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Henry Spencer

Born: June 12

Henry Spencer is an award-winning London based trumpeter, bandleader (Henry Spencer and Juncture) and composer. Since moving to London in 2008, Henry enjoys frequently performing in ensembles and featuring as a soloist in jazz groups, big bands, pop bands, salsa bands, for recording sessions and often for shows in theatres in and around London. He has been fortunate enough to perform with many great ensembles and musicians, just a few of these include Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Stan Sulzmann, Bobby Wellins, Marvin Stamm and Henry Lowther. As well as frequently performing in a range of bands and ensembles Henry leads and composes original material for his band, Henry Spencer and Juncture (previously called the Juncture Quintet). Henry Spencer and Juncture (previously known as the Juncture Quintet) is an exciting and original quintet led by Henry Spencer

Reverso, Butcher Brown, Lawrence Fields, Lluc Casares & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 30, 2024

At this stop we focus on up-and-coming pianists, Butcher Brown's eclecticism and some interesting European projects.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Butcher Brown feat. Charlie Hunter “Espionage" Solar Music (Concord Jazz) 0:16 Host talks 4:03 Lawrence Fields “Yasorey" To the Surface (Rhythm 'n' Flow) ...

The Defector

Label: AMP Music & Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Defector; Perfect Hindrance; Undone; Moment Gained; Introduction to Without a Voice; Without a Voice; Here (for Chicca); Overlap; Not My Country.

Geno Thackara's Favorites of 2023

by Geno Thackara
December 14, 2023

It's been another year of surprises around every corner--faces old and new, material fresh or freshly remade, and full of endless imagination in every case. As always, this is just my selection of most-played favorites in no particular order. Matthew Halsall An Ever Changing View Gondwana Records It's almost ...

Neil Duggan's Best Jazz Albums Of 2023

by Neil Duggan
December 11, 2023

With a continual flow of interesting releases, 2023 was the gift that kept on giving. Many of these releases were forged during the pandemic, many as a result of the freedom to fully interact with other musicians again and get back to the serious business of creating and entertaining. Whatever the drivers, both up-and-coming artists and ...

Henry Spencer: The Defector

by Neil Duggan
September 26, 2023

In 2011, trumpeter Henry Spencer won the Best Newcomer Award at the jazz festival in the Wiltshire town of Marlborough; he went on to win the Emerging Excellence Award from Help Musicians UK in 2014. Sometimes these awards add extra pressure or, as is the case here, propel the musician to new heights. He climbs very ...

Ant Law

Born: November 15, 1983

British guitarist Ant lives in London and is “a game changer” according to The Guardian. His 5th album ‘Same Moon in the Same World’ (Outside in Music) was released on 4th November 2022. Touring commenced and booking is now underway for 2024.

Same Moon is a collaboration between Ant and the brilliant saxophonist & composer Alex Hitchcock. Recorded in 2020/2021 across multiple continents, bridging the gap between London and Tel-Aviv, and Amsterdam and New York, it brings together a stellar cast of guest musicians performing new compositions: vibraphonist Joel Ross, bassists Linda May Han Oh, Ben Williams and Jasper Høiby, and drummers Jeff Ballard, Kendrick Scott, Sun-Mi Hong and Eric Harland.

Wells Fargo Jazz For Teens

by Sanford Josephson
May 2, 2022

This article first appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine Clay Hudson grew up in a family “surrounded by music, and it rubbed off on me." Henry Spencer remembers that in the second grade at St. Luke's School in the West Village, “every student took drum lessons. I was the only one who stuck with it." ...

Belgrade Jazz Festival 2019

by Martin Longley
November 15, 2019

Belgrade Jazz Festival Dom Omladine / Kombank Dvorana Belgrade Serbia October 22-28, 2019 Reaching its 35th edition, the Belgrade Jazz Festival added extra shows at the beginning and end of its run, making up a full week, or eight days, if the opening dj night is ...

The Reasons Don't Change

By Henry Spencer

Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2017
Track listing: Introduction / Hindsight Can Wait ; On The Bridge; Eulogy (Goodbye Old Chap); Joanne’s Diary; Knock Back, Knocked Forward; Never Draw a Line; Still Open to Confusion; Remember Why; Hopeless Heartless; The Survivor and The Descendant.