John Petters Hot Three

Drummer John Petters brings his infectious blend of traditional jazz and swing to the Jazz Centre for the first time. Petters is an acknowledged jazz historian, writer and lecturer and was featured in the BBC Four Documentary Trad Jazz Britannia. He formed his Swing Band in 1983 with Julian Marc Stringle and Pete Neighbour, subsequently performing with prominent American (Wild Bill Davison, Art Hodes, Kenny Davern, Billy Butterfield, Yank Lawson, Slim Gaillard) and British musicians (Humphrey Lyttelton, George Chisholm Georgie Fame, Beryl Bryden), and in multiple theatre jazz show productions. With over 40 CD albums recorded, John brings vast experience and enthusiasm for the music to the performance today.

Upbeat Recordings have recently issued a new CD, “Swinging Down Memory Lane”, a compilation of John’s work with an international line up of jazz legends.

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