Friday Night at Quay Arts

Friday Night at Quay Arts

A single ticket gets you entry to a full night of music at the Quay Arts Centre. This was a very popular night in 2024 and was sold out. 

Food will be served downstairs from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.

Downstairs:

• 7.00-7.45 Ryde School Swing Band
• 7.45-8.15 Jazz DJ Jim Kerr
• 8.30-10.15 Derek Nash with the Jim Thorn Latin Jazz Quintet
• 10.15 onwards : Jam Session

 

Upstairs:

• 8.30-10.30 The Fidelio Hot Club (featuring Sol Grimshaw)

 

The Ryde School Swing band greatly impressed us last year and we are delighted to welcome them back. We hope that Derek Nash might join them for a few numbers! 

Derek then joins the Jim Thorn Latin Quintet featuring Loren Thorn (vocals), Jim Thorn (piano), Joe Thompson (guitar and trombone), Jon Thorne (bass) and Ken Black (percussion) for an evening of bossa nova, sambas and other Brazilian-influenced tunes. 

After the gig, there will be a jam session open to all. 

Upstairs we are very pleased to welcome another top musician from the Isle of Wight who is making a name for himself nationally, Sol Grimshaw, who brings The Fidelio Hot Club here for the first time. The Fidelio Hot Club draws inspiration from the hot jazz of the 30s and 40s but also heavily draws upon the classical music world. Led by Ray Rafols on violin the group arranges famous classical pieces of music into the format of violin, 2 acoustic guitars and double bass, whilst still keeping its roots in the gypsy jazz sound world. 

The band look forward to bringing an exciting, energising performance to the Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend, performing arrangements, compositions and swinging tunes from their recent BBC Radio 3 live feature and EP. 

• Ray Rafols- Violin 
• Sol Grimshaw- Guitar
• Cornelius Corkery - Guitar
• Toby Yapp - Double Bass