EVENTS
After a lengthy lay-off due to recent surgery, it feels great to get back to playing, and what nicer way to start than sharing the frontline with the wonderful Alex Clarke.
15/9/22 ALSAGER JAZZ CLUB – QUINTET WITH ALEX CLARKE
17/9/22 THORESBY HALL – NORTHERN SWING ORCHESTRA
21/9/22 CASK INN, SCARBOROUGH – OPENING CONCERT FOR SCARBOROUGH JAZZ FESTIVAL. QUINTET WITH ALAN BARNES.
24/9/22 MA BOYLES, LIVERPOOL – DUO PERFORMANCE WITH RICHARD WETHERALL (piano)
26/9/22 PENRHYN ARMS, LLANDUDNO – CHORDLESS QUARTET WITH NEIL YATES (trumpet) JAMES OWSTON (double bass) and JIM BASHFORD (drums)
1/10/22 PRIVATE PARTY
8/10/22 CITY VARIETIES, LEEDS – NORTHERN SWING ORCHESTRA
9/10/22 THE RAILWAY, STOCKPORT – DEAN MASSER QUARTET with ANDRZEJ BARANEK (keys) ED HARRISON (bass) and GAZ HUGHES (drums)
It was nice to see Mike Farmer in the audience, who reviewed the gig for ‘Bebop Spoken Here’.
“The room was full of jazz fans looking forward to the long awaited return of the hugely popular Dean Masser who has been absent through illness but has bounced back and seems to have made a full recovery. Dean has always had a big sound on tenor sax but tonight it seemed even bigger than usual especially in the lower register. Dean has played many gigs with the rhythm section of Hughes, Baranek, and Harrison and I’m sure he was well pleased with the backing they provided. They did a first class job and tonight it got me back to thinking back to nights at the Montmartre in Copenhagen listening to Dexter Gordon with the Kenny Drew Trio.”
21/10/22 BONDED WAREHOUSE, STOURBRIDGE – THE JAZZ WORRIERS with NEIL YATES (trumpet) RICHARD HUGHES (keys) ARNIE SOMOGYI (bass) and JIM BASHFORD (drums)
3/11/22 ALSAGER JAZZ CLUB – DEAN MASSER w/ ANDRZEJ BARANEK TRIO
19/11/22 PRIVATE PARTY
13/12/22 THE RAILWAY, STOCKPORT – DEAN MASSER QUARTET
18/12/22 THE RAILWAY, STOCKPORT – EMILY MASSER QUINTET Her first ever date as leader, Emily is currently studying jazz singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Features the old man on tenor!
21/12/22 HEAD OF STEAM, HUDDERSFIELD – EMILY MASSER QUINTET
16/2/23 ALSAGER JAZZ CLUB
26/2/23 LIVERPOOL SAX DAY 2023 – I shall be holding a Masterclass, followed by one-to-one Q&A sessions, then a set with my quartet to end the day. Always a great day out for any saxophonist!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liverpool-sax-day-2023-tickets-451713867337?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm- term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb
27/2/23 Penrhyn Arms with Neil Yates
15/3/23 Hull Jazz Club
7/4/23 Beverley Jazz Club
8/4/23 Ma Boyles, Liverpool
9/4/23 Jazz At The Railway, Stockport with the George King Trio
Dean Masser Quartet Jazz at The Railway 9th April 2023 Dean always sounds great but tonight he excelled himself and if I were asked to pick out any highlights it would be a hard task as I liked all of the ten numbers he played. He always draws a good crowd and even before a note had been heard the music room was overflowing with eager jazz fans. The rhythm section was a particularly strong one being driven along by drummer Gaz Hughes who recently played here on April 2 with the Dean Stockdale Quartet. I thought this was the ideal group of musicians to interpret Dean’s music and right from the opening number On Green Dolphin Street they were operating at a level of high intensity. This was certainly the place to be for anyone wanting to hear some exciting modern jazz and my message to Dean is come back soon. -Mike Farmer, Bebop Spoken Here
13/5/23 Private Event
15/5/23 Dean Masser All-Star Quintet, U3A Southport
18/5/23 Salute to Dexter Gordon, Chesterfield Jazz Club
28/5/23 The Deans Of Swing with the Graham Dean Trio, Kirkgate Arts, Cockermouth
31/5/23 Head of Steam, Huddersfield
3/6/23 Len Phillips Orchestra, Blackpool Winter Gardens
13/6/23 Private Function
17/6/23 Paul Barry Big Band
29/6/23 Alsager Jazz Society
30/6/23 Duo w/Andy Hulme Private function
1/7/23 Duo w/Richard Wetherall, Ma Boyle’s, Liverpool
7/7/23 Bradford Jazz Club w/Graham Dean Trio
15/7/23 Back To Bacharach, Alvaston Hall
5/8/23 Nick Ross Orchestra, Stourbridge Town Hall
6/8/23 Dean Masser Quartet + Emily Masser, The Railway, Stockport
11/8/23 Jazz at Hornby
8/9/23 Back To Bacharach, Darlington Hippodrome
9/9/23 Duo w/Richard Wetherall, Ma Boyle’s, Liverpool
13/9/23 Head of Steam, Huddersfield
17/9/23 Private Function
22/9/23 Private Function
23/9/23 Big Band recording session
25/9/23 Penrhyn Arms with Neil Yates Quartet
1/10/23 Private Function
8/10/23 Liz Fletcher Quintet at Seven Arts, Leeds
9/10/23 Liz Fletcher Quintet at U3A Jazz, Southport
13/10/23 Salute to Dexter Gordon w/Gaz Hughes Trio, Bonded Warehouse, Stourbridge
28&29/10/23 Len Phillips Orchestra, Blackpool
1/11/23 Emily Masser Quintet, Head of Steam, Huddersfield
2/11/23 Emily Masser Quintet, Alsager Jazz Society
18/11/23 Pete Long and his Goodmen, Cadogan Hall, London
19/11/23 Dean Masser & Emily Masser with Richard Pite Trio, The Red Lion, Leytonstone
20/11/23 The Spice of Life, Soho
21/11/23 Eastside Jazz Club, Leytonstone
2/2/24 10am Workshop at Southport Jazz Festival
2/2/24 2pm Salute to Dexter Gordon. Dean Masser Quartet featuring Richard Wetherall, James Owston and Caroline Boaden
After a lengthy lay-off due to recent surgery, it feels great to get back to playing, and what nicer way to start than sharing the frontline with the wonderful Alex Clarke.
15/9/22 ALSAGER JAZZ CLUB – QUINTET WITH ALEX CLARKE
17/9/22 THORESBY HALL – NORTHERN SWING ORCHESTRA
21/9/22 CASK INN, SCARBOROUGH – OPENING CONCERT FOR SCARBOROUGH JAZZ FESTIVAL. QUINTET WITH ALAN BARNES.
24/9/22 MA BOYLES, LIVERPOOL – DUO PERFORMANCE WITH RICHARD WETHERALL (piano)
26/9/22 PENRHYN ARMS, LLANDUDNO – CHORDLESS QUARTET WITH NEIL YATES (trumpet) JAMES OWSTON (double bass) and JIM BASHFORD (drums)
1/10/22 PRIVATE PARTY
8/10/22 CITY VARIETIES, LEEDS – NORTHERN SWING ORCHESTRA
9/10/22 THE RAILWAY, STOCKPORT – DEAN MASSER QUARTET with ANDRZEJ BARANEK (keys) ED HARRISON (bass) and GAZ HUGHES (drums)
It was nice to see Mike Farmer in the audience, who reviewed the gig for ‘Bebop Spoken Here’.
“The room was full of jazz fans looking forward to the long awaited return of the hugely popular Dean Masser who has been absent through illness but has bounced back and seems to have made a full recovery. Dean has always had a big sound on tenor sax but tonight it seemed even bigger than usual especially in the lower register. Dean has played many gigs with the rhythm section of Hughes, Baranek, and Harrison and I’m sure he was well pleased with the backing they provided. They did a first class job and tonight it got me back to thinking back to nights at the Montmartre in Copenhagen listening to Dexter Gordon with the Kenny Drew Trio.”
21/10/22 BONDED WAREHOUSE, STOURBRIDGE – THE JAZZ WORRIERS with NEIL YATES (trumpet) RICHARD HUGHES (keys) ARNIE SOMOGYI (bass) and JIM BASHFORD (drums)
3/11/22 ALSAGER JAZZ CLUB – DEAN MASSER w/ ANDRZEJ BARANEK TRIO
19/11/22 PRIVATE PARTY
13/12/22 THE RAILWAY, STOCKPORT – DEAN MASSER QUARTET
18/12/22 THE RAILWAY, STOCKPORT – EMILY MASSER QUINTET Her first ever date as leader, Emily is currently studying jazz singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Features the old man on tenor!
21/12/22 HEAD OF STEAM, HUDDERSFIELD – EMILY MASSER QUINTET
16/2/23 ALSAGER JAZZ CLUB
26/2/23 LIVERPOOL SAX DAY 2023 – I shall be holding a Masterclass, followed by one-to-one Q&A sessions, then a set with my quartet to end the day. Always a great day out for any saxophonist!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liverpool-sax-day-2023-tickets-451713867337?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm- term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb
27/2/23 Penrhyn Arms with Neil Yates
15/3/23 Hull Jazz Club
7/4/23 Beverley Jazz Club
8/4/23 Ma Boyles, Liverpool
9/4/23 Jazz At The Railway, Stockport with the George King Trio
Dean Masser Quartet Jazz at The Railway 9th April 2023 Dean always sounds great but tonight he excelled himself and if I were asked to pick out any highlights it would be a hard task as I liked all of the ten numbers he played. He always draws a good crowd and even before a note had been heard the music room was overflowing with eager jazz fans. The rhythm section was a particularly strong one being driven along by drummer Gaz Hughes who recently played here on April 2 with the Dean Stockdale Quartet. I thought this was the ideal group of musicians to interpret Dean’s music and right from the opening number On Green Dolphin Street they were operating at a level of high intensity. This was certainly the place to be for anyone wanting to hear some exciting modern jazz and my message to Dean is come back soon. -Mike Farmer, Bebop Spoken Here
13/5/23 Private Event
15/5/23 Dean Masser All-Star Quintet, U3A Southport
18/5/23 Salute to Dexter Gordon, Chesterfield Jazz Club
28/5/23 The Deans Of Swing with the Graham Dean Trio, Kirkgate Arts, Cockermouth
31/5/23 Head of Steam, Huddersfield
3/6/23 Len Phillips Orchestra, Blackpool Winter Gardens
13/6/23 Private Function
17/6/23 Paul Barry Big Band
29/6/23 Alsager Jazz Society
30/6/23 Duo w/Andy Hulme Private function
1/7/23 Duo w/Richard Wetherall, Ma Boyle’s, Liverpool
7/7/23 Bradford Jazz Club w/Graham Dean Trio
15/7/23 Back To Bacharach, Alvaston Hall
5/8/23 Nick Ross Orchestra, Stourbridge Town Hall
6/8/23 Dean Masser Quartet + Emily Masser, The Railway, Stockport
11/8/23 Jazz at Hornby
8/9/23 Back To Bacharach, Darlington Hippodrome
9/9/23 Duo w/Richard Wetherall, Ma Boyle’s, Liverpool
13/9/23 Head of Steam, Huddersfield
17/9/23 Private Function
22/9/23 Private Function
23/9/23 Big Band recording session
25/9/23 Penrhyn Arms with Neil Yates Quartet
1/10/23 Private Function
8/10/23 Liz Fletcher Quintet at Seven Arts, Leeds
9/10/23 Liz Fletcher Quintet at U3A Jazz, Southport
13/10/23 Salute to Dexter Gordon w/Gaz Hughes Trio, Bonded Warehouse, Stourbridge
28&29/10/23 Len Phillips Orchestra, Blackpool
1/11/23 Emily Masser Quintet, Head of Steam, Huddersfield
2/11/23 Emily Masser Quintet, Alsager Jazz Society
18/11/23 Pete Long and his Goodmen, Cadogan Hall, London
19/11/23 Dean Masser & Emily Masser with Richard Pite Trio, The Red Lion, Leytonstone
20/11/23 The Spice of Life, Soho
21/11/23 Eastside Jazz Club, Leytonstone
2/2/24 10am Workshop at Southport Jazz Festival
2/2/24 2pm Salute to Dexter Gordon. Dean Masser Quartet featuring Richard Wetherall, James Owston and Caroline Boaden