Andrea Motis, Joan Chamorro & Scott Hamilton
I consider myself fortunate to have had two CDs featuring Andrea Motis amongst my Christmas presents, and think them so good as to deserve to be better known,
hence this joint review.
Andrea Motis and Joan Chamorro CDs Reviewed by Paul Goddard
March 9, 2017 By 2 Comments
Jazz&Jazz is privileged to share The National Jazz Archive’s March 2017 Newsletter
March 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Olney Jazz Club Is Steaming! Another Full House in March. Be sure to book Early for April and May!
March 3, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Hello Jazz Lovers
Welcome to the OJC March Newsletter
Yet more great and varied gigs coming up featuring top musicians!
Read on!
Fest Jazz 2017 28th – 30th July: Phenomenal Fun, Festive Jazz, International Stars! On the banks of The Aulne in Brittany! Book Early!
February 26, 2017 By 3 Comments
Fest Jazz is a young at heart festival that has been making waves in the jazz world for some years now!
Set on the banks of the River Aulne at Châteauneuf-du-Faou, one of the prettiest corners of Brittany, it attracts artists and fans from around the world. The atmosphere is relaxed and convivial with a great mixture of nationalities and generations. And there are swing dancers everywhere!
It is a young at heart festival with a young management team, young artists, a wonderful mix of nationalities and generations as well as a programme which presents jazz at its dynamic best.
No pretensions, no elitism, no rows of bejewelled bourgeoisie clapping politely as another “past their best diva” goes through the motions on stage! Fest Jazz is a festival where young and old, French, English and a host of other nationalities come together for a weekend long party.
As at every Fest Jazz there is a mix of music styles and plenty of young, exciting traditional style bands. Even more so this year and here’s how!
“Sixty-five Years Listening to Jazz” (Just Jazz Magazine)
February 25, 2017 By 6 Comments
“Sixty-five Years Listening to Jazz” by Ted Griffin caught my eye in the March edition of
Just Jazz. Well worth a read and here are a few extracts.
Ottilie Patterson
“… I might have missed out on some visitors from across the Pond, but there was always the consolation of going to The Royal Festival Hall to hear … Chris Barber with Ottilie Patterson. I was not the only one to be amazed that this petite, attractive, willow of a girl could produce such a magnificent blues voice, a voice, what was more, that carried such a depth of feeling. Seeing her from the cheapest seats where I sat, it was as if it were just a child upon the stage … to my mind, nobody on this side of the Atlantic has ever equalled Ottilie for the real blues … Bessie Smith in a double reincarnation.
Plymouth Jazz Club Features Four Great Bands In March/April 2017
February 24, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Founded 1984
Plymouth’s Premier Jazz Venue
PRESENTING JAZZ
LIVE AND ALIVE
Jazz&Jazz is delighted to support Plymouth Jazz Club.
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Sunday, March 5th • 7.00 for 7.30pm
Steve Waterman with the
Neil Burns Trio
Steve Waterman, one of the UK’s finest trumpeters stars with guitar maestro Neil Burns in a programme of exciting mainstream jazz.
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, March 19th • 7.00 for 7.30pm
The Sussex Jazz Kings
One of the most popular traditional jazz bands in the South.
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, April 2nd • 7.00 for 7.30pm
The Martin Dale Quartet with Roger Marks
Top Devon trombonist Roger Marks joins popular Plymouth saxophonist Martin Dale and his Quartet for a great evening of easy listening mainstream jazz.
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, April 23rd • 7.00 for 7.30pm
The Jabbo Five
This exciting band presents lively interpretations of the music of Jabbo Smith and his
Rhythm Aces and Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five.
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
Doc Houlind Revival All Stars’ March 2017 UK Tour
February 23, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Doc Holland at Olney Jazz Club 2015
4th March: HONKY TONK JAZZCLUB, 8:00 pm
Leopold II Laan 12 A, Bastion V, 9200 Dendermonde, BELGIUM
5th March: HAYLING ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL, 4:45, 8:15 & 10:15 pm
Sinah Warren Coastal Hotel, Ferry Road, Hayling Island, Hants PO11 0BZ
6th March: SOLIHULL TRADITIONAL JAZZ CLUB, 8:00 pm
The Royal British Legion, 1611 Warwick Rd, Knowle, Solihull B93 9LF
7th March: HARWICH JAZZ CLUB, 8:00-11:15 pm
Electric Palace Cinema, King’s Quay Street, Harwich, Essex CO12 3ER
8th March: NEW READING JAZZ CLUB, 8:00-10:30 pm
Reading Rugby Club, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST
9th March: NOTTINGHAM RHYTM CLUB, 8:00-10:30 pm
The Stadium Leisure Snooker Club, Nottingham Road, Basford,
Nottingham NG5 1EG
10th March: SALISBURY JAZZ CLUB, 8:00-11:00 pm
Livestock Market, Netherhampton Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8RH
11th March: The Community Center, Dove Holes, Nr Buxton, High Peak Derbyshire
12th March: OLD BARN HALL JAZZ CLUB, 1:00-4:00 pm
Old Barn Jazz Hall, 55 Church Road, Great Bookham KT23 3PQ
13th March: WIDNES JAZZ CLUB, 8:00-11:00 pm
Widnes RUFC, Health Road, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 7NU
14th March: WRAYSBURY’S JAZZ CLUB, 8:00-11:00 pm
Wraysbury Village Hall, The Green, Wraysbury, Middlesex TW19 5NA
15th March: NEW TOWNHOUSE JAZZ CLUB, 8:15 pm
33-35 Eleanor Cross Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire EN8 7LA
16th March: THE SWAN, 8:00-11:00pm
The Swan Inn, High Street, Chaddesley Corbett,
Nr Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 4SD
17th March: ONGAR JAZZ CLUB, 8:00-11:00 pm
Budworth Hall, High Street, Ongar, Essex CM5 9JG
18th March: RAMSGATE SEASIDE SHUFFLE JAZZ CLUB, 8:00-10:30
Ramsgate Small Boat Owners Club, Guildford Lawn, Ramsgate CT11 9AY
19th March: BURGUNDY STREET JAZZ CONTACT PUNT, 3:00-6:30 pm
Beelbroekstraat 2, 9040 Sint-Amandsberg, Gent, BELGIUM
(Schedule reproduced courtesy of Jesper Capion Larsen)
The New Orleans Z’hulus at Olney Jazz Club during their 2016 UK Tour.
The Band
Søren Doc Houlind – drums, vocals
Jørgen Munksgaard Nielsen – trumpet
Jesper Capion Larsen – clarinet
Kristian Barfoed – trombone
Lis Krøyer – piano
Ebbe Kærsgaard Hansen – banjo
Brian Turnock – bass
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photo & YouTube © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
The Dorine de Wit Band’s West Country Show, 3rd/5th March
February 22, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Dorine and her band at Fest Jazz, Brittany, 2016
Born to Become a Star!
Growing up in Enkhuizen, a hot bed of traditional jazz in Holland, with a father who plays banjo in the Freetime Old Dixie Jass Band, singer songwriter Dorine is no stranger to the traditional jazz scene.
After moving to Cornwall in 2007 she became a founder member of the popular RnB, jazz and ska band “Roadkill”. She also toured the UK and Denmark with the Rich Bennett Band – a busy and popular band on the British jazz scene often winning “band of the year” in the clubs for pulling in the biggest crowds of the year. Despite only starting to play guitar (and later banjo) in 2009, Dorine is a naturally talented musician. With her relaxed but driving banjo playing and natural, warm singing style, she quickly became immensely popular and a star attraction wherever she played. So much so that last year she took the leap and formed her very own band.
Hot Jazz at Sylvie’s Place with Tad Newton’s Jazzfriends: 1st March 8.00pm
February 22, 2017 By Leave a Comment
The Jazzfriends’ debut visit to Sylvie’s Place! Not one to miss at any cost!
Tad Newton’s Jazzfriends At The Spice of Life
Tad Newton: 01604 858549
[email protected]
www.tadnewtonsjazzfriends.com
(YouTube © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
NJA Blue Plaques Mark UK’s Jazz Heritage
February 21, 2017 By 1 Comment
Based in Loughton Library in Essex, The National Jazz Archive holds the UK’s finest collection of written, printed and visual material on jazz, blues and related music, from the 1920s to the present day. Founded in 1988 by trumpeter Digby Fairweather, the Archive’s vision is to ensure that the rich tangible cultural heritage of jazz is safeguarded for future generations of enthusiasts, professionals and researchers.
In 2011 the Archive received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to conserve and catalogue the collection with the focus on telling of the Story of British Jazz. As a result, many photographs, journals, documents and learning resources have been made available on the Archive’s website: www.nationaljazzarchive.co.uk .
