BMJ Collective & John Close
Sun, 12 Jan
|Melville Centre
BMJ Collective features talented young jazz musicians, primarily from South Wales. They collaborate with Black Mountain Jazz throughout the year and tutor our youth project, BMJazz Katz. For this performance, they are joined by Cardiff-based guitarist John Close.
Time & Location
12 Jan 2025, 19:00
Melville Centre, 4 Pen-Y-Pound, Abergavenny NP7 5UD, UK
About the event
John Close has performed in a variety of settings and ensembles at venues such as The Southbank Centre, Jazz at the Lescar, The Vortex, The Flute and Tankard and the Dora Stoutsker Concert Hall.
Originally from Northumberland, John studied an undergraduate degree in English Literature and Music at the University of Sheffield, where he began studying Jazz guitar with Jamie Taylor. In 2017 John moved to Cardiff to study on the MA Jazz course at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), graduating in 2019.
Whilst at RWCMD John studied with Jez Franks, Ant Law and Geoff Simkins and in his final year performed in a RWCMD student showcase led by New York based guitarist Gilad Hekselman at the Vortex in London.
John is a recipient of a 2018 Help Musicians UK Postgraduate Award and is grateful for their support whilst at RWCMD.
John performed as part of our 2024 wall2wall Jazz Piano Lounge series to great acclaim and we are delighted to invite him back to Black Mountain Jazz.
Jack Mac - sax and vocals
Ryan Thrupp – drums
Nick Kacal – bass
John Close - guitar
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Tickets
Standard: £16.00
Friends of BMJ: £14.00
Under 18s: £8.00
BMJazz Katz
BMJazz Katz currently meet once a month at the Melville Centre. It is open to youngsters aged up to 19 – currently, the age range of members is 8 to 18 years. New members are always welcome – please use the above contact form to request more information.
After meeting expenses, ticket sales from this event help to support BMJazz Katz, as well as local younger musicians.