Celebrating the Joy of Jazz
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Despite initial setbacks, much as AirLander has to be lauded for its advanced technology, Cardington Hangers boasted a predecessor Airship back in July, 1990,
and Jazz’s very own Bernie Tyrell was one of the very first to fly in
Airship Industries’ SKYSHIP 600.
Bernie’s little known secret! Trust a jazz drummer to get there first!
And to think that the Cardington Hangers are virtually on our doorstep. Why if we’d lived here back in 1990 we could have invited Bernie to visit for a toddy or two – that is after he’d booked SKYSHIP 600 for his eventual trip to join his fellow jazzers in the skies!
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
In his 22nd August Jazz North West News Update, Fred Burnet commented: “Talking of Jazz Festivals, FestJazz organiser Trevor Stent has written on Jazz&Jazz: “All festival organisers moan about money, and we are no exception. However, our village has only 3,600 inhabitants, is situated in one of the poorest areas of Brittany and yet gives us a lot of help. They give us a grant of 6,000€ per year, they provide all the fencing and electrical generators, supply the skilled work force for two weeks to prepare the festival site and lend us a lorry from the commune for a week. We would be really, really interested to know how this compares with help from councils in the UK. More? Less? How does it compare with Bude, Swanage, Bute, Keswick, Upton etc etc??”
Châteauneuf-du-Faou Mayor Jean-Pierre Roland welcomes festival goers in French and Spanish. He was followed by Fest Jazz President, Angelina, welcoming them in the Breton language and by Trevor speaking in English.
Failure to Attract a Younger Age Group
More and more voices are being raised about the parlous state of jazz festivals in the UK. Only days ago, Roger Marshall, writing in the Dove Jazz Club Bugle, announced that The Dove Jazz & Beer Festival is to come to an end due to lack of support and sponsorship: “Our failure to attract a younger age group of people to attend our promotions and take an interest in our music means that there are no willing youthful hands reaching out to grasp the baton safely and take it through the next stage. This single factor has by far held the greatest sway in us reaching our decision. So, having thought about and considered all aspects very carefully, it’s with a heavy heart that we have decided that the 2016 Festival will be our last.” (Note: Dove jazz Club will, however, continue as normal).
Nor is Dove alone in the UK. For instance doubts are also being raised about Keswick.
The Editorial in the August issue of Just Jazz Magazine lamented that: “The penny pinching attitude is not going to rejuvenate the beleaguered situation. For new faces, new audiences and new bands, especially the younger bands, we have to put our hands in our pockets.”
Festival Présidente, Angelina Beauvir
Above all, Trevor pinpoints the involvement of young people in the organisation of the festival each year from September onwards as key to Fest Jazz’s success in attracting increasing numbers of younger fans.
In keeping with this, Fest Jazz aims for:
The Fest Jazz Team
Vendredi Soir (Friday Evening)
Louis Prima Forever
“Trevors festival is very refreshing indeed and the fact that the audience is open to the music holds the key. I’m afraid jazz in the UK, the older stuff which I love, is a matter of being “historical” and not “topical” and it will die and become the former. Most of the musicians who love this music rant on about the older music and know nothing of todays generation and vice versa. Trevor said I’d be back again at some point – let’s hope it’s not too much of a wait!” Sean Moyses.
“I hope Trevor Stent gets the credit he deserves for organising what is obviously a very successful Fest Jazz . Well done Trevor and his Chateauneuf team.” Pamela Turner.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos & YouTubes © Fest Jazz & Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
La Municipalité Welcomes Fest Jazz Fans to Châteauneuf-du-Faou
Hawaiian Ukulele Star Taimane Gardner Enthrals Fest Jazz Fans
Fest Jazz 2016 Presents “Panique sur le Manche”: Vive la Jeunesse en le Jazz!
Fest Jazz Hosts Joan Chamorro’s Sant Andreu Jazz Masterclass – Includes Jazz&Jazz YouTubes
Fest Jazz Presents The Usual Suspects with “Mon Hôte” on Bass!
Old Chaps? … Anything But! And They Love Paris – Plus Fest Jazz!
Malo Mazurié Makes a Welcome Return to Fest Jazz, Châteauneuf-du-Faou
La Section Rythmique at Fest Jazz 2016: “I Cover The Waterfront”
Mamma DID Allow “The New Bread Winners” to Gig at Fest Jazz!
Fest Jazz Presents The Motis/Chamorro Quintet: “He’s Funny That Way”
Fest Jazz 2016 Grand Finalé Starring Joan Chamorro’s Sant Andreu Jazz Band
Fest Jazz Fans Packed the Marquee for Trevor Stent’s Good Time Jazz Band …
Doc Houland at Hemsby, 2015
Søren Doc Houlind – drums, vocal
Ragnar Tretow – trumpet
Jesper Capion Larsen – clarinet
Kristian Barfoed – trombone
Lis Krøyer – piano
Ebbe Kærsgaard Hansen – banjo
Brian Turnock – bass
Posted courtesy of Jesper Capion Larsen
Doc Holland at Olney Jazz Club 2015
Doc Houlind & Jesper Capion Larsen
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos & YouTube © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
Hello Jazz Lovers,
I hope you have all had a wonderful summer and are all refreshed and ready for the autumn season of jazz at OJC!
I would like to thank all our supporters for making the 5th anniversary gig in July. Such a success … it took a lot of organising but I hope you’ll agree it was worth it. Also, Richard and Amy’s charity gig in August was a sell-out and went down a storm… they send huge thanks for your tremendous support!
We’ve some great gigs coming up!
Formed in 2013 by a nucleus of musicians from the Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball bands, the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN jazz band comprises some of the most sought-after and successful musicians on the jazz scene today. Performing a wide range of jazz styles through well crafted arrangements, this band of versatile musicians successfully blends music from every jazz genre into an exciting and approachable package.
Calling on their experience of performing with Europe’s most influential jazz bands of the last sixty years, the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN combines a wealth of experience with youthful exuberance. Paying homage to the great jazz masters of the early jazz period as well as keeping alive the sounds of the swing era, the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’s repertoire also celebrates the jazz revival of the 1950’s, tipping their hat to the great bands of Barber, Ball and Bilk. This band takes no prisoners!
With compositions and arrangements by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Louis Prima, Errol Garner, Fats Waller, Chucho Valdez, Paquito D’Rivera and many more, The Magnificent Seven will keep you enthralled!
Check out www.amyrobertsjazz.co.uk
Amy Roberts – clarinet, flute and saxophones
Richard Exall – clarinet and saxophones
Ian Bateman – trombone
Ben Cummings – trumpet
Nick Millward – drums
Bill Coleman – bass
Craig Milverton – piano
How do we do it at £12/£10 in advance?!?!
Only a few tickets left from Carlton House Club, High St, Olney 01234 711348 or Phonebox Magazine, Stanley Court, Olney. Book a table to dine from the special Jazz Menu – two main courses for £12!
Over from Denmark, we are thrilled to welcome back Doc Houlind and his Revival All-Stars during their 2016 UK tour. They went down so well last year, tickets are bound to sell out quickly.
Get your tickets from Carlton House Club, High St, Olney 01234 711348 or Phonebox Magazine, Stanley Court, Olney £12 or £10 in advance. Book a table to dine from the special Jazz Menu – two main courses for £12! Check out www.dochoulind.dk
Tad Newton’s Jazzfriends At The Spice of Life
A great, swinging, foot-tapping night guaranteed with Tad and his band.
Tickets now available at £12 or £10 in advance from Carlton House Club, High St, Olney 01234 711348 or Phonebox Magazine, Stanley Court, Olney … Book a table to dine from the special Jazz Menu – two main courses for £12! Check out www.tadnewtonsjazzfriends.com
Hope to see you soon at OJC,
Cheers,
Alan
Olney Jazz Club
… and aptly so given the massive effort Trevor and his Châteauneuf team put in to make
Fest Jazz, 2016, such a resounding success.
Launched and led by Trevor, The Good Time Jazz Band is local to the Châteauneuf-du-Faou area. The band soon became so popular throughout the region and for playing regular gigs at the legendary Bar Tal ar Pont, that their success inspired Trevor to launch Fest Jazz back in 2005. Since then the festival has gone from strength to strength and plans are already afoot
for Fest Jazz 2017.
Good Time Jazz Band YouTube
Two New Orleans numbers are featured in the following Jazz&Jazz YouTube: “Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans” and “Lady Be Good”. Trevor asked me to point out that “bassist Peter Butler is playing an electric bass because of a temporary shoulder problem caused by a lifetime of double bass playing! Normal service will soon be restored!”
Get fit quickly, Peter.
I should also mention that this is what I call one of my “Take Two” Youtubes. Why? Because I let the camera roll between the two numbers not only to focus on Good Time’s massed fans but also to manoeuvre through them for a better position in time to film “Lady Be Good”. Quicker to keep filming than to risk missing part of such a great jazz by having to set up again. OK – I could have spit the YouTubes but I think this adds interest!
One further Jazz&Jazz post is being produced featuring and summarising the massive success of Fest Jazz, 2016. It will include a master YouTube of the entire festival produced by the brilliant Fest Jazz team headed up by Trevor. It will also include just a couple of bands Ginny and I couldn’t quite fit into our hectic filming schedule, given the brilliant scope simultaneously available. So come back soon to Jazz&Jazz.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
Fest Jazz 2016 packed in the fans for the Festival Grand Finalé featuring the youthful voices of the talented Sant Andreu Jazz Band under the baton of their inspirational mentor, music maestro and founder, Joan Chamorro. Watch out for rising star Rita Payes performing the final number, “Unchain My Heart”.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
On Sunday, 31st July, the Fest Jazz Grand Marquee at Châteauneuf du Foau was packed way beyond overflowing for festival super star 21 year old Andrea Motis on trumpet and vocals with her brilliant mentor Joan Chamorro and the “Motis/Chamorro Quintet”.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
A big hit at Fest Jazz, 2016, The New Bread Winners are a young Bluegrass Group hailing from Ireland, accompanied at Fest Jazz by Breton violinist Gabriel Faure. With their fabulous technique, improvisation and swing, they certainly conjured up a touch
of the blarney for their newly made Fest Jazz fans.
Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
(Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz)
