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The Ingatestone Hall classic car show (Sunday 29 th July 2018) was wondering if any of our talented subscribers might wish to play an open air set on the day. It's a charity fund raising event for Farleigh Hospice so they're hoping to keep the costs as minimal (free!) as possible, Please email us and we will pass on your details.
A little further afield than normal, but please spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested. PORTSMOUTH JAZZ features the best live modern jazz in comfortable surroundings. The Executive Suite, Inn Lodge, Burrfields Road, Portsmouth PO3 5HH. Ample parking. Licensed bar. Good inexpensive meals and bar snacks can be purchased in the adjoining lounge and pub. Performances start 8pm, doors open 7.15pm Tickets on door. www.portmouthjazz.com email: portsmo...@btinternet.com Call: Dave 023 9225 5806 or Claire 02392 298161 (See listings below)
19 February - FLETCH'S BREW tickets:- £15 / £13 concessions
Mark Fletcher bandleader/drummer
(Leanne Carroll, Geoff Eales, Michel LeGrand), brings a taste of the
“club upstairs” at Ronnie's to the Inn Lodge. A regular performer at
Ronnie's, Mark has assembled a group of ability and great talent for
this show.
Freddie Gavita (trumpet) is a graduate
of the Royal Academy of Music and NYJO. He rose to prominence in the
John Dankworth Orchestra, and been a member of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz
Orchestra for ten years. Appeared as soloist with the BBC Big Band,
twice at the BBC Proms and has played with Peter Erskine, John
Hendricks, Kenny Wheeler, Stan Sulzmann, Tim Garland, Gregory Porter,
Curtis Stigers, Paloma Faith and Dionne Warwick.
Ross Stanley (keyboard),
is an in-demand player on keyboards (acoustic piano to organ and
synthesiser). Ross has played with with Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Joel
Frahm, Liane Carroll, Bobby Wellins and Clark Tracey. You may have
seen Ross with the Jim Mullen Organ Trio.
Laurence Cottle (bass) is an outstanding bassist. His solo recordings have been mostly in jazz and jazz fusion, he played with The Alan Parsons Project. He leads his own Laurence Cottle Big Band playing a variety of standards and his own material.
March – 19 – 2018 - PHIL PHILLIPS QUINTET tickets:- £16 / £14 concessions
Phil Phillips is making a rare trip from London where his musical skills are in great demand! An original pianist/vocalist, (“Mr Entertainment”) he performs at private parties for the “good and the great” also found fronting his quality band on the Jazz Club circuit. A band that includes Saxophonist Jimmy Hastings who, as a youth, joined Ken Mackintosh as first tenor, subsequently leaving for the BBC Radio Orchestra. A seasoned pit musician in many West End shows but probably best known as Humphrey Littleton's tenor sax of choice for many years. Celebrated guitar legend, Jim Mullen brings his considerable talent. Jim's collaboration with the great Dick Morrisey found critical notice as joint leader of the British jazz funk band Morrissey–Mullen. Jim has recorded with Mose Allison, Gene Harris, Georgie Fame and more and has won many British music awards (94, 96 and 2000). Andy Cleyndhert a former member of the Ronnie Scott Sextet and Quartet, has featured on many recordings with a vast array of celebrated players, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris etc. Bobby Worth, the first drummer with NYJO(!!), needs little introduction - he is one of the country's top players.
Gareth Lockrane Big Band Sunday a 19-piece British Big Band will be at Pizza Express Live, Dean Street, London, W1D 3RW on Sunday 29th April. A
world class sensation led by the original writing and arranging of the
brilliant jazz flautist Gareth Lockrane. Doors 12:00 noon - Music
1.30pm Tickets £25 Tel: 020 7439 4962
http://www.jbgbevents.com/gareth-lockrane-big-band-sunday.html
http://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/gareth-lockrane-big-band
This is a wonderful opportunity to hear music performed from their new
album “Fistfight At The Barndance” which was rated a top five jazz album
of the year in the 2017 British Jazz Awards.
BEDFORD JAZZ WORKSHOP Thursday 22 February, 8-10PM
led by Bedford-based saxophonist and educator, Frank Griffith. Russell
Park Club, 69 Goldington Road, Bedford MK40 3ND. Fee- £10 For more
info www.frankgriffith.co.uk or ing 07976 313224 or email fr...@frankgriffith.co.uk
All instruments and vocalists welcome. Sax, trumpet, flute,trombone, violin, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion ... and more. Reading music is not necessary as the emphasis will be on improvisation on basic jazz, blues and latin repertoire. All levels welcome and you don’t need to have previous experience improvising
Barnes plays Duke Ellington on Thursday February 8th @ The Other Palace, 12 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5JA. Starts: 8pm Tickets: £30, £25 & £20 Box Office: 020 70877900
One of the UK’s most popular all time great jazz masters, multi award winning Alan Barnes – playing alto and baritone saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet and voted best saxophone 2016 British Jazz Awards, returns with a Sextet of UK jazz stars to play the music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington; writer and leader of arguably the greatest ever jazz orchestra.
Alan Barnes
is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader
and touring soloist. Best known for his work on clarinet, alto and
baritone sax, where he combines formidable virtuosity with musical
expression and collaborative spirit. His range and brilliance have made
him a “first call” for studio and live work.
He has made over
thirty albums as leader and co-leader alone, and the list of his session
and side-man work includes Bjork, Bryan Ferry, Michel LeGrande, Clare
Teal, Westlife, Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum.
Alan Barnes’s unique
musicianship, indefatigable touring, and warm rapport with audiences
have made him uniquely popular in British jazz. He has received over 25 British Jazz Awards, and has twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year.
*NEW JAZZ CLUB* HASLEMERE JAZZ CLUB - JAZZ AT THE GEORGIAN 37-41 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2JY. opens 7 March 2018. Running live jazz on the FIRST Wednesday of each month
right in the centre of Haslemere at The Georgian House Hotel. Doors
open 6.45 pm, with live music from 7.45 pm-10.15 pm. Entrance £14 and
tickets can be purchased from www.pta-events/jazzatthegeorigan.co.uk,
at the Georgian House Hotel or on the door. Food is optional and will
be served from 6.45 pm (meat or veggie options for just £10). So come
and listen to top quality music from the UK's finest musicians and
singers.http://www.jazzatthegeorigan.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/jazzatthegeorgian
The Sparrows of Paris will be at Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden, London NW1 7AN on Saturday 3 February 2018 at 8pm. Admission £10. http://www.greennote.co.uk/production/the-sparrows-of-paris/
HADLEIGH JAZZ CLUB Hadleigh Town Hall, Market Place, Hadleigh, IP7 5DN presents Alan Barnes & David Newton. Alan Barnes and David Newton are among the most decorated and beloved of British jazzmen. Join us on Saturday at 8pm on Feb 10th where the pair celebrate 40 years of friendship and collaboration in an evening of swing, sophistication and humour. Admission £14
‘leven o’clock, Saturday night - make it a date with The Late Paul Barnes for the very best in jazz, swing and classic popular music. In the week of that big, blue moon we celebrated Earth’s nearest neighbour with Buck Clayton, Woody Herman, Sarah Vaughan, Jack Teagarden and others. Plus Stan Getz, Bobby Hackett and Tubby Hayes. Unmissable! All this and so much more at 11.00 pm on Saturday, February 3 on the following BBC stations: Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Northampton and Three Counties. Also available on the BBC iPlayer. The Late Paul Barnes - rhythm & rhubarb of the finest kind
'Jazztonic' is a weekly jazz music and magazine programme available only via www.radionenevalley.co.uk and clicking on 'listen'. From ragtime through swing and fusion to contemporary it goes out every Wednesday at 7pm and is presented by David Craigie.
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The Robert Bell Trio on the First and Third Thursday of the Month at The Speakeasy Bar, 175 Epping High Street, Epping CM16 4BL Superb Jazz trio featuring vocalist Robert Bell (Hendricks, Sinatra, Bennett, Torme ect) Graham Cuttill drums, Mike Baker guitar and Stuart Walker on keys. Free admission
little bread BIG JAM at The Royal Inn on The Park (111 Lauriston Road, E9 7HJ) returns to Wednesdays. Join Annie, Peter and the band in the Garden Bar at the back of this beautiful park-side pub. All instrumental and vocal jazz jammers and jazz-loving listeners, clappers and whoopers and their friends, families and lovers welcome. £4 for jammers. Contributions from grateful listeners welcome. Contact Annie on 07885480329 for more details.
The Cambridge Jazz Jam is moving to a new home ! From Monday 27 November we will be located at The Duke of Cambridge pub, 176 East Road, Cambridge CB1 1BG, Tel: 01223 304121. Sessions are on Mondays, running from 8 – 10.30 pm. Free admission. Our policy is inclusive, so whether you're an accomplished player, or still trying to get it together, you'll be welcome to play (or sing) with our friendly backing group. Further information from Mike Quigley, 07979 59 22 41
There is a new Jazz Jam at the Burleigh Arms, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, on Tuesdays 8 to 11, starting 21st March. Musicians and singers welcome
Jazz Gig and Jam with The Michael Connolly Quartet - Every last Sunday of the month at 5.00-8.30 at The Spread Eagle, Queen's Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4HD. Free Entry. Guests welcome just bring your instrument. Also there is a Jazz Gig and Jam on the first Sunday of every month at The Kings Arms, 2 Shepherd Market, Mayfair, London W1J 7QAT from 6.30pm - 10.00pm
A new Jazz Jam night at the Forester's Arms, Colchester. Held on the last Thursday of every month. Members of the band of the parachute regiment Big Band are hosting an evening of Jazz where they will play a short set of music until they open up the floor to anyone who wants to Jam, any ability. The house band consists of: Pianist, Drummer, Bass, Trombone and Trumpet.
There is a Jazz Jam session on alternate Tuesday lunch times at The Battle of Britain Club, Hillingdon Road, Hillingdon (Nr Uxbridge) UB10 0RY from 12 midday until 2.00pm. Good players welcome as is anyone who enjoys listening to good jazz. We have a bar and food is also available. It's all very informal and friendly.
Mascara Bar, 72 Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington N16 6XS. Every Tuesday: House trio + jam. 8.30. (F). info: 07905 151894
Mill Hill Jazz Club host a regular end of month, Wednesday, open stage for quality musicians. Val’s House band provides the professional rhythm section that binds it all together. The Golf Clubhouse, 100 Barnet Way, London NW7 3AL www.millhilljazzclub.co.uk valgo...@gmail.com 0208 207 045
Jazz at the Green Note “jam great atmosphere!” on the 1st Sunday of every month. Music 8:30pm – Band set followed by a jam. 106 Parkway, Camden NW1 7AN.
There is a jazz jam every Saturday with the Nora Bite trio at 9:30pm, original music in the first set followed by a jazz standards jam. Free entrance. Venue: Troyganic, 132 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch E2 8DP. Usual house band is a guitar trio led by Nora Bite. Until 2am .
There is a Jam session on the first Thursday of each month in Colchester at The Bull, Crouch Street. The house band regularly features such great players as Bern Hodgekins (Bass player with Jazznights trio) and Mick Hutton (bass). After short set from house band, stage open for jammers and singers. Running for 5 years now simon...@madasafish.com
Singers' Night at Nelson (48 Stanhope Street, London NW1. six min walk from Warren Street station). 2nd Tuesday of each month. Open mic for jazz vocalists. In 18th year. Excellent accompanists. Food available. £8 singers, £7 guests, £5 full time students with student card. Doors, list 6.00pm, music 7.45 - 10.30pm. Chris Legee jazz...@waitrose.com.
Jazz jam sessions at the Fox and Firkin pub, 316 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JZ. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. House band play a set from 8.30, jam session from 9.30-11pm. Come and sing, play or listen. Free entry & a good pizza menu !
There is a LondonBluesJams Yahoo! Group – blues rock n roll soul jam every Wednesday 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm . The Crown Inn, Roneo Corner, 360 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch ,Essex RM12 4TW. info Bob Marks 07503 16 45 72 Full back line. P.A. Keys, Saxes and Brass. Mainly blues but all tastes catered for. All musos welcome – beginners to pros and bands. Vocalists especially welcome.
The Ipswich Jazz Collective meet on the 2nd Friday in the month to hold a jam session at the Golden Hind Pub on Nacton Road Ipswich. Set up 7.30 for 8pm start. Bass amp & drums set up, PA on request. Guitarists to bring their own amps. No entrance fee and all levels of player catered for. Further details/contact at http://www.ipswichjazzcollective.blogspot.co.uk
The Norwich Jazz Jam is at the Fat Cat and Canary every Monday featuring Mark Jolley (violin), Lee Vasey (guitar), Ian Hireson (bass) & Matt Furness (drums)
Tendring Jazz Collective - Come and jam with our house band. Bring your instrument, voice, friends & family and enjoy a night of good music and good fun! Hosted by local musicians, including guitar, bass and drums. Facebook page “Tendring Jazz Collective” Last Wednedsday of each month from 8pm till 10:30pm. The New Bell Inn, Outpart Eastward, Harwich, Essex CO12 3EN.
Open Jazz Jam, “Who Pays The Piper” at The White Horse' Pub, Mill Rd, Husborne Crawley, Beds MK43 0XE, 1 mile from M1 Jn 13, A507 between Ridgmont and Woburn. Fortnightly session on Tuesdays from 8–11.00pm. FREE ENTRY – though we ask for donations toward back line, occasional raffle. Pub food, Chris 07804140606 chris.b...@bigfoot.com
There is a new jazz jam in Suffolk, in the picturesque market town of Woodbridge - it happens on Thursday evenings once a month, there is a facebook group people can join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1503416799918503/?fref=ts at the Kings Head, 17 Market Hill, Woodbridge IP12 4LP http://www.kingsheadwoodbridge.co.uk For more info e-mail ben.wat...@gmail.com
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BELVEDERE JAZZ & MUSIC CLUB, every Wednesday evening is at The Chichester Hotel, Old London Road, Rawreth, Nr. Wickford SS11
8UE (Off A129, 800 yards Wickford side of The Carpenters Arms
roundabout). Meals available from 6:30pm whilst you sit at a candlelit
table, either before or whilst enjoying the top quality jazz which
commences at 8:00pm until 10.30pm. Top International, Regional Bands and
Artists, including Big Bands, Swing and Mainstream, all tuneful easy
listening foot tapping music with something for everyone! Friendly
welcoming atmosphere ~ Admission is from £12.50 on the door ~ Large free
car park ~ Drinks at pub prices ~ Newcomers most welcome. www.belvederejazz.co.uk ; Telephone: 07850 607075 or Email:mailto::belved...@gmail.co
7th February – The Rob Barron Quintet
Rob Barron – piano Colin Oxley – guitar Nat Steele – vibes Jeremy Brown – double bass Josh Morrison – drums
Rob Barron regularly appears with the BBC Big Band and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra. He is one of London’s finest and most dynamic jazz pianists whose quintet will be performing music full of soul and passion for the American tradition of swing, harmony and feel. Tonight they will be playing new arrangements of standards as well as the occasional tunes by Hank Jones, George Shearing etc. Guitarist Colin Oxley has appeared at the Club recently with Atila and Driving Miss Daisy ensemble. Vibraphonist Nat Steele appears with Pete Neighbour. Double bassist Jeremy Brown has appeared at the Club with Matthew Ford & The Skelton - Skinner Septet. Drummer Josh Morrison also appeared with Atila last year at the Club.
14th February – The Humphrey Lyttelton Band – Celebrating Humph and his music!
Tony Fisher – trumpet Robert Fowler – tenor/baritone saxes + clarinet Ray Wordsworth – trombone Ted Beament – piano Jimmy Hastings – alto sax + clarinet Adrian Macintosh – drums John Rees-Jones – double bass
In 2008, Humphrey Lyttelton celebrated sixty years as a bandleader, his hallmark being versatility, reflected in a repertoire which extends from early traditional to modern by way of Ellington and Basie. Tonight from his Legacy Band you’ll hear Humph’s big hit ‘Bad Penny Blues’ plus some Buck Clayton arrangements. It’s little surprise that the prevailing reaction from audiences is ‘We never thought a jazz concert could have such variety!’ The most important ingredients are, of course, the musicians, all stars in their own right! Admission £15 – reservations recommended
21st February – Sinatra at the Movies! – Simply Swing with Steve Pert
Steve Pert – vocals Sandra Lambert – piano and musical director Simon Bates – tenor sax/ flute/ clarinet Jeff Lardner – drums Mick Hutton – double bass
Sandra
Lambert’s Simply Swing Band featuring vocalist Steve Pert bring you
‘Sinatra At The Movies’, celebrating the songs from the movies in which
Sinatra starred - Pal Joey, High Society, Guys & Dolls, The Joker is
Wild, On The Town and many more. Expect a vibrant evening with
laughter and anecdotes and hear classic Sinatra movie songs.
Steve
is one of the country's finest and most versatile singers. He began his
career in the acclaimed close harmony vocal group 'Wall Street Crash'
with whom he appeared in over two hundred TV performances worldwide,
including three Royal Variety Shows. He has worked with some of the
world's foremost musicians and singers including Harry Belafonte,
Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner, Was Not Was and Toots Thieleman.
Pianist Sandra Lambert has performed and recorded with Bette Midler,
Humphrey Lyttleton, Cilla Black, Paul O’Grady, Helen Shapiro and The
London Symphony Orchestra. A sought after accompanist and arranger,
Sandra is Musical Director of Simply Swing.
Bassist Mick Hutton is a
staple of the British jazz scene and has worked with Harry Beckett,
Julian Argüelles, Iain Ballamy, Django Bates Ken Stubbs, Alan Barnes,
Peter Erskine, Tina May, Jim Mullen, John Scofield, Alan Skidmore, Tommy
Smith, John Taylor, Stan Tracey and Kenny Wheeler.
Drummer Jeff
Lardner has recorded and toured with the world’s foremost musicians and
singers including Van Morrison, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Cole, Bobby
Womack, Gregory Porter, Joss Stone, Mick Hucknall, Georgie Fame, BBC Big
Band and Mark Knopfler.
Saxophonist Simon Bates is known and
respected for his stylistic versatility. Simon has worked with musicians
including Elvis Costello, Jamie Cullum, Dizze Rascal, Shane McGowan,
Lulu, Rick Wakeman, D:Ream, Chaka Khan, Emma Bunton, Seal and Carleen
Anderson. He was Musical Director for Rick Astley, Bette Midler.
28th February – The Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra + Male Vocalist – directed by Dr. John Ruddick MBE
The Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra with a male vocalist, comes to the Club highly recommended by Chris Dean, leader of the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Dr. John Ruddick MBE is the Musical Director of the MYJO and has led the band to a record eleven wins in the BBC National Big Band Competition with the band being unbeaten in the Competition for twenty years. In 2004 MYJO opened the IAJE Conference in Toronto, and was introduced as one of the finest young jazz orchestras in the world. MD John Ruddick performs as a freelance trumpet player across the UK and Europe which included being a member of the late Don Lusher’s Big Band. He has also performed many times with the BBC Big Band, and the Fat Chops Big Band, BBC Radio and TV ITV, BBC Big Band, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Shirley Bassey Orchestra, Peggy Lee, Frankie Laine and Bruce Forsyth to name just a few! Admission £15 – reservations recommended
‘Surely, one of the finest big bands in the land’. - THE MUSICIAN
‘Arguably, the finest of its kind in the UK...does not get any better than that’. -THE STAGE
‘One of the finest youth bands I’ve ever performed with…..in the world’. - BOBBY SHEW
‘Shattering talent….played with a power and precision that would not
have shamed Stan Kenton himself. Catch them if you can’. - GODFREY
SMITH, Sunday Times
‘Honestly, I haven’t heard a better big band since the days of Herman, Ellington and Basie’. - DIGBY FAIRWEATHER
JAZZ@ST ANT’S A great weekly jazz night – now in its 14th year! St Anthony’s Club, The Red House, 13 Upton Ave, (corner of Upton Lane), Forest Gate E7 9PN. Every Weds
8.30 pm. Admission £3. Please support the raffle from which all
proceeds go to the band. For latest listings visit
www.essexjazz.co.uk/ants. Please download current listing at www.jazzjam.co.uk/downloads/stants.pdf, or www.essexjazz.co.uk/ants
7 Feb: Java Jam - Roger Lewin (piano) + Phil Brown (tenor) + Sarah Jane Hassell (vocals)
14 Feb: John Withers (vibes) + Gabriel Keen (piano) + Ted Pope (drums)
21 Feb: John McGinley (guitar) + Frank Sebastian (tenor) + Paul McGinley (piano)
28 Feb: Paul Higgs (trumpet/flugelhorn) + Jenny Carr (piano)
with John Withers (drums) – not 14 Feb - & John Pamenter (double bass)
THE THEYDON AND ABRIDGE JAZZ CLUB @ ABRIDGE VILLAGE HALL, 39 Ongar Road, Abridge, Essex RM4 1UD from 8pm to 10.30. Traditional/Dixieland/New
Orleans Jazz featuring excellent live bands for listening and dancing.
Drinks & snacks / tea & coffee / dance floor / plentiful seating
/ free car park. All are welcome. The Club nights will be the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
each month Admission - Guests £12, Members £10. Children admitted under
supervision, free for 12 and unders. Bar/ Free Car Park /Good
Seating/disabled welcome/ membership available. Visit www.theydonjazzclub.org.uk or contact Dave & Sheila Dyer – tel: 01945 588325; email: daved...@gmail.com
Weds 14th Feb - Kid Tidimans Allstars with Guest Artist - The Great Keith Nicholls . admission members £10 visitors £12
Weds 28th Feb - Lizy & The Top Hat Jazzband
Weds 14th Mar - Mike Barry's Uptown Gang
Weds 28th Mar - Pete Rudeforth's all star Jazz Band Peter Rudeforth - Tpt/Vos/Ldr Julian Marc Stringle - Clt/Saxes/Voc Andy Flaxman - Tbe Tim Huskisson - Piano
Sandy Burnett - Bass John Elmer - Drums
JAZZ at O Bs’ Welcomes all Jazz Fans to Old Brentwoods’ Club, Ashwells Road, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 9SE Dave Grant continues to support Live Music on the last Tuesday each month bringing a kaleidoscope of jazz styles by talented professional guest musicians plus the resident trio of Hilary Cameron - keys, Ted Simkins - bass and Dave Grant
- drums, in pleasant surroundings, relaxed and friendly atmosphere and
a licensed bar with snacks on request. Doors 7pm, music from 8 till
10.45pm Entrance on door £10.00. For info. contact Dave Grant 01708
or Richard 07935 441616 or gr...@aol.com. Website: www.jazzatobs.co.uk
Tuesday, 27th February, 2018 DUELLING GUITAR DUO featuring ANDY WATSON & SIMON HURLEY, guitars, with resident trio of Hilary Cameron, keys, Ted Simkins, bass and Dave Grant, kit.
Andy Watson and Simon Hurley are
welcomed back, by popular demand, to this tutor and student guitar duo
forming the combination of the world wide experience of Andy Watson and
the ingenuity of the rapidly rising star Simon Hurley. Whatever their
programme comprises this evening, it will certainly be varied and
entertaining that is sure to include all genres encompassing the world
of guitar music.
Tuesday, 27th March, 2018 TRIUMPHANT TROMBONES featuring DEREK CLENSHAW & CLIFF MASON, trombones, with resident trio of Hilary Cameron, keys, Ted Simkins, bass and Dave Grant, kit.
Derek Clenshaw
is no stranger to the Club having guested on several occasions and has a
wealth of experience from playing alongside noted legends on the jazz
scene. His music career started in the world of brass bands that
progressed through to playing with bands both mainstream and traditional
with such jazz legends as Humphrey Littleton, Freddie Randall, Bruce
Adams and Mike Cotton.
Cliff Mason also began his
musical career in the world of brass bands before being introduced to
the Ken Turner Band in 1987 immediately taking to jazz like a duck to
water. He still continues to lead the trombone section of the Ken Turner
Band and is also a member of the Shades of Swing Big Band.
With
these two trombone exponents we look forward to an evening of favourite
trombone tunes and I would not be surprised if such tunes as Caravan,
Mood Indigo, Harlem Nocturne, Moonglow, Moonlight Serenade, and In a
Mellow Tone were not subjected to some special trombone treatment
ANNIE'S JAZZ @ THORPE BAY GOLF CLUB. Annie's Jazz is at Thorpe Hall Golf Club, Thorpe Hall Avenue. Thorpe Bay. Southend-on-Sea. SS1-3AT on Tuesdays. Food served from 7pm until 8pm and the music will start at 8.00pm. Please phone Annie for reservations 07504-232783 or e-mail boneswi...@gmail.com.
Tues 6th February - 'REEDS & RHYTHM LED BY GOFF DOBBER.
If you like your jazz swinging with a touch of trad & a little bit horny then this is the one for you. With Tim Huskisson on piano, Karl Wirrman on sax/clarinet, Goff Dobber on sax/clarinet, Roger Curphey on bass & Johnny Baker on drums.
Tues 13th Feb - BARB JUNGR & JOHN McDANIEL perform The Beatles 'COME TOGETHER'.
INTERNATIONALLY
acclaimed and award winning jazz singer Barb Jungr is coming to
Southend to sing The Beatles, as part of an exciting collaboration with
Emmy and Grammy award winning pianist, orchestrator and musical
director, John McDaniel.
Barb and John will perform a programme of
"innovatively re-arranged" Beatles songs, which allows Jungr to "use her
magical ability to revitalise these well loved and familiar numbers by
theatrically dramatising the lyrics".
Based on their 2016 album of the same name, Come Together was shortlisted as one of the Best Duo Shows of 2015 bybroadwayworld.com,
and Barb and John were shortlisted as the best Vocal Duo or Group by
the MAC Awards in 2016. The show was described by The New York Times as
“thrilling”, a word which can be applied to Barb’s harmonica playing
alone. Possibly. A joyous and unmissable coming together.
Tues 20th February - THE RED STRIPE BAND.
An incredible Septet led by Neil Drinkwater. An engaging, ever moving
comical show that encompasses boogie woogie, swing, rock n' roll &
blues. The Red Stripe Band are enjoying their 23rd year in
the business. Their colourful career has seen their latest CD “Soho
Surprise” reach number 10 in the London Jazz Charts and their songs used
on Radio and TV alike, including endorsement by Papa Johns the US Pizza
Giant. They have played at virtually every jazz and blues festival in
the UK and picked up best newcomer at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2010.
Expect to be entertained with both original songs and other boogie
woogie, swing and rock n roll classics in an engaging, ever moving and
comical show.
The band plays all over the world at festivals, clubs
and parties. They are asked back year after year to several jazz and
blues festivals including Edinburgh, Derry, Umbria, Marlborough,
Birmingham to name but a few. They have performed for the Royal Families
of no less than five countries and have shared stages with Sting,
Madonna, Van Morrison, Eddi Reader and Chris Barber.
Tues 27th February - AN EVENING WITH KARL CHARITY
Karl Charity on Vocals & /Trumpet, Roger Lewin on Piano, Jahid Darwish on Bass, Alofonso Vitale on Drums.
As a singer, Karl has an extensive repertoire, stretching from the
classic Chet Baker songs to the much loved standards of the great
'American Songbook' and iconic jazz stars, past and present. He has
many years experience playing trumpet in the West End, most recently on
stage in 'Soul Sister' at The Savoy theatre. He has toured extensively
with many bands including the Joe Loss Band, The Duke Ellington show
'Sophisticated Ladies' & with UB40 in Europe & South America.
“SPIKE’S PLACE” AT BRENTWOOD – 8.00pm. The Bardswell, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4TJ. Tel: 01245 420475 Top-Class Mainstream Jazz. email: susa...@btinternet.com www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub Admission £15.00 members £12.00 unless otherwise stated. Join the Facebook groups
Tuesday 6th February – 8.00pm
Matt Wates with Leon Greening Dave Chamberlain & Matt Fishwick
Tuesday 13th February – 8.00pm
James Scannell with Graham Harvey Simon Woolf & David Ingamells
Tuesday 20th February – 8.00pm
Geoff Mason & Kelvin Christiane with John Horler Tim Wells and Trevor Tomkins
Admission £16.00 members £13.00
SPIKES PLACE at THE JAZZ CENTRE UK
Beecroft Arts Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea Essex SS2
6EX Tel no: 01702 215169 (Thurs & Sat only) Or: 01245 420475
Email:susa...@btinternet.com
Saturday 24th February 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Alan Barnes Quartet
Admission £10.00 students £5.00
“SPIKES PLACE AT SAFFRON WALDEN” - Third Thursday of every month – 8.30pm. Saffron Hotel, High St, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1AZ. Top-Class Mainstream Jazz. E mail: susa...@btinternet.com www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub. For advance bookings contact: Susan 01245 420475. join the Facebook groups
December to February - CLOSED reopens 15th February
Thurday 15th February – 8.30pm
James Scannell with Graham Harvey Simon Woolf & David Ingamells
Admission £12.00
CHELMSFORD JAZZ CLUB presents 10 or 11 concerts a year at the Cramphorn Theatre,
Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1JG (next to the Civic Theatre), mainly
on Sunday lunchtime. The jazz is generally mainstream and modern and
the club is justly proud of the quality. For an annual subscription of
£10.00 (£15.00 joint) members are entitled to a £4.00 reduction on
normal ticket prices, and notice of concerts. There's a friendly
atmosphere, come along. Enq: Larry Newall-Smith 01245 256510. join the
Facebook groups
Doors: 11.45am Gig starts: 12.15pm Advance booking: 01245 606505 £12 / £16
Sunday 11th February. John Etheridge (guitar), Art Themen (sax) Arnie Somegy (bass) and Winston Clifford (drums)
Sunday 18th March. ‘Searching for Hope’ with Herwig Gradischng (sax), Steve Fishwick (trumpet), Claus Raible (piano) Giorgos Antonia (bass) and Matt Home (drums)
Sunday 15th April. The Humphrey Lyttelton Band (7 piece band, line up TBC)
MUSIC AT MARIGOLDS, Cricket Club, Chippingfield, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0DJ. Doors and Licensed Bar 7.30pm, Fridays. 01279 414174 / 421763 musicatm...@ntlworld.com www.myspace.com/musicatmarigolds. Car Parking On Site and there are two Public Car Parks. We are now in the new Clubhouse which has been built between the Cricket Club’s two grounds. Carry on a bit further round Chippingfield and its on your left still. £10
HORNCHURCH JAZZ CLUB,
25 North St (rear), Hornchurch, Essex RM11 1RS. The Hornchurch
Conservative Club is a comfortable air-conditioned venue with a dance
floor, drinks at club prices, wheel-chair access and car parking, Call
Laurie on 07913 558616 for more details. Sundays 8:00 – 10:30pm
4th February - Christine and the Stackyard Stompers. The first time at the club for this famous traditional jazz band. Playing 1920s classic jazz, led by Christine Woodcock on trombone and vocals, the Stackyard Stompers pay tribute to the jazz greats like King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton and Clarence Williams.
11th February from 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead. Kit’s alto sax and vocals leads this popular band featuring the tenor sax of Tracey Mendham. They play the swinging tempos of Louis Jordan as well as Rhythm & Blues and classic Rock ’n’ Roll.
4th March - The Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra. The EYJO is made up of young musicians directed by renowned jazz saxophonist, Martin Hathaway, who is Head of Jazz at Guildhall School of Music. EYJO play a wide range of jazz from traditional to modern jazz. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear and dance to this wonderful group.
11th March - Mike Barry’s New Uptown Gang. Mike on trumpet leads his new gang which includes Mike Holt blowing trombone, Goff Dubber blowing reeds and Roger Curphey on double bass. The Gang play old and not so old tunes including classic and traditional jazz numbers.
18th March - Rance’s Rocking Chair Band. Led by Dave Rance’s trumpet with Brian Webb trombone and Derek Scofield reeds, this Dixieland seven-piece jazz band entertain with plenty of vocals, a dash of humour for good measure and always provide an evening of foot-tapping jazz.
25th March - The Jack Clifford Swingtette. A wonderful end to the month with an evening of traditional and jazz standards from the Swingtette. Jack blowing clarinet and alto sax leads his ensemble with regulars including Tim Huskisson on piano, Alan Clarke drums and Roger Curphy bass.
GC's JAZZ CLUB at The Woolpack, 23 Mildmay Road, Chelmsford CM2 0DN 01245 – 259295. First Sunday in Every Month 8:00pm - 10:30pm. Free Admission. Food Available. Est 2012 Celebrating Five years! www.graemeculham.com
Sunday 4th February 2018 PAUL HIGGS Trumpet
Paul needs no introduction being a popular guest. Tonight features a
mix of the of his popular themed shows such as 'Cult TV Themes' 'Shades
of Miles', 'A Brief History of Jazz'. Gabriel Keen Keyboards, Alex Keen
String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 4th March 2018 ADAM GLASSER Harmonica
Looking forward to this one. Adam played with my quintet during the
1990's on many occasions on piano and doubling on chromatic Harmonica.
Tonight will feature a mixture of Standards and more.
Sam Edwards Keyboards, Jose Canha String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 1st April 2018 (Woolpack Beer Festival) ANDI HOPGOOD Vocals
Andi returns singing the 'American Song Book'. A popular vocalist on
the east anglia jazz scene and has also been known to play saxophone.
Gabriel Keen Keyboards, Alex Keen String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 6th May 2018 NEALE RIDDING Flute/Saxophone
Neale is no stranger to the club, often guesting on keyboards. He is
possibly the finest jazz flautist in the UK. He was also a regular
member of Graeme's quintet on Saxophone & Flute for many years.
Gabriel Keen Keyboards, Alex Keen String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 3rd June 2018 MICK FOSTER Baritone Saxophone
I am pleased to have him return to the club playing compositions by
Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper to name a couple. It will be a great evening
if his last one was to go by.
Tim Huskisson Keyboards, Roger Curphey String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums. www.graemeculham.com
KENNY BALLS LIVE LOUNGE - Every Thursday of every month. The opening night is the 1st February at SIR HENRY'S IN Averly Essex. The Kenny Ball junior quartet featuring vocals Kenny Ball junior. Piano - Michael Horner Sax - Andrew linen Bass - Alan Morgan Drums - Peter Jackson. Classics from the song book plus guests 7.30pm till late
THE JAZZ MIX @ THE MARITIME ROOM Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea Facebook – The Jazz Mix @ The Maritime Room and check out our page on the Cliffs Pavilion website: www.southendtheatres.org.uk … go to Special Events tab to find The Jazz Mix page. On Wednesday nights.
The CRICKETERS JAZZ CLUB at 228 London Road, Westcliff, Essex SS0 7JG. Music starts at 8.30pm – but if you want to eat in the adjoining restaurant before the music starts, remember to book a table as the restaurant gets very busy on jazz nights. Tel 01702 345053. There is no entrance fee and parking is free at the nearby car park after 6.30pm. A great atmosphere with our regular troupe of lindy hoppers, which are fun to watch – or join them if you can keep up with them!
Our next jazz night will be Wednesday February 14th and of course it will be Valentine's night! With that in mind we have invited the wonderful tenor saxophonist Karen Sharpe to make a return performance to the jazz club. She visited us last year and everyone was blown away by her stunning playing. She will be backed by Roger Curphey (bass), Alan Clarke (drums) and the very talented Chris Kibble on piano. Digby Fairweather, (with his trumpet) will join Karen on the front line and they really enjoy playing together! Expect a wonderful evening of jazz – the music starts at 8.30 until 11pm. There is no entrance fee and there is free parking after 6.30pm at the nearby car park. Come and experience the great atmosphere of jazz at The Cricketers every second Wednesday of the month, we also have some super dancers – just watch them – or even better join them!
JAZZ AT THE IVY ROOM - Farnham Conservative Club, Ivy House, Ivy Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PQ. Last Wednesday of the month.
The Farnham Conservative Club is a hidden gem of a venue in the centre
of town with drinks at club prices, wheel-chair access and free
parking. Curry available from 7 pm. Show 7.45pm - 10.15 pm. All welcome.
Admission £12 (+ £0.50 booking fee online) Tickets: https://ivyroomjazz.yapsody.com Info: www.ivyroomjazz.co.uk in...@ivyroomjazz.co.uk
Wed 28th February 2018 - JACQUI HICKS - Sings & Swings The American Songbook
Sandra Lambert (Piano), Mick Hutton (Double Bass), Jeff Lardner (Drums) + guest
Expect a night of hard swinging standards, raunchy blues and romantic ballads from one of the UK’s top jazz vocalists.
Wed 28th March 2018 - PETE NEIGHBOUR - CLARINET
Sandra Lambert (Piano), Mick Hutton (Double Bass), Jeff Lardner (Drums) + special guest
Now residing in the USA and a favourite player of Sir Michael Caine and
Mick Jagger, Pete will deliver swing-era jazz programme with superb
musicianship and lively anecdotes.
Wed 25th April 2018 - ALAN BARNES & BRUCE ADAMS
Sandra Lambert (Piano), Mick Hutton (Double Bass), Jeff Lardner (Drums)
Certain to be an exciting, fiery and humorous session with dazzling
technique, creative excellence and accessible and enjoyable music form
these two British jazz legends.
JAZZ at WICKHAM BISHOPS VILLAGE HALL 6.30 for 7.30pm at , just off A12 South of Witham, Essex CM8 3NN. Admission £12.50, ring Gordon on 01621 891717. Bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles.
February 10th - The Jackie Free All Stars
March 24th - The Alan Gresty Jazz Band with Pete Neighbour on clarinet
April 28th - The John Petters All Stars
June 9th - Richard Leach’s Seven Stars of Jazz
September 8th - Hugh Rainey and his Jazz Friends
October 13th - The Pete Allen/Roger Marks Elite Jazz Band
November 10th - Simon Nelson and DixieMix
December 22nd - Keith Nicholls and the All Stars
JAZZ AT THE EMPIRE BAR - Empire Bar, 291 Mare Street, Hackney E81EJ A Jazz night in Hackney on the second Wednesday of the month.
NEW JAZZ CLUB - GC's FENLAND JAZZ CLUB - Further to the success of GC's Jazz Club in Chelmsford, Graeme started a second club 'GC's Fenland Jazz Club' The new jazz club will feature a regular house trio: Simon Brown keyboards, Jose Canha string bass, Graeme Culham on drums with monthly front line guests. The Woodmans Cottage, 90 High Road, Gorefield, PE13 4NB Tel 01945 871094. Also on Facebook. 7.30pm -10pm. Admission Free. Light food will be available.
JAZZ AT THE KINGS LANGLEY CLUB – The very best bands of local musicians every Tuesday at 8.30pm, 3-5 Hempstead Road, Kings Langley, Herts. Tel: 01923 262982. No entry charge, Visitors welcome . www.kingslangleyjazz.co.uk Keep an eye on the website for any late amendments.
February 6th Club Dixielanders. Our popular Traditional Jazz Band playing all the old favourites from the Crescent City.
February 13th Conchord Big Band A popular band in the Basie tradition led by Cliff Brown.
February 20th The Jim Phillips Band. Fronted by Jim on baritone sax, with many recently acquired combo charts from his extensive music library. All aided by Bryony on vocals.
February 27th Terry Trenwith's Octave. A fun night of wide ranging jazz standards and a few jokes! Terry can always be relied on to host an entertaining night!
LIVE JAZZ AT NORTH WEALD VILLAGE HALL – Usually the 3rd Saturday afternoon in the month. £8 on the door, start time of 12:30pm. The Hall is in the High Road, behind the vet's surgery CM16 6DB. Licensed bar at village hall prices. Tea, coffee and snacks at reasonable prices, with parking - but get there early. Please phone Margaret or George on 01992 523535 to book northwealdvillagehall.org
The Jack Free Allstars. The legendary trombonist appears with regulars Pete Rudeforth, John Crocker, Tim Huskisson, Murray Salmon, Martin Guy, Colin Bray, Carol Braithwaite. Paul Higgs, Colin Good, Gary Wood, Julian Stringle, Trevor Whiting, JJ Vinten among recent guests. The Jack Free Allstars will continue the Gig at North Weald into the New Year. Admission will be £10. 12.30 - 3.00 pm The dates booked so far are
Feb 17
Mar 17
Apr 21
May 19
COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE JAZZ CLUB. Church Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 1NF. Concerts usually every 1st SUNDAY
of the month, plus the odd extra event. Tickets £12 to £18. JAZZ
EXPRESS: Book for any three concerts and get tickets for just £10 each.
Students 2-for-1 admission!! Doors: 7pm. 1st Set: 7.30pm.
Arts Centre
box office: 01206 500900. Online: www.colchesterartscentre.com www.colchesterartscentrejazzclub.com
“SPIKE’S PLACE” AT BECKENHAM – 8:30pm. Club Langley, 2 Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR (Off South Eden Park Road). Admission £14.00 members £11.00 unless otherwise stated. 020 8650 2406 / 01245 420475 E mail: susa...@btinternet.com www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub Advance bookings: Susan 01245 420475 join the Facebook groups
Thursday 8th February – 8.30pm
SYD LAWRENCE ORCHESTRA with SARA DOWLING
Tickets £19.00 members £16.00
Thursday 22nd February – 8.30pm
Jo Fooks Quartet
JAZZNIGHTS @ THE BELL, CLARE The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 8NN. from 7.30 – 10.00pm £10 Admission. www.jazz-nights.com. Reserve seating on 01787 237653 or email reply – pay on the door. With Simon Brown (keys), Bernie Hodgkins (bs) & Roger Odell (drs) + LARRAINE ODELL (voc). Downstairs in the Tudor Room.
Sunday 4th Feb – LUCA LUCIANO
LUCA LUCIANO - “Masterful Clarinet! Luca is a noted Italian clarinettist and composer who now makes his home in London, having developed an enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso around the UK and overseas via recordings and concert hall appearances” - The Musician. Described by BBC Radio as “one of Europe’s leading exponent of jazz clarinet”.
Sunday 18th Feb – ANDY PANAYI
Sunday 4th Mar – MARTIN DOBSON
Sunday 18th Mar – PETE NEIGHBOUR
Sunday 1st Apr – CHRIS RAND
Sunday 15th Apr – ATILA
Sunday 29th Apr – HARRY GREENE
FOLKESTONE JAZZ CLUB AT THE TOWER Tower Theatre, North Road, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3HL. Every Thursday Music Starts 8 00pm To book please call 01303 277175 or twink...@btinternet.com Derick Woodland Beryl Wood. Gigs start 8pm - Adm £12
Feb 8th JACQUI HICKS - UK's Favorite Lady Big Band Blues Singer with The Brian Dee Trio Plus Special Guest Star ~ tenor sax man ART THEMEN
Wow what a scoop to get ART THEMEN to
join this fantastic line up ~ This man ~ the former top orthopaedic
surgeon has always been in the top echelon of British Saxophonists
~Having seen him a few times recently, the word on the street is~ & i
have to agree, his playing is now up into another gear.
BRIAN DEE piano. DAVE GREEN double bass. CLARK TRACEY drums The wonderful JACQUI HICKS noted
for her singing with the award winning Back to Basie Orchestra &
Shakatak ~~ Jacqui is The musicians vocalist & the list of credits
to her runs into pages. Accompanying Jacqui we have a World Class
rhythm section -
BRIAN DEE piano The legend of the
jazz piano who has accompanied everyone from Peggy Lee to Bing Crosby
to Elaine Delmar & all of the great jazz soloists from the USA
& the UK ... 12 years with The Ted Heath Band...
DAVE GREEN double bass World Class & that says it all
CLARK TRACEY drums -- recognised as the finest jazz drummer outside of the USA.
Tuesday Feb 13th THE ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET Direct from Ronnie Scotts in London
ARTIE ZAITZ guitar. ROSS STANLEY hammond organ. STEVE BROWN drums. DAVE PATTMAN congas.
Making its debut at The FJC. Having seen them on many occasions i can
vouch for them being one of the most exciting & unique outfits on
The UK jazz scene. They are almost contracted to Ronnie Scotts &
the brilliant young leader guitarist Artie Zaitz Is pure class & up there with the best. Plus the excitement of Ross Stanley with the full force of the mighty Hammond & total percussion with the combination of Brit Jazz award winning drummer Steve Brown & the exciting rhythm of the congas of Dave Pattman
one of latin musics foremost percussionists. Dave has played with all
the leading latin bands on the planet ~ including the world famous Beuna
Vista Social Club
Feb 22nd JAZZ ' N JOLSON You
Loved this show in 2016 & in 2017, so you must in 2018. From the
London Stage ~ Berny Stringle presents The Music of Al Jolson in Jazz
JULIAN MARC STRINGLE Tnr Sax & Clrnt. Europe's finest ( Sir JD ) -
CHRIS GOWER Trombone ~ From Bone Supremacy
ENRICO TOMASSO Trumpet - The Brit Jazz Award Winner
NICK DAWSON Piano ~A night off For The MD of West End Show Mama Mia
ANDREW CLEYNDERT Double Bass .. So good to have AC back at The FJC
ROD BROWN Drums It wouldn't Jazz 'N Jolson without Rod Brown
ORPINGTON JAZZ CLUB 7 Station Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 0RZ. Hosted at the Orpington Liberal Club, with its CAMRA award winning bar, free parking across the road in Tescos multi story car park and only a 10min walk from Orpington train station and 2min walk from the high street, Orpington Jazz Club presents some of the finest jazz musicians in the country on the last Friday of each month. The bar has a friendly pub atmosphere and a well stocked selection of fine ales. The music takes place in the adjoining small hall, with cabaret style seating. Concerts 8:00-10:30pm with a half hour interval. Bar open 6:00-11:00pm and seats available in the hall from 7:30pm. No advance tickets, reservations or pre-bookings. Tickets on the door only. Entry £10.00, no concessions.
BIG BAND JAZZ NIGHT – BROMLEY - FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH - 8.30pm start - £6 admission. With the Mick Collins Legacy Jazz Orchestra at Sundridge Park Working Men’s Club, 134 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 5AF. The Orchestra, a 16-piece, is one of London’s finest and longest established, and features top-class musicians from the South East, alongside the best up-and-coming players from Trinity Laban Conservatoire. This is a regular monthly gig. The orchestra performs at the same venue at the same time on the 1st Monday of each month.
JAZZ CAFE POSK- 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF. (nearest tube Ravenscourt Park Station)
Friday 2 February – Way Out West present Mike Outram & Josephine Davies & Kate Williams Quintet £10 Students £5
An exciting triple-led quintet featuring a range of new material by Mike, Josephine and Kate.
Saturday 4 February – Andy Nowak Trio. £9 Students £5 Matt Fisher on Drums & Al Swainger on Bass.
Andy’s
piano playing is naturally appealing and engaging. His compositions
lead you through welcoming landscapes of pleasing melodies with a hint
of savvy dressing and finesse. We welcome ANT back for a rare London
appearance with a programme of striking re-workings of jazz standards as
well as a sprinkling of originals.
Friday 9 February – Janet’s Jazz Night. This month’s special guests are Maciek Pysz on Guitar and Maxyne Ryan on Vocals. £7
‘Janet’s Jazz Fridays’ are hosted by Janet McCunn with a house trio led
by Terence Collie and feature a first set with a special guest
instrumentalist followed by a guest vocalist joining Janet for the
second set. The third and final set is a jam session so all can come and
sing and play. Just put your name on the list!
Saturday 10 February – Valentine’s Special - Bobby Davro with Denmark Street Big Band. A Night Of Sinatra’s Love Songs £14
Join us for a fun filled evening in the company of television’s
legendary Bobby Davro as he sings a selection of Sinatra’s love songs
backed by the fantastic Denmark Street Big Band!
Saturday 17 February – Daniel Casimer £8 Students £5
Named
Young Jazz Musician of the year 2016 – 2017 by The Musician’s Company,
award winning bassist and composer Daniel Casimir has become a regular
fixture within the UK jazz scene providing his heavy weight upright
sound for the likes of Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Lonnie Liston
Smith, Ashley Henry, Camilla George and Nubya Garcia.
Daniel plays
with passion and power that shines through not only in his compositions
but also in the energy he brings to his live performances
JAZZ AT THE HUNTER CLUB, 6, St Andrews Street South, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3PH. 1st class jazz in Bury St Edmunds headhunter...@gmail.com www.headhunterslive.org 07799 650009 Doors 7.30, Music 8pm
Sat 17 Feb: SARA DOWLING sings COLE PORTER
One of the outstanding vocal talents of her generation applies her
exotic musicality to the exquisite, witty work of the great American
songwriter. With Chris Ingham (piano), Owen Morgan (bass) and George
Double (drums
CHICKENSHED THEATRE JAZZ BAR - 290 Chase Side, Southgate, London N14 4PE.
Booking telephone number: 020 8292 9222. Booking email: book...@chickenshed.org.uk.
JAZZ AT THE RHODES ARTS COMPLEX. Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, CM23 3JG 01279 710 200 www.rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk
FORTNIGHTLY FREE Live Midweek Music in our Theatre Lounge on Wednesdays
7:30 pm Relax on a Wednesday evening at Rhodes while listening to the
very best from the vibrant local music scene. Our Midweek Live Music
events are now established as a ‘must see’ night for music fans of all
ages so unwind, kick back and relax.
Our resident Jazz Quintet Que Pasa are now established on the second Wednesday
of every month. Featuring internationally renowned players Pete Lemer -
keys, Paul Robinson - drums, Steve Cook - Bass, with Adam Amor on Sax
and brilliant trumpet player Paul Higgs. Between them they have worked
with acts such as Nina Simone, Grace Jones, Frankie Goes to Hollywood,
Ginger Baker, Mike Oldfield, The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Royal Shakespeare Company. The best of the genre from the best in the
business.
JAZZ IN THE JUNGLE BAR, Fore Street, Hertford SG14 1AX on the Second and Last Monday of each Month with the NEIL FRYER QUINTET featuring Natalie-Miles (trumpet), Neil Fryer (tenor sax), Richard Herdman (guitar), Paul Leader(bass), Luke De La Salle (drums), And Guests. Music at 8.30 p.m. Admission Free. For further information please contact Neil Fryer (m) 07504 733892
FLEECEJAZZ - World class Jazz every Friday at Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel CO6 4PZ www.fleecejazz.org.uk Doors 7.30pm, gig starts 8.00 pm, 2 sets, ends approx 11.00 pm Ample parking; fully accessible - info 01787 211865 See website for directions as satnav can get you lost! Tickets - Box Office: 01787 211865; WeGotTickets (booking fee); On the door (cash/cheque)
THE JAZZ CENTRE UK opened
in February 2016, brain child of Digby Fairweather. Our purpose is to
promote, preserve and celebrate the vibrant culture of jazz music in the
UK and beyond. We are in The Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6EX and open for all to see our exhibitions
between Tues and Sat. Opening hours 10am to 5pm. At present we are
fully staffed on Thursdays and Saturdays – so please call in to our Jazz
Cafe, have a coffee and say hello to our friendly volunteers who will
answer any questions that you may have! We are a registered Charity No.
116742 and The Heritage Lottery Fund has helped us to set up phase 1 of
our project, but we have much greater future plans. Take a look at our
website www.thejazzcentreuk.co.uk
for further details. Come and see our Living Heritage Museum containing
Humphrey Lyttleton’s desk, trumpet, letters and trophies (and many
other artifacts). We cover all genres of jazz and we celebrate the
music’s heritage, art and memorabilia. Jazz films are shown every
Saturday at 2pm in our 100 seater cinema and we also have live music in
the Centre on Saturday afternoon. We actively support and promote
contemporary performance and education - send me your email address and
we shall add you to our ‘friends’ who receive our newsletter. Email
address is:- gwendoline...@gmail.com
BERKHAMSTED JAZZ present live jazz in a relaxed club atmosphere, with reasonably priced licensed bar. £10 – members Dacorum Card holders, £13 – visitors and guests. Concerts normally at the Civic Centre, High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3HD. Parking on High Street and in the car park behind the shops opposite. Disabled access.
e17 JAZZ - The award winning e17 jazz collective presents concerts on the last Wednesday of each month featuring local musicians of national renown plus exciting guest stars in a relaxed jazz club setting. www.e17jazz.com/whatson/ at their NEW VENUE - Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, E17 6DS. www.gnomehouse.org.uk 07739660449 www.e17jazz.com/whatson/
THE SOUTHEND JAZZ CLUB – every Monday at the EKCO Social & Sports Club, Thornford Gardens, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. SS2 6PU. 01702 351641 www.ekcoclub.co.uk From 7:30pm. Music 8:00pm – everyone welcome. Info: Bryan Jones 07801 757912 or 01702 61825. Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southend-Jazz-Club/133240693427561 Twitter @southendjazz; email ja...@greenad.co.uk to join mailing list. Entrance £10
The Cambridge Riverside Jazzband plays at the Six Bells, Fulbourn, just a couple of miles SE of Cambridge, every first and third Wednesday of the month at 8:30pm. Admission is £6 and there is a small dance floor, and of course, real ale! CRJ is the oldest trad band in the area, started by Ted Vousden in 1956 and run continuously since. We now play mainstream as well as traditional stuff and are happy to do requests if they were written before about 1950 ( and we've heard of them!!!). Come and give us a whirl!
MILESTONES JAZZ CLUB is held on the first Sunday of every month at Hatfield Hotel, The Esplanade, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0QG www.milestonesjazzclub.co.uk
JAZZ AT THE CROWN. This new Jazz venue at ‘The Crown’, Church Street, Great Ellingham, nr. Attleborough, Norfolk opened on 11th September. The aim is to create a Sunday evening monthly Jazz scene featuring some of East Anglia’s major Jazz musicians using a regular rhythm section of Nigel Portass - Keyboard, Jeff Burbidge - Bass Gtr and Bob Dore - Drums. The music will commence at 6.00pm and finish around 8.30 pm and will be free admission.
JAZZ AT THE ROWFANT. Rowfant House, Wallage Lane, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 4NG. On 2nd Thursday of each month. £8.00 on the door. 01342 714869 www.rowfanthouse.co.uk
MILL HILL JAZZ CLUB – The Mill Hill Jazz Club has been providing live jazz of the highest standard to North West London for many years and is for everyone with a passion for live jazz, blues and soul. If you like jazz, the Mill Hill Jazz Club is the place to hang out. Every Wednesday from 8.30pm. The Golf Clubhouse, 100 Barnet Way, London NW7 3AL www.millhilljazzclub. Admission £8 members, £9 guests unless stated otherwise.
KiX Jazz Orchestra. 17 piece band plus Kate Daniels
on vocals. Repertoire includes a wide variety of Latin, Swing
Standards, Fusion and Originals. To see when and where they are on next
visit their new website at https://www.kixjazzorchestra.co.uk/schedule
The Andy Bowie Quartet plays modern jazz every Sunday 8 to 11 at the Tram Depot, Dover Street, Cambridge, as we have for the last 4 years. https://soundcloud.com/andy-bowie
BASSMENT, 16 Wells Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HZ have a monthly, live, Thursday night Jazz Funk session. House band: James Maltby - Guitar Dan Banks - Piano Andy Staples - Bass Josh Law - Drums Zak Barrett - Saxophone
A new venue in Essex - music Saturday nights and Sundays late afternoon at THE PRINCE ALBERT
(The Green, Blackmore, Ingatestone CM4 0RT Tel: 01277821705)
Delicious Meals available Mon- Sat: 12.00 – 15.00, 18.00 – 21.00 Sun:
12.00 – 16.00 princealbe...@outlook.com
THE CRYPT, St Giles Church, Camberwell Church St, London SE5 8RB. www.jazzlive.co.uk Doors 8.00 pm £8 / £5
PORTSMOUTH JAZZ features the best live modern jazz in comfortable surroundings. The Executive Suite, Inn Lodge, Burrfields Road, Portsmouth PO3 5HH. Ample parking. Licensed bar. Good inexpensive meals and bar snacks can be purchased in the adjoining lounge and pub. Performances start 8pm, doors open 7.15pm Tickets on door. www.portmouthjazz.com email: portsmo...@btinternet.com Call: Dave 023 9225 5806 or Claire 02392 298161
19 February - FLETCH'S BREW tickets:- £15 / £13 concessions
Bandleader/drummer Mark Fletcher (Leanne Carroll, Geoff Eales, Michel LeGrand), brings a taste of the “club upstairs” at Ronnie's to the Inn Lodge. A regular performer at the UK's top Jazz Club, Mark has assembled a group of ability and great talent for tonight's show. Freddie Gavita (trumpet) is agraduate of the Royal Academy of Music and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, he rose to prominence through the John Dankworth Orchestra, and has been a member of the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra for ten years. He has appeared as soloist with the BBC Big Band, twice at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Freddie has played with, among others, Peter Erskine, John Hendricks, Kenny Wheeler, Stan Sulzmann, Tim Garland, Jon Faddis, Gregory Porter, Curtis Stigers, Paloma Faith and Dionne Warwick. Ross Stanley (keyboard), is an in demand player on all keyboards, from acoustic piano to organ and synthesiser. He completed a BMUS in classical and jazz piano at Guildhall in 2004. Since leaving, Ross’s musical skills have kept him in high demand, playing with with the likes of Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Joel Frahm, Liane Carroll, Bobby Wellins and Clark Tracey. You may have seen Ross with the Jim Mullen Organ Trio. Laurence Cottle (bass) is an outstanding bassist. His solo recordings have been mostly in jazz and jazz fusion, he played with The Alan Parsons Project. In the 1990s, he produced three albums for guitarist Jim Mullen and was a member of Bill Bruford's Earthworks. In 2009, he produced albums for Claire Martin, Gareth Williams, and Mark Nightingale. He leads his own Laurence Cottle Big Band playing a variety of standards and his own material.
March – 19 – 2018 - PHIL PHILLIPS QUINTET tickets:- £16 / £14 concessions
A new name for the Portsmouth Jazz “roll of honour”, Phil Phillips is making a rare trip from London where his musical skills are in great demand! An original pianist/vocalist, (known as “Mr Entertainment”) he performs at private parties for the “good and the great”. And, in addition to the top hotels, can be found fronting his band of quality musicians on the Jazz Club circuit. A band that includes Saxophonist Jimmy Hastings. Arriving in London as a youth, he joined Ken Mackintosh as first tenor, subsequently leaving to join the BBC Radio Orchestra. Jazz gigs followed and a stint with the Cologne Radio Orchestra then a joint band with John Horler. A seasoned pit musician he's played for many West End shows but is probably best known as Humphrey Littleton's tenor sax of choice for many years … he still plays with the band! Celebrated guitar legend, Jim Mullen brings his considerable talent to the line up. A significant member of many top “groups” in the 70's, Jim's collaboration with the great Dick Morrisey found critical notice as joint leader of the British jazz funk band Morrissey–Mullen. As well as his own band, Jim has recorded with, among others, Mose Allison, Gene Harris, Georgie Fame and more. Mullen has won many British music awards including "Best Guitar" in the British Telecom Jazz Awards (1994, 1996 and 2000). Andy Cleyndhert a former member of the Ronnie Scott Sextet and Quartet, Andy has featured on many recordings with a vast array of celebrated players, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris etc. In addition to his playing skills, he now records fellow musicians. Bobby Worth, the first drummer with NYJO(!!), needs little introduction - suffice to say he is one of the country's top players.
FRANK GRIFFITH UPCOMING GIGLIST- www.frankgriffith.co.uk for more info
6 Feb,
8PM. The Great British Songbook. w/Pete Churchill, piano/vocals and
Laurence Evans, bass. The Pavilion Cafe, Bedford Park, MK40. 01234
351104. www.pavilioninthepark.co.uk. £25 for meal and music. Booking in advance required.
14 Feb,
8.30PM. w/Lauren Bush, vocals, Dorian Ford, piano and Laurence Evans,
bass. Mill Hill Jazz Club, 100 Barnet Way, NW7 3AL. 0208 207 0451. £8
www.millhilljazzclub.co.uk.
18 Feb, 12PM. w/Tad Newton Band. The Walnut Tree Inn. Station Road, Blisworth, NN7 3DS. 01604 485 549. £10.
20 February, 830PM. W/John Altman Big Band. East Side Jazz Club. Leytonstone Servicemans Club. 2 Harvey Road, E11 3DB. 0208 989 8129. www.eastsidejazzclub.blogspot.com £8.
24 February, 7.30PM. w/Dave Foster Trio. The Pembroke Arms. 29 Hitching St, Biggleswade, SG18 8BE. www.pembrokearmsbiggleswade.co.uk. Free
25 February, 12.30PM. W/Don Mather Septet. Jaguar Club Coventry. Fenton Road, Allesley, CV5 9PS.02476 404386. www.jaguarclub.co.uk. £10.
3 March,1PM. w/Saxtivity
(sax quartet). Fancy Bakery, 35 Roff Avenue,Bedford,MK41 7TH. 01234
930991.www.fancybakery.co.uk. Suggested donation of £5.
13 March, 8.30PM. Frank Griffith Quintet. East Side Jazz Club.Leytonstone Servicemans Club. 2 Harvey Road, E11 3DB. 0208 989 8129. www.eastsidejazzclub.blogspot.com £8.
15 March,7.30PM. Big
Band “recital” for Woburn Sands Big Band Society. “Bacharach does Big
Band” tracks. Ellen Petitt Memorial Hall. Woburn Sands, MK17 8RH.
16 March, 9.30PM. w/Stephanie Mair Quartet. Zedels. 20 Sherwood St, London W1F 7ED.0207 734 4888. www.brasseriezedel.com
17 March, 7.30PM. w/Tad Newton Jazz Friends.Central Hall, Duncombe St, Grimsby, DN32 7EG.
4 April, 12.30PM.
The Polo Sticks w/Alan Barnes, Martin Nickless, Martin Litton, Sandy
Sucholdski and Richard Pite. The Spice of Life,6 Moor Street, London,
W1D 5DA. www.spicejazz.co.uk. £10.
4 April, 8PM. w/Bob Haddrell at Here. 1 Park Road, Crouch End, N8 8TE. www.herecrouchend.co.uk £5
6 April, 9.30PM. w/Stephanie Mair Quartet. Zedels.20 Sherwood St, London W1F 7ED. 0207 734 4888. www.brasseriezedel.com
19 April, 8PM. w/Hugh Ockendon Trio. Eltham Warren Golf Club. Bexley Road, Eltham, SE9 2PE. £10.
20 April,7.30PM. w/Tad Newton. St Francis Church, Overslade Close, Northants, NN4 0RZ. £12.
24 April, 8PM. Directing the Addison Big Band. Addison Centre, Bedford Road, Kempston,MK42 8PN. £10.
17 May, 8PM. W/Tad Newton Band. Verwood Jazz Club, St Leonards Hotel, Ringwood.
18 May, 9.30PM.w/Stephanie Mair Quartet. Zedels.20 Sherwood St, London W1F 7ED. 0207 734 4888. www.brasseriezedel.com
21 June, 7.30PM. w/Tad Newton Band.Upton on Severn Jazz Festival.
24 June, 12PM. Club
Hotfoot w/FG, Charles Alexander/Andy Robinson, guitar and Tom Hill,
bass. Westwood Social Club, Westward Heath, Coventry, CV4 8GP. 0247 646
6619. www.jazzmatazz.org.uk. £10.
19 July, 8PM. w/Tad Newton at Bedford Golf Club. Carnoustie Drive, Great Denham, Beds, MK40 4FH.01234 320022. www.thebedfordgc £10
15 August, 8PM. w/Tad Newton. Wantage Jazz Club. Comrades Club, Newbury St, Wantage, Oxford,OX12 8DJ. £11.
30 August, 12PM. w/Tad Newton. Westwood Social Club, Westward Heath, Coventry, CV4 8GP. 0247 646 6619. £10.
20 September, 7.15PM. w/Alan Haughton Trio on John Bunyan Boat Cruise. Meet at Barns Hotel, Bedford. 03301 239511. www.johnbunyanboat.org. £19.
17 Oct, 12.30PM. w/Tad Newton at The Spice of Life. 6 Moor St, London W1D 5NA. £6.
6 November, 8PM. w/Tad Newton at the Olney Jazz Club. 38 High St,Olney, MK46 4B8. 01234 711388. www.olneyjazzclub.co.uk £10.
11 November,12PM. w/Tad Newton at The Walnut Tree Inn. Station Road, Blisworth.Northants, NN7 3DS. £10.
29 November, 8PM. w/Tad Newton at Bedford Golf Club-Carnoustie Drive, Great Denham, Beds, MK40 4FH.01234 320022. www.thebedfordgc £10
23 December, 12PM. w/Tad Newton-Christmas Special at The Walnut Tree Inn, Station Road, Blisworth,Northants, NN7 3DS. £10.
HEADS UP dates
- Fri 2nd Feb 2018 - The Miley, Rochford, Essex.
- Fri 9th Feb 2018 - Redbridge Green Fair Music Club, Ilford, Essex.
- Sun 6th May 2018 - The Blue Boar Beer Festival, Silver St., Maldon.
Heads South Gig Listing Info www.headssouth.com. Listen https://play.spotify.com/artist/5q7ONQYJYdcGTsrb2p9ctM View https://youtu.be/omhD3zFtEp8
CAXTON SWING Gigs. For more detailed info www.caxton-swing.co.uk
CAROL BRAITHWAITES’ JAZZ NIGHTS: (further information : carolbraithwaite.com ).
RON SPACK’S JAZZTET at THE OAKWOOD. 564 Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, SS9 5HX. Tel: 01702 512819. Every Monday. Free 8.30 till 11.00pm. Meals served during the evening. Ron Spack's Jazztet, Ron leading on bass
RON SPACK’S LUNCHTIME JAZZ at THE WESTCLIFF HOTEL. 18-20, Westcliff Parade, Westcliff on Sea, Essex. SSO 7QW. 01702 345247. Sunday 1pm. Ron on Bass, plus guest.
PETER JEZARD FORTHCOMING GIGS
The Wagon in Wix from 8:30 - 11pm (and on every 3rd Wednesday of the month) with The Blackwater Band from 8:30 to 11 pm and on the 3rd Wednesday of every month during 2017 There will be happy jazz provided The Blackwater Band
On Wednesday 17th January there is LIVE Dixieland jazz and Swing in the WAGON in Wix 8:30 - 11pm with Pete Jezard & ‘The Usual Suspects’ (Mel Cox, Brian Hart and Gerry Hoskin)
Also The usual FIRST SUNDAY gig at the ALBION Rowhedge has MOVED (just for February) to the Sunday February 11.
So happy afternoon JAZZ from 2 to 4:30pm in Ye Olde Albion Rowhedge on Sunday FEBRUARY 11
THE BOTTLENECK BLUES CLUB meet on the last Tuesday of the month in the Roffen Suite in Rochester – 41 New Road, Rochester ME1 1DX. Normally tickets £12. Doors 7.30pm, band on stage 8.30pm. www.bottleneckblues.com. Good food, reasonably priced available to eat at your table if required. Further information, upcoming shows, map etc, available at www.bottleneckblues.com.
THE DON STEELE JAZZBAND play at The Woodman, Goathurst Common, Ide Hill, Sevenoaks TN14 6BU every other Wednesday from 8pm. Good food, wine and draft beer to go with the trad jazz. Band Members - Don Steele Trumpet, Richard Brennan Reeds, Johnny McCallum Banjo/Guitar, Mick Scriven Bass, Bill Magee Drums, Jan Bryce Trombone and Eileen Ford Singer Playing on alternate Wednesdays from 17th February
JAZZ AT BARNEY’S CAFE/BAR 46-56 Portland Rd, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QN (01903 527075). http://www.barneysworthing.co.uk A few minutes drive from Worthing train station, in the centre of town.
Every Saturday 8.30pm - 11pm, join local tenor saxophonist Mike Pappenheim with guest artists for two sets of standards-led jazz with some easy-listening pop thrown in. Free Entry! 01903 527075.
The Indian and Thai fusion restaurant - The Royal Tiger in Chelmsford - Southend Rd, Rettendon Common CM3 8EE - put on live modern jazz on the last Sunday evening of the month. They have had renowned musicians likes of Alan Barnes, Derek Nash, Lily Dior, Marc Cecil and many more. Bookings 01245 403030
Live Saxophone led Jazz Trio featured every Sunday along with Sunday Roast from 4 - 6pm Free Entry. Bedford Tavern 160 Seven Sisters Road London N7 7 PT
For Live Music in Cambridge - Hot Numbers Coffee with Nick Hill plus guests every Thursday evening within the gallery space from 7pm - 10:30pm. Units 5/6 Dales Brewery, Gwydir Street, Cambridge CB1 2LJ. Some fantastic recent guests include Gillad Atzmon, Frank Harrison, John Turville, Josh Kemp. www.hotnumberscoffee.co.uk
JAZZ NIGHTS AT HAVERHILL ARTS CENTRE, High St, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8AR. To book 01440 714140 or go to www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk
The JUST JAZZ & BLUES BAND appear once a month at The Victoria, 28 North Hill, Highgate London N6 4QA. Admission free - starts 8.30 pm. Band are Barry Rosen, sax/ Peter Cundall, gtr/ Tom Cundall, gtr/ Harry Mackie, bass & Alan Webb, drums.
THE SPARROWS OF PARIS - Vintage French Chansons and Gypsy Jazz. Quartet headed by singer Carolyn Saint-Pé with accordion, guitar & double bass www.thesparrowsofparis.com
SPICE OF LIFE - 6 Moor Street, Soho, London W1D
5NA Nominated for Jazz Venue of the Year Award - Parliamentary Jazz
Awards 2010 & 2015. Pre-bookings: www.wegottickets.com
in...@spicejazz.co.uk ; tel/text: 07870 915682 www.spicejazz.co.uk
Pre-bookings: www.wegottickets.com http://www.facebook.com/spicejazz
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From Tony Jacobs - If you want to book something very special for Valentine's day, there is still some availability for our forthcoming Festival at Eastbourne's
Cavendish Hotel! Monday 12 Feb to Friday 16 Feb. Four days of
fantastic music featuring the Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra, the legendary
Elaine Delmar and her band, the Jim Barry Quintet, Catherine Sykes,
Louise Cookman, Sue Greenway, Jim Barry, Steve Rushton and a host of
some of the UK's greatest musicians. The event also features daytime
cabaret from Jim and Tony - and the first performance of 'Now You Has
Jazz!' - celebrating the genius of Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby with
the Ian Bateman Jazz Band, Tony and trumpet supremo Enrico Tomasso.
Booking only through Isle Of Wight Tours - 01983-405116 For Eastbourne residents - Isle Of Wight Tours have arranged a pass system. Each show is £20.00. If you'd like to see all four - £70.00. Contact Isle Of Wight Tours to arrange a pass
For fans of Trad Jazz out there, may we direct to you Wilf James‘ comprehensive listings — http://bit.ly/r0lcY2, or just Google Wilf’s Jazz!!
News & Forthcoming Events at Exchange House Music Club, Exchange House, Blackmore, Essex, CM4 0QY. Tel. 01277 824 616 or 07885 423 393. David Price. www.jazzbanduk.com
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John Seeley’s Jazz and Saxophone Group
If
playing as part of a group appeals to you, why not join John Seeley’s
Jazz and Saxophone Group? I run my own Jazz Workshop and Saxophone
Workshop on alternative Thursday evenings, 7.30pm to 9.30pm at St
Michael and All Angels Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. £7 Entry. All
ability levels and instruments are welcome, there is no need to book,
just come along and join in! We are a relaxed, friendly, welcoming
group and are always looking for more members to join our Jazz family!
Jazz Workshop
The
aim of this workshop is to provide a creative and relaxed atmosphere
for musicians of all levels, to learn theory aspects of music, and gain
practical knowledge of performing. The music used will range from Hard
Bop, Modern to Contemporary Jazz, and will be arranged to a high level.
Saxophone Workshop
The
workshop aims to develop saxophone technique and performance in a
friendly creative environment. Each class explores saxophone and
musicianship skills that will enhance the individual and group
performer. This includes music theory, methods of practice, sight
reading, improvisation, aural work, and specific concepts to increase
your knowledge on the saxophone. This is worked concurrently with a
repertoire of saxophone music from different genres of music with a
focus on Classical and Jazz.
Weekly Saturday Jazz Workshops in Orpington (SE London) for anyone, any age, on any instrument, interested in developing their improvising skills and musicianship. It is a practical, performance based approach to learning in a nurturing group. Through the playing and study of standard jazz repertoire we cover some of the requirements for improvising including ear training, rhythmic skills, developing your harmonic understanding, learning transcriptions of some classic recordings and building a jazz vocabulary. Limited numbers. www.saturdayjazzworkshop.com
British and International Vocal (Jazz) Academy (BIVJA) workshop course is a high quality enterprise implementing the skills and experience of a full rhythm section. For those who wish to acquire a greater understanding of the working of that rhythm section plus harmony, aural, jazz music theory and jazz style through practical sessions integrating performance, audience communication, history, safe vocal technique, extending range and improvisation and all ‘tools of the trade’. In Ealing, BIVJA promotes a warm but challenging environment and as the course develops ALL students will have acquired some practical knowledge of piano, bass, kit and percussion playing and band leading skills in addition to vocal and technical skills. The support group created will assist students in self-promotion and performance opportunities. Verona Chard – 020 8992 1571 – leave message, and contact details. 07985 440902 www.veronachard.com/bivja v...@veronachard.com
The Julian Joseph Jazz Academy runs weekly in Hackney on Saturday afternoons, under the artistic direction of internationally renowned jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph, offering talented young instrumentalists and vocalists aged 11-24, the opportunity to work with acclaimed jazz artists to develop their skills through a curriculum underpinned by an introduction to the American roots of jazz.
The Hertfordshire Music Service and North Herts Youth Jazz run the North Herts Youth Jazz Big Band rehearse Tues evenings, term time, at The North Herts Music School, Highbury House, Highbury Road, Hitchin SG4 9RU 01462 434052. Up to age 19. Improvisers welcome but guidance and instruction will be given to all who wish it. They will perform at least once in public each term to promote the playing of jazz amoung youth. There is a termly fee.
Essex Music Services, part of Essex County Council provide ” Quality instrumental tuition and workshops .. , covering all major orchestral and band instruments and musical styles”. One of the youth orchestras is The Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra (EYJO) for young musicians with a love for jazz with a min of grade 5 – audition entry. Meet monthly for rehearsals and also go on tour. Musical Director since '91 Martin Hathaway, is one of the country’s leading jazz musicians. He is also the resident conductor of Young Essex Jazz and Essex Junior Jazz. Tickets for their’ Jazz concerts 01206 798788 or email beverley...@essex.gov.uk
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tune to www.1940sukradio.co.uk
Adam Dyer presents a radio show on Phoenix FM, every Monday night 6pm – 8pm, playing jazz from the swing era to the present on 98FM in the Brentwood/Billericay area, available on app-stores and online: http://www.phoenixfm.com/2014/01/21/all-that-jazz/, helping to build a following for jazz among younger people. Adam teachs jazz piano/composition in Billericay (MA Guildhall School of Music and Drama). http://www.reverbnation.com/adamdyerjazz
Our friends at MEDWAY JAZZ publish a great newsletter covering a lot of what is going on in Kent. You can download their latest newsletter by clicking here: http://jazzupdate.co.uk/downloads/kentjazzspring14.pdf
Dave Self is a lifelong jazz fan, performer and DJ. He is a presenter of a jazz show for Blast 1386 – Tuesdays midday to CARL ORR on guitar [yes the guitarist with the billy cobham band] and ANDY NOBLE on keyboards . Carl and andy are both from Australia and are both top class exellent musicians 1pm, repeated on Fridays 8pm to 9pm. You can listen in at http://radiotime.com/station/s_6837/Blast_1386.aspx.
A really good website, kindly pointed out to us by Steve Duke. www.jazzonthetube.com. Basically it is a directory of all the great jazz videos which can be found on YouTube sorted by artist … highly addictive!
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Courtesy of our friends at J A Z Z N I G H T S
Cambridge: The jazz club at Hidden Rooms on Thursdays www.cambridgejazz.org. Phone: 07827 012875. Email: in...@cambridgejazz.org.
Cambridge: Every Sunday night the ANDY BOWIE QUARTET are at the Tram Depot, Dover Street. See http://www.tramdepotcambridge.co.uk and https://soundcloud.com/andy-bowie.
Cambridge: Hot Numbers Coffee Bar at Units 5-6, Dales Brewery, Gwydir St, CB1 2LJ features jazz from time to time. See www.hotnumberscoffee.co.uk for details.
Rawreth: The Belvedere Jazz & Music Club at The Chichester Hotel, Old Wickford Road, Nr Wickford, SS11 8UE 8pm to 10.30pm. Meals from 6.30pm. Tel: 07850 607075.
Mill Hill: Jazz club gigs on Wednesdays.
And finally … NAG TIME! PLEASE NOTE:
1. As mentioned above, please do NOT just send us posters or flyers or a link to a website. We will not include anything which we cannot copy and paste the text from. Word etc documents are fine, as is just typing the information in the body of an email. If someone does your artwork for you they would normally be happy to email you the text to save you re-typing it.
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www.northwaybooks.com are offering a discount to our readers on the purchase of jazz books. Their books include - Digby Fairweather, 'Notes from a Jazz Life' (second edition) and 'Nat Gonella, A Life in Jazz' and Jim Godbolt, 'A History of Jazz in Britain 1919-50' and 'All This and Many a Dog', They are offering £3 off the price of any jazz book before the end of February by using the code Northway18 on their website www.northwaybooks.com. Prices include packing and postage in the UK.
The Jackie Free All Stars playing a wide spectrum of jazz styles to suit most tastes from New Orleans to Main Stream. on Saturday 10th February, 6.30 for 7.30pm at Wickham Bishops Village Hall, just off A12 South of Witham, Essex CM8 3NN. Tickets, Gordon - 01621 891717. Bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles.
Jackie Free leading on trombone and vocals Peter Rudeforth on trumpet and vocals
Trevor Whiting on reeds Tim Huskisson on piano
Martin Guy on drums Murrey Salmon on bass
REDBRIDGE GREEN FAIR MUSIC CLUB - SHOWCASE NIGHT at Cranbrook Castle Tennis Club, St.George’s Rd/Pavilion Rd Ilford IG1 3PG (10 mins walk Gants Hill) on Friday 9 February at 7.45pm present Heads UP! - Melodic modern jazz with a funky edge featuring Steve Duke (guitars), Julia Austin-Brenes (sax & flute), Steve Gee (bass), Rick Wills (drums)
Friday 16th February – Hampstead, North London Catherine Lima will be singing with Gabriel Keen
on piano. A special evening viewing of the most romantic house in
London. Explore the home where John Keats fell in love with Fanny
Brawne, inspiring his most passionate poetry. Listen to Keats's romantic
poems and love-letters, and enjoy live jazz at the pop-up bar. At
Keats House, 10 Keats Grove, Hampstead NW3 2RR from 7-9pm. Entry -
£15 (includes a complimentary glass of fizz), booking essential 020 7332 3868 www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/keats-house-4777597709
A Celebration of Wild Bill & Bechet – John Petters Blue Note Jazzmen at The ARC, St John’s Arts & Recreation Centre, St John’s Walk, Market St, Old Harlow CM17 0AJ on Saturday 24th February at 3pm.
Admission £10 Details John Petters: 01406 365 731 e-mail: te...@traditional-jazz.com
www.traditional-jazz.com/mainpages/harlow.htm
Featuring two young musicians, soaked in the style, conetist, Allen Beechey and clarinet /saxophonist, Duncan Batchelor, this show will include such jazz classics as, “Tiger Rag”, “At The Jazz Band Ball”, “Tin Roof Blues” and “Runnin’ Wild”.
Elgoods' Fathers Day Jazz afternoon www.elgoodbrewery.co.uk will take place in the Brewery Gardens at North Brink Wisbech Cambs, June 17th with 3 sets of traditional Jazz from the Peter Rudeforth Jazzband commencing at 1.15 pm. Peter Rudeforth :- Trumpet/vocs, Julian Marc Stringle:- Clt/Sax/Vocs, Andy Flaxman:- Tbe, Tim Huskisson:- Pno, Sandy Burnett:- Bass, John Elmer:- Drums. Admission £10 cash on door. Supervised under 12s free. This is an open air event - please bring picnic chairs or blankets, Large free car park /disabled facilities/bar and food available but picnics are allowed. Dogs not allowed - except Carer Dogs. Details or to reserve tickets contact daved...@gmail.com 07903 879209/01945 588325.
Wed Feb 14th 8.30 at The Empire Bar, Mare Street, Hackney. Jazz quartet Paint it Blue featuring Deirdre Cartwright on guitar and Rachel Bartlett on sax and flute.
JAZZUP! Club85 Hitchin, Saturday 24th February presents … the Tom Ridout No Excuses Band + support North Herts and Stevenage Youth Jazz Big Band with an average age below 25. Tom Ridout’s band represents the cutting edge, and features his sister Alex, winner of the 2016 BBC Young Jazz Musician Award, as well as virtuoso guitarist, Rob Luft.
Award winning saxophonist, recorder player, composer and arranger Tom Ridout was identified by Jazzwise Magazine in 2012 as an upcoming jazz musician. A recent graduate from the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, finalist in the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award 2016,Tom is a prolific composer who fronts his own bands playing his original compositions. Tom has recently released his debut album "No Excuses" launched at The Vortex Jazz club featuring original compositions and arrangements by Tom and the No Excuses band is an up to 13 piece ensemble consisting of the Quintet (sax/recorder, guitar, piano, bass, drums) with added second guitar, string quartet and brass trio (flugelhorn, french horn and trombone). Influences for the album include jazz, folk, 60s rock/pop and 20th century tonal classical. Entry £10 advance. £12 on the door £10 on the door with JazzUp loyalty card
The Ingatestone Hall classic car show (Sunday 29th July 2018) was wondering if any of our talented subscribers might wish to play an open air set on the day. It's a charity fund raising event for Farleigh Hospice so they're hoping to keep the costs as minimal (free!) as possible, Please email us and we will pass on your details.
A little further afield - PORTSMOUTH JAZZ features the best live modern jazz in comfortable surroundings. The Executive Suite, Inn Lodge, Burrfields Road, Portsmouth PO3 5HH. Ample parking. Licensed bar. Good inexpensive meals and bar snacks can be purchased in the adjoining lounge and pub. Performances start 8pm, doors open 7.15pm Tickets on door. www.portmouthjazz.com email: portsmo...@btinternet.com Call: Dave 023 9225 5806 or Claire 02392 298161 (See listings below)
19 February - FLETCH'S BREW tickets:- £15 / £13 concessions
Mark Fletcher bandleader/drummer
(Leanne Carroll, Geoff Eales, Michel LeGrand), brings a taste of the
Ronnie's to the Inn Lodge. A regular performer at Ronnie's, Mark has
assembled a group of ability and great talent for this show.
Freddie Gavita
(trumpet) is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and NYJO. He
rose to prominence in the John Dankworth Orchestra, and been a member of
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra for ten years. Appeared as soloist with
the BBC Big Band, twice at the BBC Proms and has played with Peter
Erskine, John Hendricks, Kenny Wheeler, Stan Sulzmann, Tim Garland,
Gregory Porter, Curtis Stigers, and Dionne Warwick.
Ross Stanley (keyboard),
is an in-demand player on keyboards (acoustic piano to organ and
synthesiser). Ross has played with with Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Joel
Frahm, Liane Carroll, Bobby Wellins and Clark Tracey.
Laurence Cottle (bass) is an outstanding bassist. His solo recordings have been mostly in jazz and jazz fusion, he played with The Alan Parsons Project. He leads his own Laurence Cottle Big Band playing a variety of standards and his own material.
March – 19 – 2018 - PHIL PHILLIPS QUINTET tickets:- £16 / £14 concessions
Phil Phillips is making a rare trip from London where his musical skills are in great demand! An original pianist/vocalist, he performs fronting his quality band on the Jazz Club circuit. A band that includes Saxophonist Jimmy Hastings who joined Ken Mackintosh as first tenor, subsequently leaving for the BBC Radio Orchestra. A seasoned pit musician in many West End shows and Humphrey Littleton's tenor sax of choice for many years. Celebrated guitar legend, Jim Mullen brings his considerable talent. Jim's collaboration with Dick Morrisey found critical notice as joint leader of the British jazz funk band Morrissey–Mullen. Jim has recorded with Mose Allison, Gene Harris, Georgie Fame and more and has won many British music awards (94, 96 and 2000). Andy Cleyndhert a former member of the Ronnie Scott Sextet and Quartet, has featured on many recordings with a vast array of celebrated players, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris etc. Bobby Worth, the first drummer with NYJO(!), IS one of the country's top players.
Gareth Lockrane Big Band Sunday a 19-piece British Big Band will be at Pizza Express Live, Dean Street, London, W1D 3RW on Sunday 29th April. A
world class sensation led by the original writing and arranging of the
brilliant jazz flautist Gareth Lockrane. Doors 12:00 noon - Music
1.30pm Tickets £25 Tel: 020 7439 4962
http://www.jbgbevents.com/gareth-lockrane-big-band-sunday.html
http://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/gareth-lockrane-big-band
This is a wonderful opportunity to hear music performed from their new album “Fistfight At The Barndance”, rated a top five jazz album of the year in the 2017 British Jazz Awards.
BEDFORD JAZZ WORKSHOP Thursday 22 February, 8-10PM
led by Bedford-based saxophonist and educator, Frank Griffith. Russell
Park Club, 69 Goldington Road, Bedford MK40 3ND. Fee- £10 For more
info www.frankgriffith.co.uk or ing 07976 313224 or email fr...@frankgriffith.co.uk
All instruments and vocalists welcome. Sax, trumpet, flute,trombone, violin, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion ... and more. Reading music is not necessary as the emphasis will be on improvisation on basic jazz, blues and latin repertoire. All levels welcome and you don’t need to have previous experience improvising
HADLEIGH JAZZ CLUB Hadleigh Town Hall, Market Place, Hadleigh, IP7 5DN presents Alan Barnes & David Newton. Alan Barnes and David Newton are among the most decorated and beloved of British jazzmen. Join us on Saturday at 8pm on Feb 10th where the pair celebrate 40 years of friendship and collaboration in an evening of swing, sophistication and humour. Admission £14
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JAZZ RADIO
‘leven o’clock, Saturday night - make it a radio date with The Late Paul Barnes for the very best in jazz, swing and classic popular music including treats from trumpet players Humphrey Lyttelton and “Wingy” Manone, plus a sweet Valentine from Anita O’Day with Oscar Peterson. Also featured are fine pianist Mel Powell and the powerful band of drummer Chick Webb. All this and so much more at 11.00 pm on Saturday, February 10 on the following BBC stations: Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Northampton and Three Counties. Also available nationally and internationally on the BBC iPlayer. The Late Paul Barnes - rhythm & rhubarb of the finest kind.
'Jazztonic' is a weekly jazz music and magazine radio programme available only via www.radionenevalley.co.uk and clicking on 'listen'. From ragtime through swing and fusion to contemporary it goes out every Wednesday at 7pm and is presented by David Craigie. Wednesdays 7th, 14th and 21st February will feature re-runs of programmes with Northampton based Elevation Quintet, Rugby based trombonist Richard Baker and also Oundle Jazz club promoter and keyboard player Alan Haughton. See you there!
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BELVEDERE JAZZ & MUSIC CLUB, every Wednesday evening is at The Chichester Hotel, Old London Road, Rawreth, Nr. Wickford SS11
8UE (Off A129, 800 yards Wickford side of The Carpenters Arms
roundabout). Meals available from 6:30pm whilst you sit at a candlelit
table, either before or whilst enjoying the top quality jazz which
commences at 8:00pm until 10.30pm. Top International, Regional Bands and
Artists, including Big Bands, Swing and Mainstream, all tuneful easy
listening foot tapping music with something for everyone! Friendly
welcoming atmosphere ~ Admission is from £12.50 on the door ~ Large free
car park ~ Drinks at pub prices ~ Newcomers most welcome. www.belvederejazz.co.uk ; Telephone: 07850 607075 or Email:mailto::belved...@gmail.co
14th February – The Humphrey Lyttelton Band – Celebrating Humph and his music!
Tony Fisher – trumpet Robert Fowler – tenor/baritone saxes + clarinet Ray Wordsworth – trombone Ted Beament – piano Jimmy Hastings – alto sax + clarinet Adrian Macintosh – drums John Rees-Jones – double bass
In 2008, Humphrey Lyttelton celebrated sixty years as a bandleader, his hallmark being versatility, reflected in a repertoire which extends from early traditional to modern by way of Ellington and Basie. Tonight from his Legacy Band you’ll hear Humph’s big hit ‘Bad Penny Blues’ plus some Buck Clayton arrangements. It’s little surprise that the prevailing reaction from audiences is ‘We never thought a jazz concert could have such variety!’ The most important ingredients are, of course, the musicians, all stars in their own right! Admission £15 – reservations recommended
21st February – Sinatra at the Movies! – Simply Swing with Steve Pert
Steve Pert – vocals Sandra Lambert – piano and musical director Simon Bates – tenor sax/ flute/ clarinet Jeff Lardner – drums Mick Hutton – double bass
Sandra
Lambert’s Simply Swing Band featuring vocalist Steve Pert bring you
‘Sinatra At The Movies’, celebrating the songs from the movies in which
Sinatra starred - Pal Joey, High Society, Guys & Dolls, The Joker is
Wild, On The Town and many more. Expect a vibrant evening with
laughter and anecdotes and hear classic Sinatra movie songs.
Steve
is one of the country's finest and most versatile singers. He began his
career in the acclaimed close harmony vocal group 'Wall Street Crash'
with whom he appeared in over two hundred TV performances worldwide,
including three Royal Variety Shows. He has worked with some of the
world's foremost musicians and singers including Harry Belafonte,
Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner, Was Not Was and Toots Thieleman.
Pianist Sandra Lambert has performed and recorded with Bette Midler,
Humphrey Lyttleton, Cilla Black, Paul O’Grady, Helen Shapiro and The
London Symphony Orchestra. A sought after accompanist and arranger,
Sandra is Musical Director of Simply Swing.
Bassist Mick Hutton is a
staple of the British jazz scene and has worked with Harry Beckett,
Julian Argüelles, Iain Ballamy, Django Bates Ken Stubbs, Alan Barnes,
Peter Erskine, Tina May, Jim Mullen, John Scofield, Alan Skidmore, Tommy
Smith, John Taylor, Stan Tracey and Kenny Wheeler.
Drummer Jeff
Lardner has recorded and toured with the world’s foremost musicians and
singers including Van Morrison, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Cole, Bobby
Womack, Gregory Porter, Joss Stone, Mick Hucknall, Georgie Fame, BBC Big
Band and Mark Knopfler.
Saxophonist Simon Bates is known and
respected for his stylistic versatility. Simon has worked with musicians
including Elvis Costello, Jamie Cullum, Dizze Rascal, Shane McGowan,
Lulu, Rick Wakeman, D:Ream, Chaka Khan, Emma Bunton, Seal and Carleen
Anderson. He was Musical Director for Rick Astley, Bette Midler.
28th February – The Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra + Male Vocalist – directed by Dr. John Ruddick MBE
The
Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra with a male vocalist, comes to the Club
highly recommended by Chris Dean, leader of the Syd Lawrence Orchestra.
Dr. John Ruddick MBE is the Musical Director of the MYJO and has led
the band to a record eleven wins in the BBC National Big Band
Competition with the band being unbeaten in the Competition for twenty
years. In 2004 MYJO opened the IAJE Conference in Toronto, and was
introduced as one of the finest young jazz orchestras in the world. MD
John Ruddick performs as a freelance trumpet player across the UK and
Europe which included being a member of the late Don Lusher’s Big Band.
He has also performed many times with the BBC Big Band, and the Fat
Chops Big Band, BBC Radio and TV ITV, BBC Big Band, Syd Lawrence
Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Shirley Bassey Orchestra, Peggy Lee,
Frankie Laine and Bruce Forsyth to name just a few! Admission £15 – reservations recommended
‘Surely, one of the finest big bands in the land’. - THE MUSICIAN
‘Arguably, the finest of its kind in the UK...does not get any better than that’. -THE STAGE
‘One of the finest youth bands I’ve ever performed with…..in the world’. - BOBBY SHEW
‘Shattering talent….played with a power and precision that would not
have shamed Stan Kenton himself. Catch them if you can’. - GODFREY
SMITH, Sunday Times
‘Honestly, I haven’t heard a better big band since the days of Herman, Ellington and Basie’. - DIGBY FAIRWEATHER
7th March - The Skelton-Skinner All Stars Septet Featuring musicians from the BBC & John Wilson Orchestras
Matt Skelton – drums Colin Skinner – alto sax/clarinet Rob Barron – piano Alan Barnes – tenor/baritone sax Gordon Campbell – trombone Mike Lovatt - trumpet Jeremy Brown – double bass
We
welcome back at members’ request this top line up of British based Jazz
musicians, playing a Swing in the style of the Duke Ellington Small
Band and the Count Basie Kansas City 7. The Septet will be featuring
material from their new album ‘The Odd Couple’, so expect to hear tunes
such as Shiny Stockings, It's Only A Paper Moon, Cottontail, Emily, Love
Walked In, I Remember You, After All and Splanky etc.
Bespoke
arrangements by the former Syd Lawrence Orchestra Deputy Band Leader
Colin Skinner, will specially feature each member of this mouth-watering
septet. Admission £15 – reservations recommended
14th March – Pete Neighbours’ All Stars Quintet
Pete Neighbour – clarinet Dave Newton - piano Nat Steele - vibes Dave Green - double bass Steve Brown – drums
Now
residing in South Carolina but originally from East London, Pete has
performed extensively over Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. He
is one of very few jazz musicians to reach a wider audience by
performing as a Headline Guest Entertainer on luxury cruise ships
focussing focuses particularly on the 'Swing era' with music and stories
from that era ensuring an enthralling evening's entertainment.
Recently awarded 'Entertainer of the Year' award by the Italian six star
luxury cruise line 'Silversea'. Pete has performed at private parties
for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Highgrove House and for
Sir Michael Caine, Mick Jagger and venues such as London’s The Royal
Festival Hall, New York’s Lincoln Centre, The Orient Express, The House
of Lords and Scottish Baronial castles.
Winner of the 2014 British Jazz Awards for Best Pianist again for the 13th year Dave Newton
is the Big Screen Take One pianist/narrator and appears with all the
top musicians including Derek Nash, Tina May, Stacey Kent, Claire Martin
and Marion Montgomery to name just a few!
Described by Clark Tracey ‘As one of the best vibes players this country has ever produced’ Nat Steele’s Quartet is regularly featured on the Late Show at Ronnie Scott’s and is known for swinging mainstream and bebop jazz.
Winner in the 2015 British Jazz Awards for Best Bassist, Dave
has toured with Charlie Watts to USA, Brazil and Japan. He’s been part
of the Scott Hamilton Quartet for the last sixteen years. It's easy to
see why he has become one of the bass players in the world. Joined the
Chris Barber Band in 2007.
Winner of the 2014 British Jazz Awards for Best Drummer, one of the foremost drummers in the UK Steve Brown
quickly established himself on the Jazz scene in London. Hugely popular
with jazz audiences everywhere Steve has become 'first call' for an
impressive array of jazz stars with his assured swinging playing.
21st March – Tina May
Tina May - vocals Chris Ingham – piano George Double – drums Arnie Somogyi – double bass
Real jazz singers flourish in the company of good jazz musicians, and Tina May is a real jazz singer. She can sing a straight melody and make it open like a flower. She can swing effortlessly and invent a wordless scat chorus as tricky as anything her fellow musicians can deliver. Led by pianist Chris Ingham, they are among the best jazz musicians you will find anywhere.
28th March – The Rag & Bone Club
Helen Holder – vocals Stephen Large – piano Ben Cummings – trumpet Lucy Shaw – double bass Niall Oates – tenor sax Andy Jones – drums Dominic Ashworth – guitar
This highly entertaining 7 piece band is fronted by the classy singer Hazel Holder who has West End and Broadway shows under her belt and is currently resident director on the West End musical ‘Dream Girls’. The band is led by pianist Stephen Large who has been musical director for Caro Emerald, Rebecca Ferguson and Duffy as well as having been MD/keyboard player for Paul Heaton/Jackie Abbott, Imelda May, Clare Teal, Martha Reeves and Rod Stewart. He has taken over Jools Holland’s role as keyboard player in the band Squeeze. Describing themselves enigmatically as ‘itinerant dealers in second-hand soundings and muggled melodiousness!’, The Rag and Bone Club deliver an outstanding performance of musical excellence with a keen reference to the music of the 1930s and 40s swing era. The band is influenced by jazz aristocrats such as Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Ramsey Lewis, Chet Baker and Nat King Cole. They are all experienced musicians having worked with legendary artists including Kenny Ball, The Humphrey Littleton Band, Paul Mc Cartney, Stevie Wonder as well as playing with The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Pee Wee Ellis and Jamie Cullum. Reservation essential!
JAZZ@ST ANT’S A great weekly jazz night – now in its 14th year! St Anthony’s Club, The Red House, 13 Upton Ave, (corner of Upton Lane), Forest Gate E7 9PN. Every Weds
8.30 pm. Admission £3. Please support the raffle from which all
proceeds go to the band. For latest listings visit
www.essexjazz.co.uk/ants. Please download current listing at www.jazzjam.co.uk/downloads/stants.pdf, or www.essexjazz.co.uk/ants
14 Feb: John Withers (vibes) + Gabriel Keen (piano) + Ted Pope (drums)
21 Feb: John McGinley (guitar) + Frank Sebastian (tenor) + Paul McGinley (piano)
28 Feb: Paul Higgs (trumpet/flugelhorn) + Jenny Carr (piano)
with John Withers (drums) – not 14 Feb - & John Pamenter (double bass)
THE THEYDON AND ABRIDGE JAZZ CLUB @ ABRIDGE VILLAGE HALL, 39 Ongar Road, Abridge, Essex RM4 1UD from 8pm to 10.30. Traditional/Dixieland/New
Orleans Jazz featuring excellent live bands for listening and dancing.
Drinks & snacks / tea & coffee / dance floor / plentiful seating
/ free car park. All are welcome. The Club nights will be the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
each month Admission - Guests £12, Members £10. Children admitted under
supervision, free for 12 and unders. Bar/ Free Car Park /Good
Seating/disabled welcome/ membership available. Visit www.theydonjazzclub.org.uk or contact Dave & Sheila Dyer – tel: 01945 588325; email: daved...@gmail.com
Weds 14th Feb - Kid Tidimans Allstars with Guest Artist - The Great Keith Nicholls . admission members £10 visitors £12
Weds 28th Feb - Lizy & The Top Hat Jazzband
Weds 14th Mar - Mike Barry's Uptown Gang
Weds 28th Mar - Pete Rudeforth's all star Jazz Band Peter Rudeforth - Tpt/Vos/Ldr Julian Marc Stringle - Clt/Saxes/Voc Andy Flaxman - Tbe Tim Huskisson - Piano
Sandy Burnett - Bass John Elmer - Drums
JAZZ at O Bs’ Welcomes all Jazz Fans to Old Brentwoods’ Club, Ashwells Road, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 9SE Dave Grant continues to support Live Music on the last Tuesday each month bringing a kaleidoscope of jazz styles by talented professional guest musicians plus the resident trio of Hilary Cameron - keys, Ted Simkins - bass and Dave Grant
- drums, in pleasant surroundings, relaxed and friendly atmosphere and
a licensed bar with snacks on request. Doors 7pm, music from 8 till
10.45pm Entrance on door £10.00. For info. contact Dave Grant 01708
or Richard 07935 441616 or gr...@aol.com. Website: www.jazzatobs.co.uk
Tuesday, 27th February, 2018 DUELLING GUITAR DUO featuring ANDY WATSON & SIMON HURLEY, guitars, with resident trio of Hilary Cameron, keys, Ted Simkins, bass and Dave Grant, kit.
Andy Watson and Simon Hurley are
welcomed back, by popular demand, to this tutor and student guitar duo
forming the combination of the world wide experience of Andy Watson and
the ingenuity of the rapidly rising star Simon Hurley. Whatever their
programme comprises this evening, it will certainly be varied and
entertaining that is sure to include all genres encompassing the world
of guitar music.
Tuesday, 27th March, 2018 TRIUMPHANT TROMBONES featuring DEREK CLENSHAW & CLIFF MASON, trombones, with resident trio of Hilary Cameron, keys, Ted Simkins, bass and Dave Grant, kit.
Derek Clenshaw
is no stranger to the Club having guested on several occasions and has a
wealth of experience from playing alongside noted legends on the jazz
scene. His music career started in the world of brass bands that
progressed through to playing with bands both mainstream and traditional
with such jazz legends as Humphrey Littleton, Freddie Randall, Bruce
Adams and Mike Cotton.
Cliff Mason also began his
musical career in the world of brass bands before being introduced to
the Ken Turner Band in 1987 immediately taking to jazz like a duck to
water. He still continues to lead the trombone section of the Ken Turner
Band and is also a member of the Shades of Swing Big Band.
With
these two trombone exponents we look forward to an evening of favourite
trombone tunes and I would not be surprised if such tunes as Caravan,
Mood Indigo, Harlem Nocturne, Moonglow, Moonlight Serenade, and In a
Mellow Tone were not subjected to some special trombone treatment
ANNIE'S JAZZ @ THORPE BAY GOLF CLUB. Annie's Jazz is at Thorpe Hall Golf Club, Thorpe Hall Avenue. Thorpe Bay. Southend-on-Sea. SS1-3AT on Tuesdays. Food served from 7pm until 8pm and the music will start at 8.00pm. Please phone Annie for reservations 07504-232783 or e-mail boneswi...@gmail.com.
Tues 13th Feb - BARB JUNGR & JOHN McDANIEL perform The Beatles 'COME TOGETHER'.
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed and award winning jazz singer Barb Jungr is
coming to Southend to sing The Beatles, as part of an exciting
collaboration with Emmy and Grammy award winning pianist, orchestrator
and musical director, John McDaniel.
Barb and John will perform a
programme of "innovatively re-arranged" Beatles songs, which allows
Jungr to "use her magical ability to revitalise these well loved and
familiar numbers by theatrically dramatising the lyrics".
Based on their 2016 album of the same name, Come Together was shortlisted as one of the Best Duo Shows of 2015 bybroadwayworld.com,
and Barb and John were shortlisted as the best Vocal Duo or Group by
the MAC Awards in 2016. The show was described by The New York Times as
“thrilling”, a word which can be applied to Barb’s harmonica playing
alone. Possibly. A joyous and unmissable coming together.
Tues 20th February - THE RED STRIPE BAND.
An incredible Septet led by Neil Drinkwater. An engaging, ever moving
comical show that encompasses boogie woogie, swing, rock n' roll &
blues. The Red Stripe Band are enjoying their 23rd year in
the business. Their colourful career has seen their latest CD “Soho
Surprise” reach number 10 in the London Jazz Charts and their songs used
on Radio and TV alike, including endorsement by Papa Johns the US Pizza
Giant. They have played at virtually every jazz and blues festival in
the UK and picked up best newcomer at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2010.
Expect to be entertained with both original songs and other boogie
woogie, swing and rock n roll classics in an engaging, ever moving and
comical show.
The band plays all over the world and are asked back year after year to several jazz and blues festivals including Edinburgh, Derry, Umbria, Marlborough, Birmingham. They have performed for the Royal Families of no less than five countries and have shared stages with Sting, Madonna, Van Morrison, Eddi Reader and Chris Barber.
Tues 27th February - AN EVENING WITH KARL CHARITY
Karl Charity on Vocals & /Trumpet, Roger Lewin on Piano, Jahid Darwish on Bass, Alofonso Vitale on Drums.
As a singer, Karl has an extensive repertoire, stretching from the
classic Chet Baker songs to the much loved standards of the great
'American Songbook' and iconic jazz stars, past and present. He has
many years experience playing trumpet in the West End, most recently on
stage in 'Soul Sister' at The Savoy theatre. He has toured extensively
with many bands including the Joe Loss Band, The Duke Ellington show
'Sophisticated Ladies' & with UB40 in Europe & South America.
“SPIKE’S PLACE” AT BRENTWOOD – 8.00pm. The Bardswell, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4TJ. Tel: 01245 420475 Top-Class Mainstream Jazz. email: susa...@btinternet.com www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub Admission £15.00 members £12.00 unless otherwise stated. Join the Facebook groups
Tuesday 13th February – 8.00pm
James Scannell with Graham Harvey Simon Woolf & David Ingamells
Tuesday 20th February – 8.00pm
Geoff Mason & Kelvin Christiane with John Horler Tim Wells and Trevor Tomkins
Admission £16.00 members £13.00
Tuesday 6th March – 8.00pm
Chris Cheek (USA) with Jim Watson, Simon Woolf & Tristian Maillot
Tuesday 13th March – 8.00pm
Atlia with Gabriel Latchin Dario diLeece Steve Brown
SPIKES PLACE at THE JAZZ CENTRE UK
Beecroft Arts Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea Essex SS2
6EX Tel no: 01702 215169 (Thurs & Sat only) Or: 01245 420475
Email:susa...@btinternet.com
Saturday 24th February 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Alan Barnes Quartet
Admission £10.00 students £5.00
Saturday 31st March 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Jo Fooks with the Ted Beament Trio
Admission £10.00 students £5.00
“SPIKES PLACE AT SAFFRON WALDEN” - Third Thursday of every month – 8.30pm. Saffron Hotel, High St, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1AZ. Top-Class Mainstream Jazz. E mail: susa...@btinternet.com www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub. For advance bookings contact: Susan 01245 420475. join the Facebook groups
Thurday 15th February – 8.30pm
James Scannell with Graham Harvey Simon Woolf & David Ingamells
Admission £12.00
Thurday 15th March – 8.30pm
Ted Beament Quartet
Admission £12.00
CHELMSFORD JAZZ CLUB presents 10 or 11 concerts a year at the Cramphorn Theatre,
Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1JG (next to the Civic Theatre), mainly
on Sunday lunchtime. The jazz is generally mainstream and modern and
the club is justly proud of the quality. For an annual subscription of
£10.00 (£15.00 joint) members are entitled to a £4.00 reduction on
normal ticket prices, and notice of concerts. There's a friendly
atmosphere, come along. Enq: Larry Newall-Smith 01245 256510. join the
Facebook groups
Doors: 11.45am Gig starts: 12.15pm Advance booking: 01245 606505 £12 / £16
Sunday 11th February. John Etheridge (guitar), Art Themen (sax) Arnie Somegy (bass) and Winston Clifford (drums)
Sunday 18th March. ‘Searching for Hope’ with Herwig Gradischng (sax), Steve Fishwick (trumpet), Claus Raible (piano) Giorgos Antonia (bass) and Matt Home (drums)
Sunday 15th April. The Humphrey Lyttelton Band (7 piece band, line up TBC)
MUSIC AT MARIGOLDS, Cricket Club, Chippingfield, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0DJ. Doors and Licensed Bar 7.30pm, Fridays. 01279 414174 / 421763 musicatm...@ntlworld.com www.myspace.com/musicatmarigolds. Car Parking On Site and there are two Public Car Parks. We are now in the new Clubhouse which has been built between the Cricket Club’s two grounds. Carry on a bit further round Chippingfield and its on your left still. £10
HORNCHURCH JAZZ CLUB,
25 North St (rear), Hornchurch, Essex RM11 1RS. The Hornchurch
Conservative Club is a comfortable air-conditioned venue with a dance
floor, drinks at club prices, wheel-chair access and car parking, Call
Laurie on 07913 558616 for more details. Sundays 8:00 – 10:30pm
11th February from 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead. Kit’s alto sax and vocals leads this popular band featuring the tenor sax of Tracey Mendham. They play the swinging tempos of Louis Jordan as well as Rhythm & Blues and classic Rock ’n’ Roll.
18th February from 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Iris Harmon and Her Boys. Iris returns to the club by popular demand, ‘Her Boys’ include Tim Huskisson on clarinet. Iris sings old and new jazz numbers in her own inimitable style
4th March - The Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra. The EYJO is made up of young musicians directed by renowned jazz saxophonist, Martin Hathaway, who is Head of Jazz at Guildhall School of Music. EYJO play a wide range of jazz from traditional to modern jazz. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear and dance to this wonderful group.
11th March - Mike Barry’s New Uptown Gang. Mike on trumpet leads his new gang which includes Mike Holt blowing trombone, Goff Dubber blowing reeds and Roger Curphey on double bass. The Gang play old and not so old tunes including classic and traditional jazz numbers.
18th March - Rance’s Rocking Chair Band. Led by Dave Rance’s trumpet with Brian Webb trombone and Derek Scofield reeds, this Dixieland seven-piece jazz band entertain with plenty of vocals, a dash of humour for good measure and always provide an evening of foot-tapping jazz.
25th March - The Jack Clifford Swingtette. A wonderful end to the month with an evening of traditional and jazz standards from the Swingtette. Jack blowing clarinet and alto sax leads his ensemble with regulars including Tim Huskisson on piano, Alan Clarke drums and Roger Curphy bass.
GC's JAZZ CLUB at The Woolpack, 23 Mildmay Road, Chelmsford CM2 0DN 01245 – 259295. First Sunday in Every Month 8:00pm - 10:30pm. Free Admission. Food Available. Est 2012 Celebrating Five years! www.graemeculham.com
Sunday 4th March 2018 ADAM GLASSER Harmonica
Looking forward to this one. Adam played with my quintet during the
1990's on many occasions on piano and doubling on chromatic Harmonica.
Tonight will feature a mixture of Standards and more.
Sam Edwards Keyboards, Jose Canha String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 1st April 2018 (Woolpack Beer Festival) ANDI HOPGOOD Vocals
Andi returns singing the 'American Song Book'. A popular vocalist on
the east anglia jazz scene and has also been known to play saxophone.
Gabriel Keen Keyboards, Alex Keen String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 6th May 2018 NEALE RIDDING Flute/Saxophone
Neale is no stranger to the club, often guesting on keyboards. He is
possibly the finest jazz flautist in the UK. He was also a regular
member of Graeme's quintet on Saxophone & Flute for many years.
Gabriel Keen Keyboards, Alex Keen String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 3rd June 2018 MICK FOSTER Baritone Saxophone
I am pleased to have him return to the club playing compositions by
Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper to name a couple. It will be a great evening
if his last one was to go by.
Tim Huskisson Keyboards, Roger Curphey String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums. www.graemeculham.com
THE JAZZ MIX @ THE MARITIME ROOM Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea Facebook – The Jazz Mix @ The Maritime Room and check out our page on the Cliffs Pavilion website: www.southendtheatres.org.uk … go to Special Events tab to find The Jazz Mix page. On Wednesday nights.
Weds 28th February - Reach For It - The Genius of George Duke
A
celebration of the master musician, all-round genius and great guy
George Duke. Tracing his work from the Zappa years though a glittering,
multi-album solo career, the heavyweight collaborations (Billy Cobham,
Stanley Clarke) and Montreux triumphs, Dukey's music provides the
melodic soul enriched canvas for these outstanding players to express
themselves. Expect impeccable ensemble musicianship combined with
friendly funk and some very groovy jazz! Reach For It features Carl
Hudson on keyboards, Tim Cansfield on guitar, Phil Mulford on bass,
Geoff Dunn on drums, Karl Vanden Bossche on percussion. Tickets £16
Weds 28th March - Peter White
International award winning smooth jazz guitarist Peter White is one of the most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists in the contemporary jazz landscape. Armed with an unparalleled combination of lyricism and energy, he combines elements of pop, jazz and classical guitar to create a sound that’s singular and yet accessible to a broad audience. On the night Peter will be playing tunes from his recent recording "Groovin". Tickets £17
Weds 25th April - Sax Appeal - 40th Anniversary
Charismatic saxophonist Derek Nash takes a break from touring with the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra to bring his own multi award-winning octet back to the club to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Sax Appeal features five top-name saxophone stylists and a sparkling rhythm section performing Derek’s breath-taking arrangements of Jazz standards and superb originals. Expect driving swing Blue Note Style, Ellington sweetness, pure danceable Brazilian Latin, Brecker. Brothers style Fusion, biting Sanborn style Funk, all in the space of one concert, featuring a myriad of saxophone styles from some of the best UK sax stylists. Tickets £17
Weds 30th May 2018 - Oli Silk
The ever-popular smooth jazz keyboardist Oli Silk can often be found on keyboard duty for many international smooth jazz artists, Oli's unique blend of high energy jazz funk instrumentals and soulful vocals have garnered him a huge reputation on the worldwide stage. On the night Oli will be featuring tunes from his brand-new cd "Where I Left Off" Tickets £17
The CRICKETERS JAZZ CLUB at 228 London Road, Westcliff, Essex SS0 7JG. Music starts at 8.30pm – but if you want to eat in the adjoining restaurant before the music starts, remember to book a table as the restaurant gets very busy on jazz nights. Tel 01702 345053. There is no entrance fee and parking is free at the nearby car park after 6.30pm. A great atmosphere with our regular troupe of lindy hoppers, which are fun to watch – or join them if you can keep up with them!
Our next jazz night will be Wednesday February 14th and of course it will be Valentine's night! With that in mind we have invited the wonderful tenor saxophonist Karen Sharpe to make a return performance to the jazz club. She visited us last year and everyone was blown away. She will be backed by Roger Curphey (bass), Alan Clarke (drums) and the very talented Chris Kibble on piano. Digby Fairweather, (with his trumpet) will join Karen on the front line and they really enjoy playing together! Expect a wonderful evening of jazz – the music starts at 8.30 until 11pm. There is no entrance fee and there is free parking after 6.30pm at the nearby car park. Come and experience the great atmosphere of jazz at The Cricketers every second Wednesday of the month, we also have some super dancers – just watch them – or even better join them!
JAZZUP! Club85 Hitchin, Sat 24th February presents … the Tom Ridout No Excuses Band + support North Herts and Stevenage Youth Jazz Big Band https://tomridoutmusic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JazzUpC85 Mailing List - ro...@robincampbell.org
Listings - www.club-85.co.uk £10 advance. £12 on the door.
Tickets from ... Farleys Hitchin, Gatefold Record Lounge Hitchin, Jolly
Brown Hitchin, Bar 85 Hitchin, David's Music Letchworth, Unikorn
Stevenage and WeGotTickets
This is about the young guns of jazz. The stage will be filled with some of the brightest and best musicians the UK has to offer - with an average age below 25. Tom Ridout’s band represents the cutting edge, and features his sister Alex, winner of the 2016 BBC Young Jazz Musician Award, as well as virtuoso guitarist, Rob Luft. In support, the best young jazz talent from NHSYJBB, directed by Paul Woodin.
Award winning saxophonist, recorder player, composer and arranger Tom Ridout
was noted by Jazzwise Magazine in 2012 as an upcoming jazz musician. A
recent graduate from the Royal Academy of Music, finalist in the BBC
Young Musician Jazz Award 2016, Tom is a prolific composer who fronts
his own bands playing his original compositions.
His debut album "No
Excuses" features original compositions and arrangements and the No
Excuses band - an up to 13 piece ensemble consisting of the Quintet
(sax/ recorder, guitar, piano, bass, drums) with added second guitar,
string quartet and brass trio (flugelhorn, french horn and trombone).
Influences come from jazz, folk, 60s rock/pop and 20th century tonal
classical.
Tom Ridout – Saxophones and Recorders, Rob Luft – Guitars, Will Barry – Piano and Rhodes, Flo Moore – Electric Basses, Phelan Burgoyne – Drums, Billy Marrows – Guitar
STRING QUARTET: Anastasia Stahlmann – Lead Violin, Didier Osindero – 2nd Violin, Anita Kurowska – Viola, Cecilia Bignall – ‘Cello,
BRASS TRIO: Alexandra Ridout – Flugel and Trumpet, Anna Drysdale – French Horn, Elliot Pooley – Trombone,
JAZZ AT THE IVY ROOM - Farnham Conservative Club, Ivy House, Ivy Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PQ. Last Wednesday of the month.
The Farnham Conservative Club is a hidden gem of a venue in the centre
of town with drinks at club prices, wheel-chair access and free
parking. Curry available from 7 pm. Show 7.45pm - 10.15 pm. All welcome.
Admission £12 (+ £0.50 booking fee online) Tickets: https://ivyroomjazz.yapsody.com Info: www.ivyroomjazz.co.uk in...@ivyroomjazz.co.uk
Wed 28th February 2018 - JACQUI HICKS - Sings & Swings The American Songbook
Sandra Lambert (Piano), Mick Hutton (Double Bass), Jeff Lardner (Drums) + guest
Expect a night of hard swinging standards, raunchy blues and romantic ballads from one of the UK’s top jazz vocalists.
Wed 28th March 2018 - PETE NEIGHBOUR - CLARINET
Sandra Lambert (Piano), Mick Hutton (Double Bass), Jeff Lardner (Drums) + special guest
Now residing in the USA and a favourite player of Sir Michael Caine and
Mick Jagger, Pete will deliver swing-era jazz programme with superb
musicianship and lively anecdotes.
Wed 25th April 2018 - ALAN BARNES & BRUCE ADAMS
Sandra Lambert (Piano), Mick Hutton (Double Bass), Jeff Lardner (Drums)
Certain to be an exciting, fiery and humorous session with dazzling
technique, creative excellence and accessible and enjoyable music form
these two British jazz legends.
JAZZ at WICKHAM BISHOPS VILLAGE HALL 6.30 for 7.30pm at , just off A12 South of Witham, Essex CM8 3NN. Admission £12.50, ring Gordon on 01621 891717. Bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles.
February 10th - The Jackie Free All Stars
March 24th - The Alan Gresty Jazz Band with Pete Neighbour on clarinet
April 28th - The John Petters All Stars
June 9th - Richard Leach’s Seven Stars of Jazz
September 8th - Hugh Rainey and his Jazz Friends
October 13th - The Pete Allen/Roger Marks Elite Jazz Band
November 10th - Simon Nelson and DixieMix
December 22nd - Keith Nicholls and the All Stars
KENNY BALLS LIVE LOUNGE - Every Thursday of every month. The opening night is the 1st February at SIR HENRY'S IN Averly Essex. The Kenny Ball junior quartet featuring vocals Kenny Ball junior. Piano - Michael Horner Sax - Andrew linen Bass - Alan Morgan Drums - Peter Jackson. Classics from the song book plus guests 7.30pm till late
JAZZ AT THE EMPIRE BAR - Empire Bar, 291 Mare Street, Hackney E81EJ A Jazz night in Hackney on the second Wednesday of the month.
NEW JAZZ CLUB - GC's FENLAND JAZZ CLUB - Further to the success of GC's Jazz Club in Chelmsford, Graeme started a second club 'GC's Fenland Jazz Club' The new jazz club will feature a regular house trio: Simon Brown keyboards, Jose Canha string bass, Graeme Culham on drums with monthly front line guests. The Woodmans Cottage, 90 High Road, Gorefield, PE13 4NB Tel 01945 871094. Also on Facebook. 7.30pm -10pm. Admission Free. Light food will be available.
JAZZ AT THE KINGS LANGLEY CLUB – The very best bands of local musicians every Tuesday at 8.30pm, 3-5 Hempstead Road, Kings Langley, Herts. Tel: 01923 262982. No entry charge, Visitors welcome . www.kingslangleyjazz.co.uk Keep an eye on the website for any late amendments.
February 13th Conchord Big Band A popular band in the Basie tradition led by Cliff Brown.
February 20th The Jim Phillips Band. Fronted by Jim on baritone sax, with many recently acquired combo charts from his extensive music library. All aided by Bryony on vocals.
February 27th Terry Trenwith's Octave. A fun night of wide ranging jazz standards and a few jokes! Terry can always be relied on to host an entertaining night!
LIVE JAZZ AT NORTH WEALD VILLAGE HALL – Usually the 3rd Saturday afternoon in the month. £8 on the door, start time of 12:30pm. The Hall is in the High Road, behind the vet's surgery CM16 6DB. Licensed bar at village hall prices. Tea, coffee and snacks at reasonable prices, with parking - but get there early. Please phone Margaret or George on 01992 523535 to book northwealdvillagehall.org
The Jack Free Allstars. The legendary trombonist appears with regulars Pete Rudeforth, John Crocker, Tim Huskisson, Murray Salmon, Martin Guy, Colin Bray, Carol Braithwaite. Paul Higgs, Colin Good, Gary Wood, Julian Stringle, Trevor Whiting, JJ Vinten among recent guests. The Jack Free Allstars will continue the Gig at North Weald into the New Year. Admission will be £10. 12.30 - 3.00 pm The dates booked so far are
Feb 17
Mar 17
Apr 21
May 19
COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE JAZZ CLUB. Church Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 1NF. Concerts usually every 1st SUNDAY
of the month, plus the odd extra event. Tickets £12 to £18. JAZZ
EXPRESS: Book for any three concerts and get tickets for just £10 each.
Students 2-for-1 admission!! Doors: 7pm. 1st Set: 7.30pm.
Arts Centre
box office: 01206 500900. Online: www.colchesterartscentre.com www.colchesterartscentrejazzclub.com
“SPIKE’S PLACE” AT BECKENHAM – 8:30pm. Club Langley, 2 Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR (Off South Eden Park Road). Admission £14.00 members £11.00 unless otherwise stated. 020 8650 2406 / 01245 420475 E mail: susa...@btinternet.com www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub Advance bookings: Susan 01245 420475 join the Facebook groups
Thursday 22nd February – 8.30pm
Jo Fooks Quartet
Thursday 1st March – 8.30pm
Pete Neighbour with John Pearce Simon Thorpe & Bobby Worth
Thursday 8th March – 8.30pm
Chris Cheek (USA) with Graham Harvey, Simon Woolf & Winston Clifford
Thursday 22nd March – 8.30pm
‘Searching for Hope’ with Herwig Gradischnig, Steve Fishwick, Claus Raible, Giorgos Antonious Matt Home
JAZZNIGHTS @ THE BELL, CLARE The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 8NN. from 7.30 – 10.00pm £10 Admission. www.jazz-nights.com. Reserve seating on 01787 237653 or email reply – pay on the door. With Simon Brown (keys), Bernie Hodgkins (bs) & Roger Odell (drs) + LARRAINE ODELL (voc). Downstairs in the Tudor Room.
Sunday 18th Feb – ANDY PANAYI
Sunday 4th Mar – MARTIN DOBSON
Sunday 18th Mar – PETE NEIGHBOUR
Sunday 1st Apr – CHRIS RAND
Sunday 15th Apr – ATILA
Sunday 29th Apr – HARRY GREENE
FOLKESTONE JAZZ CLUB AT THE TOWER Tower Theatre, North Road, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3HL. Every Thursday Music Starts 8 00pm To book please call 01303 277175 or twink...@btinternet.com Derick Woodland Beryl Wood. Gigs start 8pm - Adm £12
Tuesday Feb 13th THE ARTIE ZAITZ QUARTET Direct from Ronnie Scotts in London
ARTIE ZAITZ guitar. ROSS STANLEY hammond organ. STEVE BROWN drums. DAVE PATTMAN congas.
Making its debut at The FJC. Having seen them on many occasions i can
vouch for them being one of the most exciting & unique outfits on
The UK jazz scene. They are almost contracted to Ronnie Scotts &
the brilliant young leader guitarist Artie Zaitz Is pure class & up there with the best. Plus the excitement of Ross Stanley with the full force of the mighty Hammond & total percussion with the combination of Brit Jazz award winning drummer Steve Brown & the exciting rhythm of the congas of Dave Pattman
one of latin musics foremost percussionists. Dave has played with all
the leading latin bands on the planet ~ including the world famous Beuna
Vista Social Club
Feb 22nd JAZZ ' N JOLSON You
Loved this show in 2016 & in 2017, so you must in 2018. From the
London Stage ~ Berny Stringle presents The Music of Al Jolson in Jazz
JULIAN MARC STRINGLE Tnr Sax & Clrnt. Europe's finest ( Sir JD ) -
CHRIS GOWER Trombone ~ From Bone Supremacy
ENRICO TOMASSO Trumpet - The Brit Jazz Award Winner
NICK DAWSON Piano ~A night off For The MD of West End Show Mama Mia
ANDREW CLEYNDERT Double Bass .. So good to have AC back at The FJC
ROD BROWN Drums It wouldn't Jazz 'N Jolson without Rod Brown
ORPINGTON JAZZ CLUB 7 Station Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 0RZ. Hosted at the Orpington Liberal Club, with its CAMRA award winning bar, free parking across the road in Tescos multi story car park and only a 10min walk from Orpington train station and 2min walk from the high street, Orpington Jazz Club presents some of the finest jazz musicians in the country on the last Friday of each month. The bar has a friendly pub atmosphere and a well stocked selection of fine ales. The music takes place in the adjoining small hall, with cabaret style seating. Concerts 8:00-10:30pm with a half hour interval. Bar open 6:00-11:00pm and seats available in the hall from 7:30pm. No advance tickets, reservations or pre-bookings. Tickets on the door only. Entry £10.00, no concessions.
BIG BAND JAZZ NIGHT – BROMLEY - FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH - 8.30pm start - £6 admission. With the Mick Collins Legacy Jazz Orchestra at Sundridge Park Working Men’s Club, 134 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 5AF. The Orchestra, a 16-piece, is one of London’s finest and longest established, and features top-class musicians from the South East, alongside the best up-and-coming players from Trinity Laban Conservatoire. This is a regular monthly gig. The orchestra performs at the same venue at the same time on the 1st Monday of each month.
JAZZ CAFE POSK- 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF. (nearest tube Ravenscourt Park Station)
Friday 9 February – Janet’s Jazz Night. This month’s special guests are Maciek Pysz on Guitar and Maxyne Ryan on Vocals. £7
‘Janet’s Jazz Fridays’ are hosted by Janet McCunn with a house trio led
by Terence Collie and feature a first set with a special guest
instrumentalist followed by a guest vocalist joining Janet for the
second set. The third and final set is a jam session so all can come and
sing and play. Just put your name on the list!
Saturday 10 February – Valentine’s Special - Bobby Davro with Denmark Street Big Band. A Night Of Sinatra’s Love Songs £14
Join us for a fun filled evening in the company of television’s legendary Bobby Davro as he sings a selection of Sinatra’s love songs backed by the fantastic Denmark Street Big Band! ALL SEATING NOW RESERVED…STANDING ROOM ONLY
Saturday 17 February – Daniel Casimer £8 Students £5
Named
Young Jazz Musician of the year 2016 – 2017 by The Musician’s Company,
award winning bassist and composer Daniel Casimir has become a regular
fixture within the UK jazz scene providing his heavy weight upright
sound for the likes of Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Lonnie Liston
Smith, Ashley Henry, Camilla George and Nubya Garcia.
Daniel plays
with passion and power that shines through not only in his compositions
but also in the energy he brings to his live performances
Friday 23 February – Willie Garnett’s Big Band & Stan Reynolds Orchestra. Double Big Band Battle! £10.
This special charity evening is on aid of the fantastic Otakar Kraus Music Trust.
Saturday 24 February – An evening of Cohen & Cave. £8 Students £5
Warsaw-born artists, Olandra and Piotr Jaszczuk, will perform a concert in tribute to these legendary musicians. The songs of Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave have achieved legendary status to their countless fans in Poland and tonight’s young artists have re-imagined a selection of these classics presenting them with new arrangements and interpretations. The artists will perform the songs in English as well as translated versions in Polish.
JAZZ AT THE HUNTER CLUB, 6, St Andrews Street South, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3PH. 1st class jazz in Bury St Edmunds headhunter...@gmail.com www.headhunterslive.org 07799 650009 Doors 7.30, Music 8pm
Sat 17 Feb: SARA DOWLING sings COLE PORTER
One of the outstanding vocal talents of her generation applies her
exotic musicality to the exquisite, witty work of the great American
songwriter. With Chris Ingham (piano), Owen Morgan (bass) and George
Double (drums
CHICKENSHED THEATRE JAZZ BAR - 290 Chase Side, Southgate, London N14 4PE.
Booking telephone number: 020 8292 9222. Booking email: book...@chickenshed.org.uk.
JAZZ AT THE RHODES ARTS COMPLEX. Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, CM23 3JG 01279 710 200 www.rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk
FORTNIGHTLY FREE Live Midweek Music in our Theatre Lounge on Wednesdays
7:30 pm Relax on a Wednesday evening at Rhodes while listening to the
very best from the vibrant local music scene. Our Midweek Live Music
events are now established as a ‘must see’ night for music fans of all
ages so unwind, kick back and relax.
Our resident Jazz Quintet Que Pasa are now established on the second Wednesday
of every month. Featuring internationally renowned players Pete Lemer -
keys, Paul Robinson - drums, Steve Cook - Bass, with Adam Amor on Sax
and brilliant trumpet player Paul Higgs. Between them they have worked
with acts such as Nina Simone, Grace Jones, Frankie Goes to Hollywood,
Ginger Baker, Mike Oldfield, The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Royal Shakespeare Company. The best of the genre from the best in the
business.
JAZZ IN THE JUNGLE BAR, Fore Street, Hertford SG14 1AX on the Second and Last Monday of each Month with the NEIL FRYER QUINTET featuring Natalie-Miles (trumpet), Neil Fryer (tenor sax), Richard Herdman (guitar), Paul Leader(bass), Luke De La Salle (drums), And Guests. Music at 8.30 p.m. Admission Free. For further information please contact Neil Fryer (m) 07504 733892
FLEECEJAZZ - World class Jazz every Friday at Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel CO6 4PZ www.fleecejazz.org.uk Doors 7.30pm, gig starts 8.00 pm, 2 sets, ends approx 11.00 pm Ample parking; fully accessible - info 01787 211865 See website for directions as satnav can get you lost! Tickets - Box Office: 01787 211865; WeGotTickets (booking fee); On the door (cash/cheque)
THE JAZZ CENTRE UK opened
in February 2016, brain child of Digby Fairweather. Our purpose is to
promote, preserve and celebrate the vibrant culture of jazz music in the
UK and beyond. We are in The Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6EX and open for all to see our exhibitions
between Tues and Sat. Opening hours 10am to 5pm. At present we are
fully staffed on Thursdays and Saturdays – so please call in to our Jazz
Cafe, have a coffee and say hello to our friendly volunteers who will
answer any questions that you may have! We are a registered Charity No.
116742 and The Heritage Lottery Fund has helped us to set up phase 1 of
our project, but we have much greater future plans. Take a look at www.thejazzcentreuk.co.uk
Come and see our Living Heritage Museum containing Humphrey
Lyttleton’s desk, trumpet, letters and trophies (and many other
artifacts). We cover all genres of jazz and we celebrate the music’s
heritage, art and memorabilia. Jazz films are shown every Saturday at
2pm in our 100 seater cinema and we have live music in the Centre on
Saturday afternoon. We actively support and promote contemporary
performance and education - send your email address and we shall add
you to our ‘friends’ who receive our newsletter. gwendoline...@gmail.com
BERKHAMSTED JAZZ present live jazz in a relaxed club atmosphere, with reasonably priced licensed bar. £10 – members Dacorum Card holders, £13 – visitors and guests. Concerts normally at the Civic Centre, High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3HD. Parking on High Street and in the car park behind the shops opposite. Disabled access.
e17 JAZZ - The award winning e17 jazz collective presents concerts on the last Wednesday of each month featuring local musicians of national renown plus exciting guest stars in a relaxed jazz club setting. www.e17jazz.com/whatson/ at their NEW VENUE - Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, E17 6DS. www.gnomehouse.org.uk 07739660449 www.e17jazz.com/whatson/
THE SOUTHEND JAZZ CLUB – every Monday at the EKCO Social & Sports Club, Thornford Gardens, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. SS2 6PU. 01702 351641 www.ekcoclub.co.uk From 7:30pm. Music 8:00pm – everyone welcome. Info: Bryan Jones 07801 757912 or 01702 61825. Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southend-Jazz-Club/133240693427561 Twitter @southendjazz; email ja...@greenad.co.uk to join mailing list. Entrance £10
The Cambridge Riverside Jazzband plays at the Six Bells, Fulbourn, just a couple of miles SE of Cambridge, every first and third Wednesday of the month at 8:30pm. Admission is £6 and there is a small dance floor, and of course, real ale! CRJ is the oldest trad band in the area, started by Ted Vousden in 1956 and run continuously since. We now play mainstream as well as traditional stuff and are happy to do requests if they were written before about 1950 ( and we've heard of them!!!). Come and give us a whirl!
MILESTONES JAZZ CLUB is held on the first Sunday of every month at Hatfield Hotel, The Esplanade, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0QG www.milestonesjazzclub.co.uk
JAZZ AT THE CROWN. This new Jazz venue at ‘The Crown’, Church Street, Great Ellingham, nr. Attleborough, Norfolk opened on 11th September. The aim is to create a Sunday evening monthly Jazz scene featuring some of East Anglia’s major Jazz musicians using a regular rhythm section of Nigel Portass - Keyboard, Jeff Burbidge - Bass Gtr and Bob Dore - Drums. The music will commence at 6.00pm and finish around 8.30 pm and will be free admission.
JAZZ AT THE ROWFANT. Rowfant House, Wallage Lane, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 4NG. On 2nd Thursday of each month. £8.00 on the door. 01342 714869 www.rowfanthouse.co.uk
MILL HILL JAZZ CLUB – The Mill Hill Jazz Club has been providing live jazz of the highest standard to North West London for many years and is for everyone with a passion for live jazz, blues and soul. If you like jazz, the Mill Hill Jazz Club is the place to hang out. Every Wednesday from 8.30pm. The Golf Clubhouse, 100 Barnet Way, London NW7 3AL www.millhilljazzclub. Admission £8 members, £9 guests unless stated otherwise.
KiX Jazz Orchestra. 17 piece band plus Kate Daniels
on vocals. Repertoire includes a wide variety of Latin, Swing
Standards, Fusion and Originals. To see when and where they are on next
visit their new website at https://www.kixjazzorchestra.co.uk/schedule
The Andy Bowie Quartet plays modern jazz every Sunday 8 to 11 at the Tram Depot, Dover Street, Cambridge, as we have for the last 4 years. https://soundcloud.com/andy-bowie
BASSMENT, 16 Wells Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HZ have a monthly, live, Thursday night Jazz Funk session. House band: James Maltby - Guitar Dan Banks - Piano Andy Staples - Bass Josh Law - Drums Zak Barrett - Saxophone
A new venue in Essex - music Saturday nights and Sundays late afternoon at THE PRINCE ALBERT
(The Green, Blackmore, Ingatestone CM4 0RT Tel: 01277821705)
Delicious Meals available Mon- Sat: 12.00 – 15.00, 18.00 – 21.00 Sun:
12.00 – 16.00 princealbe...@outlook.com
THE CRYPT, St Giles Church, Camberwell Church St, London SE5 8RB. www.jazzlive.co.uk Doors 8.00 pm £8 / £5
PORTSMOUTH JAZZ features the best live modern jazz in comfortable surroundings. The Executive Suite, Inn Lodge, Burrfields Road, Portsmouth PO3 5HH. Ample parking. Licensed bar. Good inexpensive meals and bar snacks can be purchased in the adjoining lounge and pub. Performances start 8pm, doors open 7.15pm Tickets on door. www.portmouthjazz.com portsmo...@btinternet.com Dave 023 9225 5806 or Claire 02392 298161
19 February - FLETCH'S BREW tickets:- £15 / £13 concessions
Bandleader/drummer Mark Fletcher (Leanne Carroll, Geoff Eales, Michel LeGrand) has assembled a group of ability and great talent for tonight's show. Freddie Gavita (trumpet) is agraduate of the Royal Academy of Music and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. He rose to prominence through the John Dankworth Orchestra, and has been a member of the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra for ten years. He has appeared as soloist with the BBC Big Band, twice at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Ross Stanley (keyboard), is an in demand player on all keyboards, from acoustic piano to organ and synthesiser. Ross’s musical skills have kept him in high demand, playing with with the likes of Dennis Rollins, Guy Barker, Joel Frahm, Liane Carroll, Bobby Wellins and Clark Tracey. You may have seen Ross with the Jim Mullen Organ Trio. Laurence Cottle (bass) is an outstanding bassist. His solo recordings have been mostly in jazz and jazz fusion, and he played with The Alan Parsons Project. He leads his own Laurence Cottle Big Band playing a variety of standards and his own material.
March – 19 – 2018 - PHIL PHILLIPS QUINTET tickets:- £16 / £14 concessions
Phil Phillips is making a rare trip from London where his musical skills are in great demand! An original pianist/vocalist, he can be found fronting his band of quality musicians on the Jazz Club circuit. A band that includes Saxophonist Jimmy Hastings. As a youth he joined Ken Mackintosh as first tenor, subsequently leaving to join the BBC Radio Orchestra. Jazz gigs and a stint with the Cologne Radio Orchestra then a joint band with John Horler. A seasoned pit musician but probably best known as Humphrey Littleton's tenor sax of choice for many years … he still plays with the band! Celebrated guitar legend, Jim Mullen brings his considerable talent. Jim's collaboration with the great Dick Morrisey found critical notice as joint leader of the British jazz funk band Morrissey–Mullen. As well as his own band, Jim has recorded with Mose Allison, Gene Harris, Georgie Fame and more. Mullen has won many British music awards including "Best Guitar" in the British Telecom Jazz Awards (94, 96 and 2000). Andy Cleyndhert a former member of the Ronnie Scott Sextet and Quartet, has featured on many recordings with a vast array of celebrated players, Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris etc. In addition to his playing skills, he now records fellow musicians. Bobby Worth, the first drummer with NYJO(!!), needs little introduction - one of the country's top players.
*NEW JAZZ CLUB* HASLEMERE JAZZ CLUB - JAZZ AT THE GEORGIAN 37-41 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2JY. opens 7 March 2018. Running live jazz on the FIRST Wednesday of each month
right in the centre of Haslemere at The Georgian House Hotel. Doors
open 6.45 pm, with live music from 7.45 pm-10.15 pm. Entrance £14 and
tickets can be purchased from www.pta-events/jazzatthegeorigan.co.uk,
at the Georgian House Hotel or on the door. Food is optional and will
be served from 6.45 pm (meat or veggie options for just £10). So come
and listen to top quality music from the UK's finest musicians and
singers.http://www.jazzatthegeorigan.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/jazzatthegeorgian
FRANK GRIFFITH UPCOMING GIGLIST- www.frankgriffith.co.uk for more info
www.pavilioninthepark.co.uk. £25 for meal and music. Booking in advance required.
- Fri 9th Feb - Redbridge Green Fair Music Club, Ilford, Essex
- Fri 9th Mar - The Miley, Rochford, Essex
- Sun 6th May - The Blue Boar Beer Festival, Silver Street, Maldon
HEADS SOUTH Gig Listing Info www.headssouth.com. Listen https://play.spotify.com/artist/5q7ONQYJYdcGTsrb2p9ctM View https://youtu.be/omhD3zFtEp8
CAROL BRAITHWAITES Gig Listing: (further info see website : carolbraithwaite.com)
Saturday 17th February
North Weald Jazz Afternoon with Jackie Free Allstars. 12.30 - 3pm.
Friday 9th March
Billericay Constitutional Club, 12.30 - 2.30pm. Monthly Jazz Afternoon.
Saturday 17th March
North Weald Jazz Afternoon with Jackie Free Allstars. 12.30 - 3pm.
Saturday 17th March
Sawbridgeworth Jazz Night. 8pm start.
Thursday 22nd March - BRAND NEW VENUE:
Hadleigh & Thundersley Cricket Club. 8 - 10.30pm.
Friday 13th April
Billericay Constitutional Club, 12.30 - 2.30pm. Monthly Jazz Afternoon.
Thursday 19th April - BRAND NEW VENUE:
Hadleigh & Thundersley Cricket Club. 8 - 10.30pm
Saturday 21st April
North Weald Jazz Afternoon with Jackie Free Allstars. 12.30 - 3pm.
For the diary
11/5/17 - Billericay (afternoon)
17/5/17 - Hadleigh & Thundersley Cricket Club - (evening)
19/5/17 - North Weald - (afternoon)
25/5/17 - Queens Theatre - Hornchurch - (afternoon)
PETER JEZARD FORTHCOMING GIGS
The Wagon in Wix from 8:30 - 11pm (and on every 3rd Wednesday of the month) with The Blackwater Band from 8:30 to 11 pm and on the 3rd Wednesday of every month during 2017 There will be happy jazz provided The Blackwater Band
On Wednesday 17th January there is LIVE Dixieland jazz and Swing in the WAGON in Wix 8:30 - 11pm with Pete Jezard & ‘The Usual Suspects’ (Mel Cox, Brian Hart and Gerry Hoskin)
Also The usual FIRST SUNDAY gig at the ALBION Rowhedge has MOVED (just for February) to the Sunday February 11.
So happy afternoon JAZZ from 2 to 4:30pm in Ye Olde Albion Rowhedge on Sunday FEBRUARY 11
CAXTON SWING Gigs. For more detailed info www.caxton-swing.co.uk
RON SPACK’S JAZZTET at THE OAKWOOD. 564 Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, SS9 5HX. Tel: 01702 512819. Every Monday. Free 8.30 till 11.00pm. Meals served during the evening. Ron Spack's Jazztet, Ron leading on bass
RON SPACK’S LUNCHTIME JAZZ at THE WESTCLIFF HOTEL. 18-20, Westcliff Parade, Westcliff on Sea, Essex. SSO 7QW. 01702 345247. Sunday 1pm. Ron on Bass, plus guest.
THE BOTTLENECK BLUES CLUB meet on the last Tuesday of the month in the Roffen Suite in Rochester – 41 New Road, Rochester ME1 1DX. Normally tickets £12. Doors 7.30pm, band on stage 8.30pm. www.bottleneckblues.com. Good food, reasonably priced available to eat at your table if required. Further information, upcoming shows, map etc, available at www.bottleneckblues.com.
Tuesday 27th February, a very special artist is coming to the club, certainly one of the premier female vocalists currently performing and doing so with the very finest musicians at her side. The Kyla Brox Band is not to be missed. Absolute quality! Tickets £12.00, pay on the door. Bookings to me at the return email address. Doors open 7.30pm, band on stage 8.45pm. Good food, reasonably priced, available to eat at your table if required. Further information, upcoming shows, location map etc., available at www.bottleneckblues.com.
THE DON STEELE JAZZBAND play at The Woodman, Goathurst Common, Ide Hill, Sevenoaks TN14 6BU every other Wednesday from 8pm. Good food, wine and draft beer to go with the trad jazz. Band Members - Don Steele Trumpet, Richard Brennan Reeds, Johnny McCallum Banjo/Guitar, Mick Scriven Bass, Bill Magee Drums, Jan Bryce Trombone and Eileen Ford Singer Playing on alternate Wednesdays from 17th February
JAZZ AT BARNEY’S CAFE/BAR 46-56 Portland Rd, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QN (01903 527075). http://www.barneysworthing.co.uk A few minutes drive from Worthing train station, in the centre of town.
Every Saturday 8.30pm - 11pm, join local tenor saxophonist Mike Pappenheim with guest artists for two sets of standards-led jazz with some easy-listening pop thrown in. Free Entry! 01903 527075.
The Indian and Thai fusion restaurant - The Royal Tiger in Chelmsford - Southend Rd, Rettendon Common CM3 8EE - put on live modern jazz on the last Sunday evening of the month. They have had renowned musicians likes of Alan Barnes, Derek Nash, Lily Dior, Marc Cecil and many more. Bookings 01245 403030
Live Saxophone led Jazz Trio featured every Sunday along with Sunday Roast from 4 - 6pm Free Entry. Bedford Tavern 160 Seven Sisters Road London N7 7 PT
For Live Music in Cambridge - Hot Numbers Coffee with Nick Hill plus guests every Thursday evening within the gallery space from 7pm - 10:30pm. Units 5/6 Dales Brewery, Gwydir Street, Cambridge CB1 2LJ. Some fantastic recent guests include Gillad Atzmon, Frank Harrison, John Turville, Josh Kemp. www.hotnumberscoffee.co.uk
JAZZ NIGHTS AT HAVERHILL ARTS CENTRE, High St, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8AR. To book 01440 714140 or go to www.haverhillartscentre.co.uk
The JUST JAZZ & BLUES BAND appear once a month at The Victoria, 28 North Hill, Highgate London N6 4QA. Admission free - starts 8.30 pm. Band are Barry Rosen, sax/ Peter Cundall, gtr/ Tom Cundall, gtr/ Harry Mackie, bass & Alan Webb, drums.
THE SPARROWS OF PARIS - Vintage French Chansons and Gypsy Jazz. Quartet headed by singer Carolyn Saint-Pé with accordion, guitar & double bass www.thesparrowsofparis.com
SPICE OF LIFE - 6 Moor Street, Soho, London W1D
5NA Nominated for Jazz Venue of the Year Award - Parliamentary Jazz
Awards 2010 & 2015. Pre-bookings: www.wegottickets.com
in...@spicejazz.co.uk ; tel/text: 07870 915682 www.spicejazz.co.uk
Pre-bookings: www.wegottickets.com http://www.facebook.com/spicejazz
CALENDAR
From Tony Jacobs - If you want to book something very special for Valentine's day, there is still some availability for our forthcoming Festival at Eastbourne's
Cavendish Hotel! Monday 12 Feb to Friday 16 Feb. Four days of
fantastic music featuring the Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra, the legendary
Elaine Delmar and her band, the Jim Barry Quintet, Catherine Sykes,
Louise Cookman, Sue Greenway, Jim Barry, Steve Rushton and a host of
some of the UK's greatest musicians. The event also features daytime
cabaret from Jim and Tony - and the first performance of 'Now You Has
Jazz!' - celebrating the genius of Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby with
the Ian Bateman Jazz Band, Tony and trumpet supremo Enrico Tomasso.
Booking only through Isle Of Wight Tours - 01983-405116 For Eastbourne residents - Isle Of Wight Tours have arranged a pass system. Each show is £20.00. If you'd like to see all four - £70.00. Contact Isle Of Wight Tours to arrange a pass
For fans of Trad Jazz out there, may we direct to you Wilf James‘ comprehensive listings — http://bit.ly/r0lcY2, or just Google Wilf’s Jazz!!
News & Forthcoming Events at Exchange House Music Club, Exchange House, Blackmore, Essex, CM4 0QY. Tel. 01277 824 616 or 07885 423 393. David Price. www.jazzbanduk.com
*** JAZZ JAMS ***
The Robert Bell Trio on the First and Third Thursday of the Month at The Speakeasy Bar, 175 Epping High Street, Epping CM16 4BL Superb Jazz trio featuring vocalist Robert Bell (Hendricks, Sinatra, Bennett, Torme ect) Graham Cuttill drums, Mike Baker guitar and Stuart Walker on keys. Free admission
little bread BIG JAM at The Royal Inn on The Park (111 Lauriston Road, E9 7HJ) returns to Wednesdays. Join Annie, Peter and the band in the Garden Bar at the back of this beautiful park-side pub. All instrumental and vocal jazz jammers and jazz-loving listeners, clappers and whoopers and their friends, families and lovers welcome. £4 for jammers. Contributions from grateful listeners welcome. Contact Annie on 07885480329 for more details.
The Cambridge Jazz Jam is moving to a new home ! From Monday 27 November we will be located at The Duke of Cambridge pub, 176 East Road, Cambridge CB1 1BG, Tel: 01223 304121. Sessions are on Mondays, running from 8 – 10.30 pm. Free admission. Our policy is inclusive, so whether you're an accomplished player, or still trying to get it together, you'll be welcome to play (or sing) with our friendly backing group. Further information from Mike Quigley, 07979 59 22 41
There is a new Jazz Jam at the Burleigh Arms, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, on Tuesdays 8 to 11, starting 21st March. Musicians and singers welcome
Jazz Gig and Jam with The Michael Connolly Quartet - Every last Sunday of the month at 5.00-8.30 at The Spread Eagle, Queen's Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4HD. Free Entry. Guests welcome just bring your instrument. Also there is a Jazz Gig and Jam on the first Sunday of every month at The Kings Arms, 2 Shepherd Market, Mayfair, London W1J 7QAT from 6.30pm - 10.00pm
A new Jazz Jam night at the Forester's Arms, Colchester. Held on the last Thursday of every month. Members of the band of the parachute regiment Big Band are hosting an evening of Jazz where they will play a short set of music until they open up the floor to anyone who wants to Jam, any ability. The house band consists of: Pianist, Drummer, Bass, Trombone and Trumpet.
There is a Jazz Jam session on alternate Tuesday lunch times at The Battle of Britain Club, Hillingdon Road, Hillingdon (Nr Uxbridge) UB10 0RY from 12 midday until 2.00pm. Good players welcome as is anyone who enjoys listening to good jazz. We have a bar and food is also available. It's all very informal and friendly.
Mascara Bar, 72 Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington N16 6XS. Every Tuesday: House trio + jam. 8.30. (F). info: 07905 151894
Mill Hill Jazz Club host a regular end of month, Wednesday, open stage for quality musicians. Val’s House band provides the professional rhythm section that binds it all together. The Golf Clubhouse, 100 Barnet Way, London NW7 3AL www.millhilljazzclub.co.uk valgo...@gmail.com 0208 207 045
Jazz at the Green Note “jam great atmosphere!” on the 1st Sunday of every month. Music 8:30pm – Band set followed by a jam. 106 Parkway, Camden NW1 7AN.
There is a jazz jam every Saturday with the Nora Bite trio at 9:30pm, original music in the first set followed by a jazz standards jam. Free entrance. Venue: Troyganic, 132 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch E2 8DP. Usual house band is a guitar trio led by Nora Bite. Until 2am .
There is a Jam session on the first Thursday of each month in Colchester at The Bull, Crouch Street. The house band regularly features such great players as Bern Hodgekins (Bass player with Jazznights trio) and Mick Hutton (bass). After short set from house band, stage open for jammers and singers. Running for 5 years now simon...@madasafish.com
Singers' Night at Nelson (48 Stanhope Street, London NW1. six min walk from Warren Street station). 2nd Tuesday of each month. Open mic for jazz vocalists. In 18th year. Excellent accompanists. Food available. £8 singers, £7 guests, £5 full time students with student card. Doors, list 6.00pm, music 7.45 - 10.30pm. Chris Legee jazz...@waitrose.com.
Jazz jam sessions at the Fox and Firkin pub, 316 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JZ. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. House band play a set from 8.30, jam session from 9.30-11pm. Come and sing, play or listen. Free entry & a good pizza menu !
There is a LondonBluesJams Yahoo! Group – blues rock n roll soul jam every Wednesday 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm . The Crown Inn, Roneo Corner, 360 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch ,Essex RM12 4TW. info Bob Marks 07503 16 45 72 Full back line. P.A. Keys, Saxes and Brass. Mainly blues but all tastes catered for. All musos welcome – beginners to pros and bands. Vocalists especially welcome.
The Ipswich Jazz Collective meet on the 2nd Friday in the month to hold a jam session at the Golden Hind Pub on Nacton Road Ipswich. Set up 7.30 for 8pm start. Bass amp & drums set up, PA on request. Guitarists to bring their own amps. No entrance fee and all levels of player catered for. Further details/contact at http://www.ipswichjazzcollective.blogspot.co.uk
The Norwich Jazz Jam is at the Fat Cat and Canary every Monday featuring Mark Jolley (violin), Lee Vasey (guitar), Ian Hireson (bass) & Matt Furness (drums)
Tendring Jazz Collective - Come and jam with our house band. Bring your instrument, voice, friends & family and enjoy a night of good music and good fun! Hosted by local musicians, including guitar, bass and drums. Facebook page “Tendring Jazz Collective” Last Wednedsday of each month from 8pm till 10:30pm. The New Bell Inn, Outpart Eastward, Harwich, Essex CO12 3EN.
Open Jazz Jam, “Who Pays The Piper” at The White Horse' Pub, Mill Rd, Husborne Crawley, Beds MK43 0XE, 1 mile from M1 Jn 13, A507 between Ridgmont and Woburn. Fortnightly session on Tuesdays from 8–11.00pm. FREE ENTRY – though we ask for donations toward back line, occasional raffle. Pub food, Chris 07804140606 chris.b...@bigfoot.com
There is a new jazz jam in Suffolk, in the picturesque market town of Woodbridge - it happens on Thursday evenings once a month, there is a facebook group people can join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1503416799918503/?fref=ts at the Kings Head, 17 Market Hill, Woodbridge IP12 4LP http://www.kingsheadwoodbridge.co.uk For more info e-mail ben.wat...@gmail.com
*** MUSIC COURSES ***
John Seeley’s Jazz and Saxophone Group
If
playing as part of a group appeals to you, why not join John Seeley’s
Jazz and Saxophone Group? I run my own Jazz Workshop and Saxophone
Workshop on alternative Thursday evenings, 7.30pm to 9.30pm at St
Michael and All Angels Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. £7 Entry. All
ability levels and instruments are welcome, there is no need to book,
just come along and join in! We are a relaxed, friendly, welcoming
group and are always looking for more members to join our Jazz family!
Jazz Workshop
The
aim of this workshop is to provide a creative and relaxed atmosphere
for musicians of all levels, to learn theory aspects of music, and gain
practical knowledge of performing. The music used will range from Hard
Bop, Modern to Contemporary Jazz, and will be arranged to a high level.
Saxophone Workshop
The
workshop aims to develop saxophone technique and performance in a
friendly creative environment. Each class explores saxophone and
musicianship skills that will enhance the individual and group
performer. This includes music theory, methods of practice, sight
reading, improvisation, aural work, and specific concepts to increase
your knowledge on the saxophone. This is worked concurrently with a
repertoire of saxophone music from different genres of music with a
focus on Classical and Jazz.
Weekly Saturday Jazz Workshops in Orpington (SE London) for anyone, any age, on any instrument, interested in developing their improvising skills and musicianship. It is a practical, performance based approach to learning in a nurturing group. Through the playing and study of standard jazz repertoire we cover some of the requirements for improvising including ear training, rhythmic skills, developing your harmonic understanding, learning transcriptions of some classic recordings and building a jazz vocabulary. Limited numbers. www.saturdayjazzworkshop.com
British and International Vocal (Jazz) Academy (BIVJA) workshop course is a high quality enterprise implementing the skills and experience of a full rhythm section. For those who wish to acquire a greater understanding of the working of that rhythm section plus harmony, aural, jazz music theory and jazz style through practical sessions integrating performance, audience communication, history, safe vocal technique, extending range and improvisation and all ‘tools of the trade’. In Ealing, BIVJA promotes a warm but challenging environment and as the course develops ALL students will have acquired some practical knowledge of piano, bass, kit and percussion playing and band leading skills in addition to vocal and technical skills. The support group created will assist students in self-promotion and performance opportunities. Verona Chard – 020 8992 1571 – leave message, and contact details. 07985 440902 www.veronachard.com/bivja v...@veronachard.com
The Julian Joseph Jazz Academy runs weekly in Hackney on Saturday afternoons, under the artistic direction of internationally renowned jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph, offering talented young instrumentalists and vocalists aged 11-24, the opportunity to work with acclaimed jazz artists to develop their skills through a curriculum underpinned by an introduction to the American roots of jazz.
The Hertfordshire Music Service and North Herts Youth Jazz run the North Herts Youth Jazz Big Band rehearse Tues evenings, term time, at The North Herts Music School, Highbury House, Highbury Road, Hitchin SG4 9RU 01462 434052. Up to age 19. Improvisers welcome but guidance and instruction will be given to all who wish it. They will perform at least once in public each term to promote the playing of jazz amoung youth. There is a termly fee.
Essex Music Services, part of Essex County Council provide ” Quality instrumental tuition and workshops .. covering all major orchestral and band instruments and musical styles”. One of the youth orchestras is The Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra (EYJO) for young musicians with a love for jazz with a min of grade 5 – audition entry. Meet monthly for rehearsals and also go on tour. Musical Director since '91 Martin Hathaway, is one of the country’s leading jazz musicians. He is also the resident conductor of Young Essex Jazz and Essex Junior Jazz. Tickets for their’ Jazz concerts 01206 798788 or email beverley...@essex.gov.uk
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During 2018, the National Jazz Archive will be celebrating their 30th anniversary. The first fundraising concert in this anniversary year will be on Saturday 24 March at 8pm when the John Ongom Big Band will be playing in Loughton Methodist Church, 260 High Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 1RB, close to the Archive’s home. The church and the archive are about a kilometre away from Loughton Station on the Central Line, and they are also served by numerous bus routes. Also, parking is available. Tickets £12
The 17-piece John Ongom Big Band, with vocalists Mark Jennett and Cynthia Simmonds, under musical director Angus Moncrieff, will play a great selection of music made famous by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and others.
Hertford Music Club www.hertfordmusicclub.co.uk presents Andrei Pytaleu, pianist and Tom Pederson, double bassist on Sunday 18th Feb at 3pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Railway Street, Hertford SG14 1BA presenting favourites from The American Songbook and Andrei's own compositions. Admission £12.50
Saturday 24th February at 7pm, at the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, IP9 2RX - Big Band Spectacular
with music from Horn Factory, Big Band of the Queen's Division &
Musicians from the RHS Big Band. FREE admission with a retiring
collection in aid of Brass For Africa & The Suffolk Community
Foundation. www.royalhospitalschool.org/news-and-events/box-office-and-events
Ursula Malewski's Summer Jazz Course will be held at University of Chichester from 19-25 August in their music block. The en-suite accommodation is next to the music block and just across from a small plaza with outdoor eating area and campus restaurant. Application forms, details www.mehrclef.com. For Instrumentalists and Vocalists aged 14+ (no upper age limit) Suitable for all levels, beginners to advanced. The course offers intensive learning in an environment with like-minded people.
Alan Barnes – Highly regarded Tutor and multi-award winning Jazz Musician
Malcolm Edmonstone – Head of Jazz at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
Martin France – Professor for Jazz at Royal Academy of Music, London
Mark Hodgson – Professor for Jazz at Birmingham Conservatoire
Lee Gibson – Senior Professor for Jazz at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
Ursula Malewski – Course Director
Rick Simpson – Experienced and popular Tutor, highly in demand accompanist
Matt Sulzmann - Innovative Jazz Musician, popular with young Students
Ed Rice - Vocal Accompanist
Course
fee £850.00 includes tuition, en-suite accommodation, breakfast,
tea/coffee and dinner. Students may bring non-playing partners. Rates
in...@mehrclef.com
www.northwaybooks.com are offering a discount to our readers on the purchase of jazz books. Their books include - Digby Fairweather, 'Notes from a Jazz Life' (second edition) and 'Nat Gonella, A Life in Jazz' and Jim Godbolt, 'A History of Jazz in Britain 1919-50' and 'All This and Many a Dog', They are offering £3 off the price of any jazz book before the end of February by using the code Northway18 on their website www.northwaybooks.com. Prices include packing and postage in the UK.
Friday 16th February – Hampstead, North London Catherine Lima will be singing with Gabriel Keen
on piano. A special evening viewing of the most romantic house in
London. Explore the home where John Keats fell in love with Fanny
Brawne, inspiring his most passionate poetry. Listen to Keats's romantic
poems and love-letters, and enjoy live jazz at the pop-up bar. At
Keats House, 10 Keats Grove, Hampstead NW3 2RR from 7-9pm. Entry -
£15 (includes a complimentary glass of fizz), booking essential 020 7332 3868 www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/keats-house-4777597709
A Celebration of Wild Bill & Bechet – John Petters Blue Note Jazzmen at The ARC, St John’s Arts & Recreation Centre, St John’s Walk, Market St, Old Harlow CM17 0AJ on Saturday 24th February at 3pm. Admission £10 Details John Petters: 01406 365 731 e-mail: te...@traditional-jazz.com www.traditional-jazz.com/mainpages/harlow.htm Featuring two young musicians, soaked in the style, conetist, Allen Beechey and clarinet /saxophonist, Duncan Batchelor, this show will include such jazz classics as, “Tiger Rag”, “At The Jazz Band Ball”, “Tin Roof Blues” and “Runnin’ Wild”.
JAZZUP! Club85 Hitchin, Saturday 24th February presents … the Tom Ridout No Excuses Band + support North Herts and Stevenage Youth Jazz Big Band with an average age below 25. Tom Ridout’s band represents the cutting edge, and features his sister Alex, winner of the 2016 BBC Young Jazz Musician Award, as well as virtuoso guitarist, Rob Luft. See Calendar.
The Ingatestone Hall classic car show (Sunday 29th July 2018) was wondering if any of our talented subscribers might wish to play an open air set on the day. It's a charity fund raising event for Farleigh Hospice so they're hoping to keep the costs as minimal (free!) as possible, Please email us and we will pass on your details.
BEDFORD JAZZ WORKSHOP Thursday 22 February, 8-10PM
led by Bedford-based saxophonist and educator, Frank Griffith. Russell
Park Club, 69 Goldington Road, Bedford MK40 3ND. Fee- £10 For more
info www.frankgriffith.co.uk or ing 07976 313224 or email fr...@frankgriffith.co.uk
All instruments and vocalists welcome. Sax, trumpet, flute,trombone, violin, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion ... and more. Reading music is not necessary as the emphasis will be on improvisation on basic jazz, blues and latin repertoire. All levels welcome and you don’t need to have previous experience improvising
From Steve Wright, Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club www.colchesterartscentrejazzclub.com
Essex jazz musicians and clubs using Twitter can now promote their events via a new site: @EssexJazzLive. Apart from the usual word count, images are also welcome - as are Likes/Retweets.
Steve has also created a Facebook page specifically for Essex jazz musicians, clubs and promoters to publicise their events.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/559438814439358/
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JAZZ RADIO
‘leven o’clock, Saturday night - make it a radio date with The Late Paul Barnes for the very best in jazz, swing and classic popular music including the Latin beat of the bossa nova played by Jim Tomlinson, Derek Nash and Stan Getz. There’s mambo from Machito and Charlie Parker, plus the fine big band of Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass and glittering clarinet from Buddy De Franco. All this and so much more at 11.00 pm on Saturday, February 17 on the following BBC stations: Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Northampton and Three Counties. Also available nationally and internationally on the BBC iPlayer. The Late Paul Barnes - rhythm & rhubarb of the finest kind.
'Jazztonic' is a weekly jazz music and magazine radio programme available only via www.radionenevalley.co.uk and clicking on 'listen'.
From ragtime, through swing and fusion to contemporary it goes out every Wednesday at 7pm and is presented by David Craigie.
Weds 21st Feb re-run of a conversation with Olney Jazz Club promoter and keyboard player, Alan Haughton.
Weds 28th Feb legendary guitarist Jim Douglas will be in conversation live in the studio.
Weds 7th March both Amy Roberts and Richard Exall will be in conversation live in the studio.
There is no catch-up service . . so listen live!
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BELVEDERE JAZZ & MUSIC CLUB, every Wednesday evening is at The Chichester Hotel, Old London Road, Rawreth, Nr. Wickford SS11
8UE (Off A129, 800 yards Wickford side of The Carpenters Arms
roundabout). Meals available from 6:30pm whilst you sit at a candlelit
table, either before or whilst enjoying the top quality jazz which
commences at 8:00pm until 10.30pm. Top International, Regional Bands and
Artists, including Big Bands, Swing and Mainstream, all tuneful easy
listening foot tapping music with something for everyone! Friendly
welcoming atmosphere ~ Admission is from £12.50 on the door ~ Large free
car park ~ Drinks at pub prices ~ Newcomers most welcome. www.belvederejazz.co.uk ; Telephone: 07850 607075 or Email:mailto:belved...@gmail.com
21st February – Sinatra at the Movies! – Simply Swing with Steve Pert (vocals)
Sandra Lambert – piano Simon Bates – tenor sax/ flute/ clarinet
Jeff Lardner – drums Mick Hutton – double bass
Sinatra At The Movies celebrates the songs from Sinatra movies - Pal
Joey, High Society, Guys & Dolls, The Joker is Wild, On The Town
etc. Expect a vibrant evening.
Steve Pert is one
of the country's finest and most versatile singers. He began his career
in the acclaimed close harmony vocal group 'Wall Street Crash' with whom
he appeared in over two hundred TV performances worldwide, including
three Royal Variety Shows. He has worked with some of the world's
foremost musicians including Harry Belafonte, Shirley Bassey, Tina
Turner, Was Not Was and Toots Thieleman.
Sandra Lambert
has performed and recorded with Bette Midler, Humphrey Lyttleton, Cilla
Black, Paul O’Grady, Helen Shapiro and The London Symphony Orchestra. A
sought after accompanist and arranger, Sandra is Musical Director of
Simply Swing.
Bassist Mick Hutton is a staple of
the British jazz scene and has worked with Harry Beckett, Julian
Argüelles, Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Ken Stubbs, Alan Barnes, Peter
Erskine, Tina May, Jim Mullen, John Scofield, Alan Skidmore, Tommy
Smith, John Taylor, Stan Tracey and Kenny Wheeler.
Drummer Jeff Lardner
has recorded and toured with the world’s foremost musicians including
Van Morrison, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Cole, Bobby Womack, Gregory Porter,
Joss Stone, Mick Hucknall, Georgie Fame, BBC Big Band and Mark
Knopfler.
Saxophonist Simon Bates is known and
respected for his stylistic versatility. Simon has worked with musicians
including Elvis Costello, Jamie Cullum, Dizze Rascal, Shane McGowan,
Lulu, Rick Wakeman, D:Ream, Chaka Khan, Emma Bunton, Seal and Carleen
Anderson. He was Musical Director for Rick Astley, Bette Midler.
28th February – The Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra + Male Vocalist – directed by Dr. John Ruddick MBE
The Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra with a male vocalist, comes to the Club highly recommended by Chris Dean, leader of the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Dr. John Ruddick MBE is the Musical Director of the MYJO and has led the band to a record eleven wins in the BBC National Big Band Competition - the band being unbeaten in the Competition for twenty years. In 2004 MYJO opened the IAJE Conference in Toronto, and was introduced as one of the finest young jazz orchestras in the world. MD John Ruddick performs as a freelance trumpet player across the UK and Europe which included being a member of the late Don Lusher’s Big Band. He has performed many times with the BBC Big Band, and the Fat Chops Big Band, BBC Radio and TV ITV, BBC Big Band, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Shirley Bassey Orchestra, Peggy Lee, Frankie Laine and Bruce Forsyth to name just a few! Admission £15 – reservations recommended
‘Surely, one of the finest big bands in the land’. - THE MUSICIAN
‘Arguably, the finest of its kind in the UK...does not get any better than that’. -THE STAGE
‘One of the finest youth bands I’ve ever performed with…..in the world’. - BOBBY SHEW
‘Shattering talent….played with a power and precision that would not
have shamed Stan Kenton himself. Catch them if you can’. - GODFREY
SMITH, Sunday Times
‘Honestly, I haven’t heard a better big band since the days of Herman, Ellington and Basie’. - DIGBY FAIRWEATHER
7th March - The Skelton-Skinner All Stars Septet Featuring musicians from the BBC & John Wilson Orchestras
Matt Skelton – drums Colin Skinner – alto sax/clarinet Rob Barron – piano Alan Barnes – tenor/baritone sax Gordon Campbell – trombone Mike Lovatt - trumpet Jeremy Brown – double bass
We welcome back at members’ request this top line up of British based
Jazz musicians, playing a Swing in the style of the Duke Ellington Small
Band and the Count Basie Kansas City 7. The Septet will be featuring
material from their new album ‘The Odd Couple’, so expect to hear tunes
such as Shiny Stockings, It's Only A Paper Moon, Cottontail, Emily, Love
Walked In, I Remember You, After All and Splanky etc.
Bespoke
arrangements by the former Syd Lawrence Orchestra Deputy Band Leader
Colin Skinner, will specially feature each member of this mouth-watering
septet.
14th March – Pete Neighbours’ All Stars Quintet
Pete Neighbour – clarinet Dave Newton - piano Nat Steele - vibes Dave Green - double bass Steve Brown – drums
Now residing in South Carolina but originally from East London, Pete
has performed extensively over Europe, North America, Australia and
Asia. He is one of very few jazz musicians to reach a wider audience by
performing as a Headline Guest Entertainer on luxury cruise ships
focussing focuses particularly on the 'Swing era' with music and stories
from that era ensuring an enthralling evening's entertainment.
Recently awarded 'Entertainer of the Year' award by the Italian six star
luxury cruise line 'Silversea'. Pete has performed at private parties
for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Highgrove House and for
Sir Michael Caine, Mick Jagger and venues such as London’s The Royal
Festival Hall, New York’s Lincoln Centre, The Orient Express, The House
of Lords and Scottish Baronial castles.
Winner of the 2014 British Jazz Awards for Best Pianist again for the 13th year Dave Newton
is the Big Screen Take One pianist/narrator and appears with all the
top musicians including Derek Nash, Tina May, Stacey Kent, Claire Martin
and Marion Montgomery to name just a few!
Described by Clark Tracey ‘As one of the best vibes players this country has ever produced’ Nat Steele’s Quartet is regularly featured on the Late Show at Ronnie Scott’s and is known for swinging mainstream and bebop jazz.
Winner in the 2015 British Jazz Awards for Best Bassist, Dave
has toured with Charlie Watts to USA, Brazil and Japan. He’s been part
of the Scott Hamilton Quartet for the last sixteen years. It's easy to
see why he has become one of the bass players in the world. Joined the
Chris Barber Band in 2007.
Winner of the 2014 British Jazz Awards for Best Drummer, one of the foremost drummers in the UK Steve Brown
quickly established himself on the Jazz scene in London. Hugely popular
with jazz audiences everywhere Steve has become 'first call' for an
impressive array of jazz stars with his assured swinging playing.
21st March – Tina May
Tina May - vocals Chris Ingham – piano George Double – drums Arnie Somogyi – double bass
Real jazz singers flourish in the company of good jazz musicians,
and Tina May is a real jazz singer. She can sing a straight melody and
make it open like a flower. She can swing effortlessly and invent a
wordless scat chorus as tricky as anything her fellow musicians can
deliver. Led by pianist Chris Ingham, they are among the best jazz
musicians you will find anywhere.
28th March – The Rag & Bone Club
Helen Holder – vocals Stephen Large – piano Ben Cummings – trumpet Lucy Shaw – double bass Niall Oates – tenor sax Andy Jones – drums Dominic Ashworth – guitar
This highly entertaining 7 piece band is fronted by the classy singer
Hazel Holder who has West End and Broadway shows under her belt and is
currently resident director on the West End musical ‘Dream Girls’. The
band is led by pianist Stephen Large who has been musical director for
Caro Emerald, Rebecca Ferguson and Duffy as well as having been
MD/keyboard player for Paul Heaton/Jackie Abbott, Imelda May, Clare
Teal, Martha Reeves and Rod Stewart. He has taken over Jools Holland’s
role as keyboard player in the band Squeeze. Describing themselves
enigmatically as ‘itinerant dealers in second-hand soundings and muggled
melodiousness!’, The Rag and Bone Club deliver an outstanding
performance of musical excellence with a keen reference to the music of
the 1930s and 40s swing era. The band is influenced by jazz aristocrats
such as Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Ramsey Lewis, Chet
Baker and Nat King Cole. They are all experienced musicians having
worked with legendary artists including Kenny Ball, The Humphrey
Littleton Band, Paul Mc Cartney, Stevie Wonder as well as playing with
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Pee Wee Ellis and Jamie Cullum.
Reservation essential!
JAZZ@ST ANT’S A great weekly jazz night – now in its 14th year! St Anthony’s Club, The Red House, 13 Upton Ave, (corner of Upton Lane), Forest Gate E7 9PN. Every Weds
8.30 pm. Admission £3. Please support the raffle from which all
proceeds go to the band. For latest listings visit
www.essexjazz.co.uk/ants. Please download current listing at www.jazzjam.co.uk/downloads/stants.pdf, or www.essexjazz.co.uk/ants
21 Feb: John McGinley (guitar) + Frank Sebastian (tenor) + Paul McGinley (piano)
28 Feb: Paul Higgs (trumpet/flugelhorn) + Jenny Carr (piano)
with John Withers (drums) – not 14 Feb - & John Pamenter (double bass)
THE THEYDON AND ABRIDGE JAZZ CLUB @ ABRIDGE VILLAGE HALL, 39 Ongar Road, Abridge, Essex RM4 1UD from 8pm to 10.30. Traditional/Dixieland/New
Orleans Jazz featuring excellent live bands for listening and dancing.
Drinks & snacks / tea & coffee / dance floor / plentiful seating
/ free car park. All are welcome. The Club nights will be the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
each month Admission - Guests £12, Members £10. Children admitted under
supervision, free for 12 and unders. Bar/ Free Car Park /Good
Seating/disabled welcome/ membership available. Visit www.theydonjazzclub.org.uk or contact Dave & Sheila Dyer – tel: 01945 588325; email: daved...@gmail.com
Weds 28th Feb - Lizy & The Top Hat Jazzband
Weds 14th Mar - Mike Barry's Uptown Gang
Weds 28th Mar - Pete Rudeforth's all star Jazz Band Peter Rudeforth - Tpt/Vos/Ldr Julian Marc Stringle - Clt/Saxes/Voc Andy Flaxman - Tbe Tim Huskisson - Piano
Sandy Burnett - Bass John Elmer - Drums
JAZZ at O Bs’ Welcomes all Jazz Fans to Old Brentwoods’ Club, Ashwells Road, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 9SE Dave Grant continues to support Live Music on the last Tuesday each month bringing a kaleidoscope of jazz styles by talented professional guest musicians plus the resident trio of Hilary Cameron - keys, Ted Simkins - bass and Dave Grant
- drums, in pleasant surroundings, relaxed and friendly atmosphere and
a licensed bar with snacks on request. Doors 7pm, music from 8 till
10.45pm Entrance on door £10.00. For info. contact Dave Grant 01708
or Richard 07935 441616 or gr...@aol.com. Website: www.jazzatobs.co.uk
Tuesday, 27th February, 2018 DUELLING GUITAR DUO featuring ANDY WATSON & SIMON HURLEY, guitars, with resident trio of Hilary Cameron, keys, Ted Simkins, bass and Dave Grant, kit.
Andy Watson and Simon Hurley are
welcomed back, by popular demand, to this tutor and student guitar duo
forming the combination of the world wide experience of Andy Watson and
the ingenuity of the rapidly rising star Simon Hurley. Whatever their
programme comprises this evening, it will certainly be varied and
entertaining that is sure to include all genres encompassing the world
of guitar music.
Tuesday, 27th March, 2018 TRIUMPHANT TROMBONES featuring DEREK CLENSHAW & CLIFF MASON, trombones, with resident trio of Hilary Cameron, keys, Ted Simkins, bass and Dave Grant, kit.
Derek Clenshaw
is no stranger to the Club having guested on several occasions and has a
wealth of experience from playing alongside noted legends on the jazz
scene. His music career started in the world of brass bands that
progressed through to playing with bands both mainstream and traditional
with such jazz legends as Humphrey Littleton, Freddie Randall, Bruce
Adams and Mike Cotton.
Cliff Mason also began his
musical career in the world of brass bands before being introduced to
the Ken Turner Band in 1987 immediately taking to jazz like a duck to
water. He still continues to lead the trombone section of the Ken Turner
Band and is also a member of the Shades of Swing Big Band.
With
these two trombone exponents we look forward to an evening of favourite
trombone tunes and I would not be surprised if such tunes as Caravan,
Mood Indigo, Harlem Nocturne, Moonglow, Moonlight Serenade, and In a
Mellow Tone were not subjected to some special trombone treatment
ANNIE'S JAZZ @ THORPE BAY GOLF CLUB. Annie's Jazz is at Thorpe Hall Golf Club, Thorpe Hall Avenue. Thorpe Bay. Southend-on-Sea. SS1-3AT on Tuesdays. Food served from 7pm until 8pm and the music will start at 8.00pm. Please phone Annie for reservations 07504-232783 or e-mail boneswi...@gmail.com.
Tues 20th February - THE RED STRIPE BAND.
An incredible Septet led by Neil Drinkwater. An engaging, ever moving
comical show that encompasses boogie woogie, swing, rock n' roll &
blues. The Red Stripe Band are enjoying their 23rd year in
the business. Their colourful career has seen their latest CD “Soho
Surprise” reach number 10 in the London Jazz Charts and their songs used
on Radio and TV alike, including endorsement by Papa Johns the US Pizza
Giant. They have played at virtually every jazz and blues festival in
the UK and picked up best newcomer at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2010.
Expect to be entertained with both original songs and other boogie
woogie, swing and rock n roll classics in an engaging, ever moving and
comical show.
The band plays all over the world and are asked back
year after year to several jazz and blues festivals including Edinburgh,
Derry, Umbria, Marlborough, Birmingham. They have performed for the
Royal Families of no less than five countries and have shared stages
with Sting, Madonna, Van Morrison, Eddi Reader and Chris Barber.
Tues 27th February - AN EVENING WITH KARL CHARITY
Karl Charity on Vocals & /Trumpet, Roger Lewin on Piano, Jahid Darwish on Bass, Alofonso Vitale on Drums.
As a singer, Karl has an extensive repertoire, stretching from the
classic Chet Baker songs to the much loved standards of the great
'American Songbook' and iconic jazz stars, past and present. He has
many years experience playing trumpet in the West End, most recently on
stage in 'Soul Sister' at The Savoy theatre. He has toured extensively
with many bands including the Joe Loss Band, The Duke Ellington show
'Sophisticated Ladies' & with UB40 in Europe & South America.
“SPIKE’S PLACE” AT BRENTWOOD – 8.00pm. The Bardswell, Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4TJ. Tel: 01245 420475 Top-Class Mainstream Jazz. email: susa...@btinternet.com www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub Admission £15.00 members £12.00 unless otherwise stated. Join the Facebook groups
Tuesday 20th February – 8.00pm
Geoff Mason & Kelvin Christiane with John Horler Tim Wells and Trevor Tomkins
Admission £16.00 members £13.00
Tuesday 6th March – 8.00pm
Chris Cheek (USA) with Jim Watson, Simon Woolf & Tristian Maillot
Tuesday 13th March – 8.00pm
Atlia with Gabriel Latchin Dario diLeece Steve Brown
SPIKES PLACE at THE JAZZ CENTRE UK
Beecroft Arts Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea Essex SS2
6EX Tel no: 01702 215169 (Thurs & Sat only) Or: 01245 420475
Email:susa...@btinternet.com
Saturday 24th February 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Alan Barnes Quartet
Admission £10.00 students £5.00
Saturday 31st March 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Jo Fooks with the Ted Beament Trio
Admission £10.00 students £5.00
“SPIKES PLACE AT SAFFRON WALDEN” - Third Thursday of every month – 8.30pm. Saffron Hotel, High St, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1AZ. Top-Class Mainstream Jazz. E mail: susa...@btinternet.com www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub. For advance bookings contact: Susan 01245 420475. join the Facebook groups
Thurday 15th March – 8.30pm
Ted Beament Quartet
Admission £12.00
CHELMSFORD JAZZ CLUB presents 10 or 11 concerts a year at the Cramphorn Theatre,
Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1JG (next to the Civic Theatre), mainly
on Sunday lunchtime. The jazz is generally mainstream and modern and
the club is justly proud of the quality. For an annual subscription of
£10.00 (£15.00 joint) members are entitled to a £4.00 reduction on
normal ticket prices, and notice of concerts. There's a friendly
atmosphere, come along. Enq: Larry Newall-Smith 01245 256510. join the
Facebook groups
Doors: 11.45am Gig starts: 12.15pm Advance booking: 01245 606505 £12 / £16
Sunday 18th March. ‘Searching for Hope’ with Herwig Gradischng (sax), Steve Fishwick (trumpet), Claus Raible (piano) Giorgos Antonia (bass) and Matt Home (drums)
Sunday 15th April. The Humphrey Lyttelton Band (7 piece band, line up TBC)
MUSIC AT MARIGOLDS, Cricket Club, Chippingfield, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0DJ. Doors and Licensed Bar 7.30pm, Fridays. 01279 414174 / 421763 musicatm...@ntlworld.com www.myspace.com/musicatmarigolds. Car Parking On Site and there are two Public Car Parks. We are now in the new Clubhouse which has been built between the Cricket Club’s two grounds. Carry on a bit further round Chippingfield and its on your left still. £10
HORNCHURCH JAZZ CLUB,
25 North St (rear), Hornchurch, Essex RM11 1RS. The Hornchurch
Conservative Club is a comfortable air-conditioned venue with a dance
floor, drinks at club prices, wheel-chair access and car parking, Call
Laurie on 07913 558616 for more details. Sundays 8:00 – 10:30pm
18th February from 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Iris Harmon and Her Boys. Iris returns to the club by popular demand, ‘Her Boys’ include Tim Huskisson on clarinet. Iris sings old and new jazz numbers in her own inimitable style
25th February - The Jack Clifford Swingtette. A wonderful end to the month with an evening of traditional and jazz standards from the Swingtette. Jack blowing clarinet and alto sax leads his ensemble with regulars including Tim Huskisson on piano, Alan Clarke drums and Roger Curphy bass.
4th March - The Essex Youth Jazz Orchestra. The EYJO is made up of young musicians directed by renowned jazz saxophonist, Martin Hathaway, who is Head of Jazz at Guildhall School of Music. EYJO play a wide range of jazz from traditional to modern jazz. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear and dance to this wonderful group.
11th March - Mike Barry’s New Uptown Gang. Mike on trumpet leads his new gang which includes Mike Holt blowing trombone, Goff Dubber blowing reeds and Roger Curphey on double bass. The Gang play old and not so old tunes including classic and traditional jazz numbers.
18th March - Rance’s Rocking Chair Band. Led by Dave Rance’s trumpet with Brian Webb trombone and Derek Scofield reeds, this Dixieland seven-piece jazz band entertain with plenty of vocals, a dash of humour for good measure and always provide an evening of foot-tapping jazz.
25th March - The Jack Clifford Swingtette. A wonderful end to the month with an evening of traditional and jazz standards from the Swingtette. Jack blowing clarinet and alto sax leads his ensemble with regulars including Tim Huskisson on piano, Alan Clarke drums and Roger Curphy bass.
GC's JAZZ CLUB at The Woolpack, 23 Mildmay Road, Chelmsford CM2 0DN 01245 – 259295. First Sunday in Every Month 8:00pm - 10:30pm. Free Admission. Food Available. Est 2012 Celebrating Five years! www.graemeculham.com
Sunday 4th March 2018 ADAM GLASSER Harmonica
Looking forward to this one. Adam played with my quintet during the
1990's on many occasions on piano and doubling on chromatic Harmonica.
Tonight will feature a mixture of Standards and more.
Sam Edwards Keyboards, Jose Canha String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 1st April 2018 (Woolpack Beer Festival) ANDI HOPGOOD Vocals
Andi returns singing the 'American Song Book'. A popular vocalist on
the east anglia jazz scene and has also been known to play saxophone.
Gabriel Keen Keyboards, Alex Keen String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 6th May 2018 NEALE RIDDING Flute/Saxophone
Neale is no stranger to the club, often guesting on keyboards. He is
possibly the finest jazz flautist in the UK. He was also a regular
member of Graeme's quintet on Saxophone & Flute for many years.
Gabriel Keen Keyboards, Alex Keen String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums.
Sunday 3rd June 2018 MICK FOSTER Baritone Saxophone
I am pleased to have him return to the club playing compositions by
Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper to name a couple. It will be a great evening
if his last one was to go by.
Tim Huskisson Keyboards, Roger Curphey String Bass, Graeme Culham Drums. www.graemeculham.com
COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE JAZZ CLUB. Church Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 1NF. Concerts usually every 1st SUNDAY of the month, plus the odd extra event. Tickets £12 to £20.
JAZZ EXPRESS: Book for any three concerts and get tickets for just £10
each. Students 2-for-1 admission!! Doors: 7pm. 1st Set: 7.30pm.
Arts
Centre box office: 01206 500900. Online: www.colchesterartscentre.com www.colchesterartscentrejazzclub.com
Sunday, February 18th: Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen Quartet. Blossom Time, Zoe's latest release, is a selection of songs recorded and performed by the unique American singer/pianist Blossom Dearie, so expect to hear compositions by Cy Coleman, Comden and Green, Dave Frishberg and Bob Dorough, whose at times quirky tunes Blossom sang throughout her long, illustrious career.
Sunday, March 4th: The Chris Ingham Quartet - The Jazz of Dudley Moore. Following the release of their highly praised CD, Dudley, the Chris Ingham Quartet revisit the Dagenham-born musician’s fabulous 1960s jazz compositions in an evening packed with music and anecdote.
Sunday, March 18th: Jazz, Funk and Soul with Bassistry. This dynamic, vocal-led group mix a heady cocktail of jazz, soul and funk with pulsating electronic grooves and contemporary string soundscapes.
Sunday, April 8th: Kristian Borring Quartet. A musician who not only favours fleet-fingered, hip-swinging, soul-bop, guitarist Kristian Borring also draws from the subtle, gentle lyricism of guitarists such as John Abercrombie and Pat Metheny.
Sunday, April 22nd: Martin Speaker Quartet with Special Guest Ethan Iverson. A rare opportunity to hear the former Bad Plus pianist in concert outside of London - and with arguably the UK's finest altoist, backed by two top-drawer musicians in Fred Thomas (Double Bass) and James Maddren (Drums).
Sunday, May 6th: Alex Hitchcock Quintet. Rising tenor sax star leads a youthful powerhouse quintet bristling with talent, and oozing a compelling, adventurous ear for melody with virtuosic improvising.
Sunday, June 3rd: Joy Ellis Quartet. With a voice that has been compared to singers such as Carol Kenyon, Annie Ross, Shirley Horn and Dame Cleo Laine, Joy nevertheless has a distinctive voice of her own, allied to impressive piano skills, with shades of Keith Jarrett and McCoy Tyner in her playing.
Sunday, July 1st: Tristan. This Dutch group's music can be best described as feel-good vintage Acid Jazz with the energy, vibe and sounds of today, performed by some of the best contemporary pop/jazz musicians from Europe, and featuring the stunning vocals of Evelyn Kallansee.
THE JAZZ MIX @ THE MARITIME ROOM Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea Facebook – The Jazz Mix @ The Maritime Room and check out our page on the Cliffs Pavilion website: www.southendtheatres.org.uk … go to Special Events tab to find The Jazz Mix page. On Wednesday nights.
Weds 28th February - Reach For It - The Genius of George Duke
A
celebration of the master musician, all-round genius and great guy
George Duke. Tracing his work from the Zappa years though a glittering,
multi-album solo career, the heavyweight collaborations (Billy Cobham,
Stanley Clarke) and Montreux triumphs, Dukey's music provides the
melodic soul enriched canvas for these outstanding players to express
themselves. Expect impeccable ensemble musicianship combined with
friendly funk and some very groovy jazz! Reach For It features Carl
Hudson on keyboards, Tim Cansfield on guitar, Phil Mulford on bass,
Geoff Dunn on drums, Karl Vanden Bossche on percussion. Tickets £16
Weds 28th March - Peter White
International award winning smooth jazz guitarist Peter White is one of the most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists in the contemporary jazz landscape. Armed with an unparalleled combination of lyricism and energy, he combines elements of pop, jazz and classical guitar to create a sound that’s singular and yet accessible to a broad audience. On the night Peter will be playing tunes from his recent recording "Groovin". Tickets £17
Weds 25th April - Sax Appeal - 40th Anniversary
Charismatic saxophonist Derek Nash takes a break from touring with the Jools Holland Rhythm and Blues Orchestra to bring his own multi award-winning octet back to the club to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Sax Appeal features five top-name saxophone stylists and a sparkling rhythm section performing Derek’s breath-taking arrangements of Jazz standards and superb originals. Expect driving swing Blue Note Style, Ellington sweetness, pure danceable Brazilian Latin, Brecker. Brothers style Fusion, biting Sanborn style Funk, all in the space of one concert, featuring a myriad of saxophone styles from some of the best UK sax stylists. Tickets £17
Weds 30th May 2018 - Oli Silk
The ever-popular smooth jazz keyboardist Oli Silk can often be found on keyboard duty for many international smooth jazz artists, Oli's unique blend of high energy jazz funk instrumentals and soulful vocals have garnered him a huge reputation on the worldwide stage. On the night Oli will be featuring tunes from his brand-new cd "Where I Left Off" Tickets £17
The CRICKETERS JAZZ CLUB at 228 London Road, Westcliff, Essex SS0 7JG. Music starts at 8.30pm – but if you want to eat in the adjoining restaurant before the music starts, remember to book a table as the restaurant gets very busy on jazz nights. Tel 01702 345053. There is no entrance fee and parking is free at the nearby car park after 6.30pm. A great atmosphere with our regular troupe of lindy hoppers, which are fun to watch – or join them if you can keep up with them!
JAZZUP! Club85 Hitchin, Sat 24th February presents … the Tom Ridout No Excuses Band + support North Herts and Stevenage Youth Jazz Big Band https://tomridoutmusic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JazzUpC85 Mailing List - ro...@robincampbell.org
Listings - www.club-85.co.uk £10 advance. £12 on the door.
Tickets from ... Farleys Hitchin, Gatefold Record Lounge Hitchin, Jolly
Brown Hitchin, Bar 85 Hitchin, David's Music Letchworth, Unikorn
Stevenage and WeGotTickets
The stage will be filled with some of the brightest and best musicians the UK has to offer - with an average age below 25. Tom Ridout’s band represents the cutting edge, and features his sister Alex, winner of the 2016 BBC Young Jazz Musician Award, as well as virtuoso guitarist, Rob Luft. In support, the best young jazz talent from NHSYJBB, directed by Paul Woodin.
Award winning saxophonist, recorder player, composer and arranger Tom Ridout
was noted by Jazzwise Magazine in 2012 as an upcoming jazz musician. A
recent graduate from the Royal Academy of Music, finalist in the BBC
Young Musician Jazz Award 2016, Tom is a prolific composer who fronts
his own bands playing his original compositions.
His debut album "No
Excuses" features original compositions and arrangements and the No
Excuses band - an up to 13 piece ensemble consisting of the Quintet
(sax/ recorder, guitar, piano, bass, drums) with added second guitar,
string quartet and brass trio (flugelhorn, french horn and trombone).
Influences come from jazz, folk, 60s rock/pop and 20th century tonal
classical.
Tom Ridout – Saxophones and Recorders, Rob Luft – Guitars, Will Barry – Piano and Rhodes, Flo Moore – Electric Basses, Phelan Burgoyne – Drums, Billy Marrows – Guitar
STRING QUARTET: Anastasia Stahlmann – Lead Violin, Didier Osindero – 2nd Violin, Anita Kurowska – Viola, Cecilia Bignall – ‘Cello,
BRASS TRIO: Alexandra Ridout – Flugel and Trumpet, Anna Drysdale – French Horn, Elliot Pooley – Trombone,
JAZZ AT THE IVY ROOM - Farnham Conservative Club, Ivy House, Ivy Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PQ. Last Wednesday of the month.
The Farnham Conservative Club is a hidden gem of a venue in the centre
of town with drinks at club prices, wheel-chair access and free
parking. Curry available from 7 pm. Show 7.45pm - 10.15 pm. All welcome.
Admission £12 (+ £0.50 booking fee online) Tickets: https://ivyroomjazz.yapsody.com Info: www.ivyroomjazz.co.uk in...@ivyroomjazz.co.uk
Wed 28th February 2018 - JACQUI HICKS - Sings & Swings The American Songbook
Sandra Lambert (Piano), Mick Hutton (Double Bass), Jeff Lardner (Drums) + guest
Expect a night of hard swinging standards, raunchy blues and romantic ballads from one of the UK’s top jazz vocalists.
Wed 28th March 2018 - PETE NEIGHBOUR - CLARINET
Sandra Lambert (Piano), Mick Hutton (Double Bass), Jeff Lardner (Drums) + special guest
Now residing in the USA and a favourite player of Sir Michael Caine and
Mick Jagger, Pete will deliver swing-era jazz programme with superb
musicianship and lively anecdotes.
Wed 25th April 2018 - ALAN BARNES & BRUCE ADAMS
Sandra Lambert (Piano), Mick Hutton (Double Bass), Jeff Lardner (Drums)
Certain to be an exciting, fiery and humorous session with dazzling
technique, creative excellence and accessible and enjoyable music form
these two British jazz legends.
JAZZ at WICKHAM BISHOPS VILLAGE HALL 6.30 for 7.30pm at , just off A12 South of Witham, Essex CM8 3NN. Admission £12.50, ring Gordon on 01621 891717. Bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles.
March 24th - The Alan Gresty Jazz Band with Pete Neighbour on clarinet
April 28th - The John Petters All Stars
June 9th - Richard Leach’s Seven Stars of Jazz
September 8th - Hugh Rainey and his Jazz Friends
October 13th - The Pete Allen/Roger Marks Elite Jazz Band
November 10th - Simon Nelson and DixieMix
December 22nd - Keith Nicholls and the All Stars
KENNY BALLS LIVE LOUNGE - Every Thursday of every month. The opening night is the 1st February at SIR HENRY'S IN Averly Essex. The Kenny Ball junior quartet featuring vocals Kenny Ball junior. Piano - Michael Horner Sax - Andrew linen Bass - Alan Morgan Drums - Peter Jackson. Classics from the song book plus guests 7.30pm till late
JAZZ AT THE EMPIRE BAR - Empire Bar, 291 Mare Street, Hackney E81EJ A Jazz night in Hackney on the second Wednesday of the month.
NEW JAZZ CLUB - GC's FENLAND JAZZ CLUB - Further to the success of GC's Jazz Club in Chelmsford, Graeme started a second club 'GC's Fenland Jazz Club' The new jazz club will feature a regular house trio: Simon Brown keyboards, Jose Canha string bass, Graeme Culham on drums with monthly front line guests. The Woodmans Cottage, 90 High Road, Gorefield, PE13 4NB Tel 01945 871094. Also on Facebook. 7.30pm -10pm. Admission Free. Light food will be available.
JAZZ AT THE KINGS LANGLEY CLUB – The very best bands of local musicians every Tuesday at 8.15/8:30 pm, 3-5 Hempstead Road, Kings Langley, Herts. Tel: 01923 262982. No entry charge, Visitors welcome . www.kingslangleyjazz.co.uk Keep an eye on the website for any late amendments. Note the earlier start time from March with the intention of an earlier finish at 10.30.
February 20th The Jim Phillips Band. Fronted by Jim on baritone sax, with many recently acquired combo charts from his extensive music library. All aided by Bryony on vocals.
February 27th Terry Trenwith's Octave. A fun night of wide ranging jazz standards and a few jokes! Terry can always be relied on to host an entertaining night!
March 6th Kingsclub 7. Our regular house band led by John Davis, featuring the usual front line of leader on alto/soprano sax with John Mole on tenor sax, John Bridge on trombone and Annie Dehany-Steven on vocals.
March 13th Cliff Longhurst's ‘Jazz Knights’ Woody Herman style big band. An absolutely top class band presented by Cliff on drums.
March 20th Treble Clef. With John Davis on alto sax/flute/piano, Jonathan Grogan guitar and Chris Hargreaves bass. A drumless quiet laid back trio playing a mixture of latin,swing and bebop.
March 27th Hertswing Big Band. John Davies presents the expected Basie swing and drive with an ever stimulating programme. With star singer Vicky.
LIVE JAZZ AT NORTH WEALD VILLAGE HALL – Usually the 3rd Saturday afternoon in the month. £8 on the door, start time of 12:30pm. The Hall is in the High Road, behind the vet's surgery CM16 6DB. Licensed bar at village hall prices. Tea, coffee and snacks at reasonable prices, with parking - but get there early. Please phone Margaret or George on 01992 523535 to book northwealdvillagehall.org
The Jack Free Allstars. The legendary trombonist appears with regulars Pete Rudeforth, John Crocker, Tim Huskisson, Murray Salmon, Martin Guy, Colin Bray, Carol Braithwaite. Paul Higgs, Colin Good, Gary Wood, Julian Stringle, Trevor Whiting, JJ Vinten among recent guests. The Jack Free Allstars will continue the Gig at North Weald into the New Year. Admission will be £10. 12.30 - 3.00 pm The dates booked so far are
Feb 17
Mar 17
Apr 21
May 19
“SPIKE’S PLACE” AT BECKENHAM – 8:30pm. Club Langley, 2 Hawksbrook Lane, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR (Off South Eden Park Road). Admission £14.00 members £11.00 unless otherwise stated. 020 8650 2406 / 01245 420475 E mail: susa...@btinternet.com www.myspace.com/spikesplacejazzclub Advance bookings: Susan 01245 420475 join the Facebook groups
Thursday 22nd February – 8.30pm
Jo Fooks Quartet
Thursday 1st March – 8.30pm
Pete Neighbour with John Pearce Simon Thorpe & Bobby Worth
Thursday 8th March – 8.30pm
Chris Cheek (USA) with Graham Harvey, Simon Woolf & Winston Clifford
Thursday 22nd March – 8.30pm
‘Searching for Hope’ with Herwig Gradischnig, Steve Fishwick, Claus Raible, Giorgos Antonious Matt Home
JAZZNIGHTS @ THE BELL, CLARE The Bell Hotel, Market Hill, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 8NN. from 7.30 – 10.00pm £10 Admission. www.jazz-nights.com. Reserve seating on 01787 237653 or email reply – pay on the door. With Simon Brown (keys), Bernie Hodgkins (bs) & Roger Odell (drs) + LARRAINE ODELL (voc). Downstairs in the Tudor Room.
Sunday 18th Feb – ANDY PANAYI
Andy Panayi is an exceptionally gifted jazz musician who plays all the flutes, all the saxophones and he currently leads his own groups. Andy has received The Marty Paich Arranging Award, The John Dankworth Soloist Award, The Worshipful Company of Musicians Jazz Medal and the British Jazz Awards for his Jazz Flute performances.
Sunday 4th Mar – MARTIN DOBSON
Sunday 18th Mar – PETE NEIGHBOUR
Sunday 1st Apr – CHRIS RAND
Sunday 15th Apr – ATILA
Sunday 29th Apr – HARRY GREENE
FOLKESTONE JAZZ CLUB AT THE TOWER Tower Theatre, North Road, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3HL. Every Thursday Music Starts 8 00pm To book please call 01303 277175 or twink...@btinternet.com Derick Woodland Beryl Wood. Gigs start 8pm - Adm £12
Feb 22nd JAZZ ' N JOLSON You
Loved this show in 2016 & in 2017, so you must in 2018. From the
London Stage ~ Berny Stringle presents The Music of Al Jolson in Jazz
JULIAN MARC STRINGLE Tnr Sax & Clrnt. Europe's finest ( Sir JD ) -
CHRIS GOWER Trombone ~ From Bone Supremacy
ENRICO TOMASSO Trumpet - The Brit Jazz Award Winner
NICK DAWSON Piano ~ A night off For The MD of West End Show Mama Mia
ANDREW CLEYNDERT Double Bass .. So good to have AC back at The FJC
ROD BROWN Drums It wouldn't Jazz 'N Jolson without Rod Brown
March 1st THE BRANDON ALLEN QUARTET Play The Gene Ammons Project. www.brandonallen.co.uk
The very impressive tenor saxophonist Brandon Allen, originally
from Perth, Australia has made his home in the UK since 2000 & is
now recognised in the top flight. He has just returned from an extensive
tour of Australia, China, Hong Kong & Japan, playing with his own
band & with his good friend Kyle Eastwood (son of Clint)
BRANDON ALLEN tenor sax
ROSS STANLEY organ & piano ~ Brit Jazz Award Winner
ARNIE SOMOGYI double bass ~ First class bassist & educator
MATT HOME drums One of the UK's finest
March 8th THE ALAN BARNES ALL STAR SEXTET Play The Music of Duke Ellington www.alanbarnesjazz.com
With
a line up of such experienced jazz musicians ~ British Jazz Award
Winners & Legends This can only be a night of nights ...
ALAN BARNES saxes BRUCE ADAMS trumpet & flugel
ROBERT FOWLER saxes BRIAN DEE piano..
DAVE GREEN double bass CLARK TRACEY drums
Tuesday Special
March 13th THE CRAIG MILVERTON QUARTET Play The Music of Oscar Peterson www.craigmilverton.co.uk
CRAIG MILVERTON
piano. Brit Jazz Award Winner & recognised as one of the greats
of The UK's present day jazz pianists. His interpretation of Petersons
playing is a talent that only a few can achieve
DOMINIC ASHWORTH
guitar. From Canada & now settled in the UK & much in
demand. Dominic has been with us many times & is one of the best..
SANDY SUCHODOLSKI double bass. Fine young bassist. Has his own trio on the London jazz scene & also works a lot with Craig.
ROD BROWN drums. One of the finest & most sensitive drummers on the UK jazz scene - always in demand-Great favourite at The FJC
March 22nd The UK's number one big band vocalist International singing star JEFF HOOPER www.jeffhooper.co.uk
Jeff
Hooper back at The FJC. Travelling all the way from his home in South
Wales for this gig at The FJC. Jeff was the long term number one
vocalist for the famous Syd Lawrence Orchestra, before branching out
with a very busy & successful solo career. Jeff has his own Big
Band & also performs regularly with The BBC big band & The Royal
Phil Orch. For this gig Jeff brings with him the very experienced
rhythm section.
JOHN PEARCE piano PAUL MORGAN double bass BOBBY WORTH drums
March 29th THE DEREK NASH ACOUSTIC QUARTET From The Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. www.dereknash.com
This is such a Quality Outfit -- Loaded with Award Winners
DEREK NASH saxes DAVE NEWTON piano
GEOFF GASCOYNE double bass SEBASTIAAN de KROM drums
ORPINGTON JAZZ CLUB 7 Station Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 0RZ. Hosted at the Orpington Liberal Club, with its CAMRA award winning bar, free parking across the road in Tescos multi story car park and only a 10min walk from Orpington train station and 2min walk from the high street, Orpington Jazz Club presents some of the finest jazz musicians in the country on the last Friday of each month. The bar has a friendly pub atmosphere and a well stocked selection of fine ales. The music takes place in the adjoining small hall, with cabaret style seating. Concerts 8:00-10:30pm with a half hour interval. Bar open 6:00-11:00pm and seats available in the hall from 7:30pm. No advance tickets, reservations or pre-bookings. Tickets on the door only. Entry £10.00, no concessions.
BIG BAND JAZZ NIGHT – BROMLEY - FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH - 8.30pm start - £6 admission. With the Mick Collins Legacy Jazz Orchestra at Sundridge Park Working Men’s Club, 134 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR1 5AF. The Orchestra, a 16-piece, is one of London’s finest and longest established, and features top-class musicians from the South East, alongside the best up-and-coming players from Trinity Laban Conservatoire. This is a regular monthly gig. The orchestra performs at the same venue at the same time on the 1st Monday of each month.
JAZZ CAFE POSK- 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF. (nearest tube Ravenscourt Park Station)
Saturday 17 February – Daniel Casimer £8 Students £5
Named
Young Jazz Musician of the year 2016 – 2017 by The Musician’s Company,
award winning bassist and composer Daniel Casimir has become a regular
fixture within the UK jazz scene providing his heavy weight upright
sound for the likes of Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Lonnie Liston
Smith, Ashley Henry, Camilla George and Nubya Garcia.
Daniel plays
with passion and power that shines through not only in his compositions
but also in the energy he brings to his live performances
Friday 23 February – Willie Garnett’s Big Band & Stan Reynolds Orchestra. Double Big Band Battle! £10.
This special charity evening is on aid of the fantastic Otakar Kraus Music Trust.
Saturday 24 February – An evening of Cohen & Cave. £8 Students £5
Warsaw-born artists, Olandra and Piotr Jaszczuk, will perform a concert in tribute to these legendary musicians. The songs of Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave have achieved legendary status to their countless fans in Poland and tonight’s young artists have re-imagined a selection of these classics presenting them with new arrangements and interpretations. The artists will perform the songs in English as well as translated versions in Polish.
JAZZ AT THE HUNTER CLUB, 6, St Andrews Street South, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3PH. 1st class jazz in Bury St Edmunds headhunter...@gmail.com www.headhunterslive.org 07799 650009 Doors 7.30, Music 8pm
Sat 17 Feb: SARA DOWLING sings COLE PORTER
One of the outstanding vocal talents of her generation applies her exotic musicality to the exquisite, witty work of the great American songwriter. With Chris Ingham (piano), Owen Morgan (bass) and George Double (drums) Admission £12
CHICKENSHED THEATRE JAZZ BAR - 290 Chase Side, Southgate, London N14 4PE.
Booking telephone number: 020 8292 9222. Booking email: book...@chickenshed.org.uk.
JAZZ AT THE RHODES ARTS COMPLEX. Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, CM23 3JG 01279 710 200 www.rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk
FORTNIGHTLY FREE Live Midweek Music in our Theatre Lounge on Wednesdays
7:30 pm Relax on a Wednesday evening at Rhodes while listening to the
very best from the vibrant local music scene. Our Midweek Live Music
events are now established as a ‘must see’ night for music fans of all
ages so unwind, kick back and relax.
Our resident Jazz Quintet Que Pasa are now established on the second Wednesday
of every month. Featuring internationally renowned players Pete Lemer -
keys, Paul Robinson - drums, Steve Cook - Bass, with Adam Amor on Sax
and brilliant trumpet player Paul Higgs. Between them they have worked
with acts such as Nina Simone, Grace Jones, Frankie Goes to Hollywood,
Ginger Baker, Mike Oldfield, The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Royal Shakespeare Company. The best of the genre from the best in the
business.
THE JAZZ CENTRE UK opened
in Feb 2016, brain child of Digby Fairweather. Our purpose is to
promote, preserve and celebrate the vibrant culture of jazz music in the
UK and beyond. We are in The Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6EX and open for all to see our exhibitions
between Tues and Sat. Opening hours 10am to 5pm. At present we are
fully staffed on Thursdays and Saturdays – so please call in to our Jazz
Cafe, have a coffee and say hello to our friendly volunteers who will
answer any questions that you may have! We are a registered Charity No.
116742 and The Heritage Lottery Fund has helped us to set up phase 1 of
our project, but we have much greater future plans. Take a look at www.thejazzcentreuk.co.uk
Come and see our Living Heritage Museum containing Humphrey
Lyttleton’s desk, trumpet, letters and trophies (and many other
artifacts). We cover all genres of jazz and we celebrate the music’s
heritage, art and memorabilia. Jazz films are shown every Saturday at
2pm in our 100 seater cinema and we have live music in the Centre on
Saturday afternoon. We actively support and promote contemporary
performance and education - send your email address and we shall add
you to our ‘friends’ who receive our newsletter. gwendoline...@gmail.com
FLEECEJAZZ - World class Jazz every Friday at Stoke-by-Nayland Hotel CO6 4PZ www.fleecejazz.org.uk Doors 7.30pm, gig starts 8.00 pm, 2 sets, ends approx 11.00 pm Ample parking; fully accessible - info 01787 211865 See website for directions as satnav can get you lost! Tickets - Box Office: 01787 211865; WeGotTickets (booking fee); On the door (cash/cheque)
BERKHAMSTED JAZZ present live jazz in a relaxed club atmosphere, with reasonably priced licensed bar. £10 – members Dacorum Card holders, £13 – visitors and guests. Concerts normally at the Civic Centre, High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3HD. Parking on High Street and in the car park behind the shops opposite. Disabled access.
e17 JAZZ - The award winning e17 jazz collective presents concerts on the last Wednesday of each month featuring local musicians of national renown plus exciting guest stars in a relaxed jazz club setting. www.e17jazz.com/whatson/ at their NEW VENUE - Gnome House, 7 Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, E17 6DS. www.gnomehouse.org.uk 07739660449 www.e17jazz.com/whatson/
THE SOUTHEND JAZZ CLUB – every Monday at the EKCO Social & Sports Club, Thornford Gardens, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. SS2 6PU. 01702 351641 www.ekcoclub.co.uk From 7:30pm. Music 8:00pm – everyone welcome. Info: Bryan Jones 07801 757912 or 01702 61825. Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southend-Jazz-Club/133240693427561 Twitter @southendjazz; email ja...@greenad.co.uk to join mailing list. Entrance £10
JAZZ IN THE JUNGLE BAR, Fore Street, Hertford SG14 1AX on the Second and Last Monday of each Month with the NEIL FRYER QUINTET featuring Natalie-Miles (trumpet), Neil Fryer (tenor sax), Richard Herdman (guitar), Paul Leader(bass), Luke De La Salle (drums), And Guests. Music at 8.30 p.m. Admission Free. For further information please contact Neil Fryer (m) 07504 733892
MILESTONES JAZZ CLUB is held on the first Sunday of every month at Hatfield Hotel, The Esplanade, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0QG www.milestonesjazzclub.co.uk
JAZZ AT THE CROWN. This new Jazz venue at ‘The Crown’, Church Street, Great Ellingham, nr. Attleborough, Norfolk opened on 11th September. The aim is to create a Sunday evening monthly Jazz scene featuring some of East Anglia’s major Jazz musicians using a regular rhythm section of Nigel Portass - Keyboard, Jeff Burbidge - Bass Gtr and Bob Dore - Drums. The music will commence at 6.00pm and finish around 8.30 pm and will be free admission.
JAZZ AT THE ROWFANT. Rowfant House, Wallage Lane, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 4NG. On 2nd Thursday of each month. £8.00 on the door. 01342 714869 www.rowfanthouse.co.uk
MILL HILL JAZZ CLUB – The Mill Hill Jazz Club has been providing live jazz of the highest standard to North West London for many years and is for everyone with a passion for live jazz, blues and soul. If you like jazz, the Mill Hill Jazz Club is the place to hang out. Every Wednesday from 8.30pm. The Golf Clubhouse, 100 Barnet Way, London NW7 3AL www.millhilljazzclub. Admission £8 members, £9 guests unless stated otherwise.
KiX Jazz Orchestra. 17 piece band plus Kate Daniels
on vocals. Repertoire includes a wide variety of Latin, Swing
Standards, Fusion and Originals. To see when and where they are on next
visit their new website at https://www.kixjazzorchestra.co.uk/schedule
The Cambridge Riverside Jazzband plays at the Six Bells, Fulbourn, just a couple of miles SE of Cambridge, every first and third Wednesday of the month at 8:30pm. Admission is £6 and there is a small dance floor, and of course, real ale! CRJ is the oldest trad band in the area, started by Ted Vousden in 1956 and run continuously since. We now play mainstream as well as traditional stuff and are happy to do requests if they were written before about 1950 ( and we've heard of them!!!). Come and give us a whirl!
The Andy Bowie Quartet plays modern jazz every Sunday 8 to 11 at the Tram Depot, Dover Street, Cambridge, as we have for the last 4 years. https://soundcloud.com/andy-bowie
BASSMENT, 16 Wells Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HZ have a monthly, live, Thursday night Jazz Funk session. House band: James Maltby - Guitar Dan Banks - Piano Andy Staples - Bass Josh Law - Drums Zak Barrett - Saxophone
A new venue in Essex - music Saturday nights and Sundays late afternoon at THE PRINCE ALBERT
(The Green, Blackmore, Ingatestone CM4 0RT Tel: 01277821705)
Delicious Meals available Mon- Sat: 12.00 – 15.00, 18.00 – 21.00 Sun:
12.00 – 16.00 princealbe...@outlook.com
THE CRYPT, St Giles Church, Camberwell Church St, London SE5 8RB. www.jazzlive.co.uk Doors 8.00 pm £8 / £5
FRANK GRIFFITH UPCOMING GIGLIST- www.frankgriffith.co.uk for more info
18 Feb, 12PM. w/Tad Newton Band. The Walnut Tree Inn. Station Road, Blisworth, NN7 3DS. 01604 485 549. £10.
- Fri 9th Mar - The Miley, Rochford, Essex
WEDS 21st Feb - MDX Jazz Presents: VITOR PEREIRA QUINTET + CHARLIE SCARR TRIO
The BA Jazz course at London’s Middlesex University has been producing
innovative and highly creative musicians ever since its inception in
1993. Hans Koller, Femi Temowo and Stian Westerhus were all Middlesex
students, and a new wave of Middlesex composers and improvisers such as
Led Bib, Maria Chiara Argirò and Binker Golding have recently had a
major impact on the UK jazz scene.
“MDX Jazz Presents”
is a collaboration with 'Spicejazz' promoter Paul Pace at the Spice of
Life in Soho to promote the work of current and ex-students of the
Middlesex course.
VITOR PEREIRA QUINTET: VITOR PEREIRA guitar, CHRIS WILLIAMS alto sax, ALAM NATHOO tenor sax, MICK COADY bass & ADAM TEIXEIRA drums. London-based Portuguese guitarist leads Exciting and energetic contemporary jazz group. From the catchy rock-like riffs to more contemplative interludes, a full spectrum of textures unveiling a vast background of musical influences and leading the listener through a very diverse and ‘bumpy’ journey. Initially studying classical guitar, Vito’s interest in Jazz took him to study with the likes of Pat Metheny, Jonathan Kreisberg, Gilad Hekselman or Aaron Goldberg which consequently led him to in 2004 to study at Middlesex University. An active name in the UK and Europe he plays often with top UK and European musicians: James Allsopp, Asaf Sirkis, Josh Arcoleo, Binker Goldings and Marc Demuth."intriguing and innovative" All About Jazz ”’New World' brims with vigour, imagination and staying power” London Jazz “Highly impressive" The Jazz Mann“the music is contemporary, it’s for today … the musical manifesto is superb”Bebop Spoken Here “hard-hitting contemporary jazz-rock flavour in line with Pereira’s fine politically motivated compositions" Jazzwise + CHARLIE SCARR TRIO: CHARLIE SCARR drums, TOMMY REMON guitar & DAN BARRETO bass https://youtu.be/mQK1YgcaGtA https://youtu.be/CJgReN-8JUo www.vitorpereira.net Doors: 6pm, Music: 8-11pm - £10/£8 advance
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JAZZUP! Club85 Hitchin, Saturday 24th February presents … the Tom Ridout No Excuses Band + support North Herts and Stevenage Youth Jazz Big Band with an average age below 25. Tom Ridout’s band represents the cutting edge, and features his sister Alex, winner of the 2016 BBC Young Jazz Musician Award, as well as virtuoso guitarist, Rob Luft.
Award winning saxophonist, recorder player, composer and arranger Tom Ridout was identified by Jazzwise Magazine in 2012 as an upcoming jazz musician. A recent graduate from the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, finalist in the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award 2016,Tom is a prolific composer who fronts his own bands playing his original compositions. Tom has recently released his debut album "No Excuses" launched at The Vortex Jazz club featuring original compositions and arrangements by Tom and the No Excuses band is an up to 13 piece ensemble consisting of the Quintet (sax/recorder, guitar, piano, bass, drums) with added second guitar, string quartet and brass trio (flugelhorn, french horn and trombone). Influences for the album include jazz, folk, 60s rock/pop and 20th century tonal classical. Entry £10 advance. £12 on the door £10 on the door with JazzUp loyalty card
Gareth Lockrane Big Band Sunday a 19-piece British Big Band will be at Pizza Express Live, Dean Street, London, W1D 3RW on Sunday 29th April. A world class sensation led by the original writing and arranging of the brilliant jazz flautist Gareth Lockrane. Doors 12:00 noon - Music 1.30pm Tickets £25 Tel: 020 7439 4962
http://www.jbgbevents.com/gareth-lockrane-big-band-sunday.html
http://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/gareth-lockrane-big-band
This is a wonderful opportunity to hear music performed from their new
album “Fistfight At The Barndance”, rated a top five jazz album of the
year in the 2017 British Jazz Awards.
Elgoods' Fathers Day Jazz afternoon www.elgoodbrewery.co.uk will take place in the Brewery Gardens at North Brink Wisbech Cambs, June 17th with 3 sets of traditional Jazz from the Peter Rudeforth Jazzband commencing at 1.15 pm. Peter Rudeforth :- Trumpet/vocs, Julian Marc Stringle:- Clt/Sax/Vocs, Andy Flaxman:- Tbe, Tim Huskisson:- Pno, Sandy Burnett:- Bass, John Elmer:- Drums. Admission £10 cash on door. Supervised under 12s free. This is an open air event - please bring picnic chairs or blankets, Large free car park /disabled facilities/bar and food available but picnics are allowed. Dogs not allowed - except Carer Dogs. Details or to reserve tickets contact daved...@gmail.com 07903 879209/01945 588325.