Celebrating Jazz with Art
Jazz Painting of Emile Van Pelt and Eric Webster putting on the style at a Ken Colyer Trust Jazz Parade. Emile and Eric regularly tour the UK with Sammy Rimington's International Jazz Band. Emile also stars with The New Orleans Z'hulus and Eric with Barbara Widmer's New Revival Band. Eric has a knack of conjuring up his very own spontaneous … [Read more...]
Jazz painting of Emile Martyn, founder of The Fallen Heroes, on drums at a "Jazz in the Barn" gig in Throwley, Kent. The Fallen Heroes are famed for their high energy performances of blues, funky jazz and contemporary New Orleans street beat. Emile and his brother Ben, bass player and vocalist, are the sons of legendary New Orleans jazz musician … [Read more...]
Dom Pipkin is said to “flay the organ within a millimetre” of the great Jazz organist Jimmy Smith. He writes and sings his own songs “like a ring tailed racoon”, referencing New Orleans favourites such as Professor Longhair, Huey “Piano” Smith, Lee Dorsey and James Booker. Dom leads his own group, The Ikos. In this jazz painting he is … [Read more...]
Amy Roberts is an incredibly talented young lady and as a rising star she has already made her mark on the jazz world. I first met Amy at the 2008 Ken Colyer Autumn Jazz Parade in Hemsby, Norfolk, where Sammy Rimington invited her to join him in a saxophone duet. Afterwards I overheard Sammy saying: “Amy’s got a natural talent … [Read more...]
Christine's Stackyard Stompers hit The Peartree Monday Jazz Club big time on the 16th January. The Stackyards go no holds barred for Dixieland style jazz with a repertoire including King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds, Clarence Williams, Fletcher Henderson, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. MC John Pickett (trumpet) … [Read more...]
Christine is band leader of Christine and the Stackyard Stompers. In this jazz painting commissioned by Christine I have captured her on trombone at a 2011 Peartree Monday Jazz Club gig in Welwyn Garden City. But I admit to a modicum of artistic licence in the backdrop. The Stackyard Stompers play authentic jazz arrangements by … [Read more...]
Don't let the winter blues get to you! Liven up January by coming along to a fantastic evening of trad jazz with Christine's Stackyard Stompers at The Peartree Monday Jazz Club, Welwyn Garden City, on the 16th! Christine and the band play authentic arrangements from jazz greats including King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds, Clarence … [Read more...]
Bob Thomas was born in 1931 in Clerkenwell, London, within the sound of Bow Bells. He had three brothers and two sisters. The Thomas's were a highly talented musical family, so it wasn't long before Bob became proficient both on piano and piano accordion. Encouraged by his father, Charles, who played the concertina when not on duty as a London bus … [Read more...]