Sunday 25th October • 1.00 – 4.00pm
Admission £10.00
Telephone: Smiffy on 01707 880569
Lemsford Jazz Club Autumn Special Features Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Band
October 19, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Ramsgate Seaside Shuffle Welcomes The Napier Hot Shots
October 19, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Saturday, 31st October, 2015
11.30am for 12 noon
Hotline: 01843 596789
Russell Bennett – A Jazz Legend in His Lifetime
October 19, 2015 By 53 Comments
Jazz UK has been stunned by the tragic news of Russell Bennett’s untimely death. His father, Martin Bennett posted this very brief message on Facebook: “Russell Bennett died on Saturday evening at 6 pm. Funeral arrangements later. Devastating.”
As many of you who have access to Facebook will have seen, messages of condolence have been flooding in from across the jazz community. Please also see the message from Rich Bennett about his brother’s funeral at the foot of this post.
Russ was an incredibly versatile trombonist, a very special, friendly person, and a jester – his antics on stage were legendary. I first met him at The Hemsby Autumn Jazz Parade a few years ago where, during an interval he invited me backstage to share cake with the band.
He will be sorely missed by scores of musicians and fans alike, particularly members of the “Bennett Brothers” band, and above all, by his family.
With his feel for the music, his flamboyance on stage and his countless fans, his future in jazz was firmly assured yet so tragically cut short.
I took the rather iconic photo above of Russ and Rich in juxtaposition on stage a while ago. I use it in the masthead on my “Jazz and Jazz” Facebook page where it will remain for the duration in Russ’s honour. Included below is a collection of some other Jazz&Jazz photos of The Master.
Many of his fellow musicians and fans have already paid tribute to Russ on Facebook but it would be a wonderful to see your memories of him included in “Speak Your Mind” below.
Thank you, Russ, for the years of sheer enjoyment you have given jazz fans everywhere, so tragically cut short, but not before you had made a lasting impression on us all.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos by Laurence Cumming & Peter M Butler © Jazz&Jazz)
Richard Bennett has asked for his brave message about Russ to be shared.
“Never thought I’d be saying this…… My brothers funeral is a week Friday. That’s Friday the 30th of October. It will be held at St Michael’s church. Bude at 3pm. Please share this as there will be a lot of people wanting to know who I may not be fb friends with. Any musicians who know they are coming please let me know. I’m hoping to put on a party afterwards n would be good to know who’s around. Thanks to everyone of you for all your lovely messages. Russ would be overwhelmed. Cheers all. Rich X”
Russ’s Funeral
Martin Bennett has emailed details of Russell’s funeral: “The funeral service will be held at St Michael’s Church, Bude, Cornwall, on Friday 30 October at 3pm followed by a musical celebration of Russell’s life at The Carriers Inn, Bude. The funeral will take place the following day at 1 pm at Landscove Church, S Devon – more of a family function”.
The Ent Shed, Bedford, Presents Tina May …
October 13, 2015 By Leave a Comment
… Courtesy of Tom Syson and Conscia Jazz.
Thank you Tom for all you are doing for jazz in Bedfordshire.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(YouTube © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
Focus on Violinist Ben Holder, Jazz Virtuoso
October 13, 2015 By 2 Comments
Ben Holder (violin), Malcom Garrett (drums). Paul Jeffries (bass), Jez Cook (guitar)
A key aim of Jazz&Jazz is to focus on and promote young jazz musicians and their bands and to endeavour to strike down the divide between ageing jazz fans and
the new kids on the block.
My YouTubes are something of a revelation. Those of “senior” bands and musicians, no matter their former glory, receive far few hits than my YouTubes of our emerging younger generation of jazz bands – and they are out there aplenty! But there’s more to it than that. Younger generation UK musicians and bands don’t seem to get nearly as many hits on YouTube as up and coming overseas jazz bands and musicians.
I don’t intend explore the reasons at this stage, but rather to feature a 26 year old UK violinist and jazz phenomenon Ben Holder. Ben and his quartet deserve every bit the following of other bands and as is evident from the following YouTubes, they appeal just as much to older fans as to their own generation of jazz fans.
Special thanks to Tad Newton for giving me the opportunity to film at his Walnut Tree Club in Blisworth and at his Bedford Golf Club venue. Tad is every bit as eager to publicise and support younger bands as I am.
It would be interesting to get views from Jazzers of all ages in response to this and I would welcome comments in “Speak Your Mind” below. Then later I will strive to analyse the reasons for the differences.
Meanwhile please enjoy the dynamic exuberance of Ben and his band.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
Olney Jazz Club Features Doc Houlind’s Revival Jazz Band ……
October 11, 2015 By 3 Comments
Jesper Larson (clt); Lis Kroyer (pno); Ebbe Hansen (bjo); Doc Houlind (tpt); Brian Turnock (bs); Peter Goetz (tmb); Kenny Milne (dms)
… with Jesper Capion Larsen’s magical rendition of George Lewis’s
Burgundy Street Blues
One of my all time favourites and third time lucky for capturing Jesper’s wonderful rendition, as on the two previous occasions – at The Blue Posts in Soho and Hemsby Autumn Jazz Parade – fans prevented me filming from the best angle. In fact in The Blue Posts the fans were packed in so tightly that I found myself almost face to face with Jesper – so much so that far from filming him I could have played the notes on his clarinet!
So here is my YouTube taken at Olney Jazz Club on Tuesday, 6th October.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
New Orleans All Stars “Do It Their Way”!
October 10, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Pete and Heather Lay’s Autumn Jazz Parade “Celebrating the Ken Colyer Heritage” hit the high notes yet again this year. The 25th/28th September was a glorious weekend of Indian Summer sunshine and jazz.
The Festival New Orleans All Stars featured Mike Pointon (ldr/tmb), Roger Myerscough (clt/alto), Ken Sims (cnt), Colin Bowden (dms), Ray Smith (pno), Eric Webster (bjo) and John Arthy (bs). They featured in two sessions: “San Jacinto Hall memories” and “They’ll Do It Their Way”.
And here they are doing just that – “Their way!”
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(YouTube © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
The Wonderful Music of the Jazz Greats Features Gabrielle Ducomble
October 5, 2015 By Leave a Comment
JBGB Events features the wonderful music of George Shearing along with tales, stories and anecdotes from his life in a concert at St James Studio, 12 Palace Street, Westminster, London, SW1E 5JA.
8.00 pm Thursday 15th October
Tickets £19 & £23
Gabrielle Ducomble
Pianist Simon Brown will be joined by the beautifully talented French speaking sell out artiste Gabrielle Ducomble. Gabrielle is renowned for her Parisian Jazz and Tango concerts and will add her vocal style to George Sheering’s wonderful music, performing “Lullaby of Birdland” and more at St James Studio.
Visit the earlier “Wonderful Music of the Jazz Greats” Jazz&Jazz Post for JBGB‘s full October and November programme of events at St James Studio starring leading UK musicians and featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong.
To book either call 0844 264 2140 or go online to www.stjamestheatre.co.uk
JBGB Events are offering four free tickets for this and one other of their events (to be announced) to followers of Jazz&Jazz. First come first served. Please contact John Billett at [email protected]
Gabrielle starring at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London in December 2014.
Olney Jazz Club Announces a Danish Invasion – D-Day Tuesday Oct 6th
October 1, 2015 By Leave a Comment
… By Doc Houlind’s Revival All Stars
… 8.00pm Tuesday, October 6th as part of their extensive U.K. tour.
Here is a sampler, filmed by Jazz&Jazz at The Hemsby Autumn Jazz Parade last weekend.
Tickets are flying!
Great value at £10/£8 in advance from the Carlton House Club, High St, Olney, 01234 711348 (don’t forget to book if you would like to eat), and Phonebox Magazine, Stanley Court, Olney.
Coming soon …
Tuesday November 3rd
Tad Newton’s Jazz Friends pay us a welcome return visit. £10/£8 in advance. www.tadnewtonsjazzfriends.com
Tuesday December 1st
The Bateman Brothers Band £10/£8 in advance www.batemanbrothers.com
All tickets are great value at £10/£8 in advance from Phonebox Magazine, Stanley Court, Olney or the Carlton House Club, High St, Olney 01234 711348
Check it all out at www.olneyjazzclub.com
Coming later in 2016 – some real treats!
January 5th – Ben Holder’s Gipsy Fire Band – a welcome return for the amazing violinist and his band!
February 2nd – Julian Marc Stringle – top clarinet/sax artist
March 1st – “Jazz at the Movies” with top vocalist Joanna Eden with the Chris Ingham Trio
Doc Houlind’s band is a jazz treat not to be missed so be there next Tuesday.
Cheers,
Alan
Olney Jazz Club
October at Lemsford Jazz Club with Barry Palser & Martin Bennett
September 29, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Barry Palser’s Savoy Jazz Band
Sunday 4th October • 1.00 – 4.00pm
Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Band
Sunday 25th October • 1.00 – 4.oopm
Martin on keyboard, John Finch on trombone
