Peterborough Jazz Club: Steve Fishwick Quintet

For the first concert of the new season at the Club we are delighted to present ‘Soultime’, a very exciting band drawing its inspiration from the iconic jazz of the 1950’s and 60’s featuring reworkings of music from legends of the hard-bop era including Bobby Timmons, Lee Morgan and Harold Mabern. The band was formed in 2022 by the brilliant trumpeter Steve Fishwick and top pianist Leon Greening and is augmented for this concert by the superb saxophonist, Alex Garnett. The band’s repertoire also features some original compositions from the pen of Steve and Leon, drawing on the great writing of jazz tunes from the 1950’s and 60’s. Steve Fishwick is widely considered to be one of the finest trumpet players ever to come from the UK, and is rapidly gaining a global reputation thanks to his flawless technique and beautifully flowing, harmonically rich improvisations. Leon Greening is an incredibly exciting pianist, full of wonderful ideas with superb technique. His album “Cookin’ in Brooklyn” recorded at Systems Two recording studio in New York features the great US alto saxophonist Vincent Herring and the magnificent Alex Garnett on tenor sax who features in tonight’s concert. Alex is one of the finest saxophonists on the scene with a dark, warm sound steeped in the acoustic post-bop tradition. The rhythm section is rounded out by Matyas Hofecker on double bass and drummer Matt Home, both of whom are very highly regarded on the UK jazz scene. The band has played at many of the top UK venues, such as Ronnie Scott’s, Dean Street and 606 Club and we can look forward to hard swinging, soulful tunes and infectious grooves!