions.

Tim Amann Xtet has recorded three albums, performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival & toured in Scotland, Germany & Russia!

•Sam Rogers ~ a popular, energetic & charismatic performer is joined on the front line by •Gabriel Amann ~ a young up & coming lyrical player who is building a reputation with his association with Andy Hamilton’s Bluenotes & the new sensations – & BP favourites – ImPoSsIbLe CoNvErSaTiOnS.
•Adam Gilchrist’s adaptable playing is a longstanding foundation of the band while •Aidan Amann ~ a prize winning graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is already establishing a varied & successful professional career in jazz performance.

Make sure you #savethedate it’s going to be an evening of exquisite musicianship