Peartree Monday Jazz Club Gigs May to August 2012

December 28, 2011 By 2 Comments

The Peartree, Hollybush Lane,

 

Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4JJ

 

Presenter: Brian Smith (Smiffy)
Tel: 01707 880569
Email: [email protected] 

Admission £6.00

 

 21st May, 2012

8.30 – 11.00 pm
Barry Palser’s Savoy Jazz Band
Barry Palser (ldr, tmb, voc), Tony Pitt (bjo), Peter Baker (bass), Tony Teale (clt, sax),
Mike Cotton (tmp), Bridget (roadie, p.a.)

  18th June, 2012
8.30 – 11.00 pm
Ouze Valley Jazz Band with Angela
Dudley Hedge (ldr, tmb), Angela Hedge (voc), Dave Marchant (tmp), Derek Scofield (clt, alto sax), Doug Parry (bjo, gtr), John Heard (dms), Bass t.b.a.

16th July, 2012
8.30 – 11.00 pm
Christine’s Stackyard Stompers
Christine (ldr, tmb, voc), Ron Findon (clt, alto sax),
John Pickett (tmp, cnt, voc, swanee slide whistle), Dave Arnold (sousa),
Roy Hart (bjo), Richard Howell (perc)

20th August, 2012
8.30 – 11.00 pm
Dave Price Swing Thing
David Price (Mega Banjo), Tim Huskisson (piano/clarinet),
Roger Curphey (double bass), Henry Harrison (drums)

Above: Christine of The Stackyard Stompers. Below Left: Ouze Valley Jazz Band with Angela.
Below Right: David Price, a regular at The Peartree with The Frog Island Jazz Band, introduces “Swing Thing” to the club. Bottom: Barry Palser’s Savoy Jazz Band 

   


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Fenny Stompers, Live at the Peartree Christmas Bash

December 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Dennis Vick’s Fenny Stompers did jazz fans proud at The Peartree Jazz Club Christmas gig on Monday, 19th December.  And so did club promoter Brian Smith (aka “Smiffy”) with a special spread of nibblies and mince pies – plus his very own virtuoso performance  on washboard along with the band!

And here is the proof:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Top: “Smiffy” on washboard; The Band; Martin Horsfall on trombone; Dennis Vick on clarinet; Dave Marchant on trumpet; Brian Vick on guitar; Ken Joyner on drums and Dave Arnold on bass (Photos © Peter M Butler)

Christine’s Stackyard Stompers will kick off the 2012 Peartree Club Programme at 8.30p.m. on Monday, 16th January, so make it a date in your diary to shake off the January blues. And be sure to watch this space for the 2012 January/June monthly Peartree Monday Jazz Club Programme.

So get along to The Peartree in Hollybush Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4JJ. Admission is only £6.00. For more information phone Smiffy on 01707 880569. As Dave Rance says “Smiffy’s doing a great job for British Jazz”.

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Savoy Jazzmen Christmas Party

December 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Welwyn Garden City’s Shamrock Club was packed on Sunday, 18th December, for Barry Palser’s Annual Christmas Party with his Savoy Jazzmen. Always a popular event, jazz fans enjoyed dancing, Heads ‘n’ Tails and Bridget’s delightful mince pies.

Geared up for the gig in Xmas Garb, Barry’s band included Allan Bradley on trumpet, Peter Gregory on banjo and guitar, Peter Baker on Double Bass, John Tyson on drums and special guest from The Chris Barber Big Band, David Horniblow on clarinet and saxophone. Tony Lodges (washboard) and Nobby Clark (vocals) starred in cameo performances.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From top: The Savoy Jazzmen; Barry Palser; David Horniblow; Peter Gregory; Allan Bradley (left); Peter Baker (right); and John Tyson.

(Photos © Peter M Butler)

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Jazz Portrait: Pete Smith on Parade

December 20, 2011 By 1 Comment

Jazz Painting of Pete Smith on Sousaphone. Jazz fans at the annual Ken Colyer Autumn Jazz Parade in Hemsby, Norfolk, rejoice in the solidly reassuring presence of Pete in the Umbrella Parades and in the increasingly popular jam sessions.

But how many know that besides his beloved sousaphone, he has also worn a chain of office as Mayor of Needham Market in Suffolk! Watch out for Pete. Come New Years’, Summer and Autumn Festivals he is sure to be on parade. A certain winner for his commissioned acrylic jazz portrait.

Art & Verse print of the Jazz Portrait of Pete Smith on Sousaphone.

Come Join the Parade
Follow the sousaphone
Join the parade
March to its the mellow tone
As Pete makes the grade.

Fine Art Giclée Prints of this portrait are available, with or without my descriptive poem. Simply email: [email protected] to place your order and help support jazz.

 

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Jazz Portrait: Dave Arnold on Drums

December 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

All too  often the drummer is hidden back of stage behind the brass and the reeds, yet he carries the entire band with his beat. So when the Fenny Stompers opened ranks to give Dave Arnold centre stage I seized the opportunity to capture just the image I needed for my jazz painting of him in one of his full power drum solos. This is reflected in my Dave Arnold Jazz Portrait poem.

Jazz portrait of Dave Arnold setting the session on fire as he takes centre stage for a dazzling drum solo with Dennis Vick’s Bletchley based Fenny Stompers at the Peartree Monday Jazz Club in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.

Art & Verse Fine Art Print of Dave Arnold on Drums

The Clash of the Cymbals
The Beat of the Drums
Clear the stage for the drummer,
Make way for his beat.
Cymbals ablaze,
His drum rolls amaze,
As he turns up the heat,
Lifting fans to a fervour
Of spontaneous praise.

Fine Art Giclée Prints of this portrait are available, with or without my descriptive poem. Simply email: [email protected] to place your order and help support jazz.

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Dave Rance, Live at the Peartree, Monday 21 November

November 22, 2011 By 7 Comments

The Peartree Monday Jazz Club, Welwyn Garden City, featured one of the fans’ favourites, Dave Rance’s Rockin’ Chair Band on Monday, 21 November, and as can be seen from the photo display, a great time was had by one and all. Keep up the good work “Smiffy”.

Don’t miss The Fenny Stompers at the Peartree on Monday, 19 December – 8.30pm till 11.00pm. Mince pies will be served!

For information about the club and forthcoming bands call Brian Smith (“Smiffy”) on 01707 880569.

See my acrylic painting of Dave Rance’s Rockin’ Chair Band:  https://www.jazzandjazz.com/2011/04/rance’s-rockin-chair-band/

Dave Rance's Rockin' Chair Band

Keep Jazzin' Peartree Fans!

Dave Rance on Flugelhorn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Me and Jane in a Plane", Brian Webb on trombone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Harrison, John Bartlett & Doug Parry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derek Scofield, Mike Brewerton & Dave Rance

(Photos © Peter M Butler)

 

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Autumn Jazz Parade 2012

November 10, 2011 By 2 Comments

Having featured the 2011 Autumn Jazz Parade at Hemsby, Norfolk, under Stars Abound at Autumn Jazz Parade and Fans Bask in Autumn Jazz Parade, its time for Jazz&Jazz to assist Festival Organiser Pete Lay in promoting the Autumn Jazz Parade 2012 well in advance. Pete has lined up seven bands for the Parade, including newcomers to the event, The Rich Bennett Band, The Reunion Jazz Band and Chris Pearce’s Frenchman Street Band. The following ad contains all the details you need, including booking information and contact numbers.

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The Rich Bennett Band – Keeping the Spirit of Jazz Alive

November 10, 2011 By 6 Comments

Richard Bennett (Photo © D J Mastin)

Jazz oldies by far outnumber younger fans and if trad jazz is to make a powerful comeback we need to applaud it’s rising stars.

So JazzandJazz.com seeks to promote and revive the unique ethos of traditional jazz not only by featuring modern day greats but also by focusing on the vitality of its emerging stars.

But Richard Bennett got there first! The Rich Bennett Band includes Richard’s own selection of hand picked younger musicians who share his own exuberant and driving style. Richard’s passion for the New Orleans sound and its revival never fails to fire up audiences all over the UK. Just what’s needed if we are to enthuse a new generation of jazz fans. He and his younger brother Russell are the sons of pianist, vocalist and trombonist Martin Bennett who played with Phil Mason’s New Orleans All Stars.

An extremely exciting trumpet player, fine vocalist and respected band leader, and although based in North Cornwall, Richard is in great demand on jazz circuits and has toured extensively all over Britain and Europe. You can get the latest news about the band and their gigs at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Richard-Bennett/262333177113568

Pete Lay, Gambit Jazzmen’s leader and drummer has also starred with Richard, and has now booked The Rich Bennett Band for the Autumn Jazz Parade in Hemsby, Norfolk, from Friday, 28th September to Monday, 1st October, 2012. Full details can be found under Autumn Jazz Parade 2012.

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The Reunion Jazz Band

November 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

East Midlands based Reunion Jazz Band will travel south in 2012 to feature at The Autumn Jazz Parade in Hemsby, Norfolk, from Friday, 28th September to Monday, 1st October.

Left to Right: David Spink bass, Dave Hepworth reeds, George Buckman drums & vocals, Alan Hippsley trumpet, Dave Clewes trombone, Keith Goddard banjo.

The annual festival celebrates the Ken Colyer Heritage and the Reunion Jazz Band is dedicated to the New Orleans style and tradition.

Formed in 1993 the band has seen inevitable changes over the years and today features the six talented musicians named in the photograph above, ably led by George Buckman, an interloper from London better known down south.

When his health was failing some years ago, the late John “Dig” Withall passed the baton on to George. He had travelled north with Jane, his partner and “Drummer’s Moll” (Jane’s own words), when she returned to her roots in Lincolnshire, close to the Nottinghamshire border.

Jane is a cartoonist and illustrates aspects of village life as well as the occasional jazz cartoon. In her self portrait below she depicts herself as  “a drummer’s moll with curly blonde hair”. She might have something to say about this in “Speak your Mind” below! Jane also accepts commissions.

Full details about the Autumn Jazz Parade can be found under Autumn Jazz Parade 2012.

 

The Drummer's Moll

Alan Hippsley and Dave Hepworth

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One of my Favourites – Laurie Fray on Clarinet

October 24, 2011 By 2 Comments

Jazz Painting – Laurie Fray in solo on his Selmer St Louis Bb Clarinet

When Laurie Fray commissioned his jazz portrait playing the clarinet, I needed look no further for reference material than my jazz photograph of his stunningly moving rendition of George Lewis’s “Burgundy Street Blues”.

Beautifully played on his Selmer St Louis Bb Clarinet, it lifted and added class to a lively jam session at the 2011 Autumn Parade in Hemsby, Norfolk, where I was privileged to watch him patiently mentoring a young clarinetist acolyte. Entranced by Laurie’s passionate performance, his jazz painting commission was a joy to fulfil. At the time, Laurie played reeds with Anything Goes Thames Valley Jazz Band.

The Art&Verse fine art print of Laurie Fray on Clarinet

The Pinnacle of Passion

Clarinet and clarinetist
Entrancing, possessed,
Passion personified,
In a consummate quest
For tonal perfection
And rhythmical zest.

Fine Art Giclée Prints of this portrait are available, with or without my descriptive poem. Simply email: [email protected] to place your order and help support jazz.

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