Jazz Club 90 closed off the year at Albrighton Sports and Social Club with a double return to the venue: Mark Challinor’s Wabash Jazz group which on this occasion was a quintet and the return of 20 year old rising star of the reeds Alex Clarke meaning the year indeed bowed out with style. Mark … Continue reading Wabash Jazz 5 with Alex Clarke 22-12-2019
Gig Report
Gig Report: Severnside Jazz Band 15th December 2019
The Severnside Jazz band signed off the year at the Brooklands (previously the Wild Pig) with a gig a week earlier then their normal date for obvious reasons, as with the previous session band leader Dave Sherwood was absent and Pete Ainge was once again standing in for him. Bill Basey was back on the … Continue reading Gig Report: Severnside Jazz Band 15th December 2019
Gambit Jazzmen at Jazz Club 90 1st December 2019
The festive season kicked off to a swinging start at Jazz Club 90 with the return of the Gambit Jazzmen, a semi-regular band for the club and the area, and just in case you were wondering none of the players are called Mike nor are any of them Gareth Hunt, and they promise a solid … Continue reading Gambit Jazzmen at Jazz Club 90 1st December 2019
The Severnside Jazz Band 24-11-19
Sunday the 24th of November proved to be something of a busy day for in terms of Jazz gigs in that I had attended a lunchtime gig in Albrighton (New Orleans Heat) and also attended the evening gig at the Wild Pig which was the monthly outing for the Severnside Jazz Band. The Severnside Jazz … Continue reading The Severnside Jazz Band 24-11-19
New Orleans Heat at Jazz Club 90 24-11-19
This was the first of a series of Sunday gigs I have been able to attend thanks to a change of job and it seemed bizarrely fitting that the band should be the last one I saw at the 2019 Upton Severn Jazz festival. New Orleans Heat are something a veteran band at Jazz … Continue reading New Orleans Heat at Jazz Club 90 24-11-19
Upton Upon Severn Jazz Festival 2018: Sunday Part Two
Read the previous entry here Now I quickly got myself a bite to eat from one of the many stalls which were on the river front and headed to the Star Hotel venue which was the courtyard and had the benefit of an outside bar, which at least could act an alternative to the beer … Continue reading Upton Upon Severn Jazz Festival 2018: Sunday Part Two
Gig Report: Chris Pearce’s Frenchmen Street Jazzmen 15th September 2019
Chris Pearce was hired by Jazz Club 90 fill a gap in the schedule and he decided to revive the Frenchmen Street Jazz band for occasion, the players here were somewhat older than those of Jukes Jazz Society but there were a few similarities between the two... well two of the band also came from … Continue reading Gig Report: Chris Pearce’s Frenchmen Street Jazzmen 15th September 2019
