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and Canada with George Shearing.


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five years. With Les in a formidable live band are ex-Beautiful South bass guitarist Gary O’Neal, drummer Jon Dawson and Hammond organist Brian Gadie.


PAT MCCARTHY Pat’s playing is a great example of the classic jazz guitar sound, following in the tradition of Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel and Django Reinhardt. Based near Louth in Lincolnshire, he regularly plays with the best such as Alan Barnes, Peter King and David Newton, as well as in the band for Val Wiseman’s Lady Sings the Blues.


PAUL ESHELBY Trumpeter Paul Eshelby joined the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra at the age of 20 under the direction of Brian Fahey. Paul became a featured soloist


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with the orchestra, but then moved to London in 1980 and joined the BBC Radio Orchestra and the BBC Big Band. During his career Paul has played with many of the greats – Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth, Harry Connick Jr, as well as less jazzy figures such as Pavarotti and Dame Vera Lynn – and toured the USA


Les Nicol


RACHEL COLLIER BAND Welsh-born Rachel K Collier has been making music since childhood, but her serious musical career began with her graduating with a degree in Music Technology in 2009. Immediately she sought experience and inspiration for her music by travelling in Eastern Europe, South East Asia and India. The result was her debut EP in 2010. With her seven-piece band she built a reputation in Wales before breaking through in London. The music of the Rachel Collier Band is eclectic in style, bringing in influences from jazz, Latin, drum ‘n’ bass, ska, dub and Turkish and Arabian folk music. ‘Rachel is undiscovered greatness waiting to explode.’ – Lewis Williams


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