Featuring Guest Stars Lester Brown and Bill Coleman
Celebrating the Joy of Jazz
Tuesday 6th February: Olney Jazz Club Fans were treated to a evening of Kevin Grenfell’s joyous jazz and repartee outshone only by the musical jollity of his Jazz Giants.
The YouTubes capture the frivolity!
To celebrate the upcoming April 1 release of my solo record “Boogie Woogie Piano”, I am playing a couple of UK solo piano shows this spring – the first is at The Club Foot in Harlow on March 29, where I will be playing with the great Chas Hodges. Many of you will know Chas from Chas n Dave but he also played bass for The Killer and accompanied him on backing vocals on The London Sessions. There will be a special screening of “Instrument of Change” – a documentary about street pianos featuring myself, Chas and Jools Holland.
Besides being influenced by the music of London in the “Swinging 60’s”, Northampton based Ginger Pig Band has had a long term connection with New Orleans.
I am thrilled and delighted to welcome young stars to the Pantheon of Jazz Artistes.
Without hesitation I voted singing sensation Florence Olivia as Jazz&Jazz’s
“New Star On The Block”.
Little Witley Village Hall Committee email me: “We wondered if it would be possible to get a posting on your website for our upcoming jazz evening with The Freetime Old Dixie Jass Band. Little Witley Jazz have been running jazz evenings since the early 80’s including The Zenith Hot Stompers, Humphrey Lyttleton, Kenny Ball, Tommy Burton and many more.”
Dave Rance describes his Bedfordshire based band as
“a little different from the usual jazz bands,
often amusing but always entertaining!”
Spot on, Dave, and Walnut Tree Jazz Fans will expect your usual sprinkling of
hot jazz and corny jokes:
Midday, Sunday, 11th February. [Read more…]
Sunday, 11th February, 2018: 1.00 till 4.00pm
Flashback to The Stackyards at Lemsford Jazz Club in August, 2015. [Read more…]
Ginger Pig is a Northampton based band that started in the town’s Black Bottom Jazz Club. [Read more…]
Popular belief is that Jazz has had its day. Not so! There are plenty of great bands on the jazz circuits - playing at Concerts, Clubs, Festivals. People say the musicians and fans are past their sell by dates and don’t attract younger audiences. Again, not so! There is a Jazz Revival! Numerous younger bands with growing numbers of enthusiastic young fans are making their mark.
“Jazz & Jazz” is an invaluable platform for news about young bands and musicians. It’s a great way for organisers like me to know what is going on! The enthusiasm of Peter Butler is inspirational and infectious and has certainly done much to boost the reputation of Fest Jazz beyond the boundaries of Brittany. Long may the site continue and flourish!”
Trevor Stent, Good Time Jazz
“Dear Peter, You have embarked on a lonely road. There have been few people painting New Orleans musicians over the years. There was one guy named Frank Caunce … in the 1965 - 72 period who was very good but not as organised as you. So keep doing what you are doing.”
Barry Martyn, New Orleans
“Very pleased to be associated with Jazz & Jazz. It promises to be be an influential contribution not just to the UK but to any one anywhere capable of accessing it. My Old Green River Band is delighted to have the opportunity to register its gigs and geographical whereabouts and to see the results this must have for all those associated.”
Martin Bennett, The Old Green River Band
“Fantastic Peter, you've got a talent for capturing people! Perhaps I need to have a shave!!!
Emile Martyn, The Fallen Heroes.
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