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  • Nov BISCOE plays WESTBROOK
  • Dec BIG HOUSE
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      • Sep MARK NIGHTINGALE
      • Oct STEVE WATERMAN
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      • Feb JIMMY HASTINGS
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      • Jun Higham & Mindlin
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      • Nov Tom Barford
      • Nov FOOKS & WATERMAN
      • Dec NIGEL PRICE ORGAN TRIO
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      • Jan - Tom Ridout
      • Feb FOSTER & ASHWORTH
      • Feb SIMON ALLEN & PURCELL JAZZ
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      • Mar LULUK & BYRON WALLEN
      • Mar DOM INGHAM
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      • May - Daniel Garel
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      • Jul CAWLEY & SPEAKE
      • Jul CLARK TRACEY 5tet
      • Aug SHAW & O'HIGGINS
      • Sep GARY WILLCOX 4tet
      • Sep Jonny Ford
      • Sep MARK LOCKHEART . . . Days on Earth
      • Oct ALISON RAYNER 5tet
      • Nov TIM WHITEHEAD & GIOVANNI MIRABASSI
      • Nov OWEN DAWSON
      • Dec STUART HENDERSON & KELVIN CHRISTIANE
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      • Mar MARK BASSEY
      • Apr TRISH CLOWES "My Iris"
      • May SAM BRAYSHER
      • May CHRIS BATCHELOR "Zoetic"
      • July KAREN STREET'S "L'Esprit du Jazz"
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      • Nov MALCOLM EARLE-SMITH
      • Dec ESTHER BENNETT's "Duncan Lamont Songbook"
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      • Dec LITTLE BIG BAND
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      • Oct JOHN LAW
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GEOFF MASON
trombone

8:00 p.m.* Friday 3 October 

* NB Warm-up band from 7:30
featuring BBC Young Jazz Musician finalist TOM SMITH sax


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Geoff Mason was born in North London and studied Trombone at the London College of Music before moving on to join the Regimental band of the Coldstream Guards. He played with the band for twelve years, during which time he toured Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Australia and America; he also played at high profile events such as Trooping the Colour and the Queen Mother’s funeral.

Since leaving the Guards, Geoff has had a budding career as a freelance musician playing on the QE2 and working with The Ronnie Scott Big band, Chris Smith’s String of pearls, The Paul Booth Big Band, The Squandronaries, The Len Philips Big band, the touring Rat Pack show, sessions include featuring on the soundtrack of the British film “Grow your own” and the BBC drama “The Debt”.

Geoff also runs his own jazz quintet with the Tenor Sax player Jo Fooks, which has made 3 CDs and appeared  on BBC Radio 2’s “Best of Jazz”, ”Jazz FM” and appeared at many jazz festivals and Clubs in the UK.

In addition to the Quintet Geoff has worked with many top jazz stars including visiting Americans Scott Hamilton, Greg Abate & Daryl Sherman and UK musicians Digby Fairweather, Derek Nash, Tina May, Paul Booth, Steve Fishwick, Dave O’Higgins, Henry Lowther and  Simon Spillett. 


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Click on the CD cover to listen to samples of the Geoff Mason Quintet with Jo Fooks

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TOM SMITH


Click here for Tom's YouTube channel, featuring his performances with the Gwilym Simcock Trio at the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2014 Final
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