telford

Telford Jazz

This music is by the courtesy of The Heart of England Jazz Band.
It is a wma file. I have choosen it due to the fine quality of the solo work and the great feeling the band have for this tune.
For more info click onto http://www.hofejazz.co.uk

Jazz Club 90
at
The Harp
Albrighton
Shropshire

John and Marie have promoted Jazz at the Harp twice each week for many years now, and they really have made a great success by doing so. The Harp is well on the jazz map.
The Lounge bar is given over to this music and there even is a special area for the bands to set up and play.
It has a great atmosphere but if you want a seat you are well advised to turn up early.
Most gigs are in the Trad /New Orleans style, but mainstream musicians also appear from time to time plus some local big bands although it does get a little crowded then.
John and Marie work very hard indeed to make the events a success and they deserve your support to keep jazz alive.

Programme of Events

Tuesday Gigs

All Gigs start at 8.30 and due to limited seating you are advise to arrive around eight oclock.

All bands are free but they do ask you support them by buying raffle tickets during the evening.
Sunday Gigs
Most Gigs Start at 1pm but please see Diary for change of times as some start at 12-30

Millenium Eagle Jazz Band

July:

1st Richard Leach's ClubHouse Five

6th JB’s Jazz and Blues Band 12.30 start

8th Steve "Big Man" Clayton

13th Five Towns Footwarmers

15th Martinique Jazz Band

20th New Washboard Syncopators

22nd Carole Westwood & the Archie Cotterill Trio

27th John Everett's Red Dragon Jazzmen

29th Djangology (Ben Holder on violin)

Contact John or Marie on 01902 756158
Here we have another great programme of Jazz from John & Marie.
How do they do it ?
Jazz Friends. This is all free so please do buy a ticket for the raffle.
Thank You
visit their site. www.jazzclub90.supanet.com

The Promoters

John & Marie

The Mytton & Mermaid Hotel
Atcham

The Mytton & Mermaid

Hotel

Accommodation, Dinning, Bars
Tel 01743 761220
E Mail. reception@myttonandmermaid.co.uk

web www.myttonandmermaid.co.uk

SUNDAY NIGHT JAZZ SPECIAL
Live Jazz and overnight accommodation with Full English Breakfast at £44-95 per person. (Dinner inclusive)
This offer is based on two sharing a double or twin room and a table being booked for dinner. To qualify for this offer bookings should be made at least two days in advance and Sunday Jazz special should be quoted.
( Not available over Bank Holiday week-ends or through December )
If you would like to be put on our mailing list please see a member of staff.

Great Style

The hotel is situated by the River Severn.
It offers all facilities of a quality hotel and on every Sunday Evening has a local Jazz group playing in the Restaurant

"SUNDAY NIGHT JAZZ"
AT THE
MYTTON AND MERMAID

Menu available until 10.00pm
Music from 7-30pm onward

Sunday13 July

The Jazz Alphabet. Jenny Miller & Eddie Matthews play a wide selection of jazz numbers all beginning with the letter “J”. (That’s where they'd got to before their sons Will and Ben arrived on the scene).

Sunday 20 July

A delightful mix of well known classics from Maria Vincent on vocals and Stuart Goodhew on keyboard.

Sunday 27 July

The Jazz Alphabet. Jenny on piano and vocals, with Eddie on bass and brass take their cue from the letter “K”.

Sunday 3 August

A welcome return visit from vocalist Irene Martin and pianist Malcolm Hogarth.

Sunday 10 August

It’s the letter “L” in the Jazz Alphabet for Jenny Miller and Eddie Matthews tonight.

The Brian Jones Big Band.

This fine 21 piece Big Band plays regular sessions
at

St Georges Cricket Club
St Georges, Nr Oakengates
Telford.
Please note the next session is
on
Tuesday 15th July at 8-30 pm
No session in June

Tickets £5-00 at the door, "And worth every penny"

Wenlock Edge
Photo by Sabine J Hutchinson!

www.photographybysabine.co.uk

www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk

Gone to Earth

For more information click on
www.edgeartscentre.co.uk

The Edge Arts Centre
William Brookes School,
Farley Road,
Much Wenlock.
01952 728509

Jazz Notes at The Edge

The Next gig will be

Thursday 23rd October 8pm

Bobo Stenson Trio

Bobo Stenson piano. Anders Jormin bass & Jon Falt drums

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Telfords very own Jazz Band

MIKE GRAY - Tenor and soprano saxophone and 3 in a bar band leader.

BRIAN JONES - Piano

PHIL ASMA - Drums

Formed in 1993, Shropshire based band 3 IN A BAR has gained a well-deserved reputation as the county’s most entertaining and easy-on-the-ear jazz group.

The band's flexible approach, plus the fact that extra musicians are also available when required, gives the option of working from a basic quartet up to a 9-piece band featuring a five-strong saxophone section.

Their Next Gigs

FRIDAY 4th JULY
Charity Concert near Shifnal
7:00 - 10:00
See 3 In A Bar website for further details.

For more info go to http://www.3inabar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.html

The Hale Street Stompers.

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David Sherwood - cornet
Mike Schofield - clarinet
Mike Gray - saxes & clarinet
Phil Turnbull - guitar
Ray Lawrence - double bass
Roy Bickley - drums
Eleanor Seabrook - vocals

At
The Stafford Court Hotel,
Market Drayton

9 pm on the last Thursday of every month (except August).

Thursday July 31st

9pm start - admission free
The band has been in existence for over 10 years and have an enthusiastic local following.

Neville Dickie at The Harp
with Nick Millward drums

We are regular visitors to the Harp and on this occasion decided to arrive a little earlier than usual which means about 30mins before start time. On entering the lounge we could not believe our eyes as every available space, sitting and standing was truly filled !!!
I know John and Marie were delighted and the sale of the football competi'tion and the draw just took off.
We managed to find a spot for when Neville started but I am sorry to say after half an hour we repaired to the bar and had to leave.
We enjoyed what we had heard but before I left requested my good friend Frank Meeson take a few notes and the result is as follows

Jazz Club 90 at The Harp, Albrighton, provided another great night on Tuesday 17 January 2006. Recognised world jazz great Neville Dickie gave a fine display of stride and boogie woogie piano to a packed and enthusiastic audience. Backing Neville with clever, exciting drum work and occasional vocals, was the Kenny Ball percussion star Nick Millward. A very classy evening of piano jazz!

For more info click on Jazzclub 90

Pictures
by Frank Meeson

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Some evenings at Jazz Club 90

The Bryan Jones

Big Band

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St Georges
Oakengates

Big John Saunders
Kay Mackintosh

Roger Rae

It is always a pleasure to go to a gig of Bryan Jones and, as this takes place once a month, we look forward to a good evenings big band music.
Following my request over these past few months to have Carole Westwood as a guest. Bryan, who knows a good thing when he hears one, soon got out pen and paper and wrote arrangements for her and the band.The result was that a
great evenings entertainment.
Carole, who sings mainly with her own trio, was quite at home with the band and the arrangements Bryan had written. These were a great credit to him and put Carole at ease with the band in full flow.
Arrangements were also written for a quartet with Bryan on piano,
Roy Sainsbury guitar. Brian Ford drums and
Mike Keagan bass guitar.
The audience were delighted with the result.I am sure Carole will be back at a later date. In the meantime the Christmas gig will be on Tuesday 20th December

Do come and join us and enjoy

Roy Johnson
All Photo's by Frank Meeson with thanks.

Carole
.

Sarah Bromley

Richard Leach's Seven Stars of Jazz

The Chicago Teddy Bears

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Warners Jazz Week End

Bodelwydden Castle Jazz Festival

My good Friend Frank Meeson has sent me a few details of another great week end at Bodelwydden Castle. I really must visit myself as he advises this is great jazz in a wonderful,situation

Report on the Bodelwyddan Castle hotel Jazz Festival which took place 9th to 12th march 2007.

The Denise Lawrence Band

The festival started on a high note with a three set session on the Friday evening from Richard Leach's 7 Stars of Jazz: Richard (trombone) Ged Stone (trumpet) Chris Pearce (reeds) Mike Graver (piano) Brian Mellor (Guitar & Banjo) Roger Davies (bass) and Roy Dutton (drums). Great stuff from Richard and the boys, high standard as always.

Saturday afternoon was a welcome return of the pride of North Wales - Jazzrag Dixieland Jazz Band. This was a great band with an exciting and driving lead trumpet from Stan Williams.
Saturday evening began with an hour or so with the Denise Lawrence Band starring that fine reed man John Hallam. Denise hosts these festivals and brings many very good bands to entertain the throng.

The main attraction Saturday night was one of Europe's most entertaining and professional bands...The Chicago Teddybears Society Jazz Band. The energy given to the band by their driving trumpet lead makes everyone want to leap up and dance (no mean feat considering the age of most of us).

Sunday there was a fabulous and varied lunchtime's entertainment of jazz, blues and gospel music from Denise Lawrence's band.

The evening session was from The Yorkshire Stompers and the proceedings were wound up with a final hour from Denise.

Good Music, good company, comfortable accommodation and enjoyable food. Add to this copious quantities of good wine and paradise is ours

Frank Meeson.

All this for around £200. What a bargin !

I hope to locate more information about other weekends. Go to
http://www.warnerbreaks.co.uk

Photos Frank Meeson

The Yorshire Stompers

Jazz Rag Dixieland Band

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The Malt House Ironbridge

The Malthouse at Ironbridge Wharf is a large well run pub with lots of atmosphere and full dining facilities.
There is limited car parking at the premises but you can park alongside the river.( do not park on the pavement)
It has a varied programme of jazz and the following is the next four weeks presentations.

Diary of Events
The Malthouse offers a wide range of music from Wednesday to Saturday

TBA

Malthouse Jazz Bar 01952 433712

Free admission Start time 8pm
Check their Web page www.malthousepubs.co.uk

Funds for jazz
John & Marie held a fund raising event at the Shifnal Cricket club again on the 5th December. I was unable to attend, but John tells me it was a great success and raised over £160.00 on the night. This is really a great credit to them both, and their helpers.
The work they put in to keep jazz on the scene in the Telford area is never ending,for without them Telford is a jazz wilderness!
Part of their success was due to one of the best Trad bands around having been booked for the event,
The Heart of England Jazz Band, and below I show the lads working very hard for that evening.

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Tony Hobson	Pete Ainge
Selwyn Newton, Pete, Tony and Roger Heath bass Sorry Clive I do not have a picture of you drumming.	Dave Smith

Pictures by John Howells. Jazz Club 90

http://www.hofejazz.co.uk

March 16th It was my pleasure to visit The Harp this night with the Heart of England on the stand. Two hours of really fine trad jazz! A planned programme well played and presented. Each man can solo so well that I will not mention names. The rhythm section well led by Clive, and driving hard at times must be a treat for the guys who are playing in front. I know I am getting old, and do repeat myself, but do go to see and hear them when they are near you. Thanks to John and Marie they will be back.

A few pictures of some of the fine talent which plays at the Harp

Terry Brunt Washbash Jazzmen	Bob Smith Central City Jazzmen	Derek Halford Zenith Hot Stompers
Gordon Whitworth Washbash Jazzmen	Maureen Cameron Burton School Big Band	Roy Hubbard Zenith Hot Stompers

Mart Rogers Manchester Jazz

The Bryan Jones Big Band.

Comment Tuesday 16th December.
This was the last concert of the year, and I am sure Bryan and the band were delighted with such a large audience for this evening. The quality of playing was such that the band really responded to this support. For the first set Bryan worked them very hard, and the trumpet and trombones excelled, infact they only just had time to turn their music. As expected the reeds always provide a good sound and each gave us some good solos. The second set produced some well known numbers again and Roy Sainsbury, guitar, always gives such a nice balance to the music with his solo work. I must mention the fine support given throughout the evening by the rhythm section which, of course, includes Bryan himself.
As I had hoped Bryan then brought Arthur Brown to the front to form a trio to play a little trad jazz. Their Sweet Georgia Brown and Basin St. sounded just great, and put the final stamp on a good evening.
May I wish Bryan and the band A Happy New Year and thank them all for keeping big band jazz alive and well in Shropshire. But remember please bring a friend, we need your support to keep them playing

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The Complete Band

The Arthur Brown Trio

A nice solo by Don Georgeson

Roy Ray. Arthur Brown. Don Georgeson

The brass and reed sections

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The rhythm section
with
Bryan Jones at the keyboard

Some nice solo work from
Lee Slater tenor sax

Dep for the night
Derrick Brown bass guitar

Five trumpets. Four trombones.
Five saxes and a great sound

Arthur Brown

Comment May 20th
What a treat we had on this evening of fine Big Band Jazz, this is the third time it has been my pleasure to hear them in as many months and they never disappoint.
Bryan, as many know, has been presenting his band for many years and it dismays me, as with many other fine jazz musicians, that they never get the recognition they deserve.
With his many fine arrangements of well known standards, and musicians who can respond to the tasks he sets them, a good evening is assured.
It is nice to note that the audience is well able to appreciate every note and responds with the usual enthusaism of good jazz folk.
An unexpected guest was Trevor Emney, tenor. What fine solos he gave us along with Roy Johnson, tenor. Mention must be made of John Saunders fine trumpet solo early in the evening ,along with some great playing by Kay Macintosh, trumpet. As always the boss on keyboard was most enjoyable and Roy Sainsbury, who arrived late after some 250 miles, still played us a very nice guitar solo. That's dedication for you!
Finally Arthur Brown and the lads gave us a little Trad music and it was a nice touch for the finish of a most enjoyable evening.
Sorry if you missed it but I will promote this band as much as I can.

Geoff Inwood

The Band also plays
at
The Chester Rugby Club Bi Monthly
The Vagrants Club Nantwich the second Tuesday in the month.
and
St Georges Cricket Club Telford the third Tuesday in the month.
Don't be late.

wolverhampton

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