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Guildford Jazz at the Cricket Pavilion | Jo Fooks Quartet

Wed 5 Feb | Guildford Jazz at the Cricket Pavilion | Jo Fooks Quartet | Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4JN | Jazz from 20:00 to 22:30 | Tickets £20 (Discounts for Members and Students) from here

Born in Edinburgh, saxophonist Jo Fooks was named ‘Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year’ in 1992, which led to study at the Guildhall and a scholarship to Berklee School of Music’s summer jazz program. She joined the Humphrey Lyttelton  band, touring all over the UK. Her influences include Illinois Jacquet, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon & Cannonball Adderley.  Jo’s big, bright sound has also been compared to Stan Getz. She has worked with some of the finest mainstream bands and artists, including Jo Harrop & Scott Hamilton. With John Pearce on piano, Buster Birch on drums and Marianne Windham on double bass for a night of classic, swinging standards and a few of her originals.  

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