Welcome to the Jucamaya website...... please take a little time to read about the band and listen to some of their music.
Jucamaya is a contemporary jazz quintet based in the midlands. Its music is original but not too wayout, its tunes are melodic, memorable and stylish, and in tune with the jazz tradition... and nearly always have a strong rhythmic element. Pianist Graham Dent composes most of the music, but the band also take pleasure in dipping into the established jazz standards repertoire. The front line comprises saxophonist Ian Hill and trombonist Richard Baker, and the rhythm section is completed by Tom Bull on double bass, and Nick Millward or Steve Laffy on drums.
Ian, Graham & Richard 
Jucamaya play around the jazz venues in the midlands, and sometimes further afield. They played in the Coventry Jazz Festival in 2007, and were very warmly received at a gig in Symphony Hall in Birmingham on 19 September 2008, as part of the Rush Hour Blues programme.
2008 has seen the release of Jucamaya's first CD entitled Thinking of Joe , featuring the original compositions of Graham Dent. The album is dedicated to the American keyboardist Joe Zawinul who sadly died the day before the band's recording session. Click latest CD to find out more and to hear clips from all the tracks. Here are a couple of clips to wet your appetite.
Thinking of Joe (Dent)
Jessica's Day (Dent)
On this website you can find out about the band, some background on its individual musicians, the band's gig list and more about Jucamaya's CD Thinking of Joe. The CD can be purchased for £10 on the website www.jazzcds.co.uk . Click here to take you right there.
To make contact, use email info@jucamaya.com
Last updated 27/02/2009