Yes they're back and the hardest bopping hard bop band on the planet are bopping harder than ever!

Pocket Silver are a seven-piece combo from East London who played a fantastic gig at last year's festival and regularly host an energetic jazz jam at the Eleanor Arms in Hackney. The band features trombone, tenor and alto sax, piano, bass and drums, plus possibly the world's only contra-alto clarinet played in a hard-bop context by a man called Dave from Hackney. Their repertoire includes Art Blakey, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver (hence the name) amongst other Blue Note classics..

Phil Jones: Alto Sax
Will May: Tenor Sax
Paul MacNeil: Tenor Trombone
Dave Marlton: Contra-alto Clarinet
Bernebe Diaz: Drums
James Todd: Piano
Martin Young: Bass