Will Cleasby is a jazz drummer originally from Lincolnshire and now based in south east London after gaining a first class degree in Jazz Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance studying under tutors Dave Wickins and Gene Calderazzo. Since arriving in London five years ago, Will has become a working musician in London, playing with both young talent and veterans of the scene including Grammy Winner Kurt Elling. Will is part of a number of projects and bands including Judi Jackson, the Kansas Smitty’s House Band and Kavuma and the Banger Factory with whom he’s played at Ronnie Scott’s, the Vortex, Cadogan Hall, the Barbican, Purcell Room, Union Chapel and Shoreditch Town Hall as part of the London Jazz Festival.
Line-up:
Will Barry – piano
Joe Downard– bass
Will Cleasby -drums