FRESH THURSDAY is a regular event showcasing exciting new music alongside lots of candles, board games and a homecooked slap up dinner. If you have a nut allergy or are coeliac please choose the ticketing option that states the correct dietary requirement. Booking well in advance for this event is really helpful for us to know how many people we're catering for!

New alt jazz from two fast growing UK acts creating music form jazz roots mashed with electronic, hip hop and looped layers.

Tara Clerkin Trio 

Using looped and layered clarinet, vocals, samples, keys & percussion, Tara Clerkin Trio spin you into spacy beguile

'Drifting from dubby minimalism to smudged acid jazz, Tara’s stark and tuneful voice acts as the vehicle for her concise poetic lyricism. The group coalesce disparate influences into a cohesive sound, reflecting a romantic view of a familiar world.' — THE WIRE

Tara Clerkin Trio are Pat Benjamin, Sunny Joe Paradisos and Tara Clerkin, three musicians involved in a number of cult Bristol bands over the years before confidently settling down in triangle formation. They are inspired by and borrow from jazz, trip hop, electronica, psychedelia & minimalism, twirling the non-pretensious strands of these threads together into a trippy green winged-cloak, adorning Arthur Russell and dripping in blue jam.

Their self titled debut LP was released in 2020 and was a sleeper hit, coming in at 35 in the Wire's top 100 albums of the year and in Bleeps top 10.

'There is a fluidity and synchronicity that belies the age of the members. This is the sound of a well-honed unit of working together at the highest level, rewarding to throw on and sink into time and again.' — BLEEP

Listen to Tara Clerkin Trio here 

Jasmine Myra

Jasmine Myra is a saxophonist, composer and band leader, based in Leeds. She performs original instrumental music that draws influence from both Jazz and Electronic music. Her music has a euphoric and uplifting sound, influenced by artists including Kenny Wheeler, Bonobo and Olafur Arnalds.

In 2018, Jasmine was selected to take part in Jazz North Introduces, which is a scheme that supports emerging Jazz artists in the north of England. This was a huge achievement for her, and shortly after she began working her debut EP, Bring to Light. 

Since then, Jasmine has continued to perform across the UK. She is currently working on her debut album, with support from Matthew Halsall, which is set to be released in the Summer.