Page 40 • The HERALD • 5th June 2025 v F @heraldpublishing v OUT & ABOUT PETE ‘TIGER’ SHEPPARD GYPSY JAZZ TRIO New Forest Jazz and Arts present Pete ‘Tiger’ Sheppard Gypsy Jazz Trio on Thursday 26th June, 7.45pm (doors open at 7pm) at e Meridian Lounge Bar in Hythe. Pete ‘Tiger’ Sheppard is a sensational jazz guitarist described as producing a ‘mighty, stonking, fast and furious Gypsy Swing sound’ by the QuecumBar in London where he had a residency for nearly twenty years before the venue closed a er covid. Pete was touring authentic French clubs and cafes with his father from the age of 13 including learning gypsy jazz from the gypsies themselves. Studying and playing continuously since then he formed jazz funk bands in his teens and later went on to set up the acclaimed Manusa Project. Furthermore, Pete is an accomplished classical guitarist o en merging the two genres in his own arrangements of famous compositions. He is joined by local gypsy jazz maestros Bastien Terraz and Neil Mercer: Bastien started playing classical double bass at age 12 and switched his main focus to jazz whilst attending the University of Southampton, where he graduated with an MA in Music Performance in 2002. Since then he has freelanced as a performer and teacher mostly in and around Southampton working with top musicians such as Ted Carrasco, Ray D’Inverno and Paul Stiles. He was a member of the Manusa Project, alongside Pete Sheppard and Chris White, who recorded an album and performed dozens of gigs over the course of several years in the early 2010’s. For the last 5 years, Bastien’s main project has been a duo with singer-songwriter Jack Dale, in a blues/ folk vein. ey are currently putting the nishing touches on their second album of original music, which should be out in a few months. Neil started playing classical guitar aged 13 however coming from a family of jazz musicians quickly moved on to gypsy jazz forming the duo Easy Street then changing to the long standing Metro Swing ensemble. Neil regularly plays wine bars, restaurants and gypsy jazz festivals. An ardent fan of international Django Reinhardt festivals Neil’s lifelong passion has led him to study or play with most of the maestros that have embellished this wonderful genre. Listen here: youtu. be/LDZA96yKaHA?si=H5PL1toEzxg4nT4k Tickets £15 are available in advance from: www.clairemcallistermusic.com/events or on the door. Pete ‘Tiger’ Sheppard Gypsy Jazz Trio LIONS BOOKSTALL Romsey Lions hold their regular book stalls in e Cornmarket, Romsey. eir next book sales will be on Saturday 14th June and Saturday 5th July (moved to avoid clash with Beggars Fair) from 9am to 3pm. ey welcome donations of good quality paperbacks for the stall and also gi s for their bric-a-brac section. Donations can be taken along to the stall on the day of the sales or alternatively you can call: 0344 963 2463 to arrange for a collection to be made. age restrictions to membership other than you must be over 18. ey are approachable people from many walks of life, and they enjoy an active social life. A few hours a month are all it takes to help others less fortunate in the community. If you would like to learn more about being a Lion and make new friends then get in touch with them on: secretary@romseylions.co.uk or contact them on their direct club telephone number: 0344 963 2463. e Lions have a motto ‘Ordinary People Doing Amazing ings’. And they do year a er year. Lions are both men and women, and there are no Music at Beaulieu Music at Beaulieu’s concert on Saturday 14th June will be given by e Salisbury Chamber Chorus who are described as ‘an ensemble with a di erence’ whose full-bodied sound brings choral and operatic music excitingly to life. Under their Musical Director Simon McEnery they will present a programme which will include highlights from Carmen, La Traviata and Die Meistersinger. Tickets for the concert are available from the box o ce, tel: 07770 859900, online: www.musicatbeaulieu.org and at the door. Doors open at 6.15pm and the concert starts at 7pm. Tickets are £25 each. Looking ahead, the regular and popular ‘Glyndebourne at Beaulieu’ will take place on Saturday 5th July. e Hythe Cinema Moviola show lms in high de nition Blu-ray and stereo sound on a large screen at e Parish Hall, West Street, Hythe. eir next o ering is A Complete Unknown on Tuesday 17th June, with two showings at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan (Timothee Chalamaet) arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world. Tickets are £6 and available in advance from Mockingjay in the High Street, or on the door on show days. Hythe Cinema Tickets £15 available from: www.clairemcallistermusic.com/events or on the door Thursday 26th June 7.45pm (doors open 7pm) The Meridian Lounge Bar, Hythe THE PETE ‘TIGER’ SHEPPARD GYPSY JAZZ ENSEMBLE LIVE JAZZ
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