Hitting the South West and North West...
Well, I'm settling in in Devon. Hold on, quick weather report... it has stopped raining. No... no, it's started again. Sorry to build up my hopes.
Delighted to say I went to my first Devon jazz jam last week at The White Hart in Bideford. An excellent night and an excellent band - Ian Turner on bass, Mark Heyward on drums and Tony Oreshko on guitar. A great sound and a top crowd there to enjoy the music. Even more excellent that I got to sing a few tunes with the band. Very nice too. I'm going along again tonight and hope to be there every Friday I'm around as there are going to be about five different bands playing in rotation to host the jam. Nice.
Big news - my first gig at Wigan Jazz Club has just been confirmed. It's on Sunday 27th May 12.30 - 15.30 and will feature outstanding guitarist Mike Walker. Check out his rather gorgeous website www.mike-walker.co.uk . There will also be a welcome reunion with the Gavin Barras trio who I played with in Manchester last year. Full details are on the gigs page.
Also new on the gig front, four dates at a new jazz venue, Jazzsong Cafe in Blackpool - 1st/2nd April and 17th/18th April. Each date will feature four one hour sets to accompany guests as they munch their way from brunch, through lunch to afternoon tea, then from an early dinner through to a last night cap. Again, look at the gigs page for details.
Watch this space for more gigs - I'll post them as soon as they materialise. I'm hoping to get some new photos done soon to brighten up the website. Any requests for any other website amendments? Always on the look out for perky ideas.
That's it. Time for one last weather check. Oh, it's raining.
Rx
Delighted to say I went to my first Devon jazz jam last week at The White Hart in Bideford. An excellent night and an excellent band - Ian Turner on bass, Mark Heyward on drums and Tony Oreshko on guitar. A great sound and a top crowd there to enjoy the music. Even more excellent that I got to sing a few tunes with the band. Very nice too. I'm going along again tonight and hope to be there every Friday I'm around as there are going to be about five different bands playing in rotation to host the jam. Nice.
Big news - my first gig at Wigan Jazz Club has just been confirmed. It's on Sunday 27th May 12.30 - 15.30 and will feature outstanding guitarist Mike Walker. Check out his rather gorgeous website www.mike-walker.co.uk . There will also be a welcome reunion with the Gavin Barras trio who I played with in Manchester last year. Full details are on the gigs page.
Also new on the gig front, four dates at a new jazz venue, Jazzsong Cafe in Blackpool - 1st/2nd April and 17th/18th April. Each date will feature four one hour sets to accompany guests as they munch their way from brunch, through lunch to afternoon tea, then from an early dinner through to a last night cap. Again, look at the gigs page for details.
Watch this space for more gigs - I'll post them as soon as they materialise. I'm hoping to get some new photos done soon to brighten up the website. Any requests for any other website amendments? Always on the look out for perky ideas.
That's it. Time for one last weather check. Oh, it's raining.
Rx
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