JOSS KIDD

 

Joss is availble for bookings all year round and is able to provide a variety of small band combinations whether it be solo, duo, trio or quartet. The Ronnie Jones Quartet, the group he works with most, has played at some of the biggest UK jazz festivals, including London's Ealing Jazz Festival and the Cheltenham Jazz Festival,  as well as in myriad local jazz venues throughout the UK's Westcountry, namely Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. The quartet has established a reputation for playing accessible jazz standards woven together through imaginative programming; immediately distinctive is the creative use of the full dynamic and textural spectrums.

 

The Ronnie Jones Quartet comprises of Gary Bayley (saxophone) who is veteran of the jazz scene and featured soloist in Mike Westbrook groups; David George (bass) who for many years has been the choice of bandleaders where he has been featured in duo through to big-band formats; Ronnie himself was taught by Tubby Hayes' drummer Bill Eyden and is an in-demand jazz drummer on the Westcountry scene with a reputation for sensitive playing; and of course Joss Kidd (guitar) who was taught by Phil Robson (2009 Best Jazz Musician of the year) and is an alumni of the Middlesex jazz degree course. You can find more information about Joss here. For more information about the Ronnie Jones Quartet click here.