We welcome “Yetii” to The Greenbank for this very special gig featuring London based jazz vocalist Peter Jones.

Peter Jones is a singer, composer and writer who has performed at jazz venues across London, including Ronnie Scott's and Pizza Express Soho. He has recorded five albums, two of them with the band Zoöphyte. Peter is also an author of pioneering biographies of Donald Fagen, Jon Hendricks and Mark Murphy. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The New European, Jazzwise magazine and the website All About Jazz. He also runs Richmond's Off the Rails jazz club.

“Jones brings to mind such greats past and present as Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks, Kurt Elling and Gregory Porter” - Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here
“All played with great beauty and sensitivity. A standing ovation greeted the end of their set.” Jazzwise
“Fluent and wildly inventive improvisers” London Jazz News

Peter Jones - vocals
Alex Veitch - piano
Ashley John Long - bass
Alex Goodyear - drums

Yetii and Peter have arranged some of their favourite music especially for this evening, including some Yetii arrangements of jazz standards for the very first time in their 6 years as a band!

Tickets are generally SOLD OUT for this night, and are expected to sell particularly fast for this one. It’s a beautiful venue, especially set up by candlelight for the evening, with great beers and delicious pizza.

Tickets £9 // Doors 830pm // Music from 9pm

ABOUT YETII
Yetii are an acoustic jazz trio playing original compositions and arrangements of popular tunes. The music combines flowing melodies with expansive group improvisations, interlocking grooves and evolving soundscapes. The band released their debut album in November 2022 to widespread critical acclaim and looks forward to their busiest year of gigs so far in 2024 including shows in London, Stroud, Cheltenham, and Swanage.

Alex Veitch (piano) has a current bimonthly residency at Ronnie Scott's and plays in Bristol with projects including MADLY, Family Business and Bristol Street Music. Ash (bass) is an award-winning virtuoso double bassist and composer and current lecturer at Cardiff University. Alex Goodyear (drums) is a recent graduate of jazz from Royal Welsh with side-musician credits including John Law, Alex Meritt, and Victoria Klewin.

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