Friday, June 29, 2012

Live, Traditional Jazz in Sydney.....this Friday 6th July sees John Roberts up from Victoria and he's on trumpet lead for the Bridge City Jazz band with David Stevens on piano....

John Roberts came from the Sydney area an age ago but is better known as a Melbourne trumpet player and he's in Sydney this coming Friday 6th July and his old mate David Stevens is keen to meet up with him and he'll be on the Club's grand piano with evergreen Jim Morrell on drums....
Club Ashfield....the heart now it seems of traditional jazz in Sydney...5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, beside the Ashfield railway station on the northern side....
We play of course up in the bistro/function area on the first floor, 7.30pm through to 10.30pm...
The usual  Bridge City Band member complement the special guest....John Bates on trombone and vocals, Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double bass and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
An interesting night of traditional jazz to be served up to you....

Usual Bridge City Jazz Band personnel....Colin Beal, Colin Davies, John Bates and Dennis Quinlan.
Forthcoming other gigs for the Bridge City Jazz band at Club Ashfield and elsewhere...


Friday, June 22, 2012

Traditional Jazz in Sydney...Live Jazz in Sydney- This coming Friday, 29th June at Club Ashfield sees the Bridge City Jazz band led by John Wilson on trumpet..Rachel Hamilton on piano and Neil Macbeth on drums.....

We haven't had John Wilson and Rachel Hamilton down from the Newcastle area north of Sydney for some time now and this coming Friday 29th June sees them team up with the regular Bridge City Jazz Band personnel with Neil Macbeth on drums.....
John is a great banjo player as well and hopefully will have a banjo with him on the night and we can play some duo banjo with him in the sit-in set.....
John Wilson on trumpet.....
Rachel Hamilton...
Colin Beal, clarinet...Colin Davies, double bass...John Bates, trombone and vocals...Dennis Quinlan on banjo.Photo credit..Shane Desiatnik.

Neil Macbeth...
Where is Club Ashfield?
Future Bridge City Jazz Band gigs....

Friday, June 15, 2012

Live Jazz in Sydney...live traditional Jazz!!! This coming Friday, 22nd June, Geoff Power is back leading the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield with Monique Lysiak on piano and Joel Davis on drums.....

Geoff Power likes to come to Club Ashfield and I like to have him lead the Bridge City Jazz Band....
This coming Friday he's back and we've go a favourite piano player of his in the line-up as a special guest...Monique Lysiak....and Joel Davis slots in very nicely as the guest drummer.....
The usual Bridge City guys make up the rest of the band...Colin Davies on double bass..Colin Beal on alto saxophone and clarinet...John Bates on trombone and vocals and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo...
All we need is for you to come with a friend if you are anywhere near Sydney on the night...
directions to Club Ashfield are lower down in this post....
Where to find the Club....?
Future Bridge City Jazz Band gigs at Club Ashfield and elsewhere....

Friday, June 8, 2012

Live Jazz!! Live Traditional Jazz in Sydney....The Bridge City Jazz Band will swing like the proverbial dunny door in a southerly buster this coming Friday 15th June.......

Last year the Bridge City Jazz Band featured as special guests for a concert at the Central Coast Leagues Club in Gosford, Bill Dudley on cornet, Carolyn "Pines" Packer on piano and Chris Gentle on drums with the usual other Bridge City JB personnel....John Bates on trombone and vocals, Colin Beal on alto sax and clarinet, Colin Davies on double bass and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo...
What a swinging traditional jazz band..... Carolyn is a great boogie pianist and as mentioned we swung like a dunney door in a southerly.....
This Friday...15th June....
Club Ashfield...5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, beside Ashfield Railway Station on the northern side....
In the first floor Bistro/Function area....
7.30pm to 10.30pm.....admission FREE...
All we need is your good self and friends...
 The band at Central Coast Leagues Club.....
Bill Dudley with Honey Payne sitting in at Bill's Technology Park Hotel gig, Sunday afternoons 4-7pm.
John Bates...trombone and vocals.
Chris Gentle, drums...
Carolyn Packer.....loves playing boogie piano.
Colin Beal on alto saxophone and clarinet....
Dennis Quinlan, left with Canadian Mike Hobbs on banjos...
Colin Davies, double bass....
Club Ashfield......


Friday, June 1, 2012

Live Traditional Jazz in Sydney....it may be a holiday weekend in NSW this coming weekend, but this Friday the 8th June has some great Jazz at Club Ashfield with the Bridge City Jazz Band...Paul Furniss will lead the band on soprano sax with Jack Wiard on reeds to support him and "Unique Monique" on piano....

Paul Furniss is undoubtedly one of Australia's finest soprano sax players and leads the Bridge City Jazz Band this coming Friday 8th June ...... coupled with Jack Wiard also on reeds and "unique" Monique Lysiak on the Club's grand piano and supported by Joel Davis on drums with the Bridge City regulars ( well Colin Beal is away down at the Merimbula Jazz Festival)...a cracker night is shaping up.....
This Friday 8th June, Club Ashfield, 5 Charlotte St., Ashfield on the first floor in the Club bistro/function area...7.30pm to 10.30pm....
Paul Furniss with Jack Wiard....
Paul Furniss with his bass clarinet...
Paul and Jack....
Monique Lysiak on the Club's grand piano with Chas.McDevitt.
Joel Davis, drums...
Unique, Monique...
Dennis Quinlan, banjo....
John Bates, trombone and vocals...
Colin Davies, double bass...
Jack Wiard plays his Pete Fountain clarinet...
Club Ashfield....