Ben Crosland's Birthday Gig

Bass player, composer and arranger Ben Crosland has been an ever-present force on the British jazz scene for over 40 years.

He includes work with numerous iconic musicians, including Spike Robinson, Harry Allen, Ken Peplowski, Bobby Wellins, John Surman, Tim Garland & Andy Sheppard on a remarkable cv.He has run his own record label Jazz Cat since 1995 releasing albums by Alan Skidmore, Dave O’Higgins and more and as a bandleader, has released numerous albums including two volumes of the Ray Davies Songbook - an adventurous reimagining of the songs made famous by the Kinks.Tonight’s show, celebrating Ben’s 75th birthday, will be a retrospective of his work featuring an “All Star” lineup, all of whom who have been associated with Ben through the years: John Etheridge & Chris Allard-guitars; Steve Lodder-piano/keys; Steve Waterman-trumpet; Theo Travis-sax/flute & Nic France-drums.

Promises to be pretty special and a lot of fun!"An unaffectedly lyrical composer" UK Jazz News; “rich in memorable melodies and the playing…resonant and inventive” Jazzwise; “Crosland…highly accomplished" The Jazz Mann