Liverpool International Jazz Festival: Foyer Concerts

Dean Masser (tenor saxophone)
Neil Yates (trumpet)
Dan Whieldon (piano)
Ed Harrison (double bass)
Marek Dorcik (drums)

Delving into jazz history and combining new compositions and arrangements with assured ensemble playing and burning solos, the JWs have created a show that is musically exciting and wittily presented.

Nicola Farnon Trio (4:00pm)

Nicola Farnon (double bass, voice)
Piero Tucci (piano, tenor saxophone)
Phil Johnson (drums)

A close-knit, swinging outfit playing jazz and Latin standards, and making optimum use of their combined instrumental skills with integrity and joy.

John Ellis Trio (5:00pm)

John Ellis (piano)
Pete Turner (double bass)
Rob Turner (drums)

Manchester's much-admired musical polymath takes improvisatory twists and turns through township, soulful songs and local folk heritage.

Slowlight Quartet (6:00pm)