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A New CD Broadband users should have no problems |
As one would expect of
a large town there are many places where jazz is on offer. I would
expect the best known venue is The Trumpet at Bilston situated
in Bilston High Street and presents jazz seven days a week.
It has some fine Beer at very resonable prices
Just
pick your night and go 
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01902 493723 THE TRUMPET ****************** July Bands Wednesday 2nd Casablanca 5 Thursday 3rd Style Unlimited Friday 4th Swing Parade Saturday 5th Andy Hamilton and The Blue Notes Sunday 6th Bryn Venus Trombone Summit Monday 7th Reg & Musti Tuesday 8th Steve Pacitto Band Wednesday 9th Patsi Fuller Band Thursday 10th Carole Westwood with The Archie Cotterill Trio Friday 11th Swing Parade Saturday 12th The Blue Toones Sunday 13th Nameless (Blues & Rhythm Blues ) Monday 14th Reg & Musti Tuesday 15th Debbie Arthurs & Nick Gill Wednesday 16th Mercia Jazz 5 Thursday 17th Style Unlimited Friday 18th Swing Parade Saturday 19th Old Comrades Sunday 20th Fret & Fiddle Monday 21st Reg & Musti Tuesday 22nd Stan Davis Quartet Wednesday 23rd Mell Hill + 4 Thursday 24th Trevor Emeny Band Friday 25th Swing Parade Saturday 26th Martinique Jazz Band Sunday 27th Henry Newman Quartet Monday 28th Reg & Musti Tuesday 29th Dutch Lewis Quartet Wednesday 30th Mike Turner Band Thursday 31st Style Unlimited |
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The Bonded Warehouse Canal St Stourbridge ************************************************ Friday 18th July With special guest CHRIS GUMBLEY (alto and baritone saxes) Tel 01384 395216 |
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Dog Kennel Lane (A456/A459 Junction) 'Jazzers' Sunday Night Jazz – 8.30 – 11.00 Admission: £4 on the night Summer Ball From Germany with Enquiries: Trevor (0121-550-6335)
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Lunch Time Jazz 12-30pm to 3pm |
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Lowtown Bridgnorth Restaurant, Accomodation also available. |
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Lowtown Bridgnorth We were not sure what to expect as Carole stated it was not a jazz group. However, we need not have worried, as they played with quality and style. I can only put the music under the banner of modern folk. It was quite obvious from the start that the group had rehearsed as the vocals were not from the standard song book. The quality of sound produced by Chris Woodley on guitar and, so well supported by Doug Mc Kendrick bass, was excellent. However, added to this sound was the wonderful flute of Annie Rees-Jones (What a delight) I am sure Carole could not wish for better. The gig started at 8-30 and we were still there at 11pm. That's how good it was ! |
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Charlie Wright tenor & Paul Sawtell piano.
click on pictures to enlarge Paul Sawtell and Charlie Wright are two musicians whose style and true ability to produce fine jazz are a delight. Throughout the two sets they produced a good programme of well known standards with fine interpretation The audience were hushed when Charlie played a very slow number of Stardust. What a treat. Paul,as ever, was his usual self, never lacking style or support for Charlie. A very good lunchtime gig indeed. I will look forward to more of the same at the Bridgnorth Festival. |
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27th to 29th October The Bridgnorth Jazz Festival has proved a considerable success with some outstanding jazz. The Liane Carroll concert on the Friday can only be described as magical. It was a near capacity audience and superb value at ten pounds a ticket. Archie Cotterell was at the gig describing Liane as 'an international level star" This is the fourth Bridgnorth Jazz Festival and each year the weather has held fine. This certainly helps with a Jazz Trail. This year we had eight locations one of which was in Low Town at the Falcon Hotel. The trail proved popular with all our tickets being sold by 11.15 am on the day. We had booked and planned for a final session running into an 'all star jam session' at the Crown. At the last minute the Crown cancelled due to a preferred football match on the day. We consequently had to split the jam session over two venues, The Habit and the Bassa Villa. Unfortunately these were two smaller venues which limited our ticket sales. Just one of the problems in running a festival !!. Keith Nichols and Enrico Tomaso proved an entertaining duo at Cinnamon. It was good to see Dave Shepherd back in Bridgnorth. There will always be a place in Bridgnorth for locals Carole Westwood and Archie Cotterell and their performance at the Basa Villa was played to a very full house. Bruce Adams played with his inimitable style at the Habbit, well supported by Paul Sawtell. In the second set they were joined by Roy Williams. trombone and Erica Lyon, double bass which resulted in a very good gig. The two theatre performances were well attended producing some very good jazz. Although it was very hard work over a long period to set up, both Tim Lord and I felt it was all worthwhile and we are already laying plans for next year. We would like to thank the many volunteers and helpers who assisted in our success, also our sponsers Brennan & Wiseman Ltd
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Ludlow Road Bridgnorth Craig Milverton piano. Erika Lyons bass. John Gibbon drums Digby, of course, is well known by us all and Craig is no stranger to me as it has often been my pleasure to hear him at The Masonic. Erika and John were new to me and my friends and we enjoyed their playing very much. Digby, as ever, has his own special way of presenting himself and the band and I must compliment him for working so hard to make the audience feel at home... A good and varied programme was presented for the first set including a vocal (Tis Autumn) , together with This Can't Be Love, Some of These Days, Yesterdays and a very nice Trio number Time after Time. The second set opened with Struttin with some Barbecue, followed by an up tempo version of Running Wild and some great playing by Digby. He gave us another vocal and quite a laugh (Roll over Beethoven ), you had to listen carefully to the lyrics. Then back to the Trio.with Craig and Erika in full flow and such great solo work well supported by John throughout. A final number to complete the evening, I Got It Bad and that Ain't Good, which ended a delightful evening of Jazz. I was very disappointed with the support Tim and Malcolm got for this event as they are working so hard to bring jazz to Bridgnorth and make the Down the place to be for music. I do hope their next gig will have better support Geoff Inwood Friday February 24th  |
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Another good evening's jazz at the Plough. Trevor Emeny
was the star with the Archie Cotterell trio. Trevor is always
a treat to listen to and is never over the top with interpretation,
.his style is very much Stan Getz and you cannot say better than
that. A good programme was played but a little more planning
would not go admiss as, so often is the case with a small group. An extra treat for me was that Carole Westwood arrived and was invited for a couple of numbers (nice one Trevor) The Trio, as ever, produced fine support for Trevor and of course each in turn produced some very nice solos. |
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28th October to 30th October |
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First I must congratulate the organiser Tim Lord, along
with his dedicated helpers, for producing a first-class festival. My first gig was on the Friday night at the Down Hotel, which proved to be an ideal venue. The star was Liane Carroll, a very fine vocalist, who accompanied herself on piano along with a trio, bass guitar, drums and Ian Shaw on guest guitar. Liane, as expected, gave a fine performance throughout and was much appreciated by a very good audience. On the Saturday I hit the Jazz Trail, starting with vocalist Dee Daley and Roy Sainsbury on guitar - a great duo, who gave a fine performance.On the move again to the Black Boy where Craig Milverton and Julian Stringle were playing. Two nights before I had seen Julian at the Masonic and Craig about a month before that. I am sorry to say they were confined to a small bar but being the fine musicians they are, we were able to enjoy their programme. They were to move to Bass Villa for their next gig so it was time for me to catch a lift and move on to the Kings pub. Here was Brenda Scott with Paul Sawtell on piano. The place was packed but I just managed to find a space. It is quite some time since I heard Brenda but she did not disappoint and with Paul in fine form, it was very worthwhile. At this point it was time for me to leave and I am quite sure the rest of the programme was a great success. Congratulations to Tim for featuring musicians from the Midlands, long this continue. There are lots more available. Thank you Tim for bringing jazz to life in Bridgnorth and may I ask the many who attended these gigs to please continue to support jazz throughout the year. Click on pictures to enlarge |
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at The Masonic The band, as always, was well presented and Bryan had prepared a good and varied programme, which delighted the audience throughout the evening. Ellington, Basie, Herman etc. It was a nice surprise to see Sue Greenway, currently with The Syd Lawrence Band, leading the sax section and also another visitor Kevin Harcourt in the trumpet line up. Members of the band throughout the evening played some fine solos, but I just have to mention Kay McIntosh who just blew us all away.(wonderful) It was also good to note that Bryan's solo work was appreciated, as so often I feel that this can be missed when so much is going on within the band. Arthur Brown was invited outfront with a few friends and, as ever, gave us a couple of trad numbers which made this break a great pleasure. The evening ended with a much deserverd encore. Bryan has now had the big band for some thirty seven years he tells us. The musicians come from far and wide to play for him, this says it all for the man, and fine musician that he is. Thank you Mike for putting this gig on and I know Bryan will be returning to the Masonic again. |
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Jazz at The Masonic . What a disappointment this is, but I am sorry to say it is due to lack of support and nothing else. I do hope that he still may put a gig on just now and again as we have no other venue in the area of this quality. |
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tenor /clarinet with Paul Sawtell. Tom Hill. Neil Bullock He had made an ideal programme for the evening and kept well in touch with the audience, presenting a good mix of jazz that included some very nice Goodman pieces. With the great trio that we have become so used to here, this really was jazz at its best once again. |
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with Alex Garnet reeds. Tom Hill bass. Nick Milwood drums. However with the opening number 'Love for Sale', which lasted some 15 minutes, we were left in no doubt what a fine young musician he is and, on completion of the first set, it was obvious that Coltrane was an influence on his style. Geoff Inwood |
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Paul Sawtell piano. Tom Hill bass. Neil Bullock drums. It was good to have Alan back in Wolverhampton once more, we have long awaited this occasion in no small part due to the very fine rhythm section which supported him. On this occasion we were told of his recent purchase of a tenor sax and, from it's appearance a well crafted and mature product, which in his hands soon proved its worth and ownership.A good programme of music was played throughout the evening much enjoyed and appreciated by all. We still need more bums on seats if Mike is to continue presenting jazz of this quality so do please tell your friends and get them to join you Good to see and hear Alan Barnes again, do not miss him if he is in your area. Geoff Inwood Alans web site is www.alan-barnes.co.uk |
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Mike Powell and Jazz at the Masonic Jimmy Hastings, reeds,
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A Review of a great evening's Jazz The opening number, Cantaloupe Island, was an excellent choice, and we soon realised what a fine musician Jimmy is. Playing tenor sax, clarinet and flute, he had laid out a programme which, I felt, was ideal and all the guys supporting him had their music. This gave a nice balance to the evening, some slow some fast and all of high quality, Bolivia, Jitterbug Waltz, and Early Autumn. The second set started with Sister Sadie, The Four Brothers, (very nice) Sometime ago etc, and, for me, the best of all just at the end Chic Corea's La Fiesta. Tom Hill led in on bass and from thereon the guys really got it all together producing jazz of the highest quality. The result was much applause and appreciation, but this was not the end and they finished with Blues for Jimmy at 11.15pm. One other thing was Jimmy's wonderful ability to play some very long notes, which I understand involves breathing in through the nose, and out to the instrument at the same time, remarkable! Tom Hill throughout the evening was at his very best, What a fine bass player he is! Paul, as ever, inventive and melodic throughout with such great support to soloists, a cord here, a note there which just gave a nice edge. Roy supporting and laying down the all-important rhythm. Then in the second set some very nice solo work. I have not seen a lot of Malcolm Garrett, but what a fine drummer he is and Jimmy gave him a couple of very nice spots, which showed him at his finest. This was an evening by professionals and I enjoyed every moment. Do come again Jimmy and thank you Mike for another great evening of Jazz in Wolverhampton Click on pictures to enlarge
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I was reminded, rather late in the day by my good friend Brian Manders, that Archie and Mel were to be at the Trumpet this evening.With transport laid on and to the door. No problem! The two words on the above programme Mel & Archie cannot
relate to the quality of the players or the music, Dont forget. Mels Jazz Beat
Wednesday nights 7pm to 9pm Radio Stoke. Shropshire.and Hereford.
Always worth a listen.
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Ron Drake with the Paul Sawtell Trio An evening of jazz to savour. Thank you Cathy for promoting jazz of this quality. I know
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