The FlatFoot Trio & guests
Artemis Reed
Tristan Butler
George Stronge
Artie started playing the piano aged 9 and found himself gravitating straight toward jazz (much to his classically trained teacher's disdain). 10 years later and he can be found MD'ing shows in and around Norwich, co running a succesful big band and now is studying at Kings College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music in Compostion and Jazz performance.
"Artie has brought joy to 10's with his smooth blend of jazz and waistcoats"
"Voted no. 1 pianist to watch 2013 by the East Anglian inter-town piano contest, Norfolk division"
Tristan started playing the drums at the age of 12 and found that it came naturally to him. 6 years later Tristan has played in West End Shows with the National Youth Music Theatre as well the Ronnie Scotts Youth Big Band. He also plays classical percussion and has performed with notable youth orchestras such as the English Schools' Orcehstra and now is studying at the Guildhall School of Music in classical percussion where he recieves tution from the top performers in the country.
"Tristan believes strongly in the phrases;
'All the gear, No idea.' & 'There are no wrong notes in Jazz' "
"With his sparkly kit and shiny cymbals, Tristan puts the 'oo' in smooth"
After the orignal Trio lost their bassist, George valiantly filled the space with ease with his oversized Violin. After earning himself a well respected reputation in Norfolk as an accomplished Double Bassist and Classical Trumpeter, he went to study for a short time at the Royal College of Music in London and now is a a free lance musican.
"With his photogenic smile and good fashion sense, George is the eye candy of the band"
"If George's bass playing was as stunning as his eyes, he would be more famous than Charles Mingus"
Guests
Stephan Amer
Stephen Amer is a full time musician and classically trained Jazz and Swing vocalist who has been singing professionally for over 15 years.
Stephen has sung professionally with many function bands, big bands, Swing bands and Jazz quartets encompassing a huge variety of genres. These include The TestostaTones (vocal Doo-Wop quartet), The Pavilion Big Band, Trees Lounge Project (modern jazz, soul acoustic trio), The Toni Warne function band (BBC The Voice finalist), fronting the Swing show ‘Welcome to Vegas’ and Full House (Swing, Jive function duo) among others.
His personal clients include Reuters, Harley Davidson, Sotheby’s, BBC, Lloyd’s Banking Group, Liberty London, Virgin, Hilton Hotels, Asda, Cadbury’s, Adnams and John Lewis and he has sung at over 500 weddings and even more events at such venues as The Savoy Hotel, The o2, Hampton Court Palace, The Barbican, HMS Belfast, Alnwick Castle (Harry Potter) and Highclere Castle (Downtown Abbey) and for the Queen, Elton John and Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as live on BBC Radio 2.
Nick Fitch
Nick Fitch is a 19 year old guitarist, composer and bandleader. He has performed at many of the county's top music venues such as Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Barbican Centre , 606 Club, Pizza Express Soho, and the Southbank Centre. Nick is currently a 1st year Jazz and Classical Guitar student at the prestigious Guildhall School Of Music, studying with Colin Oxley and Robert Blackmore. He has also received tuition from Adam Goldsmith, Steve Cardenas, Mike Outram & Mike Walker. Nick is very active on the music scene; regularly performing with various jazz and pop ensembles and also the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
Misty - Erroll Garner