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RBC Jazz Vocal Night 

Eastside Jazz Club - 30 November 2023

Photos by Benjamin Swann (BCU Photography student)

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RBC Jazz Composers Ensemble support set 

Eastside Jazz Club - 30 November 2023

Photos by Benjamin Swann (BCU Photography student)

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Shanti Jayasinha's WORLD

Eastside Jazz Club - 28 September 2023

Featuring Shanti Jayasinha (trumpets), Julian Siegel (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet), John Crawford (piano), Andres Lafone (bass) and Davide Giovaninni (drums and percussion).

Photos by Isabella Hutchings (BCU Photography student)

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Henry Hanssen band

Eastside Jazz Club - 28 September 2023

Henry Hanssen (trombone), Christian Kiely-Charalambous (trumpet), Ben Shankland (piano), Jamie Paxton (bass) and Jono Hilliam (drums and percussion).

Photos by Isabella Hutchings (BCU Photography student)

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KES Big Band (directed by Gary Hill)

Eastside Jazz Club - 20 November 2023

Photos by DavidAshPhotography.org

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RBC Jazz Orchestra play Benny Carter's Kansas City Suite

Eastside Jazz Club - 20 November 2023

Photos by Benjamin Swann (BCU Photography student)

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Andrew Bain's MOSVATNET

Eastside Jazz Club, 5 June 2023

Photos by Cameron Murray (BCU photography student)

Andrew Bain playing the drums
Andrew Bain playing the drums
John O'Gallagher playing the saxophone
Per Zanussi playing the bass
Per Zanussi playing the bass
Tori Freestone playing the saxophone
Tori Freestone playing the saxophone

Tony Levin Drum Prize

Eastside Jazz Club, 11 May 2023

Winner: Ethan Wood

Photos by Ryley Morton (BCU photography student)

Arnie Somogyi announcing the winner
Arnie Somogyi speaking
Cheng Pan
Cheng Pan with Arnie
Ethan Wood trio
Ethan Wood with Arnie
Henry Wakley
Henry Wakley trio
Josh Rose
Josh Rose trio
Wilf McKenzie and Arnie
Wilf McKenzie trio

RBC International Quintets at Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Parabola Arts Centre, 29 April 2023

Photos by Tim Dickeson

Nick Manz playing piano
CJF band 1
CJF band 2
CJF band 3
Rebecca Wing playing saxophone
Trumpet player
Tom Marsh playing bass
Luca playing guitar
Ben playing piano
James Routledge playing trumpet
Student saxophone player
CJF band 4

RBC International Quintets at Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Parabola Arts Centre, 29 April 2023

Photos copyright John Watson jazzcamera.co.uk

Jazz band group shot
Man playing drums
PLaying piano
Playing saxophone
Man playing trumpet
playing bass
playing piano
playing saxophone
playing saxophone
group shot of band at Cheltenham Jazz festival
group shot of band at Cheltenham Jazz festival

RIBBONS (featuring Sara Coleman, Rebecca Nash, Henrik Jensen and Iain Ballamy)

Eastside Jazz Club, 20 April 2023

Photos by Ryley Morton (BCU photography student)

Woman singing and man playing bass
Ribbons group playing at the jazz club
Man playing saxophone
woman playing piano
woman singing in the jazz club
woman singing and man playing bass

Christian Kiely-Charalambous Sextet

Student support set, Eastside Jazz Club, 20 April 2023

Photos by Ryley Morton (BCU photography student)

Christian KC sextet group shot
Christian KC sextet group shot
Playing the trumpet
Playing the piano in the jazz club
Group playing at the jazz club
Playing the drums

Phil Miller Guitar Prize 2023 (hosted by Fred T Baker)

Eastside Jazz Club, 16th March 2023

Winners: Joe Hiles / James Coni duo

Photos by Lee Riley (BCU photography student)

Ollie Canham playing guitar
Alfie Dean playing guitar
Fred Baker playing guitar
Timmy Allen playing guitar
Jim Bashford playing drums
Joe Hiles and James Coni playing guitar
Fred-Baker,-Jim-Bashford-and-Mickey-O'Brien group shot

Paul Dunmall Invites...

...Faith Brackenbury (Violin), Ollie Brice (Bass) and Tony Bianco (drums)

Eastside Jazz Club, 2nd March, 2023

Photos by Luke Doak (BCU photography student)

Paul, Ollie, Tony and Faith - group shot of the band playing together
Ollie and Tony - bass and drums
Ollie playing bass - black and white
Ollie, Tony and Faith - bass drums and violin
Paul - sax - black and white
Paul - saxophone
Ollie playing bass
Paul, Ollie, Tony and Faith - group shot of the band playing together
Tony and Faith - drums and violin
Tony and Faith - drums and violin
Tony playing the drums
Tony playing the drums

Michael Janisch Band

Eastside Jazz Club - 14 March 2023

Featuring Walter Smith III (tenor sax), James Francies (piano) and Eric Harland (drums).

Photos copyright John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk

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Ben Carter Band

Student support set, Eastside Jazz Club, 2nd March 2023. 

Photos by Luke Doak (BCU photography student)

Tom Marsh, Tom Henery, Henry Wakley and Ben Carter - group band shot
Ben playing the saxophone
group shot of the band
Conor, Tom Henery and Ben Carter - group shot of the band
Henry Wakley - playing drums
Tom Henery - playing guitar

Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra

Zak Demou Band and the RBC Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra

Eastside Jazz Club, 24th February 2023

Photos by Lee Riley (BCU photography student)

Zak Demou band playing
ADAM ROBERTS - playing guitar
HENRY HANSSEN playing trombone
ZAK DEMOU BAND playing
OLLIE CANHAM playing guitar
3 people singing
ACJO band
ACJO PERC playing drums
MACY WRIGHT playing guitar

Gloucester Music and RBC Jazz Orchestra

Eastside Jazz Club, 20 February 2023.

Photos by Lee Riley (BCU photography student)

playing flute
playing saxophone
group playing in jazz club
playing trombone
playing bass
group shot Jazz club
group shot Jazz club
playing sax
close up of group Jazz club

RBC Vocal Night

Featuring Eastside Voices and RBC Jazz Orchestra directed by Jeremy Price.

Eastside Jazz Club, 12th February 2023

Photos by Sam Singer (BCU photography student)

Lucy-Anne Daniels - singing
Marcin Muras - plaing trumpet
Natalie Maclean - singing
Nathaniel Evans - playing sax
Poppy Baker - woman singing
Tilly Clark - woman singing
Zak Demou - singing
Eastside Voices - group singing
Eastside Voices and Jazz Orchestra - black and white
Gareth Howell - black and white - playing trumpet
James Coni black and white - playing guitar
playing bass

Kevin Hays residency

Images from the residency by US pianist Kevin Hays in February 2023.

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Kevin Hays residency 6 - jazz musicians on clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, drums
Kevin Hays residency 1 - jazz musicians on cello, baby grand, drums and guitar
Kevin Hays residency 4 - jazz musicians on trumpets, saxophone, cello, grand piano, drums
Kevin Hays residency 3 - jazz musicians on cello, grand, drums at Eastside Jazz Club
Kevin Hays residency 7 - jazz musicians on vocals, clarinet, saxophone, piano, guitar, drums at Eastside jazz club
Kevin Hays residency 2 - jazz musicians on cello, grand piano, drums and guitar at Eastside jazz club
Kevin Hays residency 5 - audience watching jazz musicians on clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, cello, grand piano, guitar

Jo Lawry Acrobats Trio featuring Orlando De Fleming and Allison Miller

Eastside Jazz Club, 18 January 2023

Photos by Gareth Howell

An image of Jo Lawry
An image of Jo Lawry
A jazz band playing

'A Jazzy Christmas' concert

Images from the Vice Chancellor's 'A Jazzy Christmas' concert

Bradshaw Hall, 15th December 2022.

Photos by Greg Milner

RBC Duke Ellington Orchestra in the Bradshaw Hall
Henry Hanssen
Reueben Selby and Paynor Tsate
Gareth Howell, Zak Demou and Christian Kiely-Charalambous
Jeremy Price and Ben Partridge
Reuben Selby and Lizzy Choyce

Mike Gibbs 85 concert

Images from the 'Mike Gibbs 85' concert

Eastside Jazz Club, 1st December 2022.

Photos by John Watson

Jazz performers on stage at the Mike Gibbs 85 concert
Jazz performers on stage at the Mike Gibbs 85 concert
Jazz performers on stage at the Mike Gibbs 85 concert
Jazz performers on stage at the Mike Gibbs 85 concert
Jazz performers on stage at the Mike Gibbs 85 concert
Jazz performers on stage at the Mike Gibbs 85 concert

Photos by Brian Homer

Carl Davis and Marcin Muras at Mike Gibbs 83 Concert
Conor Bastible at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
Ed Puddick at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
Ed Puddick at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
James Routledge at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
Jonah Thom at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
Julian Arguelles at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
Julian Arguelles at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
Liam McKeown at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
Milo Kirkham at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
Trombone section at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert
Zak Demou at Mike Gibbs 85 Concert

RBSA visit

RBSA artists visit to a Jazz Composers Ensemble rehearsal in the Eastside Jazz Club 2022.

Photos by Grahame Wickings

RBSA artists visit Jazz Composers Ensemble rehearsal in the Eastside Jazz Club
RBSA artists visit Jazz Composers Ensemble rehearsal in the Eastside Jazz Club
RBSA artists visit Jazz Composers Ensemble rehearsal in the Eastside Jazz Club
RBSA artists visit Jazz Composers Ensemble rehearsal in the Eastside Jazz Club
RBSA artists visit Jazz Composers Ensemble rehearsal in the Eastside Jazz Club
RBSA artists visit Jazz Composers Ensemble rehearsal in the Eastside Jazz Club
RBSA artists visit Jazz Composers Ensemble rehearsal in the Eastside Jazz Club

RBC/Sienna/Hamburg exchange 2022

Birmingham Symphony Hall, 29 April 2022

Photos by Garry Corbett

Dom Johnson playing drums
saxophone player
Guitarist and bass player
Trumpet player and band
Dan Lockhart playing sax
Guitarist playing
Trumpeter playing
Aidan Amann playing drums
Dave Bustos playing sax
Zak and Oscar playing trumpet and sax
Student playing double bass
Andrew Duncan playing drums

Jim Rattigan's PAVILLON

Eastside Jazz Club - 07 November 2019

Pavillon group photo by Brian Homer

Jim Rattigan portrait by John Watson/jazzcamera.co.uk

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Jim Rattigan by John Watson

Other artists at Eastside Jazz Club (2017-2023)

Here are some photos by Brian Homer of performances at Eastside Jazz Club since 2017. Including drummers Clarence Penn, Hamid Drake and Clark Tracey, saxophonists Tony Kofi, Trish Clowes, Jean Toussaint and Jed Levy, and bassists Dan Casimir and Hilmar Jensen.

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RBC Ellington Orchestra’s debut gig

Birmingham Town Hall, February 2017

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Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2017

RBC students perform at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 2017

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Historic performances at RBC

Photographer John Watson has captured many international jazz artists over the years at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, before the days of the Eastside Jazz Club. Here are his pictures of saxophonist Joshua Redman, drummer Jack Dejohnette, pianist Marc Copland, bassist Dave Holland and composer Michael Gibbs. Plus a shot of the RBC Jazz Orchestra!

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