February Newsletter

Award-winning Liane Carroll comes to Loughton on 12 March

The British Jazz Award-winning pianist and vocalist Liane Carroll plays an afternoon concert in Loughton, Essex on Saturday 12 March, with Roger Carey on bass and Pete Cater on drums.

This concert is one of a series during 2016 to raise funds to support the work of the Loughton-based National Jazz Archive.

Liane’s latest CD release ‘Seaside’ has recently been recognised as the best British album in the 2015 British Jazz Awards and Liane will be featuring tracks from the album during the afternoon.

Liane, a Patron of the Archive, said: “The National Jazz Archive does great work in preserving the history of our music. It’s a pleasure to perform on their behalf to help raise funds to support this work.”

Pete Cater, who is a trustee of the National Jazz Archive, has recently been voted one of the top eight jazz drummers in the world by Rhythm magazine.

The venue for the concert is Loughton Methodist Church, 260 High Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 1RB, close to the Archive’s home in Loughton Library, where there is extensive parking, 1 km from Loughton Station on the Central Line, and served by numerous bus routes.

The concert starts at 2.30pm and tickets cost £15.

For details and to book tickets, visit: www.nationaljazzarchive.org.uk/events
email: [email protected]
Tel: 020 8502 4701.

For media enquiries contact: Nick Clarke 020 8502 4701
[email protected]

Mike Rose  07870730745
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The National Jazz Archive
Loughton Library
Traps Hill
Loughton
Essex IG10 1HD

The National Jazz Archive is opening a new facility at the Beecroft Gallery in Southend’s emerging cultural quarter on Saturday 6 February.

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and the National Jazz Archive – which boasts the UK’s finest collection of written, printed and visual material on jazz, blues and related music – have signed a 10-year service level agreement which will see a new department of the Archive operate on the lower floor of the Beecroft Gallery in Southend, Essex.

The public opening will be from 10am to 5pm on Saturday 6 February 2016, with a celebration to launch the facility. There will be conducted tours of the research collections and museum exhibits, including the trumpets of Louis Armstrong, Nat Gonella and Humphrey Lyttelton, extensive papers from Humphrey Lyttelton, and Sir John Dankworth’s first piano. There will be music playing all day –

Simon Spillett

with a live session headed by tenor saxophonist Simon Spillett at 3pm. Simon will also host showings of the new DVD about the great saxophonist Tubby Hayes ‘A Man in a Hurry’ at 1pm and 2pm (times to be confirmed).

The National Jazz Archive (Southend) will then be open to the public from 10am to 5pm on Saturdays. Planned features in the future include:

• A research collection of books and periodicals

• Supporting collections of recorded jazz and interviews with jazz musicians

• Facilities for internet research and liaison with the Archive’s headquarters at Loughton, Essex

• Travelling and in-house exhibitions of jazz, art and artefacts

• Displays of instruments and jazz memorabilia.

The Archive hopes to recruit more volunteers to supplement its existing team and to secure funding so that it can further expand its activities.

Local volunteers Bob Michalski and Richard Campbell-Carr, with founder of the National Jazz Archive, Digby Fairweather, and Chair of the Archive Paul-Kaufman

Cllr Mrs Mary Betson, Executive Councillor for Enterprise, Tourism & Economic Development, said:
“Our aspiration as an authority is to cement our position as the leading hub for culture in the East of England, so attracting the National Jazz Archive is another great coup for the Borough.

“Culture is not only critical for our continued ability to draw tourists to our town and shores but also makes an enormous contribution to the wellbeing of our residents. That’s why the Council was keen to support the National Jazz Archive in their hunt for more space for expansion and why I’m delighted to be able to welcome the Archive to a part of the town that, with the museum, planetarium and recently relocated Beecroft Gallery, is rapidly establishing itself as a cultural quarter.

“I look forward to its opening on 6 February.”

Digby Fairweather, founder of the National Jazz Archive, said:
“This wonderful development represents the most significant advance in the preservation of jazz’s culture since the National Jazz Archive opened in Loughton in 1988, and its arrival opens the door for endless possibilities in the future, including the establishment of a national jazz centre for the UK.”

The new National Jazz Archive facility is at the Beecroft Gallery, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6EX. www.southendmuseums.co.uk

For further information contact: Nick Clarke, National Jazz Archive, 020 8502 4701
Email: Nick Clarke or [email protected]

About the National Jazz Archive
The National Jazz Archive is a registered charity based in Loughton Library in Essex. It was founded in 1988 by Digby Fairweather, and holds the UK’s finest collection of written, printed and visual material on jazz, blues and related music, from the 1919 to the present day. The Archive holds more than 4000 reference books, specialist periodicals and bulletins spanning over 600 titles, archival material, artwork, ephemera and photographs. It is open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am to 1pm.

The Archive’s vision is to ensure that significant jazz material should be safeguarded for future generations of enthusiasts, professionals and researchers. The Archive received a Heritage Lottery Fund grant in 2011 that supported a three-year access development project ‘The Story of British Jazz’ enabling the collection to be fully conserved and catalogued for the first time. Significant items were digitised and are now accessible online.

The Archive was awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant in Autumn 2015 for an 18-month ‘Intergenerational Jazz Reminiscence’ project. Work on this started at the beginning of 2016.

The National Jazz Archive, Loughton Library, Traps Hill, Loughton, Essex IG10 1HD
The National Jazz Archive on Facebook

Recent Fundraising Concerts have starred Keith Ball and Alan Gresty.

Keith Ball

Alan Gresty

The Beecroft Gallery
The Beecroft Gallery is on Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, next to the Central Museum and close to the Civic Centre and Courthouse. A pay & display car park is beside the Gallery. Disabled parking is behind the Gallery.

Southend Victoria Train Station, on the Liverpool Street line from London, is just two minutes’ walk from the Gallery. Southend Central train station, on the London Fenchurch Street line, is a 5–10 minute walk.

Many local buses stop next to Southend Victoria Station.

Jazz in Southend
Although the pre-war history of jazz in Southend remains misty, its position as a significant centre for the music since 1945 is unquestionable. From then and throughout the 1950s there were jazz clubs in the town as well as major venues including the Kursaal (which hosted all the greatest big bands of the era), the Odeon Cinema and Cliffs Pavilion. In turn these welcomed American jazz legends including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman and many more.

Today, there are five flourishing jazz clubs in the town which regularly feature top names from London’s jazz scene as well as local professional performers.  Southend Bandstand features many local jazz bands during the weekend summer concerts.

The National Jazz Archive

Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz

(Photos of Simon Spillett, Digby Fairweather and Alan Gresty © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz
Remainder courtesy of The National Jazz Archive)

… including 

Simon Spillett, The Krupa Connection, Washington Whirligig, and
The Millennium Eagle Jazz Band and Greg Abate!!!

… Plus

JAZZ AT THE CASTLE

… and

JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY SUNDAY

STOP PRESS
17th April: THE BATEMAN BROTHERS
24th April: RICHARD EXALL’S SHOOTING STARS
& CHRIS CARMELL’S CLASSIC JAZZ BAND
(details to be announced)

Contact Tad Newton for further details:
email – [email protected]
tel – 01604 858549
Web: www.tadnewtonsjazzfriends.com

Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz

When Dennis Vick named his band Red River Stompers back in 1977 his wife suggested
that as he was born in Fenny Stratford, the band should be renamed
The Fenny Stompers Jazzband.  Almost 40 years on the Fenny Stompers
are always warmly welcomed at Lemsford Jazz Club. 

Make sure you don’t miss their Lemsford Gig on Sunday, 10th January.

Lemsford Jazz Club on Facebook

Lemsford Jazz Club fans enjoyed a New Year’s treat when French Band “La Planche a Laver” totally resuscitated them from post holiday blues on Saturday, 2nd January. Numbers were well up and spirits were high. A great beginning for jazz in Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, in 2016.

Thanks “Smiffy” for helping to keep jazz going in Hertfordshire!

Armel Amiot (banjo); Michel Cousin (washboard); Sebastien Vallet (bass saxophone);
Gilles Veron (clarinet)

Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz

(Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)

Ramsgate Harbour

Something special happened at Ramsgate Seaside Shuffles’ Christmas Gig on
27th December. The South Coast Club in Kent took a collection for victims of the
floods in the north of England, Wales and Scotland.

Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Band were starring at Seaside Shuffle on the night and Martin suggested Carlisle Jazz Club (℅ Carlisle Rugby Football Club), should be the beneficiaries as many of their members are victims of the flooding and in serious need of help. The collection bucket did the rest and Martin was entrusted with the cheque for Carlisle Jazz Club.

Flooding in Carlilse

Rescue by Dingy

On 29th December Martin messaged: “Chris knows the cheque is going to Carlisle RFC. I have posted the cheque she gave me, already made out to Carlisle RFC for £125, to the jazz contact, who is going to pass it on. The flood level in Carlisle is such that there are no mail deliveries to the worst affected places and Carlisle RFC is under deep water. So much so, that the club house, playing field and carpark are totally inaccessible. I will be in contact with Chris once I hear from the committee. A letter of thanks will be coming Ramsgate Seaside Shuffle’s way once matters are sorted to some extent. There is a weekly jazz event on Thursdays so the interruption is massive. The Club is trying to find a semi-permanent location for its concerts until all the damage has been repaired and the RFC is once again useable.”

David Bateman reported just today in Jazznorthwest:

“The Wagon and Horses in Lancaster was one of the victims of the flooding in December and is now likely to be out of action for a while. This means that the January 7th gig for the New Riverside Jazz Band has had to be cancelled. The people at The Wagon have been great supporters of live jazz, and, when it eventually does re-open, it will be good to see as many jazz fans as possible supporting the regular first Thursday gigs.”

How about it, UK Jazz Clubs? Why not follow Ramsgate Seaside Shuffle’s generous example? Similar collections could be made for other Jazz Club flood victims in inundated areas.

I’ll post this on my Social Media Links to get the message across.

Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz

Ramsgate Seaside Shuffle’s Christmas Special with Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Band

Founded 1984

Plymouth’s Premier Jazz Venue

PRESENTING JAZZ LIVE AND ALIVE

Jazz&Jazz is delighted to support Plymouth Jazz Club in 
Promoting Live Jazz

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Sunday, January 17th • 7.00 for 7.30pm

City Steam Jazz Band

Exeter based City Steam is one of the region’s premier traditional jazz bands.

The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5DH

Admission £9, Members £7, Full-Time Students £5 Tickets on the door.
Tel: 01752 721179

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Sunday February 7th • 7.00 for 7.30pm

Maggie Reeday with
The Craig Milverton Trio

Craig Milverton

Maggie Reeday

Maggie Reeday sings popular jazz standards in true jazz style, backed by the finest trio in the West.

The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5DH

Admission £9, Members £7, Full-Time Students £5 Tickets on the door.
Tel: 01752 721179

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Sunday February 21st • 7.00 for 7.30pm

The Savannah Jazz Band

The ever-popular traditional jazz band from Manchester makes it’s annual visit to Plymouth.

The Royal British Legion Club, Tailyour Road, Crownhill, Plymouth PL6 5DH

Admission £9, Members £7, Full-Time Students £5 Tickets on the door.
Tel: 01752 721179

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Gig information and general enquiries:

(01752) 721179

www.plymouth-jazz-club.org.uk

email: [email protected]

January Newsletter

Hello again everybody, welcome to the latest OJC newsletter. I hope you have all had a great Christmas and I wish all and every one a Happy New Year!
We’ve some great gigs coming up!

Ben Holder

Tuesday, January 5th
The Ben Holder Band with their show Gipsy Fire!
www.gypsyfire.co.uk/ben-holder.html
SOLD OUT!
But why not ring for returns because its truly great value at £8 in advance: 01234 711348

Julian Mark Stringle

Tuesday, February 2nd
Julian Marc Stringle – top clarinet/sax artist + the Alan Haughton Trio 
£10/£8 in advance… tickets selling fast!
www.julianmarcstringle.com • www.alanhaughton.com

Joanna Eden

Tuesday, March 1st
“Jazz at the Movies”
Top vocalist Joanna Eden with the Chris Ingham Band
Great show, played Ronnie Scotts at Christmas!
£12/£10 in advance
www.joannaeden.com

The Z’hulus

Tuesday, April 5th
The New Orleans Z’hulus
Brilliant New Orleans outfit hailing from Belgium!
£10/£8 in advance

All tickets are great value a from Phonebox Magazine, Stanley Court, Olney or the
Carlton House Club,High St, Olney, 01234 711348
(Don’t forget to book if you would like to eat).

Check it all out at www.olneyjazzclub.com

Hoping to see you at the next OJC gig,

Cheers,

Alan

Olney Jazz Club

www.olneyjazzclub.com
[email protected]