Charlie Bates Big Band
Lineup
About the Event
Line-up: CHARLIE BATES – piano, bandleader
RYAN QUIGLEY, JAMES COPUS, LUKE VICE-COLES, MIGUEL GORODI – trumpets
TOM DUNNETT, TREVOR MIRES, JOSH TAGG, RICHARD HENRY – trombones
SIMON MARSH, TOM SMITH, TOM BARFORD, CHRIS MADDOCK, JESS BREAKSPEAR – saxes
DAN KEMSHELL – guitar
ED IRELAND – bass
JONATHAN SILK – drums
JAMES HUDSON, GEORGIA VAN ETTEN – guest vocalists
Composer and pianist Charlie Bates brings his big band to Ronnie Scott’s for a special performance featuring guest vocalists and a programme of original music. Known for his work as a composer and arranger with ensembles including NDR Big Band, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Bates has developed a distinctive voice as a writer for large ensembles, drawing together influences from jazz, orchestral music and songwriting.