Friday, 9th September 2005

78 RPM Big Band

Leader: Julian Landymore

Doors open 7.30pm
Music starts 8.00pm Tickets £13 (Members £10)

If you enjoy a swinging big band then 78 RPM is for you. Led by saxophonist Julian Landymore, the seventeen-piece band dominates the jazz, blues and funk band scene in and around Cambridge. They play a range of music from Ellington and Basie through the Average White Band and the progressive jazz of Pat Metheny. They have won awards in the BBC Radio 2 Big Band Competition, with Julian Landymore scooping the Marty Paich Best Arrangement Trophy. The Band is described as '...electric, spontaneous, full of vitality and enthusiasm' - all the right ingredients for a great night's music.

Friday, 23rd September 2005

Scott Hamilton Quartet

Scott Hamilton - Tenor Sax

John Pearce - Piano

Dave Green - Bass

Steve Brown - Drums

Doors open 7.30pm
Music starts 8.000pm Tickets £15 (Members £12)

Long regarded a consummate interpreter of standards, Scott Hamilton's big, warm tenor saxophone tone and unerring sense of swing have a way of making every tune uniquely his own. While acknowledging the sidelong influence of players like Coltrane, he continues to perform the music he loves which first brought him into jazz - great ballads and blues, played from the heart with the timeless virtues of swinging playing underscoring every phrase. Appearing with his favourite British rhythm section promises to make this a very special performance at the Club by one of the leading American tenor players on the international stage.

Friday, 14th October 2005

PJC All Star 7-Up Band

Colin Watling - Tenor Sax

Laurie Jacobs - Alto Sax

Nick Hill - Trumpet

Tim Lapthorn - Piano

John Pini - Guitar

Arnie Somogyi - Bass

Clark Tracey - Drums

Doors open 7.30pm
Music starts 8.00pm Tickets £13 (Members £10)

You can look forward to a session of standards tonight by seven of the top jazz names from the East of England, featuring our own Laurie Jacobs in his first set at the Club since his New York debut a short while ago. Sharing the front line, and back by popular demand, are Colin Watling and Nick Hill ably supported by the inventive guitar of John Pini plus the driving support of the Tim Lapthorn Trio. All of these musicians work together on a regular basis so you can expect some tight ensemble playing and great solos on well known tunes.

Friday, 28th October 2005

Kirk Lightsey Trio

Kirk Lightsey - Piano

Steve Watts - Bass

Dave Wickins - Drums

Doors open 7.30pm
Music starts 8.00pm Tickets £13 (Members £10)

Born in 1937 in Detroit USA, Kirk Lightsey is a remarkable jazz pianist who has played and recorded with some of America's finest instrumentalists (Sonny Stitt, Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon) as well as earning a reputation as an engaging solo performer. His fluent modern jazz phrasing draws on earlier piano styles including blues, stride, boogie-woogie and bebop - all of which Kirk uses to construct his melodic, witty and personal interpretations of jazz standards. Following his previous Club appearances with Renato D'Aiello and Bobby Wellins we are pleased to have this opportunity to showcase his genius in the trio setting.

Friday, 11th November 2005

The New Jazz Couriers

Martin Drew - Drums

Mornington Lockett - Tenor Sax

Jim Hart - Vibes

Steve Melling - Piano

Paul Morgan - Bass

Doors open 7.30pm
Music starts 8.00pm Tickets £13 (Members £10)

Keeping alive the spirit of Ronnie Scott's legendary quintet of the 60s, original Courier Martin Drew formed this band some five years ago using arrangements which saxophonist Mornington Locket transcribed from the band's records, the original parts having disappeared. It has turned out to be one of the busiest and most successful modern jazz outfits of recent years, playing the kind of music that so many of us grew up listening to. Since their last appearance at Peterborough the band have re-invented themselves to feature Jim Hart on vibes, thus keeping alive the other instrument of Ronnie's co-Courier, Tubby Hayes.

Friday, 25th November 2005

Alan Barnes Quartet

Alan Barnes - Sax/Clarinet

Dave Newton - Piano

Matt Miles - Bass

Spike Wells - Drums

Doors open 7.30pm
Music starts 8.00pm Tickets £13 (Members £10)

Tonight we welcome the long overdue return of the phenomenal Alan Barnes and his quartet, featuring Dave Newton on piano. One of the most versatile reedmen ever produced by the UK, Alan can be expected to take the stage clutching a veritable woodwind section of instruments on each of which he can produce a virtuoso performance of straight-ahead modern jazz. His partnership with Dave Newton stretches back to their college days together at Leeds, and with Matt Miles and Spike Wells in support you can expect to hear some great music …….. plus no doubt some of Alan's great jokes.

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Sunday, 18th December 2005

Vocalist Tina May and her Jazz Trio

Nikki Iles - Piano

Phil Donkin - Bass

Winston Clifford - Drums

Doors open 7.30pm
Music starts 8.00pm Tickets £16 (Members £12)

After an absence of two years we just couldn't resist booking Tina for the club's Christmas Concert to hear her beautiful interpretations of some classic 20th century songs. She has made many of the standards her own, and breathed new life into songs that have faded from our memory until she brings them out again fresh and sparkling. Since her last visit Tina has continued her successful career on the international stage and been nominated for one of this year's BBC Jazz Awards. We also have the pleasure of hearing the classiest backing trio you could possibly dream of.

What better way to see in the festive season.