JazzWestMids current listings

Andy Hamilton & the Blue Notes
July 8th, Aug 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th Bearwood Corks Club 9pm £4/3
SPECIAL EVENT FOR JAZZ FESTIVAL:
July 22nd they play “SILVERSHINE” and “JAMAICA BY NIGHT” with Special Guests plus The Notebenders Big Band Bearwood Corks Club 8.30pm £5/4
0121 429 2091 - bearwoodjazz.co.uk
Also one Saturday each Month at the Symphony Hall Foyer Bar
& the last Sunday at the Drum, Potters Lans, Newtown (Check venue for details)

Apex Jazz & Swing:
July 11 & Aug 8 Harp, Albrighton
Aug 5 Swan, Chaddesley Corbett
Aug 15 B’ham Botanical Gardens
Aug 19 Priory, Nanpantan
Aug 23 Northfield CEM Club
Aug 29 Wilbraham Arms, Alsage

Barbara and All That Jazz:
July 11 Westwood Club, Coventry
July 15 Burton Jazz Club
July 17 The Bridge, Brewood
July 20 Victoria Pub, Chase Terrace

FAT CHOPS
July 11 with Mark Nightingale £10
Aug 8 with Simon Spillett £9
Tascos, Hazelwell Lane, Stirchley B30 2PR

Jazzstrata:
July 8 Burton Jazz Club
July 4 & 18, Aug 1, 15 & 29 Malthouse, B’ham

JB Jazz & Blues Bands:
July 4 & Aug 1 Kilkeney, Andoversford
July 4 Reddings, Cheltenham
July 5 Daffodil, Cheltenham
July 7 & Aug 4 Kings Head, Upton on Severn
July 9 Watson Hall, Tewkesbury
July 17/18 Upton Blues Festival
July 18 Malvern Jazz Club
July 28 Pershore Jazz Club
July 31 Bishopswood Hall, Ross on Wye
Aug 3 Venue JC, Cheltenham
Aug 13 Royal George, Birdlip
Aug 21 Waterworks JC
Aug 22 Harp, Albrighton

Martinique JB:
July 12 & 26 Royal Oak, Stonnall
July 18 Westwood Club, Coventry
July 24 Trumpet, Bilston
July 24/25 B’ham Jazz Festival
July 27 Harp, Albrighton

MYJO
July 17 Bromsgrove High St 11am
July 20 ‘Big Band Bash’ at B’ham Town Hall 7pm 0121-743 2483
July 31 Church Stretton Festival with special guest vocalist Jacqui Dankworth Church Stretton School, Shrewsbury Rd, SY6 6EX 7.30pm 01694 724106
All Enquiries: 01675 442050

Out of the Blue Jazz Orchestra:
July 4 Mary Stevens Park, Stourbridge 2pm 0121-373 5971

Steve King Big Band:
July 3 Four Dwellings Leisure Centre, Quinton 0121-422 1066
Aug 14 Swan Theatre, Worcester 01905 611427

Swing Museum:
July 4 Stratford Boat Festival
July 16 Summersaults, Rugby
Aug 28-30 Glen Miller Festival

VENUES

Where events aren't given please refer to the advert in the magazine or ring the venue.

The Brasserie: Harbury Lane, Leamington Spa
July 22 Evening Jazz in the Braz
Aug 29 Bank Holiday Lunchtime
01926 453939

FRIENDS OF UPTON JAZZ FESTIVAL:
Friday 16th July at 8pm On tour from Australia MICHAEL McQUAID’S LATE HOUR BOYS
Tickets £10 ( members £8) At Memorial Hall, Upton-Upton-Severn
FRIDAY 13th AUGUST at 8pm ROSSANO SPORTIELLO TRIO inc. Dave Green and Steve Brown At Hanley Castle High School, WR8 0BLM

Kings Heath Cricket Club:
July 16 Phil Sayer Trio
July 25 Steven Steinhouse Quintet
0121-444 1362

Old Joint Stock, B’ham:
Sundays 1-3pm Jazz with House Band
Wed 23 Trio FJS 7.30pm

SOLIHULL BRITISH LEGION JAZZ AT UNION ROAD – SOLIHULL ROAD OPPOSITE BEATTIES
Sundays 1pm (members £3 non members £4)
July 25 Dewent City Jazz Band
Aug 8th Dean River Jazz Band
Aug 22 Jazz Salon Rouge
Thursday Evenings 8pm
NO SHARMANAIRES BIG BAND IN JULY & AUGUST

Tower of Song:
107 Pershore Rd South, B30 3JX
Every Thurs Crossroads Blues Club
Monthly 1st Saturday Freddie Pirotta’s ‘Hip’ Operation £5 on door

Trumpet, Bilston:
JULY DATES
Thur 1 Sambuca Diaries
Sat 3 Andy Hamilton and the Blue Notes
Tue 6 Dutch Lewis Quartet
Thur 8 Carol Westwood + Archie Cotterell Trio
Sun 11 Tim Amann Xtet
Tue 13 Steve Pacitto Band
Wed 14 Gary Bell Quartet
Thur 15 The Remi Harris Trio
Sat 17 Old Comrades
Sun 18 Ben Holder
Tue 20 The Morgan Brothers Band
Sat 24 Martinique Jazz Band
Tue 27 John Sparry/Gary Bell (trpt) and Friends
Thur 29 Trevor Emeny + Archie Cotterell Trio
AUGUST DATES
Sun 1 Strumpit
Tue 3 Dutch Lewis Quartet
Thur 5 Sambuca Diaries
Sun 8 Big “B” Swingtet
Tue 10 Steve Pacitto Band
Wed 11 Dancing Django
Thur 12 Carol Westwood + Archie Cotterell Trio
Sat 14 Old Comrades
Sun 15 Tim Amann Xtet
Tue 17 The Morgan Brothers Band
Thur 19 The Remi Harris Trio
Sat 21 Steve Pacitto and the Good Fellas
Tue 24 Patsy Gamble Trio
Thur 26 Trevor Emeny + Archie Cotterell Trio
Sun 29 Henry Newman Band
(01902) 493723

Tamworth Mainstream & Modern, Bolehall Manor
Monday 12th July American bassist Tom Hill with Sam Rogers (saxes), Al Gurr (Kyb) Neil Bullock (d)
Monday 9th August From The Chris Barber Band, saxophonist Zoltan Sagi with Paul Sawtell (kyb) Bill Coleman (D Bass) Garry Randall (Drums)
8:30pm - Phone (01827) 58654

Hill Social Club, S/C:
Monthly 2nd Monday Second City Jazz Quartet
8.30pm £2 0121-308 2688

Northfield C.E.M. CLUB: Quarry Lane
Every Monday 8.30 - 11pm £1 (Free to Legion Members)
5 July Swing Kings
12 July Zenith Hot Stompers
19 July Arthur Brown Jazz Band
26 July Bank St, Syncapators
2 Aug Martinique
9 Aug Old Comrades
16 Aug Phil Phillips Quintet
23 Aug Apex Jazz & Swing Band
30 Aug Steve Pacitto
Quarry Lane 0121-475 3719
0121-475 3719

White Lion, Walsall:
Monthly 1st Monday Little London
Jazz Quartet 8.30pm 01922 628542

Bournville Jazz Club, Mary Vale Road
July 6 Henry Newman Band with Janice Williamson ( Vocs)
July 13 Bryn Venus and friends
July 20 Frank Partridge’s Swing Session
July 27 The New Orleans Wanderers
Aug 3 Henry Newman Band with Janice Williamson (vocs)
Aug 10 Bryn Venus and friends
Aug 17 Frank Partridge’s Swing Session
Aug 24 Jim’s Jam Band
Aug 31 The New Orleans Wanderers
FREE 0121-459 5101

Corner Pocket Jazz & Blues:
Monthly 2nd Tuesday
Monthly 2nd Tues Coventry Schools FPA Club, Spon St/Hill CV1 3AY St 8pm £5

K2 KASHMIRI RESTAURANT Alcester Rd, Moseley Village from 8.30pm till late.
Live Jazz every Wednesday alternating between Tim Amann, Sam Rogers & Friends, and Edgar Macias & Friends
TEL: 0121 449 3883
Advanced reservations advised

Knowle Royal Brit’ Legion: Warwick Rd, Knowle First Wed of month
Residents: Johnny Everett's Red Dragon Jazzmen with Ruth Frith
8.30pm £3 01564 773253

Old Joint Stock: Temple Row West, B’ham B2 5NY
July 28 Matt Gough Trio
Aug 25 Trio: 21
Jazz in the bar every day during the B’ham JF
7.30pm Free 0121-200 1892

Bearwood Corks Club, Bearwood Road, B66
July 1 Steve Ajao Quartet £4/3(concs)
July 8 Andy Hamilton & The Blue Notes £4/3(concs)
July 15 Sambuca Diaries Big Band £3 (one price)
SPECIAL EVENT:
July 22 (8.30pm start ) ANDY HAMILTON & THE BLUE NOTES and Special Guests play “SILVERSHINE” and “JAMAICA BY NIGHT” plus The Notebenders Big Band £5/4(concs)
July 29 HENRY NEWMAN QUINTET with Janice Williamson (ex-Black Voices) £4/3(concs)
Andy Hamilton & The Blue Notes every Thursday throughout August
Doors 8.30pm Starts 9pm - 0121-429 2091

www.bearwoodjazz.co.uk

Burton Jazz Club, Marston's Social Club
July 1st Mike Lovells Six in the Bar with Rosie
July 8th Peter Carltons Jazzstrata
July 15th Barbara & All That Jazz
July 22nd The Antique Six
July 29th Steph Drapers Footwarmers
August 5th Bill Baileys All Stars
August 12th Sonny Monks Society Jazz Band
August 19th Barry Palser Savoy Jazz
August 26th Mark Rodgers Manchester Jazz
8.30pm £7 01283 548159

George Huxley’s Jazz Club Monthly Old Silhillians Club House, Knowle
Monthly last Thursday
July 15 John Hallam
No Club in August
8.30pm £8/£7 01564 730098

King's Head, Lichfield
July 8 Old Fashioned Love Band
Aug 12 Zenith Hot Stompers
Monthly 2nd Thursday 8.30pm FREE

Pavilions Pub:
229 Alcester Rd South, B14 6DT
Monthly 1st Thursday
9pm 0121-441 3286

St Peter’s Church, Elford:
July 8 Nick Dawson, Mark Crooks, Len Skeat & Sebastian de Kronk
Aug 5 John Garfield Sings Sinatra
01543 263538

Bonded Warehouse:
July 16 Chris Gumbley & Simon Deeley Trio
7.30pm £7 01384 377797

Prince of Wales, Cambridge St, B'ham
July 16 Funktional
July 23 Teddy Dupont & All Stars
9pm 0121-643 9460

Summersault, Rugby:
July 2 The Jazz Duo plus One
July 9 Nick Gills Oxford Jazz Band
July 16 Swing Museum
July 23 Andy Davey Quartet
July 30 Bridget and the Big Girls Blues
Aug 6 Strumpet
Aug 13 Steve Browing & Steve Franks
Aug 20 TBA
Aug 27 TBA
01788 543223 www.summersault.ltd.uk

Jazz on the Water:
July 17th Tipitina
July 24th Michael Sutton
Aug 7th Shaine Dorsey with Andy Peate
Aug 21 Steve Ajao
Aug 28 Ralph Allin
Jazz on the Water kicks off at 2.30pm from the Gas Street Basin, Birmingham and usually costs £7. For full details ring 0121 236 7057

New Life Baptist Church, Kings Heath, B14 7JZ
Every Saturday
7.00pm - Refreshments available

Waterworks Club:
Nautical Club, Bishopsgate St, B’ham
Sat 10 July Amy Roberts & Her Gentlemen Of Jazz (+ Dance Class)
Sat 23 July 2010 Dave Donohoe's Jazz Band
Sat 7 Aug 2010 JB Jazz & Blues
Sat 20 Aug2010 Cheshire Cats (+ Dance Class)
£8 members, £9 Guests - includes Dance Class (£3 Dance Class only)
0121 445 5668 - 01562 700 568 - www.waterworksjazz.com

Actress & Bishop, Ludgate Hill, B'ham
Lunch with Dean Beresford (Drums), Danny McCormack (piano) & Al Gare (bass) plus guests
2pm FREE 0121-236 7426

B’ham Botanical Gardens:
July 18 Julian Smith (Star of Britain’s Got Talent) 7pm
0121-454 1860

THE DRUM 144 Potters Lane Aston · Birmingham · B6 4UU
Andy Hamilton & the Blue Notes - Last Sunday in the month
@ 12.30pm – 3.30pm. Admission is FREE

Old Brown Jug: Bridge St, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Trad
Trad Jazz 12.30pm Free
12.30pm Free 07751 964815

Old Wagon and Horses: Stourbridge Rd, Ismere, Nr Stourbridge
Last Sunday of month Howard Sheldon Ensemble (26th April)
8.30pm Free 01299 823278

Prince of Wales, Cambridge St, B'ham
July
Sun 4 Original Backroom Boys
Sun 11 Richard Heath Band
Fri 16 Funktional 9pm
Sun 18 Roger Hill Band
Fri 23 Teddy Dupont 9pm
Sun 25 Smokin’ Ade
August
Sun 1 Pure Instinct
Sun 8 The Murmur
Sun 15 We Three
Sun 22 Restless Dog
Sun 29 Palm Strings
Mon 30 Steve Ajao
4pm (new later time) FREE 0121 643 9460

Scarlet Pimpernel: Tennal Rd, Harborne
• Live Jazz Every Sunday • 3pm • Free Entry except * •
4th July Celebrating independence, America 4th, Venezuelan 5th July, with EDGAR MACÍAS and Friends, FRANK LEADON, vocals, interpreting selections from the American and Tin Pan Alley Songbooks. Also some Venezuelan songs. Guest drummer, MILES LEVIN. Also other invited guests. 3 to 6 pm Free
11th July Kind of Blue & Bossa Novas, IAN HILL, sax and EDGAR MACÍAS, (p) . Also invited guests. 3 to 6 pm Free
18th July Birmingham International Jazz Festival Funk & Latin Sunday with the EDGAR MACÍAS LATIN COMBO, RAY BUTCHER, tp EDGAR MACÍAS, p; JOHN PORTER, electric & “baby” b; SEAMUS DENVER, (d); RICHARD SEALEY, congas & (pc). Also invited guests. 3 to 6 pm £2
25th July Birmingham International Jazz Festival Latin – American & British Jazz, featuring EDGAR MACÍAS (VENEZUELA), p; TOM HILL (USA), db and MILES LEVIN (UK), (d), plus invited Guest. 3 to 6 pm £2
1st August Jazz Standards with A Latin Flavour, featuring ETHEL FITZJOHN, vocals and EDGAR MACÍAS, p. Also invited guests. 3 to 6 pm Free
8th August Jazz, Blues & RB Sunday featuring ERIC ASHCROFT DUO and Friends. Also invited guests. 3 to 6pm Free
15th August Come and enjoy the Summer at the Scarlet Pimpernel!! on a Latin, Salsa and Boogaloo Sunday, featuring “ALMA LATINA” BAND. Also invited guests. 3 to 6pm £2
22nd August Tribute to Great Crooners and Jazz Singers, featuring VIC EVANS. vocals and ANDY PEATE, (p). Also invited guests. 3 to 6pm Free
29th August “Jimmy Smith Sounds” with The Hammond Corporation Band, featuring JOHN PAUL-GARD, Hammond organ; TIM WARD, (d); Pete Tantrum (sax) PLUS 1Also invited guests. 3 to 6pm £2
3pm 0121-426 0930

Stratford Jazz (Modern),
- NEW PERMANENT VENUE - The Chapel, 1 Shakespeare Street, (Upstairs Function Room) Stratford-upon-Avon CV38 6RN
04 July £6 Sara Littlefield Quartet - Sara Littlefield (s) Jamil Sheriff (p) Jonty Fisher (b) John Perry (d)
11 July No Jazz WORLD CUP FINAL
18 July £6 Julie Edwards / Kevin Dearden Quintet - Julie Edwards (v), info Kevin Dearden (g) info with Al Gurr (p) Bill Coleman (b) Alan Savage (d)
25 July £8 ** Jon Lloyd Quintet. Jazz Services - Jon Lloyd (s) John Law (p) Rob Palmer (g) Rodney Teague (b) Asaf Sirkis (d)
01 Aug £10 Tommy Whittle Quintet - Tommy Whittle (s) Karen Sharp(s) Tom Hill (b) Paul Sawtell (p) Nick Milward (d)
08 Aug £6 Phil Meadows Quartet - Phil Meadows (s) Chris Illingworth (p) John Sandham (b) Rob Turner (d)
15 Aug £8 Nicolas Meier Quartet - Nicolas Meier (guitar/glissentar/baglama) Mark Lockheart (s) Pat Bettison (b) Asaf Sirkis (d)
22 Aug £6 Laura Collins Quintet - Laura Collins (v) Casey Greene (reeds) Paul Sawtell (p) Erika Lyons (b) Mile Levin (d).
29 Aug £6. ADJQ - Andy Derrick Jazz Quartet - Andy Derrick (t) Jo Ruddick (p) Ben Markland (b) Neil Bullock (d).
01789 298 607 - www.stratfordjazz.org.uk

Verve Bar, Rugby:
Monthly 3rd Sunday 4pm Jazz Jam with Ian Hill and Graham Dent

Westwood Club, Coventry: Fortnightly 12.30pm £3
July 4 New Orleans Hot Shots
July 11 Barbara & All That Jazz
July 18 Martinique JB
July 25 Arthur Brown’s Jazz Stars
Aug 1 Jazz Salon Rouge
Aug 8 Swing Kings
Aug 15 Millennium Eagle JB
Aug 22 Antique Six
Aug 29 No Session
contact westwoodjazz@live.co.uk

FESTIVALS & EVENTS

This gloriously atmospheric and exciting weekend is an opportunity to see over 90 different bands and performers from all over the world gathered together in the picturesque and historic market town of Marlborough.

You can spend as much or as little time as you want in each of the town’s 20 venues. You’re never more than a short stroll away from a performance!

To book your tickets please call the Box Office on 01672 515095 or 08443 350822 (calls cost 5p per minute from a landline). Or Email:
boxoffice@marlboroughjazz.co.uk

New Orleans Dixieland… Jazz Rock Fusion… Big Band Swing… Cool Blues… Latin Vibes… African Rhythms… Bepop…
Lead Sponsor

Each weekend June 19-July 17
Music in the Garden
hosted by Dame Cleo Laine
01908 280800 www.stables.org

July 9
Notebenders Big Band:
In aid of The Andy Hamilton Trust
Ladywood Arts & Leisure Centre, B16 8TR 7.30pm
0121-454 3678 - www.notebenders.org

Aug 14-15
Pershore Jazz Festival:
Pershore College Campus, WR10 3JP
01386 554235 or 01905 748124 - www.pershorejazz.org.uk

July 9-11
Whitley Bay Jazz Festival:
Festival Office, 60 Highbury, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3LN 0191-281 2935 www.whitleybayjazzfest.org.uk

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