Jazz at Chickenshed - A tribute to Alex Welsh

In the fabulous '50s and swinging '60s the great Alex Welsh Band were resident at the legendary Wood Green Jazz Club every Sunday night. Alex Welsh led the best Dixieland band in Europe for 20 years, backing all the visiting Chicago-style American jazz stars. Now, some 50 years later, seven young graduates from the Royal Academy, Trinity and Guildhall Schools of Music have discovered his music and formed a dynamic group to re-create the musical magic that was the Alex Welsh trademark.

Led by the masterly James Davison on trumpet and vocals the band features Tom Green on trombone, Liam Dunachie on piano, James Kitchman on guitar / banjo, Misha Mullor-Abado on bass, and Scott Chapman on drums.

Special guests will be former teenage Dixieland bandleader Julian Marc Stringle on clarinet and saxes, and the long-time star with the Alex Welsh Band: trombone ace Roy Williams.