Denny Ilett, guitar and vocals, with Terry Hutchins Qrt
Sun, 06 Jul
|Pangbourne Jazz Club
Remarkably versatile and expansive guitarist/singer, encompassing swing, bebop, blues and everything between. Formerly with legendary New Orleans singer Lillian Boutté, Denny has recently received great acclaim for his fronting of the Electric Lady Big Band. Always a huge favourite at PJC.
Time & Location
06 Jul 2025, 19:30 – 22:00
Pangbourne Jazz Club, Rosewood Hall, 1 Whitchurch Rd, Pangbourne, Reading RG8 7BS, UK
About the event
Remarkably versatile and expansive guitarist/singer, encompassing swing, bebop, blues, rock and everything between, Denny is equally acclaimed for his thrilling guitar playing, smooth vocalising and appearances at Ronnie Scott’s fronting his jazz salute to Jimi Hendrix with the Electric Lady Big Band.
Denny has done a lot of touring all over the world: all over Europe; Australia; the States; the Middle East. Playing his guitar in different bands; For fifteen years now I’ve worked with a wonderful singer from New Orleans called Lillian Boutté. She’s the official musical ambassador for New Orleans; a title only previously held by Louis Armstrong so it just goes to show you how amazing she is. He worked with the great Pee Wee Ellis who was James Brown’s musical director for a few years and was also Van Morrison.
Denny is extremelyversatile and also likes to play a sort of gypsy swing style; a bit…