THE PETE CASE QUARTET featuring PAUL STACEY at the Bournemouth Brewery

SoundCellar are delighted to join forces again with the Bournemouth Brewery to present the Pete Case Quartet featuring world-class guitarist Paul Stacey.

This gig will take place at the Bournemouth Brewery,
41-43 Poole Hill, Bournemouth BH2 5PW.

Free admission (but cash and card donations most welcome!)

Pianist Pete Case is a homegrown Bournemouth musician who began playing piano at the age of four. He befriended and played with Paul Stacey and his twin brother Jeremy when they were teenagers. They all linked up with bassist Pat Davey many years later to work in a local band called Zen. After many years away from his hometown pursuing an academic career, Pete and his family moved back to the Bournemouth area a couple of years ago. Since then he’s been enjoying reconnecting with the local jazz scene. He can be seen performing regularly with Rob Palmer’s SoundCellar 5, Andy Urquhart’s Fusion5 and his own trio featuring Sagat Guirey on guitar and Pete Maxfield on bass.

Paul Stacey is a guitarist, producer, mixer and actor. He grew up in Poole Dorset. At An early age, he started learning piano then later took up guitar. In the ‘70s Paul moved to London to attend drama school and began spending nights playing in London jazz clubs. Paul was a member of NYJO in the ‘80s and The Lemon Trees with Guy Chambers in the ’90s. He worked for many years with Oasis, the Black Crowes and Noel Gallagher. Artists he has recorded, produced, mixed and/or toured with include: Oasis, Black Crowes, Tom Jones, Madonna, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Robert Fripp, Toyah, Steven Wilson, Tal Wilkenfeld, The Kooks, The Noisettes, The Finn Brothers (Neil & Tim Finn from Crowded House and Split Enz), Morcheeba, Shirley Bassey, UNKLE, Omar, Jamie Cullum, KT Tunstall, Beverly Knight, Eddie Reader, Elkie Brookes, Swing Out Sister, Robbie Williams, Scott Mckeon, Paul Young, Marti Pellow, Alfie Boe, Tori Amos, and many others. His jazz credits include: Kurt Rosenwinkel, Pedro Martins, Wayne Krantz, Dave Binney, Jamie Murray, Laurence Cottle, David Preston, Jason Rebello, Pino Palladino, Tommy Smith, Mornington Locket, Mark Fletcher, Gary Husband, Rob Malarkey, Clare Martin, Iain Ballamy, Jim Mullen, Bobby Wellins and Kenny Wheeler.

Pat Davey has played bass guitar for over 45 years covering many genres and touring in the UK and worldwide with various artists. From early days with The Tom Robinson Band to The Blues Brothers in The West End and more recently touring with Paul Young, Jim Cregan, Kenney Jones & Robert Hart and Terry Reid. Other artists include Rumer, Mike Rutherford, Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood, Midge Ure, Jim Mullen, Mornington Lockett, Zoot Money and Mo Pleasure & The HHH Horns. Pat was also Musical Supervisor/MD for All Or Nothing The Musical about the life and times of 60’s iconic band The Small Faces.

Drummer Matthew Skeaping has been a working jazz musician since his late teens. Largely self taught, with no formal training, he nevertheless found his way into good musical company at an early age, playing with the likes of Phil Robson, Dudu Pukwana, Robin Aspland, Salena Jones, and Claire Martin.  In 2001, Matt recorded an album of his original jazz compositions with Liam Noble and Phil Robson. Then  having spent several years freelancing and making new connections in New York, Matt has returned to the UK to focus more on expanding a music agency, whilst still finding time to work as a sideman alongside luminaries such as Paul Stacey, the great American guitarist Jay Azzolina, Nigel Price, and many more.

Pete Case: keyboards
Paul Stacey: guitar
Pat Davey: bass
Matt Skeaping: drums