I hope your Christmas and New Year’s celebrations went well and that the weather hasn’t got you down! Looking forward to a New Year of great jazz on All That Jazz, and I would like you to be more of a part of the show.
I have a Twitter account @adamdyerjazz a I now have a new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AllThatJazz98FM
This week’s gigs are absolutely brilliant, so get yourself down to them if you can:
Tuesday 5th January – 8.00pm at Spike’s Place, Brentwood (susan_may@btinternet.com)
Alan Barnes (alto sax and reeds) with Richard Busiakiewicz (piano) Dave Chamberlain (bass) and Dave Tandy (drums)
Wednesday 6th January – Derek Nash’s Picante Latin Sextet at the Belvedere Jazz Club (Raweth) Telephone: 07850 607075 or Email: belvederejazz@btinternet.com
Sunday 10th January at the Cramphorn theatre:
Derek Nash and the Dave Newton Trio (Andy Cleyndert on bass and Matt Skelton on drums). Tickets £14 (members £10) Advanced booking 01245 606505. Doors open at 11.45am.
Sunday 10th January Triple bill heralds Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club launch. Facebook and Twitter via website www.colchesterartscentrejazzclub.com –
The club’s launch night is a triple bill featuring the outstanding ex-Stephane Grappelli/Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge, 2013 British Jazz Award winner Anita Wardell, with pianist Robin Aspland, and top local musician Reg Webb. Tickets for the launch night are priced £12 and £10. Doors at 7pm and music at 7.30pm. To book, call the Arts Centre box office 01206 500900 or book online www.colchesterartscentre.com More info ‘Calendar’ below.