An incredible jazz pianist, Eugene was classically trained and and won many music festivals and competitions but he really wanted to learn how to improvise and become a jazz pianist like his heroes Erroll Garner, Dudley Moore and Oscar Peterson. Eugene's diverse background has enabled him to become a highly skilled and accomplished performer who is much in demand throughout the UK both as a soloist and as an ensemble player. He can provide a type of music that is intricate, exciting, and yet easy to listen to.
Eugene has played at many top London venues such as The Cafe Royal, Quaglinos, The 100 Club, The Royal Festival Hall, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Jamie's Bar, and Mustard's Bistro. He has provided first class entertainment for special events throughout the UK..
Michael Porter-Ward has been a professional musician for many years, he plays both the double bass and the bass guitar. He has been involved in many genres of music and has worked with many bands, from light orchestras to heavy rock and ranging from duos, trios, quartets, 6 piece jazz bands to big bands.
His forte and passion is jazz and has played with some wonderful musicians, including: Harry Connick Jn, Scott Hamilton, Bobby Scott, Jim Mullen and Acker Bilk to name a few.
Ollie Weston is professor of Jazz Saxophone at the Guildhall School of Music, where he currently runs the jazz workshop and jazz MA courses for their junior school.
As well as writing for his own quartet, his performance experience includes: The London Jazz Orchestra, NYJO, Back to Basie Band, Sax Appeal, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Island Records, Edwyn Collins, Jamie Cullum and Amy Winehouse.
A superb jazz drummer, Gary hails from Exeter in Devon and started playing at age 8. He studied at the Exeter School of Music, Musicians Institute, London and the Guildhall School of Music. He went on to complete a number of Summer Season, Theatre and Cruise contracts, and has worked with the highly regarded Nick Ross Orchestra and The Pete Canter Trio.
Originally from Sydney, Australia. Casey Greene now lives and works in the U.K. and is based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. A unique talent and a skilled multi-instrumentalist, Casey is able to sight read and improvise across many musical styles and genres. He cites his main musical influences as classical flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jazz saxophonists John Coltrane and Dexter Gordon and Latin players David Sanchez and Maraca.
"A remarkable ability not only on tenor, alto and soprano sax but also on flute..." Ian Mann - The Jazz Mann
" Greene's flute playing is stunning. He creates sounds and textures that come straight out of the Amazon, then soars up with clarity and focus... "The Flute Society of NSW
