Friday Night Jive - May 2019

Quality live bands & artists representing music styles such as funk, soul, reggae, jazz, world, balkan, afrobeat, blues, hip-hop, swing, electronic, jump and jive. FREE ENTRY.

May 3d - X-Ray Cat Trio
Mixing Surf, Rockabilly, Psychobilly & Rock n Roll X-Ray Cat Trio produce songs and instrumentals that wouldn't be out of place as the soundtrack to a kick-ass Tarrantino film! High energy and raucousness from 3 killer musicians.

May 10th - Pepperjam
A nine-piece, Hebden Bridge based, original roots, reggae, ska n' soul band. Their original songs gets people on the floor from the off, high energy dance vibe, great tunes played with total commitment, passion and ability.

May 17th - Lloyd Plays Peterson
Leeds pianist Chris Lloyd and members from Louis Louis Louis paying homage to the Canadian jazz giant Oscar Peterson - called the “Maharaja of the keyboard” by Duke Ellington. He was considered one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.

May 24th - Larry Van Kriedt
Playing guitar and singing jazz, soul, and blues originals as well as world influenced jams for visitors to Small Seeds, Larry has raw authenticity and musical experience in spades. From San Francisco via Australia and landing in Huddersfield, Larry has seen it all and is set to continue to entertain crowds with his band of top notch local players.

May 31st - King Zepha
At his family home in Yorkshire, King Zepha writes and records songs about politics, drinking and his observations of Brits abroad. If you listen to his recordings really carefully, you might even hear his babies crying in the background. His music blends jazz and jump blues with rocksteady and dub. His band can all sing, so they stick rowdy 4-part vocal harmonies in at every given opportunity. There is honking sax and thumping bass throughout.

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