Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM – 2 set(s) of music
Line-up:
Hannes Riepler – Guitar
Tom Barford – Saxophone
Oli Hayhurst – Double Bass
Joel Barford – Drums
About
“Riepler has a penchant for grooving, catchy, but heartfelt, tunes, as can be heard on his recent album Wild Life. The riff-based ‘Gillett Square Blues’ …. has a Miles-esque feel to it and sounds like it might have made the cut on one of that trumpeter’s stronger electric-period albums.” Graham Boyd, Jazzwise
Hannes Riepler grew up in Austria, studied jazz guitar in Amsterdam and moved to London in 2006, where he dived into the vibrant scene and played all over the city alongside fellow jazzers young and old. An energetic and inventive guitar player, spirited composer and host of the renowned Vortex Downstairs Jazz Night jam session, he has become a mover and shaker of jazz in London himself.
Riepler’s music is rooted in jazz tradition, contemporary and melodic, but always immediate and hot. Freewheeling at times, it thrillingly swings in New York Downtown style, which is perfectly matched by the fine musicians in his Quartet.
Hannes Riepler actively plays as bandleader and much sought-after sideman in the UK and abroad. He also holds teaching positions at Middlesex University as well as at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Hannes Riepler worked with (amongst many more):
Noah Preminger, Rob Garcia, Michael Blake, Jorge Rossi, Felix Rossi, Antonio Fusco, Jason Brown, Antonio Zambrini, Marco Pannacia, Anton Eger, Andreas Lang, Petter Eldh, Colin Stranahan, Jasper Blom, Peter Ehwald, Rob Castelli, Maria Neckam, Voro Garcia, Chris Cheek, Julien Lourau, Nicolas Simeon, Mark Ayza, Francesco Ciliglio, Simon Moullier, Szymon Lukowski, Francesco de Rubeis, Gianni Giagliari, Stanley Jordan, Mino Cinelu, Adam Holzmann, Franz Hackl, Robin Finker, Julian Arguelles, Percy Persglove, Mark Lockheart, Soweto Kinch, Cecilia Stalin, Pete Wareham, Brian Edwards, Paul Clarvis, Huw Williams, Phil Donkin, Tom Farmer, Simon Purcell, Alec Harper, Gene Calderazzo, Phelan Burgoyne, Bruno Heinen, Corrie Dick, Kit Downes, Binker Golding, Tony Kofi, Steve Fishwick, Josephine Davies, Brian Abrahams, Chris Batchelor, Andrew McCormack, Martin Hathaway, Brandon Allen, Jeff Williams, Sam Crowe, Conor Chaplin, Gareth Lockrane, Barry Green, Joe Wright, Alex Garnett, Lewis Wright, Dave Smith, Sam Lasserson, Enzo Zirilli, James Maddren, Zhenya Strigalev, Ivo Neame, Martin Speake, Calum Gourlay, Mike Fletcher, Matt Home, Tom Challenger, Dave Hamblett, Graeme Blevins, James Gardiner-Bateman, Esben Tjalve, Duncan Eagles, Alex Merritt, Matt Fishwick, Eddie Hick, Rachael Cohen, Rick Simpson, Josh Arcoleo, Mark Lewandowski, Dave Manington, Sam Braysher, Quentin Collins, Kevin Glasgow, Mike Chillingworth, Jon Scott, Andre Canniere, Josh Morrison, Ferg Island, Freddie Gavita, Dave Storey, Alex Hitchcock, Dan Nichols, George Fogel, Ryan Trebilcock, Cesar Latorre, Tom Mason, Sam Leak, Pedro Segundo, Nick Smart, Jay Phelps.