Before becoming a Community Interest Company (CIC) we had a wish to create an Autism friendly event. But as you may know, there are so many myths regarding Autism. Indeed, through ignorance (unknowingly) it can be easy to upset Autistic people. In truth I made a...
Clive has played bass for more than 45 years and has a wide range of experience in different genres. He has also been playing guitar for the last 10 years.He is an avid collector of instruments and can be found playing 4, 5 and 6 string basses in both fretted and...
Seventeen-year old Cian is a drummer from Buckinghamshire who primarily plays jazz with a focus on melodic phrasing and odd rhythms. His influences include Tony Williams, Philly Joe Jones, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. He is a member of the Junior Royal Academy of...
So, in the lead up to our brilliant live jazz jam with Bucks Youth Jazz Collective (BYJC) on the 26th of November, we thought we would have an interview with Ralph Wyld. Alongside Faye Hayhurst (Area Manager), the duo spearhead a resurgence of jazz in the Bucks area....
Julian Woods is a guitarist, bassist and composer based in London, currently studying a postgraduate degree at the Guildhall School of Music. Julian is interested in exploring new and unusual musical colours by making use of microtonality, polystylism and maximalism...
Tomi is a life-long musician with a master's degree in percussion from the Music Academy of Zagreb, Croatia. Playing guitar, percussion, drums and piano, Tomi has played with different ensembles and orchestras in Croatia and all over the world. He’s played with...
Our October jam was one of our best since we started C22 just under two years ago. Ably organised with the ‘Steph contingency’ and the house band MLN Ensemble we had a heaving array of hugely talented artists. Newbies on this occasion-Julian Woods who smashed it on...
Amanda is a seasoned vocalist singing on genres like jazz standards, bossa nova/Latin jazz, soul, motown, funk and blues. Citing her inspirations as Jill Scott, Robert Glasper, Erykah Badu, Moodchild, Hiatus Kaiyote, Jordan Rakei, Bonobo, Tahira Memory and more. She...
Charlie’s resume speaks for itself. He has played sax in big bands, ensembles and function bands for over 20 years, covering jazz, funk, blues and pop. Currently deps with BBO Big Band, Big Band Swing and Soundforce Big Band, as well as the epic MLN Ensemble for...
With a PHD in Maths (good God!) Robbie is a brilliant bassist and guitar player based in Hertfordshire. Presently he is the bass player for James Chapman and the Blue Moon but when he's not there thankfully he blesses Catch22jams with his bass vibes....
Having been a performer for years, Lea is the consummate and versatile professional with a love of genres like funk, soul, neo-soul, reggae, classic, rock, fake jazz. Inspirations include giants in their fields like; Stevie Wonder, Todd Rundgren, George Benson,...
George Jack has been singing and blessing us with his deep dulcet jazz vocals for a while. In fact George is a bit of a star in Wycombe and surrounding areas playing live sets at least once a month. Check out a vid of George playing catch22jams sessions. If you need...
So, you may or may not know but we did not have an event in August. We took a little bit of break. It’s only the third time in two years that we have not performed on the last Saturday of the month. It was great to see so many people asking us if we were still doing...
Catch22jams bringing jazz to the wider Bucks community. The key word for this newsletter is ‘new’. Why? Well, for this newsletter all info will in some way be exactly that. June’s theme was British Jazz. We loved this session showcasing tracks from some great British...