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The Friends hold regular concerts at the Hanley Castle High School and having beeen successfully doing so since 1986. Tel. 01684 593794 ROSSANO SPORTIELLO TRIO with Dave Green bass Steve Brown drums At 8pm Tickets £13 (Members £11) Personnel: Rossano Sportiello, piano; born in Vigevano, Italy on 1st June 1974 a It looks a good gig More details can be found on |
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at Pershore Working Mens & Old Comrades Club, 57 High St, Pershore WR10 1EU July 28th JB Jazz & Blues Band JB is John Beckingham, pianist and vocalist who together with Roger Manwaring on Tenor/Soprano sax and vocals (also striking hat and shoes), Andy Wood, a fine young guitar player, Paul Holder on drums and Tony Capaldi on bass make up the band Tickets £6-00 Tel: Maggie 01527 66692 or Peter 01386 554235 |
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Note Gigs Back on Mondays NEXT GIG Mon 26th July Bill Bailey Big 6 with Emily Monday 23rd August Perdido Street Jazz Band Enquires. Allan 07790012767 Tel 01562 823931 |
www.harriers.co.uk The Aggborough Suite A very resonable priced meal is available at the jazz evenings. Opening time 7pm for meals |
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Wolverley Nr Kidderminster, Worcs, DY11 5XB 1 to 4pm Sunday 25th 'SIMON DEELEY DUO' 1st August Andy Peate & Yolanda Penn All free entry. *********** Roast dinners priced at £6.50 each are served from 12 - 5pm also full snack menu http://www.queensheadwolverley.com/ Email: info@queensheadwolverley.com Telephone or Fax: 01562 850433 |
 70 Worcester Road Bromsgrove B61 7AG The Tim Ward Trio sax, bass & drums. May vary with hammond organ. More info http://www.yeoldeblackcross.co.uk/ |
 at the Fox and Hounds pub, LULSEY, nr,.ALFRICK, Worcs. Every Tues 8pm |
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CorbettNr Kidderminster July Gigs 8th New Orleans Heat. 15th Tierra Buena Dixie six 22nd Millenium Eagle Jazz Band. 29th Antique Six Jazz Band Free |
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Spring Lane. Malvern. July Gigs 18th Len Thwaites with guests
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Stourbridge Road. Ismere Nr Stourbridge Next gig Following the sad death of Howard it is the wishes of his good lady that jazz continues at the Wagon. How very nice that is, so Howard will be remembered. Dutch Lewis on reeds/flute and Jim Marchent on trumpet, plus the Howard Sheldon trio. |
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 Photo supplied by The Hereford Cattle Society. Widemarsh St Hereford ****************************** The Jazz Cardinals *************************************** 8-00 to 10-45 pm £3 50 Members £4-50Non members |
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Ballards & Beats If on dial up allow time for download and then play a second time Paul Buck Keyboards Tom Hill Double Bass Martin Emeny Drums |
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Huntingdon Hall John Williams and John Etheridge Price: £17.50 John Williams and John Etheridge will present a programme which features solo sets from each of them. They will join together for a specially commissioned piece by the British composer Paul Hart, original compositions by John Etheridge and John Williams, and some of the music from the African continent, Mali and Madagascar, which they have developed during their association of the last few years. |
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The Steve King Big Band Price: £13.50 2010-2011 and is one of the UKs leading exponents of big band music. The current line-up is an eclectic mix of seasoned pros and semi-pros including some of the brightest sparks in the jazz scene today which helps keep the band at the forefront of the big band movement. Vocals are in the very capable hands of Lynn Dawes who hails from the USA. Lynn has built up a large following singing with local bands and brings a superb singing style to the bands performances. |
 BRINGING BIG BAND SWING TO WORCESTERSHIRE AND THE WEST MIDLANDS TBA |
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Trevor Emney. In the past few months I have been to a number of his gigs and have always found it a pleasure to hear him. His presentation brings a smile and I am sure the guys with him enjoy being part of his group. B' ham born Trevor Emeny has been at the front of the Midlands jazz scene for over 50 years, and has the rare honour of playing Ronnie Scotts London. He has worked world wide on cruise ships, and a four year spell in Australia gave him the chance of working with many stars, including Tony Bennett and Sarah Vaughan. He has worked for, and with, Royalty both here and abroad. He celebrates 56 years since taking up the saxophone with the release of a current C.D. "Ballads and Beats" Long may he continue bringing jazz to us all. Please log on to www.trevoremeny.com |
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at The Aggborough I have not visited Aggbrough for some time and I could find no better reason to do so than a gig with the Old Fashioned Love Band. Upon arriving early it was good to see the room well filled and, Alan Biggs the promoter assured me this was very much due to the band in question. I have always enjoyed this band. Their leader, the well known jazz presenter on Radio Stoke/Shropshire, is the ideal man to present the band. From the start we noted the fine rhythm section getting under way and giving the front line a real lift, with Dave Timmis drums Harry Forelius bass and Jake Reeves banjo & guitar. The front line of Mel trumpet Mike Pembroke trombone and Mike Turner clarinet, soprano,& alto. was a pleasure to hear with some fine solos from each man. Vocals were spread throughout the programme, and Jake has quite a distinct and unusual voice. It was great fun to have Dave, raconteur and drummer, telling all sorts of stories throughout the evening. Mel is seventy today 31st Jan 06 and I wish him well and long may he continue to lead this fine band. Do pay a visit if they are in your area, you will not regret it |
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Paul Munnery & Harlem I was not at all familar with this band, but reports were
good, that a trip to Kidderminster was the order of the day.
What a nice surprise we had! Here was an eleven piece band, well
presented in white Tuxedos, and ready to play at the appointed
hour. Note to Paul. Please bring your banjo player into the band, she is much too good to leave on the side, and better looking than you lot anyway. |
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The Heart of England Jazz Band
20th Oct. Selwyn Newton, clarinet. Pete Ainge, trumpet.
Derek Halford, trombone.Clive Milward, drums.
Roger Heath, bass. Dave Smith, banjo..
We had looked forward to this evening for some time as the guest
of the Band was John Crocker, better known as a long standing
member of Chris Barber's band. John, throughout these years, has
always been a delight to listen to and, as expected, we were not
to be disappointed this evening. The Heart of England has some
fine musicians so John had no difficulty in presenting his own
style of playing with clarinet,alto and tenor sax. I think the
front line of Selwyn, Pete and Derek were very much
at their best which is often the case in bands when the guest
is a professional musician. It just gives that extra lift.
The band, of course, is well known to us and we often see them,
their presentation in person and programme of music is a pleasure
to see and hear. I just wish a few more trad bands would follow
their example.
Alan Biggs is the promoter of the Aggborough jazz evenings and
the programme up to Christmas is excellent. Please support him
and, as John Crocker said before the final number, "We need
you if jazz is to survive" Many thanks for a great evening
to John the Band and Alan. What was that final number? Bourbon
Street or something ! and John forgot to bring his music? :-))
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