I’m delighted to be able to confirm three gigs in the North of England over the next few months with the new Phil Meadows Group and wanted you to be the first to know! I hope you can make it to one and help us spread the word. We’re all very excited.

First up is one of my favourite jazz clubs, the fantastic Matt and Phreds in Manchester on March 22nd. I haven’t played here for a few months and can’t wait to make a return to a club i’ve been going to and playing at for years! It kicks off at 10pm and is free entry. But do book a table as this place can get very busy.

Next comes a very special performance. We’re going to be paying tribute to the great, iconic jazz supremo Charlie Parker at the Bridgewater Hall on the lunchtime of 15th June. It’s going to contain some hard swinging be-bop with a touch of the contemporary as we add our own take to his phenomenal music! Another free entry performance.

Finally for those of you further North and further East we will be
performing at Schmazz in Newcastle on the 31st July. Kicking off at 8:00pm we’ll be back performing our original material for the small price of £7/£5/£3 depending on your circumstances. It will be the first time i’ve played in this fantastic city and it would be lovely to see as many of you there as possible!

We’re looking forward to visiting these two northern cities and can’t wait to meet or catch up with you! Do come down and do say hello! For more details on these performances click here.

Thankyou!

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who made the trip to Oliver’s Jazz Club for the launch of the Phil Meadows Group. We had a fantastic night and it was incredible to see so many people there, apologies go to those who couldn’t fit into the main room. We’re now busy planning a recording and getting some more dates in the diary. We already have one booked in 2013, so watch out Bradford!

More information can be found on the group here and here are a few (very) rough recordings from the gig for those of you who missed it:

So it’s 2012 and what a year to be in! It has a lot of potential to be something rather spectacular for us all and this post is to introduce or remind you of some people up and down the country who are going to be up to all sorts of fantastic things throughout 2012.

For me it kicks off with the launch of the brand new ‘Phil Meadows Group’ on the 9th January at Olivers in Greenwich! If you can make it, we would love you to come down and see what we’ve been up to! (Click here for the event page)

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LondonJazz - Sebastian Scotney’s fantastic comprehensive guide to Jazz in London has become the place to look to see both what people are saying and what is happening in the capital! One of my favourites!

Efpi Records – Based in Manchester and ran by Anton Hunter and Ben Cottrell they’ve brought you Beats and Pieces, HAQ and Trio Riot and are set to be bigger, better and sprouting more incredible creative music throughout 2012!

British Jazz Blog – Josh Jennings’ comprehensive guide to all that is happening on the UK Jazz scene. One of my favourites, regularly updated with fantastic previews, reviews and all the latest news on what is happening in our very own thriving jazz community.

Chaos Collective - New on the London scene, Chaos Collective are a group of talented musicians bringing their brand of original, improvised music to you! Lead by the fantastic Laura Jurd, Elliot Galvin and Corrie Dick these guys are worth keeping your eyes peeled for!

The Jazz Mann – Ian Mann’s fantastic website covering the best jazz in (mostly) the UK. Lots and lots of interesting articles, reviews and features on all things Jazz. One of my favourites!

Jack Davies - Trumpeter, Composer, Bandleader, Organiser, Blogger and all-round good guy Jack has always got something interesting to say, play and promote. His blog is a particular favourite of mine, well worth keeping up with!

The Social Jazz - Blog of jazz fanatic, kind soul and social media demon Sandra Nicholls Marcy. This is a great read for all musicians wanting to know how to get the most coverage for whatever they do! Lots of articles here to help lots of musicians. Could this lady be much nicer? I think not!

Cobweb Collective - This Birmingham based collective have been hosting some of the best gigs in Birmingham over the past few years and have regular jazz club residencies all over the City! They create some pretty fantastic groups too!

Abram Wilson – Trumpeter, Composer and Educator, this is a man always up to something interesting and consistently posting about the things he loves and cares about!

SE Collective - Based in Deptford, this new collective of creative musicians are hosting some of the best gigs in London and creating some of the finest groups too! Their blog gets updated with listings of whats to come as well as videos of past gigs, well worth watching!

As always it’s a jam session and I am joined by an incredible house band containing three of my favourite musicians: Mark Donlon (Piano), Pete Turner (Double Bass) and Marek Dorcik on Drums.

We’re going to be playing some of our favourite tunes in the first setbefore it opens out and everyone is welcome to get up and play! It’s free entry and starts between 9-9:30pm and goes on until the early hours of the morning.

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Phil Meadows – Laura Jurd – Elliot Galvin

Conor Chaplin – Corrie Dick

 Introducing a brand new group featuring some of the UK’s finest up-and-coming jazz talents. Based in London the group performs an array of original compositions written by bandleader Phil Meadows. Combining a cocktail of influences this group appeal to a host of audiences with a passion for improvisation, beauty and groove. Complex, powerful and emotive one minute; thoughtful, delicate and beautiful the next. Think Miles Davis meets Bartok with a helping hand from the ECM record label.

Click here to meet the band

3point1 at The Yardbird

Thank you to all who came to see my trio 3point1 at Seven Arts in Leeds (with Stuart McCallum) and the Yardbird in Birmingham. We had a great time meeting some fantastic people and playing the music we love. If you missed the mailing list, just send an e-mail entitles ‘mailing list’ to phil@philmeadowsmusic.co.uk and i’ll add you to the list for monthly-ish updates.

For those who attended or just those who want to know what’s going on in these fantastic cities here are the links to the organisers, they both host some fantastic gigs all year around and are definitely worth keeping an eye on. Just click on the names below:

Seven Jazz – Leeds | The Cobweb Collective – Birmingham

In Leeds we are joined by a great friend and incredible guitarist Stuart McCallum of Cinematic Orchestra fame. It’s been a while since we’ve played in either city and we’re looking forward to catching up with old friends, playing some great tunes and meeting some fantastic new people. We would love to see you there! Here’s the information:

2oth November:1-4pm £5/4 (students)
Seven Arts Centre, Chapel Allerton, Leeds

Click here for facebook event page

24th November: 9pm £Free
The Yardbird, Birmingham

Click here for facebook event page

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I wanted to take the chance to let you all know that there is a track available for free download by both a great musician/producer/dj and friend of mine Alex J Watson! He has both a great taste in music and a great way with writing. I overdubbed all of the saxophone’s and flutes before the final mix and highly recommend you clicking here and visiting his website to see what he’s up to.

If you like the you can click on the downward arrow on the music player below and download it free of charge! You can also comment on the track via the player to let Alex know what you think.

So today is the day!

The artists included on the album are: Guy Hatton (Gtr, Composition), Me (Sx/Electronics), Graham Clark (Violin), Dave Evans (Pno), Roger Inniss (Bs), Jose Williamson (Drms)

You can both purchase and download this brand new album right here, right now from the CD Baby link below: