Friday, June 24, 2016

Welcome to Sydney's traditional jazz scene...live jazz in Sydney......Club Ashfield is the venue and with its long residency, The Bridge City Jazz Band is the band....a nominal 4 piece we have three special guests each Friday taking the band up to a 7 piece swinging trad.jazz band...and this coming Friday 1st July we've a special night...we are featuring a two trumpet night with Geoff and James Power on trumpets, Rachel Hamilton on piano, Paul Furniss on reeds, Craig Goeldner on sousaphone and Lawrie Thompson on drums...the Powers will feature King Oliver music, Lu Watters West Coast USA jazz...we haven't had this style of traditonal jazz in Sydney for some years....

I've wanted to put on another two trumpet night featuring traditional jazz in the King Oliver, Lu Watters style for some time now and it was over 3 years since I had the late, sadly missed, John Wilson do it at Club Ashfield, then we had Geoff & son James pull it off for us in February this year....what a great night...
So I spoke to Geoff Power over it after that successful February gig and he's put up a program for the evening of  the coming Friday 1st July  that will be again great traditional jazz in this style...we welcome his son James Power again to Club Ashfield as the supporting trumpet...well who knows perhaps he'll play lead.....
Rachel Hamilton is on Club Ashfields grand piano our regular reed player Colin Beal is sitting out for the evening..well he's sure to dance the night away with his sister Dorothy, Colin likes the Lindy Hop style of dancing and so Paul Furniss is on reeds for the night, Craig Goeldner is on sousaphone...Mr.Smoothie, Lawrie Thompson is on the band's drum stool and some of the regular Bridge City Jazz Band members, John Bates, trombone and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo make up the 8 piece band for the night...
Crikey I'm sure looking forward again to this evening....
So should you...get your glad rags on and come along.....

Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other BCJB future gigs...



 Club Ashfield is at 1-11 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway station on the northern side and the gig is up on the first floor in the bistro/function area from 7.30pm to 10.30pm with the restaurant serving nice food until 9pm.....I always eat there on Jazz nights....  
Best of all the admission is FREE....














Friday, June 17, 2016

Welcome to Sydney's traditional jazz scene...live jazz in Sydney......Club Ashfield is the venue and with its long residency, The Bridge City Jazz Band is the band....a nominal 4 piece we have three special guests each Friday taking the band up to a 7 piece swinging trad.jazz band...and this coming Friday the 17th June we've super jazz violinist George Washingmachine on lead, Gary Walford on piano, Stan Valacos on double bass and Graham Hilgendorf on drums....

Well George Washingmachine is back with us at Club Ashfield leading the Bridge City Jazz Band on jazz violin with Gary Walford on the Club's grand piano, Stan Valacos on double bass and Graham Hilgendorf on drums....
Whew....a super night of traditional, dancing jazz coming up.....
The competent the Bridge City JB regulars, John Bates on trombone, Colin Beal on reeds and myself  Dennis Quinlan on banjo...





 Club Ashfield is at 1-11 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway station on the northern side and the gig is up on the first floor in the bistro/Charlotte Room function area from 7.30pm to 10.30pm with the restaurant serving nice food until 9pm.....I always eat there on Jazz nights....  
Best of all the admission is FREE....


 Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other BCJB future gigs...




Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other BCJB future gigs...

Friday, June 10, 2016

Welcome to Sydney's traditional jazz scene...live jazz in Sydney......Club Ashfield is the venue and with its long residency, The Bridge City Jazz Band is the band....a nominal 4 piece we have three special guests each Friday taking the band up to a 7 piece swinging trad.jazz band...and this coming Friday the 17th June we've Al Davey on trumpet lead, Peter Locke on piano, Harry Harman on double bass and Chris Gentle on drums....

This coming Friday 17th at Club Ashfield the Bridge City Jazz Band has as special guests Al Davey leading the band on trumpet, Harry Harman on double bass, Peter Locke on piano  and Chris Gentle on drums...they will add to the band regulars...myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo, Colin Beal on reeds and John Bates on trombone and some vocals.....
A swinging 7 piece traditional jazz band, super for listening to and super for dancing to....
As well Al's likely to bring his trombone and Pete his trumpet so we'll have some swapping around during the night....
Polish your dancing shoes and we look forward to seeing you on the night....




Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other BCJB future gigs...



 Club Ashfield is at 1-11 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway station on the northern side and the gig is up on the first floor in the bistro/Charlotte Room function area from 7.30pm to 10.30pm with the restaurant serving nice food until 9pm.....I always eat there on Jazz nights....  
Best of all the admission is FREE....







Friday, June 3, 2016

Welcome to Sydney's traditional jazz scene...live jazz in Sydney......Club Ashfield is the venue and with its long residency, The Bridge City Jazz Band is the band....a nominal 4 piece we have three special guests each Friday taking the band up to a 7 piece swinging trad.jazz band...and this coming Friday the 10th June we've Paul Furniss leading the band on soprano sax, down from Newcastle, husband & wife team Rachel Hamilton on piano and Craig Goeldner on double bass and "Mr Smoothie", Joel Davis on drums....

Aghh this coming Friday 10th June is shaping up to be one hellava night of traditional jazz at Club Ashfield with the Bridge City Jazz Band's four special guests......
Paul Furniss on soprano sax and other reeds, Rachel Hamilton on the Club's grand piano, Craig Goeldner on double bass and Joel Davis on drums.....when we add the three Bridge City JB regulars, Colin Beal on reeds, John Bates on trombone/vocals and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo it will make for a super seven piece band.....







 Club Ashfield is at 1-11 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway station on the northern side and the gig is up on the first floor in the bistro/Charlotte Room function area from 7.30pm to 10.30pm with the restaurant serving nice food until 9pm.....I always eat there on Jazz nights....  
Best of all the admission is FREE....



Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other BCJB future gigs...