Friday, September 28, 2012

Traditional Jazz in Sydney...Live Jazz in Sydney!! Kym Till returns to lead the Bridge City Jazz band this coming Friday 5th October.....

Kym Till plays trumpet lead for us this coming Friday 5th October with Frank Watts on Club Ashfield's grand piano and Chris Gentle is on drums with the usual Bridge City band complementing them....John Bates on trombone and vocals, Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double bass and Dennis Quinlan on banjo....



Forthcoming Bridge City Jazz Band gigs at Club Ashfield and elsewhere...

Club Ashfield...5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield..beside Ashfield Railway Station on the northern side...
gig up in the first floor bistro/function area, 7.30pm to 10.30pm.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

LIVE JAZZ IN SYDNEY!!!! Traditional Jazz at Club Ashfield with John Wilson leading the Bridge City Jazz Band on trumpet, Gary Walford on piano and Joel Davis on drums as our special guests....

We've not had John Wilson play for us for some time now...he's had medical issues, but a great trumpet player, boy its good to have him lead the band this coming Friday 28th September.
Gary Walford will be on the Club's grand piano with Joel Davis on drums....
Shaping up to a great night of traditional jazz....
Dancers...where are you?
The regular Bridge City Jazz band guys are playing...John Bates, Colin Davies, Colin Beal and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo...
Club Ashfield...beside Ashfield Railway Station on the northern side in Charlotte Street..5 Charlotte...up in the first floor bistro/function area...7.30pm to 10.30pm...free admission...bistro has good food and Club priced drinks at the bar...
Hope to see you....
John Wilson on trumpet lead....
Joel Davis on drums....
Gary Walford on piano ( and motorcycle...)
Colin Beal, reeds...
John Bates, trombone and vocals...
(Captain) Colin Davies on double bass....Dennis Quinlan on banjo-
Future Bridge City Jazz Band gigs ar Club Ashfield and elsewhere...


Saturday, September 15, 2012

Live traditional jazz...live jazz in Sydney!!! Join the Bridge City Jazz band at Club Ashfield with it's three special guests this coming Friday 21st September....Mike Hallam on trumpet, Monique Lysiak on piano and Craig Lee on drums....

Mike Hallam's back on trumpet lead this coming Friday 21st September together with his son on drums- Craig Lee and "Unique" Monique is on the Club's grand piano....
Mike is sure to have a harmonica and a trombone, he's quite a multi instrumentalist.
But then so is Monique, who I suspect plays clarinet as well and sings...both we've yet to experience.
Maybe the 21st!!!
Come along to see...
Usual Bridge City Jazz Band personnel playing with them...Colin Davies on double bass, Colin Beal on alto sax and clarinet, John Bates on trombone and vocals with Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
It will swing like buggery and the dancers will be on the floor in droves...will we see you??
John Bates...trombone.

Mike Hallam...trumpet and perhaps trombone....
 Monique Lysiak on the Club's grand piano....
Craig Lee....
Colin Beal...clarinet.
Colin Davies...
Dennis Quinlan....
Club Ashfield...5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway Station on the northern side....
In the upstairs Bistro/function area...7.30pm to 10.30pm...admission FREE!
 Forthcoming Bridge City Jazz Band gigs at Club Ashfield and elsewhere....

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Live Jazz in Sydney!! Live traditional Jazz at Club Ashfield with the Bridge City Jazz Band with special guests on the evening of Jiri Kripac tpt, Andrew Kitchen piano and Jim Morrell, drums....

Down from the Central Coast for the night we are pleased to have Jiri Kripac leading the Bridge City Jazz band  on trumpet at Club Ashfield...5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield.
Andrew Kitchen is playing the Club's grand piano and evergreen Jim Morrell on drums....
Kiri always plays up a storm, so it is shaping up to be a great night of traditional jazz....
Come along....Bring a friend...

Jiri Kripac...
 Regular Bridge City Jazz Band members.....
Colin Beal- clt; Colin Davies-bass; John Bates-tbn/vocals; Dennis Quinlan- banjo.
Jim Morrell, drums....
Andrew Kitchen, piano....
Future Club Ashfield and Bridge City Jazz Band gigs....

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Live Sydney Jazz!! Live traditional jazz in Sydney...This Friday 7th Sept. see's the Bridge City Jazz Band running a special birthday bash night for well known and popular drummer Neil Macbeth...celebrating his 75th birthday- the Canberra duo Tony Thomas, on trumpet and Ron Cook, piano make up the special guests for the evening, but there will be other muso friends there of note to "sit-in"...

Hardly seems 5 years back that we ran a special birthday bash for Neil Macbeth's 70th birthday....
We'll he's hale and hearty and 75, so the Bridge City Jazz Band invite you along for a great night of traditional jazz to celebrate it....
We'll start off the night...and finish it...with Tony Thomas on trumpet, Ron Cook on piano -both up from Canberra for the night- the usual BCJB boys in attendance...Colin Beal on reeds, John Bates on trombone and vocals, Colin Davies on double bass and Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
And of course, on drums...Neil Macbeth- the birthday boy!
Geoff Bull will be along also with a 7 piece Japanese traditional jazz band who are in Sydney for the weekend and will play the 3rd set.....
It's shaping up to a super evening.....







Where is Club Ashfield...?
Future Bridge City Jazz Band gigs at Club Ashfield and elsewhere...