JANUARY
Chico
Chica's first visit to the Club was well received and the audience
enjoyed an evening of appealing Latin American compositions, from
the trio of Hilary Cameron, keys & vocals, Barbara Snow, trumpet &
percussion, Tom Hannah, guitar and the resident rhythm duo, with the
added interesting spoken voice accompaniments that a the crowd
appreciated. |
Resident trio Hilary Cameron,
Ted
Simkins and Dave Grant
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Photographs Chico Chica courtesy
Peter Henry Evans
January 2014
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Chico
Chica Hilary Cameron, keyboard. Barbara Snow, trumpet,
Tom
Hannah, guitar
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Barbara Snow, trumpet
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Tom Hannah, guitar
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Hilary Cameron &
Barbara Snow
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FEBRUARY
All appreciated
the humour of the extremely talented
Andy and Ryan Linham brothers, Andy on alto
saxophone and younger brother Ryan, on trumpet with their many
musical puns and choice of tunes, backed by Paul Higgs on keyboard,
Ted Simkins, bass, Dave Grant on drums. No photos available.
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MARCH
The unassuming,
experienced clarinetist
Tim Huskisson, gave an immaculate
performance of a variety of music styles and tempos played by to
the complete satisfaction of his audience, accompanied by Hilary
Cameron on keyboard and the resident rhythm duo. No
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APRIL
A surprise this
evening with Billy Magee on drums, also Sharon Scott, adding some
vocals to accompany star of the evening
Paul Higgs.
Paul loves to surprise and it began with the story of a visit Paul
made to Paris with his family and this set the tone for a hilarious
evening when we were periodically reminded of the incident. Paul
played brilliantly and acknowledged with warm applause. You missed
an excellent evening's entertainment.
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MAY
The
experienced percussionist ,
John
Withers, on
a rainy evening that had affected attendance, welcomed those that
did turn up on a wet night, enjoyed an evening of subtle sounds
produced by Johnny, bending notes, Hilary, tickling the ivories,
Ted, sliding on the strings and Billy Magee tapping his double bass
pedal. John's, musical melody quiz theme word was 'Smile' despite
the weather.
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Johnny Withers
leading on vibraphone
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Ted 'The Hat' Simkins skeleton bass
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Hilary Cameron
tickling the ivories
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JUNE
Andy
Linham is a hugely talented young musician growing in stature with
every performance and this evening was no exception. An extremely
entertaining evening ensued and towards the end enjoyed the
unexpected sound of some scat vocals from Hilary Cameron.
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Andy Linham, saxes
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Dave Grant, drums
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Andy Linham & resident trio
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JULY
Graham Pike,
the multi-instrumentalist on chromatic harmonica, trumpet,
flugelhorn, valve trombone created some unusual sounds with the trio
of Paul Higgs, keyboard, residents Dave and Ted. He interacted
superbly with the audience and fellow musicians creating the ideal
Club ambience that was appreciated by all present. |
Graham Pike, trombone
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Graham Pike, trumpet with Paul Higgs, Ted Simkins and Dave Grant
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Graham Pike the complete entertainer with the resident trio
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AUGUST
Graham Hunter
produced an evening focused around the music of trumpet legend Chet
Baker. The wise Paul Higgs, on keyboard, suggested that for playing 'I Fall in Love to Easily' in the key of F, they
could probably get an Arts Council Grant which brought more than a
smile from the audience. After the interval we were treated to the
delightful voice of Sharon Scott, whilst Graham, on valve bass
trombone, asked Paul, this time on trumpet, to join him on two well
known tunes associated with Chet Baker, 'Line for Lyons'
and 'Bernies Tune'. The evening ended as Graham
sang his way through the tune 'A Room with a View Blues' and
with a harmonica he brought the blues feeling to all around. The
general consensus was a thoroughly entertaining evening.
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Graham Hunter, valve trombone
and Paul Higgs, trumpet

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Graham Hunter,
trpt
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Graham Hunter with the trio, Paul
Higgs, keys & trpt, Ted Simkins, bass
and Dave Grant, drums
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SEPTEMBER
Julian
Marc Stringle and Dominic Ashworth once more demonstrated their
outstanding talent to a good crowd who acknowledged the special
blend that these two musicians create. Apart from Hilary forgetting
her keyboard stand which was overcome with the help of a table, that
she felt created better stability, the first set incorporated many
well known tunes both in style and rhythms. The first request played
was 'Rhapsody in Blue' , their party piece, followed by
Julian soloing on 'Poor Butterfly' swiftly followed by a
Dominic solo with 'Nuages'. These music makers never fail to
satisfy. |
Julian Marc Stringle with
Dominic Ashworth
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Resident trio of
Hilary Cameron, Ted Simkins and Dave Grant
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Julian Marc Stringle with
Dominic Ashworth
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OCTOBER
Carole Braithwaite,
performed some of her favourite tunes brilliantly in a variety of
styles and rhythms ably accompanied by Mike Sagrott
guitar and the resident trio. The evening, included 'On Green
Dolphin Street', 'Cry Me a River', 'Stella by Starlight'
and that old winner 'Sweet Georgia Brown' . The Club always
encourages new talent and Carole cajoled Rosie, a budding young
singer from the audience, to join her in a duet to sing 'Fly Me
to the Moon' which received a rousing applause for her first
effort at the Club. |
Carole
Braithwaite with resident trio
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Resident trio of Hilary Cameron, Ted Simkins and Dave
Grant
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Mike Sagrott,
guitar & resident trio
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NOVEMBER
A
Great
Party Night with
the Christmas Crew,
evident from the numbers attending, began with
the tune 'Way Back in Indiana' and set the scene for the
evening. It continued very much following the traditional jazz style
but with the odd mainstream tune, Herbie Hancock's 'Watermelon
Man', some vocals by Gary Wood and a pleasantly rendered solo
of 'Body & Soul' by Martin Nickless, clarinet. The second set
began with vocals by our almost resident songstress, Sharon Scott
with 'Moonlight in Vermont'. A big thank you go to both Dave
& Joyce Grant for arranging a fantastic buffet for the interval
which was appreciated by all present. We look forward to more
surprises and live music in the New Year. |
Christmas Party
Night

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The Christmas Crew
Derek Clenshaw, trb, Gary Wood, trpt,
Martin Nickless, clnet, Tim Huskisson, keys, Dave Grant, drs, Ted
Simkins bass
guest vocalist Sharon Scott
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Christmas Party
Night

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