Jazz & Dinner at Broomhill

Enjoy a relaxing and intimate evening eating and absorbing the vibes of one of Britain's best jazz performances.

Set in the enlightening atmosphere of the Broomhill Contemporary Art Gallery with a Mediterranean Tapas buffet from the Broomhill kitchen the ambience is definitely appealing. These events are often sold out well before the event although it's always worth a try for a late cancellation. Booking is essential.

Tickets are limited to ensure that the social and musical ambience is at its best.

Please note that Jazz concerts will be moving to Wednesdays.

Doors open at 19:30, performance begins at 20:00. Please note we do not accept credit cards. Reservations are essential - email here...

Each performance - £15.00 per ticket including Mediterranean Tapas buffet.

Jazz Break

Why not stay at Broomhill for a romantic Jazz Break, you won’t have to worry about driving home. Wake up to a Broomhill breakfast and take a relaxing stroll round our Sculpture Garden. Jazz Break for Two: 2 night stay with lunch, Jazz concert and Mediterranean buffet including free entry to Sculpture Park. £205.00.

Concert Programme

2008 Dates

Janette Mason and Dudley Phillips

Fri 04 April 08 •20:00

An ‘inspired and inspiring’ keyboard player and improviser, Janette Mason’s work encompasses jazz, pop, indie and world music. A versatility that has made her a sort after sideman with artists as diverse as Oasis, Pulp, Suzanne Vega and Seal to legendary singer/songwriter Robert Wyatt and jazz vocalists Claire Martin, Ian Shaw, Lea DeLaria.

As a composer and arranger she was recently commissioned to write the score for MEDB’s Feature Film, Ruby Blue, starring Bob Hoskins and Josiane Balasko and contributed four arrangements to Ian Shaw’s Album Drawn to All things.

Her latest line up featuring regular bassist Dudley Phillips and newcomer Josh Giunta aims to thrust the jazz piano trio into the 21st century, using Janette’s distinctive compositions and use of jazz harmony with her continuing love of challenging rhythmical time signatures and uncompromising homage to the art of improvisation.

“Janette Mason’s breakout album is a triumph of elegant themes, catchy hooks, fierce swing, classy execution and uncompromising openness to improvisation. Shortlist-of-The-Year-Contender” - John Fordham, The Guardian

Her skill as a composer has lead her to write music for Sex in the City, Drew Carey Show and most recently the score for Ruby Blue, Bob Hoskins latest movie due for release in 2008.

This Spring sees the release of her eagerly awaited second album Alien Left Hand featuring Julian Siegel, Tom Arthurs, Lea DeLaria, Dudley Phillips and Josh Giunta.

It brings to the fore, once again, her formidable talents as a composer/pianist/arranger and bandleader.

Janette Mason
Dudley Phillips • Bass
Asaf Sirkis • Drums

Caroline Nin

Wed 07 May 08 •20:00

Caroline Nin is a classic femme fatale, one that charms, intrigues and turns your imagination into a plethora of images, stories and memories through her mesmerizing personality, her captivating, rich voice and her own musical interpretations on a repertoire ranging from Piaf to Greco, Dietrich to Brel.

“Caroline Nin has been described as the Marlene Dietrich of the 21st Century. She is as sultry and breathlessly devastating as Dietrich, she is as captivating and intriguing as Piaf. She is the epitome of style and class, she croons, she purrs and sings in perfect English, French and German. Her singing and theatrical presentation pushes both established torch songs and cabaret standards to a different level.”

Polar Bear

Wed 04 Jun 08 •20:00

Part of the North Devon Fringe Festival - NOTE: This perfomance is on WEDNESDAY

“Castanet-like handclaps trigger long, guttural sax lines; electronics fly across the speakers and give way to free-blasting; and odd, pogo-dancing themes over bumpy drumming sound like punk interpretations of Parisian café music.” - John Fordham, The Guardian

Polar Bear were Mercury prize nominees in 2005 and front man/drummer Sebastian Rochford picked up the BBC’s rising star award in ’04.

“This is not nu jazz, acid jazz, Jamie jazz, Parky jazz, Brit jazz, beardo jazz,post-jazz or twee jazz. It’s dream jazz.” - Paul Morley, Observer Music Monthly

“[The album] explores a mix of trance-like, long-note music over eerie, hypnotic grooves, full-on electronics and free-improv, melancholic songs, punky thrashes and some of the best two-sax conversation to be heard on the current scene.” - JohnFordham, The Guardian

“The big-hitters of the current new wave.” - Phil Johnson, Independent On Sunday - ABC

“Polar Bear blast out of the past, full of straight, cool school skills, and detonate the past, bursting with edgy, forward-looking lust.” - Paul Morley, Observer Music Monthly