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Forthcoming gigs & events

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Aug 28, Solo piano @ Subtone, Cheltenham, UK

Sep 3, Strayhorn Quartet, Stroud Jazz Festival, Stroud, UK

Sep 6, Improwise Quartet @ Worldy Leadership Conference, Leadership Trust, Ross on Wye, UK

Sep 15, Alex Steele Trio, LeamJazz, Leamington Spa, UK

Sep 17, Carole Bond Quintet @ Box, near Bath, UK

Oct 2, Alex Steele's 'History of Jazz' day seminar with live jazz performance @ St Andrews
Cheltenham, UK

Oct 8, Duo featuring Bex @ The Royal, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, UK

Oct 19, Strayhorn Quintet @Wheatsheaf, Cheltenham, UK

Oct 20, Alex Steele Trio @ The Old Bank, Swindon, UK

Nov 29, Quartet featuring Tina May @Daffodil, Cheltenham, UK

Nov 30, Alex Steele Trio @ Marden House Jazz Club, Calne, UK

Dec 1, Alex Steele Trio @ The Old Bank, Swindon, UK


Video of alex steele sextet at guiting festival

 


appearing with alex steele ...


jean toussaint


gilad atzmon



Contact: +44 (0) 7791 089778

E-mail to info@alexsteele.co.uk


* IMPROWISE*


In addition to his musical commitments, Alex is the Founder and Director of Improwise. See www.improwise.co.uk for more details.

Improwise blends workshops on leadership, innovation and change management with live jazz performance. The premise is that if you can understand how jazz musicians communicate, improvise, innovate, generate ideas, create, respond, lead and support, then there are valuable lessons, skills and techniques which you can apply in your organisation.

The improwise sessions have been utilised by many of the world’s leading business organisations, government agencies, research institutes and business schools throughout the world. Recent clients include Ernst & Young, Virgin Media, Exxon Mobil, Ashridge, Hogan Lovells, Lloyds TSB, Royal Bank of Scotland, South West of England Regional Development Agency, the Chartered Management Institute, the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland), and many other organisations in a range of different industry sectors. Improwise is active currently in England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Uganda, Malawi and Bangladesh.

The sessions work by taking a group of jazz musicians into the conference venue or board room. The sessions are led by business leader and jazz pianist, Alex Steele. Key issues facing your organisation or your delegates are explored through interactive demonstrations, activities and discussions. Live jazz is interspersed throughout the session to demonstrate a range of different skills and techniques which can be applied and used by the audience in relation to their own areas of work. The issues can be applied to personal development, teamwork, looking at new ways of working, innovation, change management and organisational culture, values and change.

The participants gain a unique view into the ways that jazz musicians approach many similar challenges to those faced by individuals, teams and organisations in the audience. During the session, participants get the opportunity to interact with the musicians, to control what they do and to gain a fascinating insight into design, creativity, communication, emotional intelligence, change management, leadership and innovation. The sessions are tailored to enable participants to reflect on how they could utilise similar skills and techniques in relation to their own ways of working, the products and services they make and deliver, and the ways they engage with each other, with clients, customers and other stakeholders.

The combination of interaction, deep thinking and great music make the Improwise sessions entertaining, motivating, transformational, inspirational, unforgettable, and great fun!

Improwise delivers the following:

# In-company organisational development workshops, focusing on areas including innovation, change, leadership, teamwork, communication, risk, transformational learning and creativity (ranging from one hour sessions through to half and full day sessions);

# Conference workshops (normally ranging between one and two hour sessions);

# Keynote presentations at conferences (normally up to one hour);

# After-dinner motivational sessions (normally up to one hour duration).

recent appearance at guiting festival, with Jim Mullen (guitar), Chris Batchelor (trumpet),
Mornington Lockett (sax), Simon Lea (drums) and Simon King (bass)

From left to right, Dom Franks, Alex Steele, Tina May, Will Harris, Scott Hammond



Alex Steele with Jean Toussaint

The Man of Steele - solo

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