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A great day in Leamington Spa
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"A great day in Leamington Spa" is a photograph featuring 92 musicians from the English towns of Leamington Spa, Warwick and the surrounding areas. The photograph was inspired by the photograph "A Great Day in Harlem" taken in New York in 1958 which featured many notable Jazz musicians including Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus. It was taken on Sunday 8 May 2016 by Duncan Hill, in Jephson Gardens in Leamington Spa. The event received local news coverage from the Leamington Observer and the BBC. The event was organised by Kelly Rashleigh. Musicians 92 musicians were featured in the photograph. They are: Standing: Paul Otten , Ash Hopkins, Alex Banthien, Juliet Green, Adrian Litvinoff, Jayne Luckett, Matt Poulson, Martin Luckhurst, Jon Blackford, Luca Rusnighi, Annouchka Bayley, Louis Adam, Gary Tedstone, James Green, Mark Steeds, Dan Sealey, Adam Barry, Jay Riley, Tom Voce, Alan Moores, Dominic Byrne, Martin Smith, Jack Shuttleworth, Steve Walwyn, Ian Briggs, Martin Cure, John McIntosh, Chris Wright, Adam Jurewicz, Steve Skidmore, Steve Aaron, Roger Davison, Malc Evans, Paul Englefield, Wayne Matthews, Terry Villars, Steve Steinhaus, Jools Street, Clint Bruder, Ian Gilbert, Dave Page, Jezz Rogers, Holly Hewitt, John Wright, Sophia Vassalos, Liz Ralls, Adam 'Stix' Mills, Steve Boyer, Mick Cox, Keith Nickless, Kate Vassalos, Chris Bicknell. Seated: Emily Knight, Matt Ball, Tim Port , Hannah Tobin, Chris Tobin, Anthony Gliddon, Jimmy Lapworth, Steve Roberts, Chris Gibbons, Rupam Barthakur, Jenni Barthakur, Kel Elliott, Glen Elliott, Paul Elliott, Craig Powell, Biddy Rafferty, Jude Ratcliffe , Harry Lightfoot, Thom Kirkpatrick, Bob Cooper, Cat McTigue, Rio Hellyer, Shanade Morrow Front: Joe Archer, Paul Swanson, Chris Jones, Dave Male, Leo Steeds, Carol Whitworth, Tomo Sugisaka, Adam Phillips, Hugh Rashleigh, Wes Finch, Kelvin Leitch, Matt Lakey, Jonathan Waller, Matt Hernandez, Nathan Anderson-Barr, Bill Bates. Notable connections Martin Cure was previously a vocalist in Still Life Hugh Rashleigh is the inventor of the pBone plastic trombone BBC Introducing connections Many of the artists have been involved in bands featured on BBC Introducing in Coventry and Warwickshire / BBC Coventry and Warwickshire as band of the month including * Kel Elliott - October 2007. Her band at the time featured Kelvin Leitch, Dave Page and Mark Steeds all of whom are also in the picture. A subsequent version of her band featuring Kelvin Leitch and Hugh Rashleigh, also in the picture, were one of the 3 bands included on the first ever BBC Introducing stage at the 2016 Cheltenham Jazz Festival * Shanade Morrow - November 2006 * Wes Finch - January 2009. His band at the time featured Matt Lakey who is also in the picture * Thom Kirkpatrick - August 2009 See Also
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