Jazz Night & Album Launch with Eddie Gripper Trio – Fri 3rd July

Doors 7.30pm. Starts 8.15pm. Adv ticket £15. OTD £18.

Performing music from his second album Americana (released April 2025), Eddie Gripper tells the story of an 8,000 km hitchhiking journey from Alaska to California, completed in under two months during the summer of 2022. The music captures the vast landscapes and unforgettable moments along the way – from sleeping in the Alaskan wilderness to cycling down Santa Monica Pier – offering a vivid, hopeful, yet unflinching reflection on American life.

“A composer of refreshing originality but with roots deeply embedded in the post-modern jazz piano tradition”- Nigel Jarrett (Wales Art Review)

“Eddie Gripper leaves us wanting more… and soon.” – Nick Lea (Jazz Views)

“Gripper is a multi-faceted writer and his compositions are full of delightful and unexpected twists and turns.” – Ian Mann (The Jazz Mann)

Eddie Gripper – Piano
Clem Saynor – Double Bass
Patrick Barrett-Donlon – Drums

Artist Bio:
Having “already garnered comparisons with the greats” (Jazzwise) after the release of his debut album ‘Home’, pianist Eddie Gripper has rapidly established himself as a young contender on the national jazz circuit.

He has worked as a performer, promoter and producer alongside top musicians in his field such as Nigel Price, Simon Spillett and Alex Clarke. As a composer, he has collaborated with vocalist Elijah Jeffery, releasing a self-titled album in 2025 songs that explore the intersections of jazz, singer-songwriter, classical and folk traditions.

In 2024, Gripper embarked on a 29-date tour across the four nations of the UK and Republic of Ireland, and remains active on the national and international scene (having played at venues such as Crazy Coqs, Pizza Express and various festivals, both under his own name and with other projects).

BOOK TICKETS (please note that online tickets close 30-45 minutes before the event but there may be tickets on the door. Call 01823 337477 to find out).