Ruby Wood

projects

The Ruby Wood Band
This is a great group of seasoned jazz musicians from the Yorkshire area. We play our own arrangements of standards and some lesser known works by people such as Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Jeanne Lee.

with
Stuart Macdonald (saxophones)
Piero Tucci (piano)
Jenni Molloy (bass)
Chris Sykes (drums)

Extra Curricular
This is the most recent of all my projects. Bringing together musicians from a variety of different backgrounds, Extra Curricular sets out to shatter musical barriers. Our sound creatively blends the spontenaity and improvation of jazz, the raucousness of hiphop and the sweet sound of soul into a gumbo of original material that aims to touch all. Check out myspace.

Ruby Wood (vocals)
Jack Flash (MC)
Thabo Mkwananzi (vocals)
Martin Chung (guitar)
Jack Button (bass)
Noah Burton (Drums)
Jezreel Joseph (Sax)

Ruby & Noah Acoustic Soul
Noah Burton and I formed our duo in 2003 when we met at college in Huddersfield. Noah's versatility on a number of different instruments attracted me and we started to write songs together with Noah playing guitar.

Influenced by neo-soul, reggae and jazz our music has a natural, raw and organic feel, with beautiful guitar playing, deep thoughtful lyrics and exciting melodic passages. Noah is also lead singer with the band Project Sunset.

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Rare Groove Ensemble
Rare Groove Ensemble is an exciting and established 6-piece Leeds based function band featuring some of the freshest talent the North-East has to offer.

We all met whilst studying on the Jazz Studies degree course at the highly prostigious Leeds College of Music.

Our blend of musicians - Male & Female Vocals, Saxophones, Keyboards, Bass & Drums - guarantees unforgettable smooth, funky, soulful, sexy, swinging and sumptuous sounds at any event or occasion.


Ruby Wood (vocals)
Thabo Mkwananzi (vocals)
Mark Cowley (saxes)
Aidan Shepherd (keys)
Jack Button (bass)
John Arneson (drums)

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The Ruby Wood/ Dave Nelson Duo
Me and Dave Nelson on piano have a great chemistry and have played lots of gigs around West Yorkshire in recent months. Our set ranges from standards such as But Not For Me, Lover Come Back to Me and Stolen Moments, through Blues in the Night, to soul classics such as Ain't No Sunshine and Feel Like Making Love.

We will be touring around the North of England in 2007 and welcome enquiries from promoters.