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NorVol at Wigan 8 July 2017

Posted on 21 July, 2017 by Steve

Key issues discussed at the meeting Jazz promoter internship scheme – it was agreed that we go ahead with submitting a bid to Arts Council England for a paid internship scheme to help voluntary promoters with succession planning and provide opportunities Continue reading NorVol at Wigan 8 July 2017→

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Wakefield Jazz in November

15th Nov - Calum Gourlay Quartet

After a storming October, we move into a five-gig jazz extravaganza for Wakefield Jazz on Fridays in November, starting Friday (1st) with Alan Barnes’ latest project Requiem, with his all-star Octet (Gilad Atzmon, Mark Nightingale, Dave Green Sebastiaan de Krom etc) and words from poet Josie Moon - peace and remembrance.

Onwards and upwards:

8th Nov - Alison Rayner Quintet - bass-led group, with Deirdre Cartwright on guitar - life-affirming groove-infused jazz

15th Nov - Calum Gourlay Quartet - sax/trombone/bass/drums - young musicians at the forefront of contemporary music making - plus Wakefield Youth Jazz Orchestra at 7.30pm

22nd Nov - Greg Abate - New York alto sax bebop maestro with local trio to Pete Rosser, Adrian Knowles and John Settle.

29th Nov - Dale Storr - a history of solo New Orleans-style piano (with stories and songs), from Meade Lux Lewis to Professor Longhair and Dr John - the very roots of jazz.

All gigs at 8.30pm (with support on 15th Nov), food at 7.15pm - book through www.wakefieldjazz.org

And then the famous Wakefield Jazz Xmas Party gig on Friday 5th Dec, this year with Stevie Williams and the Most Wanted Blues Band.

Author: Steve Crocker

Posted: November 9, 2019, 12:36 am

Sheffield Jazz autumn season highlights

Ingrid & Christine Jensen 22 November

On Friday 8 November, O’Higgins and Luft play Monk and Trane.Both Monk and Trane were “modernists”, but also steeped in swing and the rich tradition of the beboppers. Sheffield Jazz favourites Dave O’Higgins and Rob Luft intend to respect this lineage whilst putting their own mark on it. This gig will be part of a 40-plus tour promoting their new CD.

On Friday 15 November we welcome the Alex Hitchcock Quartet. Described by Jazzwise as part of ‘the shape of jazz to come’, saxophonist Alex Hitchcock made a big impression in Sheffield with his quintet in Spring 2018 and is now joined by three acclaimed improvising musicians, including pianist Will Barry who has particularly impressed on previous visits to Sheffield. Expect driving swing as well as propulsive grooves and virtuosic soloing.

On Friday 22 November a very special treat! Ingrid & Christine Jensen with the Whirlwind Jazz Orchestra.Over the past twenty years or so, as trumpeter and saxophonist respectively, the Canadian Jensen sisters have each shaped prolific careers in contemporary jazz. Tonight’s programme features original and arranged compositions performed by an 16-piece big band which includes a galaxy of leading American and European musicians associated with the Whirlwind label.

Daniel Erdmann’s Velvet Revolutionwill be with us on Friday 29 November. A true European jazz super-group which has been receiving increasingly enthusiastic reviews on its visits to the UK. Expect sublime, lyrical and melodic improvised music. Leading German tenor saxophonist Daniel Erdmann, a self-confessed lover of melody, had been looking for the right musicians to join him and in Theo Ceccaldi and Jim Hart he found the perfect team for the project.

Our season ends on Friday 6 December with Fabled.Saxophonist/clarinettist Sam Rapley has assembled a group of the most exciting young musicians on the UK music scene. In October 2018 they played a highly successful gig at The Lescar. Richly atmospheric and expressive, Sam's music draws inspiration from Debussy, Jobim and Sarah Vaughan and is heavily influenced by film music: shimmering, impressionistic and multi-textured.

All Sheffield Jazz gigs will be at Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, Sheffield S10 1TD,

Further details of the complete Sheffield Jazz programme can be found at
www,sheffieldjazz.org.uk

Author: Steve Crocker

Posted: November 7, 2019, 11:17 am

Tom Langham’s Hot Fingers at Dove jazz

Saturday the 23rd November Tom Langham’s Hot Fingers plus Emily Campbell

From Roger Marshall

Adrian Cox’s Profoundly Blue pulsating production showcasing the music of Edmond Hall last month would appear to have hit all of the right buttons with the Club’s appreciative audience on the night. These high calibre London based musicians certainly lived up to their reputations and gave of their all to ensure that no one left the venue deprived of Jazz ‘Satisfaction’ in the words of the Stones.

This show is coming to an end after two years of being on the road and Dove Jazz Club was honoured to have one of the show’s last performances staged on its well-trodden boards. A quote from a recent review by Sue Carrette of a performance on the 28th September in London’s Loughton Methodist Church, to raise funds for the National Jazz Archive, stated that ‘given Cox’s talent, experience and sheer passion for his music we can be sure that the best is yet to come.’ We trust that our Club shares in the predicted bright future for this most charismatic of musicians!

Whilst it will be difficult to top Adrian’s high octane performance we have the ideal people lined up for this task. I refer of course to November’s show stopping band Tom Langham’s Hot Fingers with their superb vocalist Emily Campbell who is both a delight to the eye and the ear as well as being one L of a vocalist. This ebullient group of popular musicians who all now reside close to Condicot in the Cotswolds are probably the most frequent musical visitors to our Club these days. Their ginormous combination of musical instruments covers a vast array of tones and styles. Mr Langham demonstrates his able mastery of the guitar, banjo and ukulele; the suave and handsome Danny brings us the guitar, mandolin, clarinet, bass clarinet and harmonica whilst the intelligent looking one, Malcolm gives of his all on the string bass, tuba and sousaphone. The saving grace of this combination is that the vocal renditions are in the more than competent hands of Tom and Emily.

Dove Jazz, Dove Holes Village, nr Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 8BG

Author: Steve Crocker

Posted: November 6, 2019, 11:56 pm