2014 April

14 April: Peartree Jazz Club Next Stop on New Orleans Z’hulus’ 30th Anniversary UK Tour

Brian Turnock’s Belgium based New Orleans Z’hulus have been “on the warpath” for 30 years and Welwyn Garden City’s Peartree Jazz Club is pleased to announce them as star guests this coming Monday, 14th April, during their UK Anniversary Tour.

Algiers Strut at The Peartree Tops the Jazz&Jazz YouTube Parade

It’s surprising what a bit of top rate promo can do! For instance this from Martin Bennett:

“Blistering session yesterday at The Pear Tree, Welwyn Garden City, organised by Smiffy. A very generous reception given to the band by some very enthusiastic supporters and a gang of onetime neighbours and good friends of mine from when I was living in Essendon, Herts, 40 odd years ago.

“Peter Butler (Jazzers) was in there in the front with a brand new machine that transfers sound and film directly to YouTube. He was delighted with his new toy and as far as I could understand, he has put a lot of the concert on YouTube. I’ll be more exact once I have heard from him. This magical device of his is about the size of the bottom half of a half-pint glass. It could be dangerous!”

Blistering Drum Solo

With that, Martin, you’ve shot The Old Green River’s performance of “The Algiers Strut” to the top of the “Jazz&Jazz YouTube Parade” at the same time as giving Smiffy’s Peartree Jazz Club in Welwyn Garden City a well deserved plug. Also because it features Stuart Smith’s blistering drum solo.

I’ve videoed a selection of YouTubes of equally powerful performances by various bands using my “magical half pint glass” but they will follow later as they take time to process. However, a bit more praise like Martin’s and others too could jump the queue!

By the way, please excuse the step ladder behind the set. I have to have a means of escape should the musicians cut up rough!