JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S EVE

Diners at the Ely Maltings Waterfront Brasserie will have jazz on the menu when the popular Patrician Jazz Quartet makes a welcome re-appearance on Friday 30^th August, starting at 7.00 p.m.  Having often played to the restaurant’s appreciative diners, the Quartet regards the venue as its local base, with two of the musicians, Pat Brandon, keyboard, and Frank Noble, saxophone, living within hearing distance of the Maltings.  Ivan Garford, bass, and Chris Love, drums, are also true Fen musicians from Wisbech.

Pat Brandon	Frank Noble
IVAN GARFORD	CHRIS LOVE

The Patrician Jazz Quartet plays relaxed and elegant modern jazz from a wide repertoire, including standards and ballads by composers such as Rodgers and Hart as well as classic jazz originals.

Table reservations are advised.  Telephone 01353 662633

Patrician Jazz is an Ely based duo of two experienced musicians, Pat Brandon on keyboard and soprano saxophone, and Frank Noble on various saxophones (melody, tenor and alto). Their musical preference is modern jazz, with an interesting repertoire of standard themes and original compositions.


Their style of playing cool and relaxed modern jazz generably finds an appreciative audience as they will draw from their extensive repertoire of beautiful melodic tunes by well known composers such as Gershwin, blended with original jazz themes by Parker, Coltrane and other jazz innovators.

Partician Jazz also play original music by the Quartet keyboard player, Pat Brandon, a music professional with long experience in playing and composing in the company of many top names in jazz, and now well-known as a music teacher in Ely. On saxophone is Frank Noble, whose formative years in jazz were in London Jazz Clubs, including forming a group with alto saxophonist Peter King, in the latter's early days, before Peter became an international star.

After a long period away from music, mainly living abroad, Frank has returned to playing jazz. The Quartet's double bass player, Ivan Garford, studied Music at Goldsmiths' College, and Double Bass at the Royal Academy of Music. He is well known in the Fenland area as a teacher of the Bass and Piano, and has been Musical Director for many local Operatic Societies in the area, having produced over twenty shows in recent years. Chris Love, on drums, has played professionally over a wide range of music and is a founder member of the Alan Norris Big Band. Being a member of the Patrician Jazz Quartet has returned him to small group jazz which he has loved since seeing Joe Morello play with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. So, if you want to listening to great jazz, come along and enjoy the music of this fine band.

Please address enquiries by voice/fax to 01353 662603 or by email to 106524.1747@compuserve.com