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Jeff Williams Quintet at Sheffield Jazz at Millennium Hall
Courtesy of Nick Moore | Posted on January 7, 2016
Where
Millennium Hall
Sheffield Jazz
518-520 Ecclesall Road
Sheffield
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When
Fri, March 18, 2016
20:00
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Musicians
Jeff Williams
drumsJohn O'Gallagher
saxophone, altoJosh Arcoleo
saxophoneKit Downes
keyboardsSam Lasserson
bassAbout
One of the world’s top drummers, American Jeff Williams cut his teeth backing the likes of Stan Getz, Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano and this quintet features some of the UK’s leading young players plus John O’Gallagher, Jeff’s alto saxophonist from New York where he has become known for his projects as a leader, and as a sought-after sideman, working with artists such as Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider, Billy Hart, and numerous others.
In a career spanning four decades on the New York jazz scene Jeff Williams’ musical associates have included Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman Joe Lovano, Paul Bley, and Ethan Iverson. Since making a second home in London, following marriage to novelist Lionel Shriver, Jeff has performed in the UK with Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, and has toured with McHenry, Konitz, the Phil Robson/Dave Liebman Quartet, and Martin Speake’s Change of Heart (with Bobo Stenson) while also collaborating with Hans Koller, Mike Gibbs, Nikki Iles and many others. He has released two acclaimed albums of original compositions on the Whirlwind label and is planning a third....