Ta' Liesse Day 1 | 2024
Malta Jazz Festival 2024
Dominic Galea Jazztet
AMBLERS is celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of composer and pianist Sammy Galea (1934-2021). These compositions were written in the 1960s and 1970s and are exposed for the first time through this album. AMBLERS is a set of works inspired by modern classical and post bop jazz idioms, contemporary at the time he composed them. Although he kept a low profile in the jazz field, his compositions were innovative and fill a lacuna in the History of Jazz in Malta.
Dominic Galea: Piano
Alan Barnes: Alto Saxophone / Clarinet
Oliver Degabriele: Bass
Clark Tracey: Drums
Walter Smith III Quartet
Despite humble beginnings, Smith is acclaimed as on of the best jazz performers around. Besides, he has been a member of several legendary groups featuring the ebay names in the jazz scene. His album "In Common III" garnered praise for its innovation, featuring luminaries like Matt Stevens and Dave Holland. With a storied career spanning legendary groups and global stages, Smith continues to inspire as Chair of Woodwinds at Berklee College of Music.
Walter Smith III: Saxophone
Danny Grissett: Piano
Joe Sanders: Bass
Bill Stewart: Drums
Something Else! - A Soul Jazz Revue
Something Else! is a Soul Jazz revue led by Vincent Herring, a septet with a rotating lineup that features, in Vincent’s word, ‘the best musicians playing great music and enjoying it thoroughly, which becomes infectious’. The band play new arrangements of classics of the Soul Jazz genre (think Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons…) plus original compositions in the same style. Something Else! shows are rich with soulful, funky, great improvisation that are hugely enjoyable for audiences.
Vincent Herring: Alto Saxophone
Binker Golding: Tenor Saxophone
Jeremy Pelt: Trumpet
Dave Kikoski: Piano
Paul Bollenback: Guitar
Essiet Essiet: Bass
Jorsi Dudli: Drums
Wayne Escoffery: Tenor Saxophone
*Due to unforeseen circumstances Lewis Nash was replaced by Joris Dudli*