British Trumpet and Flugel horn player Andy Dickens has delighted audiences in the UK, Europe and The Middle East for over twenty five years with his ever fresh blend of fiery jazz, bluesy vocals, ballads and popular standards.
Whether playing cool relaxed jazz in a mainstream setting or providing sparkling trumpet fireworks with a New Orleans street band his approach to jazz in the 21st century is one that looks forward at contemporary developments whilst embracing the essential traditions and history of the music.
Artists he has toured and gigged with include Americans Ken Peplowski, Slim Gaillard, Franz Jackson, Joe Darensbourg (clarinet with Louis Armstrong All Stars), New Orleans Gospel singer Pearly Tyler and UK stars Peter King, Campbell Burnap, Roy Williams, Julian Marc Stringle, Clark Tracey, Steve Brown, Trevor Whiting, Bruce Turner, Dick Morrisey, Neville Dickie, Jools Holland and Humphrey Littleton. Recent festivals include the UK Swanage Jazz Festival in 2006 and a return in 2009; an appearance as a guest soloist at the International Jazz Festival at Gronau, Germany, in the company of top American and European artists and main stage at the Ealing Jazz Festival (2007) as well as the Giel-Courteilles Jazz Festival in September 2007, 2008 and 2009. A cross-section of engagements in 2008 included concerts at The Spice of Life, London and the 100 Club, Oxford Street; The Romsey Arts Festival, and appearances with musicians as diverse as Dave Newton, Terry Lightfoot, Clark Tracey, The Ken Colyer Legacy Band and Keith Nicholls. In 2009 Andy is performing a tribute to Humphrey Littleton at the Swaledale Festival; appearing at The Concorde Club with The J J Vinten Band with whom he has recently recorded their debut CD, Quirky; in concert with pianist Terry Seabrook as well as dates at The Spice of Life with Julian Marc Stringle and Trevor Whiting. Tracks from his album Alone Together have recently been featured on BBC Radio2, notably by Russell Davies. Andy has also performed frequently on the Cunard flagship QE2, and has run courses in improvisation and jazz development.
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