25 Swan Street
Thu 24 Sept · 17:30
Finish work and unwind with some world beating live music from Manchester’s best jazz musicians. Beat the Jams live series showcases the very best of the jazz scene, for short rush hour gigs at the iconic Band on the Wall. What better way to avoid those endless queues, chaotic traffic and stressful homeward journeys? Tenor Saxophonist Dean Masser and pianist Richard Wetherall team up again to put a fresh spin on some classic tunes by the greatest composers from the USA, including Ellington, Gershwin, Porter et al. Dean has been a featured soloist with the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, BBC Big Band, Alan Barnes Octet and many others. His most recent success came with the critically acclaimed 2025 album “Songs With My Father”, in collaboration with his daughter, vocalist Emily Masser. He was also the lead voice on the legendary Jack Parnell Quartet album “Live at Ronnie’s” as early as 1992. Dean’s duo partner Richard Wetherall has been a leading light in the Manchester jazz scene for nearly 25 years. Well known for his international collaborations with artists like Bobby Wellins, Alan Skidmore, and Neil Yates, as well as fronting his own trio and quartet. His virtuosic inventiveness and subtlety are always a joy to behold, in his duo with Dean, Richard is free to deploy all of those powers of pianistic invention! Dean Masser – Saxophones Richard Wetherall – Piano
Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.