Fred Wesley & the New Jb's

Fred Wesley & the New JB's bring a Bristol concert led by the American jazz and funk trombonist and arranger, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of his 1977 album A Blow for Me, A Toot to You.

Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist and arranger who served as James Brown's musical director. His debut album, A Blow for Me, A Toot to You, appeared in 1977, and the material for this event names George Clinton and Bootsy Collins as its producers alongside Wesley.

This Bristol show, led by Wesley with The New J.B.'s, marks fifty years since that record. The music centres on horn arrangements and interlocking rhythms rooted in funk and soul, the sound that helped shape funk. Wesley's influence also reaches into rare groove and acid jazz.

Trinity Community Arts hosts concerts and shows in Bristol. The evening will suit listeners interested in funk, soul and horn-led jazz.