Friday, December 23, 2011

Live traditional jazz in Sydney.........no Jazz Friday 30th December 2011..BUT, Friday 6th January we're BACK...with a special farewell night to English trumpeter Chas.McDevitt.....

NO Jazz at Club Ashfield on Friday 30th December.....we're having a break...
BUT...Friday 6th January 2012....TRADITIONAL JAZZ is back at Club Ashfield for 2012....
Over the last few years English trumpet player Chas.McDevitt has often led the Bridge City Jazz band both at Club Ashfield and other venues...
He and his wife Catherine and children are returning to the UK about week after this gig for Catherine to take up an appointment as a paediatrician, and of course the immediate family will be close to family for support.
We wish them well and will miss his involvement.
So we're running a farewell night along the lines of the Birthday Bashes we've done for the last 8 years or so...
Monique Lysiak on piano and Jim Morrell on drums make up the special guest to start and finish off the night and we'll have some selected sit-ins from muso friends, a "going away cake"...so nibbles for you...
Best mark this on your calendar and we look forward to seeing you on the night.
The regular Bridge City Jazz Band personal make up the band.
Chas. has a great swinging style...
Left click on the images to enlarge them...
Chas and Monique....
Colin Beal, Paul Furniss, Chas.McDevitt and John Bates....


Jim Morrell plays drums, shown at his "swansong night" at Club Ashfield several years back....
Monique Lysiak play piano on the night....
Bridge City JB members, Colin Beal, clarinet and Colin Davies, double bass...
Dennis Quinlan, left plays banjo on the night...shown with Canadian banjo player Mike Hobbs at Bill Dudley's gig with Jim Morrell on drums behind...
John Bates on trombone...shown at the 2010 Newcastle Jazz Festival with DQ on banjo and CD on bass...
Bridge City gigs for 2012 and special guests at Club Ashfield....
Where to find Club Ashfield....
5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, just on the northern side of the Ashfield Railway station...20 meter walk. Club car park close by...
Gig timing...7.30pm to 10.30pm in the upstairs first floor bistro/function area....

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