Ellington Room End of Season Jazz Special Sunday 28th April …

Featuring 

& Surprise Guests!

The Walnut Tree, Blisworth

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Meet The Charlie Pyne Quartet


I was privileged to meet and film Charlie Pyne back in March, 2015, accompanying herself on bass along with Dave Keech’s “Close To The Bone Quintet” at The Walnut Tree, Blisworth.

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Jazz Advocats make a welcome return to Ramsgate Seaside Shuffle

12 Noon, Saturday 27th April

Ramsgate Small Boat Owners Club
Guildford Lawns, Ramsgate CT11 9AY

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Enjoy an Easter Sunday Special Featuring The Woburn Seven…


In The Walnut Tree’s Ellington Room

Contact Tad Newton for further details:
Tel 01604 858549
email: [email protected]

Peter M Butler
Editor Jazz&Jazz

New to Walnut Tree Jazz Club – The Ralph Allin Quartet

12 Noon til 2.30pm, Sunday, 14th April

In The Ellington Room

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Lemsford Jazz Club Features Bob Dwyer’s Bix & Pieces…

Sunday 14th April
1.00 – 4.00pm

Bix & Pieces are always welcome at Lemsford Jazz Club.

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Jazz&Jazz Celebrates Savannah Jazz Band’s 40 Years in Jazz


… with Film & Photos

Brian ‘Sam’ Ellis (Trombone), John Meehan (Drums & Leader), Bill Smith (Cornet), Tony Pollitt (Bass), Roger Myerscough (Clarinet).


Introduction by Band Leader John Meehan

 

The Savannah Jazz Band was launched in Huddersfield in the Spring of 1979 and I joined in October, 1979, when the band played at a pub in Slaithwaite. Modest beginnings but early in 1980 we moved to the Station Tavern in Huddersfield, our successful residency for the
next 25 years.

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Reminiscing On Days Gone By …

I’m delighted to re-feature my YouTube featuring Ken Sims filmed at
Ramsgate Seaside Shuffle Jazz Club.

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Fest Jazz’s Trevor Stent Presents “Jazz at the School”


Just today I signed an online petition entitled

“Don’t Cut BBC Jazz Now!”

But how about Jazz in UK Schools? So sadly lacking!
Should we not follow the outstanding example of an Englishman in France?

Youth in Jazz: Joan Chamorro’s Sant Andreu Jazz Band (Fest Jazz, 2014)

Trevor Stent’s Good Time Jazz has for years organised a project in Brittany:
“Jazz at the School”.

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An Appeal To Jazzers: Ease Up On Brexit


I have to admit to becoming increasingly concerned about the reaction of so many of my Jazz Friends to Brexit.
 I would say the majority are totally anti Brexit for very sincere reasons which I fully understand and empathise with. Yet we have to consider the future and the overriding geopolitical picture.

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