The Pleasure Point Sextet

The Pleasure Point Sextet is a powerful, exciting group that plays a wide variety styles, unique arrangements of hard-driving hard bop in the style of Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Roy Hargrove, and others. Infectious Afro-Cuban and Salsa rhythms, Latin jazz, lots of originals, straight ahead swing, soulful blues, and beautiful ballads.

The group was originally formed around five years ago when California based pianist Steve Abrams came to Wellington, hooked up with his friends there, and did several concerts at Blondini’s Jazz Café. The group was named after a famous surfing spot in Santa Cruz. California, just down the road from O’Neill’s Surf Shop headquarters.

Pleasure point Sextet is co-led by the ubiquitous Greg Crayford on Drums, second generation of the well-known Crayford jazz family. The hard driving rhythm section also showcases Cuban born percussionist, vocalist and dancer, Rafael Ferrer Noel, Alistair Isdale on Bass, and Pianist, arranger and co-leader Steve Abrams, and features a stellar front line of James Tait-Jamieson, Tenor Sax, and Lex French, Trumpet.

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