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Jamie Brownfield

Jamie Brownfield, 23, hails from the village of Llanrhaeadr Y.M. in Mid Wales. He started on the cornet aged 9 playing in the local brass band and by the time he was 12 was performing jazz in public, guesting wherever he could at local jazz clubs. In 2005, when Jamie was 13, he formed his first band 'The JB Quintet' and the following year recorded his first CD 'No Animals Were Harmed......' Jamie has been playing professionally now for many years and is available for any event or session work, playing all styles of jazz from New Orleans to Bebop!

Jamie was awarded 1st place in the 'Rising Star' category of the 2012 British Jazz Awards Recordings No Animals Were Harmed...... - The JB Quintet (2006) Keepin' it Cool - Brownfield Byrne Quintet (2009) available on itunes Reflections of Fats - Jeff Barnhart (2012) available from Lake Records, Amazon, HMV, Tesco, Spotify Key on a String - Suzanne Mott (feat. Tom Kincaid) available from Amazon, CD Baby, itunes, Spotify Reprise of Swing - Paul Stone www.paulstonemusic.co.uk BBQ - Brownfield Byrne Quintet (2013) White Rabbits - Heidi Browne (2015) Instrumental Jazz Music - Ginger Tunes - Spotify Click Here for Round Midnight Jamie Brownfield New CD - work in progress!!  TV Recordings 2006 - BBC Wales - Documentary 2010 - BBC 2 - Victorian Pharmacy 2012 - Channel 4 - Shameless - Series 11 Episode 11   The Brownfield-Byrne Quintet (the BBQ) was conceived in 2009 by trumpeter, Jamie Brownfield and saxophonist, Liam Byrne, both of whom are based in rural North Wales. Embracing the trumpet and tenor tradition of 1950's bebop, the group’s repertoire has expanded considerably over the past few years to incorporate much earlier forms of jazz, reflecting the ever-expanding influences that inform it's style. By placing an emphasis on a high standard of musicianship and a challenging repertoire, and staying true to their original jazz influences, these five musicians succeed in achieving a broad appeal with young and old alike, breaking down the boundaries that traditionally exist between the respective jazz genres. Equally at home playing to late night revellers in a city centre jazz club, or performing to aficionados at an old- style traditional jazz festival, the quintet's sound is characterised by the vibrancy of its front line horn section over a driving rhythm section consisting of guitar, double bass and drums. Combining a 21st sensibility with a passion for earlier styles of jazz has given the band a unique sound and identity which has earned them a growing reputation in the UK as torch bearers of the jazz tradition.' Their first CD 'keepin' it Cool' came 4th in the 'New CD' category of the 2009 British Jazz Awards.

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The Brownfield/Byrne Quintet (Kendal Jazz Club 2012)
From the moment that I heard Liam Byrne warming up his tenor with a beautiful version of 'Nuages' I knew we were in for a musical treat from the Brownfield-Byrne Quintet. And so it proved, with these five young guys springing surprise after pleasant surprise with both their choice and treatment of material. Although I knew from their reputation and from YouTube sampling that they had an unusual respect for their jazz ancestors, I most certainly didn't expect their first offering to be 'Way Down Yonder in New Orleans', nor their third one to be 'Singing the Blues' - (Bix, not Steele) In fact, that was one of the highlights of the first half, starting with a delightfully harmonised version of the Bix/Trumbauer intro, and featuring contrasting solos from Liam, who played very much in period, and Jamie Brownfield, who soloed in the bop idiom while suggesting that Bix might have done something similar had he been spared. Such contrasts were the cloth from which the night was tailored, because the following number was 'Dig', written by bop altoist Jackie MacLean, but which turned out to be a variant of 'Sweet Georgia Brown' with a dash of 'I Didn't Know What Time It Was' thrown in. Then it was back to well-loved standards with ' I Can't Give You Anything but Love' featuring an outstanding duet between bassist Nick Blacka and a tightly muted Jamie. The first half finished with two more contrasting tunes: 'Dianily', based on 'Indiana' with intro and outro in true Parker/Gillespie unison bop mode, and then 'Better Go', a relaxed mid-period mid-tempo blues written by Harry Edison which gave the whole band an opportunity to stretch out

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