IAN HILL saxophone 
Ian studied popular music at
Liverpool University and later jazz saxophone at Birmingham Conservatoire. He and Graham
work regularly together as a piano and sax duo and this has helped to build the musical
rapport they share. Ian is also is a popular player on the midlands jazz scene and has
supported local artists such as Sarah Coleman, Denise Gordon, and Roy Forbes. His main
influences on the saxophone are Joe Henderson, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane and Mike
Brecker.
See www.ianhillmusic.co.uk
GRAHAM DENT piano 
Graham is a self-taught
pianist, guitarist and composer and has been an active gigging musician for about 30
years. In the 1990’s he played in the modern jazz quintet, Footprints. More recently
he has accompanied several singers, namely Roy Forbes, Denise Gordon, and Sue Kibbey, as
well as collaborating closely with instrumentalists, particularly Ian Hill. He has
supported Alan Barnes, Jim Mullen, Dave O’Higgins and other well-known musicians on
local gigs. His favourite jazz musicians are Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea and Miles Davis. See www.grahamdent.com
RICHARD BAKER trombone 
Richard graduated from Trinity College of Music in 1991, and has since enjoyed a
successful career as a freelance trombonist and teacher in many different genres, ranging
from the CBSO, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and Birmingham Opera to the Blues Brothers
Party Tour and Suzi Quattro. He was also musical director of the Northampton Youth Big
Band for 8 years during which time they won several national awards. More recently Richard
devotes more time to jazz, regularly playing with various small groups around the
midlands.
TOM BULL double bass & bass guitar 
Although Tom is still a young man and a recent graduate of the Leeds College of Music he has already played with a variety of acclaimed musicians such as Gerald Presencer, Alan Barnes, Bruce Adams, Johnny Dankworth and Robert Plant. Tom has a passion for playing jazz, but he is a versatile musician and exploits his talents in a range of genres, for example, in country music, punk, and even in an orchestra on a cruise ship. He is equally at home on upright double bass, electric bass and electric guitar. Tom is in demand!
TYRONE BISHOP double bass 
Tyrone plays bass on Jucamaya's album
Thinking of Joe. He first took up the bass guitar when he was seventeen, and
played in several big bands in the midlands to learn to sight read. A decade later having
left music for a while and moved to the south of England, he switched to the double bass
and started gigging again. In 2002 he moved back to Birmingham to embark on a jazz degree
at the Birmingham Conservatoire and to make music his career. His sincere passion for the
art of double bass is demonstrated through the website which he runs called www.jazzdoublebass.com . See also www.tyronebishop.com
NICK MILLWARD drums 
Nick started playing drums at five years old. At eighteen he went on the road touring Europe and beyond. Now, twenty eight years later, he is still on the road. He has played with many great jazz musicians over the years such as Art Farmer, Herb Geller, Charles McPherson, Don Rendell and Alan Barnes. Despite being an incredibly busy musician, he still finds time to play with local musicians in the midlands, and has expressed his great pleasure in working with Jucamaya.
STEVE LAFFY
drums 
Steve has been a professional freelance musician for 30 years, with wide experience. He is basically self-taught, but also attained qualifications at Trinity College and the Guildhall School of Music. His studies into latin percussion instruments included a period at music school in Havana, Cuba. Steve's music is wide ranging from jazz to pop, soul, African and blues (he currently works with Zoot Money). He has performed extensively around the world, on tours, on TV and radio, and at international festivals such as Glastonbury and Womad. Steve has authored two popular drum tutorial books, lectures at colleges, and organises drum workshops. See www.stevelaffy.co.uk
All photos (except of Steve Laffy and Tom Bull) by Russ Escritt