Club News

July & August 2010

Here is the latest news from Jazz Supper Club, which offers a combination of good company, a fine bar, excellent  food and great music that is pretty well guaranteed to lift the spirits.  Our forthcoming guest list includes many favourite jazzers whom we are delighted to welcome back.

July 22nd Art Themen – tenor & soprano saxophones

Due to an unfortunate accident in which he suffered a broken bone in his foot, Simon Allen is unable to appear as previously advertised, we wish Simon a speedy recovery and expect that he will eb able to appear with us on 30th September.   We have been extremely fortunate in being able to engage Art Themen to replace Simon and look forward to once again hearing this most dynamic and thoughtful of jazz saxophonists.  Art has long been one of the UK's leading jazz musicians have enjoyed long stints in the Stan Tracey Quartet and many other top quality bands

July 29th Jim Hart – vibes

Widely accepted as one of the country's leading young jazz musicians, Jim is highly accomplished on piano and drums as well as the vibes on which he will be performing at Googlies.  Jim's outstanding vibes technique is allied to a wonderfully creative and tasrteful ability to improvise, the result of which is jazz of the very highest standard.

August 5th Allison Neale – alto saxophone

Jazz saxophonist and flautist Allison Neale was born in Seattle, USA, and raised in Northamptonshire.  Allison started playing by ear at an early age, assimilating the stylistic approach of many players, but above all Paul Desmond and Art Pepper, with whom she still has a particular affinity. Allison spent her formative years playing alto in the Midland Youth Jazz orchestra where she had the opportunity to perform with many leading international artists. Holding the flute chair in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra between 1996 and 1998 propelled her development and in no time at Allison was a well sort after musician.  An extremely melodic & lyrical approach to jazz gives Allison a wide appeal and we welcome her return to Googlies.

August 12th John Etheridge – guitar one & trumpet respectively

John Etheridge rightly enjoys a glowing reputation throughout the jazz world and beyond and has been described by Pat Metheny as, "One of the best guitarists in the world". He is a prodigiously gifted and creative player whose approach to music can only be described as 'eclectic' as he refuses to accommodate or even acknowledge artificial musical boundaries. His range is well illustrated by his years of touring and recording with the iconic Stephane Grappelli while simultaneously doing likewise with the legendary jazz-fusion group, The Soft Machine. John is equally at home on acoustic and electric guitar and his willingness to engage with so many styles is matched by his ability to excel in any of them. He has played with John Williams, Yehudi Menuhin, Dizzie Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Mundell Lowe, Nigel Kennedy, Pat Metheny, Birelli Lagrene, Barney Kessel, Vic Juris and countless others.

August 19th Digby Fairweather – trumpet

August 26th Pete Long – clarinet (& perhaps saxophones)

& Lewis Wright   - vibes

In Pete long we have a musician with immensne ability, knowledge and enthusiasm.  Pete performs as a soloist, band leader, writer and arranger , he directs Gillespiana, Echos of Ellington and the Ronnie Scott Big Band and the energy and skill, which he invests in all of his performaces is simply remarkable.  Lewis is a vibes player of quite breathtaking ability with a rapidly growing reputation, and deservedly so.  Together they will be creating top class jazz that will include some of the original arrangements from the Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton repertoire.

Just a reminder: we are a members’ club and any non-member who wishes to attend must either be signed in by an existing member or contact us at least 2 full days before they wish to visit, to enable us to comply with the licensing laws. In any case, to help us give good service to all members of the audience, it is strongly recommended that anyone wishing to visit makes a reservation and if supper is to be required a reservation with 24 hours notice is pretty essential.

    J.J.

Please note that we do not have the facility to accept payment by debit or credit card