Contact    Karen 0789 157 4372    Brian 0786 2273390    Email info@impressionsjazz.co.uk

Sunday 1st June 2008 6.00-9.30pm Renishaw Hall presents Jazz in the Gardens:

Picnic and Jazz in the Gardens featuring Impressions, Lounge Lizards and Bob Ludlam's Strollers (Dixieland style jazz). Bring your own picnic, table, chairs, blanket and dancing shoes! Click here for more information.

Impressions are a cool five piece jazz combo featuring Karen Lake on vocals, Pete Lyons on tenor sax, Jez Matthews on piano, Rich Keates on bass and Brian Bestall on drums. They perform material from The Great American Song Book in a classic swing style with their own slick contemporary twist, and are influenced vocally by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Madeleine Peyroux; instrumentally predominantly by bebop/cool musicians Bud Powell, Monk, Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles, Bill Evans.

They've played many prestigious venues including Derbyshire's Chatsworth House and appeared at the Jazz In The Gardens 2007 event held in the glorious surroundings of Renishaw Hall. Impressions have performed together for three years, with many more years of experience between them playing in other bands such as Lounge Lizards, Black Coffee, Djangoism, Tracey Stewart-Fry Band and The Fat Cats.

They regularly perform together in jazz venues, bars and restaurants and are available for private functions such as weddings, parties and corporate events. Impressions welcome enquiries from agencies and events co-ordinators.

Coming soon - their new album is due to be launched later this year. Watch this space for details or send an email to be notified when it comes out.

Contact    Karen 0789 157 4372    Brian 0786 2273390    Email info@impressionsjazz.co.uk