Celebrating Jazz with Art
Always a favourite of the fans, Barry Palser's Savoy Jazz Band will be back at The Peartree Monday Jazz Club in Welwyn Garden City by popular demand on 21st May. So be sure not to miss out! After all, the light evenings will be with us by then. Come to that, make a note in your diary for Monday, 18th June as well, when the club … [Read more...]
Jazz Portrait of New Orleans based jazz great Barry Martyn in characteristic form on drums with The Young Bloods at The 100 Club in Oxford Street in February, 2010. Born in London, Barry moved to the USA in the early 1960s and has been a key figure in the revival of New Orleans Jazz since 1984. “I hail from London,” Barry told his 100 Club … [Read more...]
Jazz & Jazz: honoured to be featured in the May, 2012, issue of Just Jazz. So much so, that we are pleased to reproduce the article here for our online followers: INTRODUCING WWW.JAZZANDJAZZ.COM By Peter Butler "The art of life is to know when to seize on accidents and make them milestones." Chairman Humph. (A gem from … [Read more...]
24th November, 2010, was a very special day for me. Not just because it was my birthday (never mind which one!) but also because that day my son Alec and I took in TJJohnson and His Band at The Crypt, St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London. Not just for that reason either but also because that was the day Jazz&Jazz was … [Read more...]
Jazz portrait displaying “the spirit of one of the very best New Orleans clarinetists”, Dr Michael White, following in the footsteps of former giants of traditional jazz at Mandeville’s legendary Dew Drop Hall. Two years have passed since I met Dr Michael White during The French Quarter Festival in New Orleans and across Lake Pontchartrain … [Read more...]
Renowned for his brilliant performances of traditional jazz, blues and old time gospel music, in this jazz painting Greg Stafford conjures up echoes from the past in a hypnotic performance at Mandeville’s legendary Dew Drop Hall across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. In the shadow of jazz giants like Kid Ory, Bunk Johnson, Buddy Petit and … [Read more...]
Jazz portrait of Amy Roberts and Adrian Cox keeping the spirit of jazz alive and steeling the show with a stunning duet at the 2010 Autumn Jazz Parade in Hemsby, Norfolk. Traditional jazz may no longer be at the peak of it’s popularity, yet it will forever be for the young at heart. It’s way overdue for a revival and who better to lead the … [Read more...]
British Star of New Orleans Jazz, trombonist Mike Pointon lets rip with his Lakefront Loungers at the Ken Colyer Trust 2008 Autumn Jazz Parade in Hemsby, Norfolk. Full of enthusiasm, Mike is a mainstay on the UK Jazz scene, renowned for his sense of humour and individualistic, raffish style. More about Mike can be found under Jazz … [Read more...]
I painted this acrylic jazz portrait of Bob Thomas, our very own village "Satchmo", in support of a campaign to keep live jazz going in our local pub where Bob's band, Bob Thomas & The Thomcats, played regularly along with other bands. But sadly it was to no avail and, as is so often the case these days, the pub ditched live jazz in favour … [Read more...]
Dave Rance describes his Bedfordshire based Rance's Rockin' Chair Band as “a little different from the usual jazz bands, often amusing but always entertaining!” And that it most certainly is. Their performance of “Me and Jane in a Plane” is a sight to behold with “Captain” Brian Webb in pilot’s gear diving and zooming on … [Read more...]