www.jazzquartet.co.uk
Discover a Versatile, Highly-Experienced Jazz Quartet With Music Carefully Chosen to Make Your Event Special
www.jazzquartet.co.uk
Q-FOUR is a highly experienced jazz quartet with bases in London and the Midlands, specialising in premium live music for weddings, corporate events, private functions and jazz venues.
Between them, the band brings a track record of hundreds of high-end performances across the UK and Europe – from intimate cocktail receptions, to large-scale corporate and public events, to numerous wedding celebrations.
Recent highlights include providing live jazz entertainment for major brands such as Kia Cars, BP, and GU, as well as weddings and private celebrations at prestigious locations including The Hilton Park Lane and on the Athens Riviera.
In 2025, Q-FOUR were selected to perform at the Battle Proms concert series, appearing at some of the UK's iconic historic venues – Blenheim Palace, Hatfield Park, Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) and Burghley House, and will perform for them again in 2026.
Musically versatile and highly adaptable, the quartet tailors its repertoire, volume and presentation to perfectly suit each event, whether providing refined background ambience or a more featured jazz performance.
Just as importantly, Q-FOUR are known for being professional, punctual, well-organised and a genuine pleasure to work with, making them a trusted choice for event organisers, entertainment agencies and venues alike.
Use our contact form to enquire about bookings. Tell us the date, location, and type of event you're planning. We'll get back to you quickly with pricing and availability. We look forward to hearing from you!
Tim is a jazz guitarist, author and educator based in Northamptonshire.
Rooted in the lineage of his mentors, Adrian Ingram and Dr Martin Taylor MBE, and shaped by private study with Julian Lage, Mike Stern, and Jonathan Kreisberg, Tim's playing carries both a deep respect for tradition and a restless, modern curiosity.
Tim has partnered on educational projects with a remarkable roster of musicians including John Patitucci, Jimmy Haslip, Mohini Dey, Robben Ford, Oz Noy, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Whitfield, Allen Hinds, Martin Taylor and many more. He is the author of a bestselling series of jazz guitar tuition books that have reached players around the world.
He has performed at many of London's iconic venues – the Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Hilton Park Lane, The Savoy, The Lanesborough, The Dorchester, The Hurlingham Club, the Jazz Café, Pizza Express Jazz Club – and even performed aboard the historic Cutty Sark. His musical travels have also taken him to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Greece, and Tuscany.
A versatile guitarist, Tim moves easily between contemporary jazz, straight-ahead bebop, modern fusion, funk, and blues.
Peter May is a pianist, arranger and musical director with a long and varied career spanning jazz, soul, funk and musical theatre. Alongside his performing work, he has spent many years as Head of Music in large secondary schools, leading a wide range of community and performance-based projects.
Peter is co-writer and producer for UK soul artist Victor Haynes, with whom he has released eight albums. All have charted highly in the UK Soul Charts, with their 2019 release Take It to the Top reaching number one. Their music continues to receive regular airplay on soul and jazz radio stations worldwide.
As a performer, Peter has worked extensively in jazz ensembles, swing bands and soul and funk groups, appearing at numerous private, corporate and club events. He held the piano chair for many years at Leam Jazz Club, performing with leading UK jazz musicians including Alan Barnes, Mornington Lockett, Simon Spillett, Jim Mullen and Phil Robson.
His influences include pianists Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Michel Petrucciani and Lyle Mays.
While he has also performed in Fleetwood Mac and Steely Dan tribute projects, jazz remains very much at the heart of his musical identity.
Johnny Cox is a jazz bassist, author and educator based in London. A versatile and highly musical player, he balances an active performing career with a deep commitment to music education and publishing.
Johnny is the author of two widely used bass method books Electric Bass: Improve Your Groove and 101 Jazz Walking Basslines, both published by Fundamental Changes. He has also worked extensively as a transcriber, contributing notation and audio examples to books by leading international bassists including John Patitucci, Hadrien Feraud, Mohini Dey, Jimmy Haslip, Chris Minh Doky and Paul Turner.
He holds an honours degree in Jazz Studies from Leeds College of Music, where he studied with Hungarian bass virtuoso Zoltan Dekany, Cuban jazz violinist Omar Puente, and guitarists Pete Sklaroff and Lucky Ranku.
As a performer, Johnny has toured internationally with the West End production Thriller Live (World, European and UK tours, as well as the West End run), and he regularly performs with professional jazz, soul and function bands. He is also the bassist for the Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir and teaches guitar and bass while running ensembles in schools and colleges across London.
Buster Birch is an award-winning jazz drummer, composer and educator based in London. He is widely respected as both a performer and a leading figure in UK jazz education.
As a drummer, Buster has worked with many of the UK's finest jazz musicians, performing at major jazz clubs, concert halls and international festivals. His career has taken him to over thirty countries, and he has recorded on nearly forty albums. He has also performed with world-class orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and has worked in the West End.
Buster has been a member of several acclaimed ensembles, including ARQ (The Alison Rayner Quintet), winners of the Parliamentary Award for Best UK Jazz Ensemble and the British Jazz Award for Best Small Group. He is also a member of The Jo Fooks Quartet, Heads South, The London Jazz Trio and The Halstead Jazz Club Big Band.
Alongside his performing career, Buster has taught at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and Middlesex University. He is Director of the Original UK Jazz Summer School and co-founder of BYMT Jazz School – both nationally recognised for their contribution to jazz education.
We also have two quintet options to offer:
Ems Hancock is a jazz singer, writer and broadcaster based in Manchester. Ems doesn't just sing songs, she tells compelling stories that draw in audiences, rooted in the tradition of the great jazz vocalists. She blends inspiration from classic to modern vocalists: Ella Fitzgerald and Julie London, to Diana Krall, Madeleine Peyroux, Kurt Elling and Cécile McLorin Salvant.
London based saxophonist Matt Telfer has worked with many great artists including Tony Bennet, Rick Braun, Chuck Leob, Derek Nash, Dave O'Higgins, and Jim Snidero. Matt has played many of the UK's great venues and festivals including, Ronnie Scott's, Pizza Express, Jazz Café, Love Supreme Festival, Canary Wharf Jazz Festival and Ealing Jazz Festival.
