Lawrence Jones
Easily one of the best jazz groups in Brighton and beyond. “Brighton Source”
His personal approach to jazz puts the listener right up there on the stage with the band Jones’ vocals, sax and flute hypnotise with their delicate airs; it’s magic. Cadence Jazz Review. N.Y
Bringing his style from Philadelphia, USA and merging it with his soulful roots, Lawrence now lives in the U.K., where he leads his own band. He is the founder of the Brighton Jazz All Stars (BJAS), an arts organisation founded in 2000.
Prior to COVID, Jones played every Sunday at the famous Lion and Lobster venue in Brighton which he hosted for over 20 years.
Recently, he has been featured in the David Murray big band featuring Macy Grey and James Blood Ulmer and toured throughout Europe and America. He has also toured throughout Europe and America with South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim as a member of Ekaya.
TC The 3RD
is an accomplished jazz vocalist /producer and songwriter whose roots are
embedded in Jazz by his parents, jazz organist Ms. Trudy Pitts and drummer Bill “Mr. C”
Carney both are well-known and respected in the music industry. Born in Philadelphia, he
effectively carried the Philly sound of Jazz to New York and was quickly acclaimed by
audiences as a “serious jazz vocalist worthy of recognition. TC has performed throughout
The United States, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean have shared the stage with multiple jazz greats such as Shirley Horn, Gloria Lynne, Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Duane Eubanks, and others. TC is a consummate producer; his concert “THE MEGA JAZZ EXPLOSION” was
reviewed by the Philadelphia Tribune as the best in 30 years! And featured the concert was
recorded and released as his first project, “TC III LIVE!!! Mega Jazz Explosion”.
His second was “She Do What She Do.” His project, “THE MUSIC,” was recorded in 2021. He records with the best musicians in jazz, such as Joey DeFrancesco, Lonnie Plexico, Gary Bartz, and more. TC is the recipient of the 2011 Jazz Vocalist of the Year Award presented by the Philadelphia Cub of Jazz and Performing Arts – and the 2005 Anheuser Bush Jazz Mobile Jazz Vocal Competition
Award for Best Male Vocalist. Whether he is scatting or singing the lush lyrics of Cole Porter, the Ellington Songbook, or paying tribute to his favourite jazz greats Cab Calloway, Jon Hendricks, Eddie Jefferson, or Johnny Hartman, his sound is uniquely his own and one that enthrals audiences. TC THE 3RD is indisputably – The Voice of Jazz.
Curtis Lundy
Curtis Leon Lundy is an accomplished bassist of the younger generation of artists who are carrying on the jazz tradition. A disciplined technician from Miami, Florida, Mr. Lundy began his musical career in the All Miami Youth Jazz Band. At the University of Miami he was classically trained under the tutelage of renowned bassist Dr. Lucas Drew. He has also studied privately with Cecil . McBee, Linda McKnight, Rufus Reid, Jaco Pastoriu and Ron Carter.
“Lundy’s work with Betty Carter was astonishing”. – Reviewed by Philip Elwood – THE SAN FRANSISCO EXAMINER
“Bassist Curtis Lundy, formerly with Betty Carter, knows how to make the bass sign without betraying its richest texture. – Reviewed by Kevin Lynch–MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
Kevin Haynes
Kevin Haynes is an alto saxophonist, percussionist, composer, and African folklore singer who is nicknamed the African Charlie Parker because of the old sound he gets out of the horn.
Hailing from the Sovereign State of Benin in West Africa, though having spent most of his life in West London, Kevin began his musical career in the 80s and 90s, performing mainly as a percussionist with acts such as the Jazz Warriors Big Band, saxophonist Steve Williamson Band, flautist Phil Bent Band, Afro American jazz drummer, the great Clifford Javis’ Prophets of Jazz, The Coutney Pine Band and The Dick Heckstall-Smith Band.