Barry’s Christmas Party at The Irish Club, Welwyn Garden City, 2012.
Centre stage guesting on washboard is WGC’s Peartree Club Manager,
Brian Smith (aka Smiffy). The Savoy Jazz Men appear regularly at The Peartree.
Barry Palser and his Savoy Jazz Men are regular visitors to Welwyn Garden City, either at The Peartree Jazz Club or annually for their Christmas Jazz Party at The Irish Club. I’ve been photographing them since their weekend special south of Cambridge celebrating their then “50 Years of Jazzin'” back in September, 2009.
Barry and Alan Gresty at The Peartree
Tony Pitt
Tony Teale
Peter Baker
Alan Gresty and Tony Pitt
Peter Baker and Tony Pitt
John Tyson
Alan Bradley
Clare Gray at The Irish Club
Tony Teale
More recently I’ve used my iPhone/Carl Zeiss Sony lens for YouTubes of the band which I feature here in keeping with my aim to “Keep Jazz Live and Alive”.
Also featured is my good friend Jazz vocalist Clare Gray who guested with Barry at this year’s Christmas Jazz Party at The Irish Club.
Simply click on the links to call up the YouTubes:
At The Peartree:
At The Irish Club: Clare Bowen – Nobody Knows You
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby
Alta Ego: Barry at the Band’s 50th Anniversary Party in 2009
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor
of Jazz & Jazz
Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz
It is good to see that my old Liverpool University jazzmate Tony Teale is still playing.
My jazz activities are now confined to listening to live and recorded performances, but I like to keep in touch with friends of mine around the world who retain their love of the music.
Brian Hudson
Brisbane, Australia.
I am a witness to and so can vouch for Tony’s continued top rate performances, Brian!
Do you have a weekend planned for 2017 ?
You will need to ask Barry: [email protected]