“Terry’s daughter Melinda asked me for a painting to commemorate what would have been Terry’s 80th birthday on 21st May, and supplied me with several photo’s taken on stage at some of the bands final concerts. I selected an image that many of his musicians will remember, with Terry turned towards the band with a pensive smile, listening to the
recreation of the music he loved.”
Alan Bateman, Musician and Jazz Artist

Thank you, Melinda, for commissioning a portrait which will give Terry’s fans as much enjoyment
as his music.
Another wonderful addition to your growing pantheon of portraits of our great jazz musicians, Alan!

Jazz&Jazz Tribute: “Reminiscing about Terry”

 Friday, 17th April, 2015, a highly auspicious day in the Jazz Calendar, marked by this supreme portrait in Alkyd Oils of Master Musician Chris Barber, completed especially to celebrate the occasion by Jazz Artist, Alan Bateman.

Tina May with Tad Newton’s JazzFriends at a “Jazz & Dine Evening”, The Walnut, Blisworth, 16th May, 2014.

(Trevor Whiting, sax, clarinet; Gary Wood, trumpet; Ronnie Fenn, drums; Alan Haughton, piano; Tomas Pedersen, bass; Tad Newton, trombone).

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Tuba Skinny are: Erika Lewis (vocals, bass drum), Shaye Cohn (cornet), Todd Burdick (Tuba), Jason Lawrence (Banjo), John Doyle (Clarinet), Barnabus Jones (Trombone), Robin Rapuzzi (Washboard)

Tuba Skinny playing New Orleans style in the town square at Fest Jazz,
Châteauneuf-du-Faou, 2014,  with “Dangerous Blues”
(Mattie Mae Thomas, 1939). 

Since posting “Dangerous Blues”, I have received this correction from Pops Coffee: “Sorry but this is not the ‘Dangerous’ Blues’ performed by Mattie Mae Thomas. This is a totally different song composed in 1921 by Billie Brown for the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. Tuba Skinny follow the ODJB version fairly closely – even down to the key change from F to Bb for the vocal.”
Thank you, Pops.

Coming soon: Fest Jazz, 2015, Announcements!

Photo & YouTube © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz

Joan Chamorro’s Sant Andreu Jazz Band

with their wonderful rendition of China Boy at Fest Jazz 2014, Châteauneuf du Faou.
China Boy was written in 1922 by Phil Boutelje and Dick Winfree and recorded by,
among others, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker,
Fats Waller and Django Reinhardt.

Photo & YouTube © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz

Sam Hall’s “Jazz Revisited” at Lemsford Jazz Club, Hertfordshire, Sunday, 5th April, 2015.
Sam Hall (bjo); Dave Arnold (dms); John Bayne (bass sax); Dave Marchant (tpt);
Chris Rundle (bass); Tony Cunningham (tbn); Cliff Davy (pno)

Photo & YouTube © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz

Tuba Skinny recapture the very essence of American Blues Singer, Victoria Spivey (1906 – 1976) in their rendition of “Blood Thirsty Blues” at Fest Jazz, Chateauneuf du Faou Brittany, July, 2014.

Tuba Skinny are:
Erika Lewis (vocals, bass drum), Shaye Cohn (cornet), Todd Burdick (Tuba), Jason Lawrence (Banjo), John Doyle (Clarinet), Barnabus Jones (Trombone), Robin Rapuzzi  (Washboard)

Peter M Butler
Editor Jazz&Jazz

Photo & YouTube © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz

Jazz has a new profiler – Alan Bateman capturing giants of the genre in oils.

Alan’s very latest masterpiece is Kenny Ball, portrayed in Alkyd Oils for his son Keith.
Keith offered to let Alan have Kenny’s flugelhorn and Alan reciprocated with the portrait.

Alan tells me he will soon have two other portraits of dearly missed jazz greats on the easel which I have assured him I will feature on Jazz&Jazz – so watch this space. Such portraits are records of  the end of an era.

Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz

Jazz&Jazz Feature:
Syd Appleton Pays a Fond Farewell to Kenny Ball

FILMED AT THE WALNUT TREE JAZZ CLUB, BLISWORTH, MARCH 2015

Phil Brown (leader, trombone); Mike Kemp (piano); Lester Brown (trumpet); Mark Aston (reeds);
Mike Bennett (bass); David Clary (drums).

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