Friday, January 27, 2012

Live Jazz in Sydney ... Leading the Bridge City Jazz Band on Friday 3rd February 2012 at Club Ashfield is Paul Furniss....

The coming Friday 3rd February at Club Ashfield is always an interesting and great night of Jazz with Paul Furniss leading the Bridge City Jazz Band on soprano saxophone....
A powerful player, Paul is likely the best in Australia on this instrument...
Frank Watts returns on piano and Viv Carter is back on drums.
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Paul likes to play his bass clarinet...though unlikely on the 3rd.....
Paul on soprano saxophone....


Viv Carter on drums....
Frank Watts on the Club's grand piano....
The band is rounded up with the regular members....John Bates, Colin Beal, Colin Davies and Dennis Quinlan....
Dennis Quinlan, banjo and John Bates on trombone....
Colin Beal on clarinet and Colin Davies, double bass....
The Club is of course at 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, beside the Ashfield Railway Station on the northern side, we play in the upstairs bistro/function area, 7.30pm to 10.30pm....
Future gigs for the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other venues....



Friday, January 20, 2012

Live traditional Jazz in Sydney!!!....Club Ashfield provides it every Friday night... this coming Friday 27th January 2012 sees the combined Bridge City and Black Mountain Jazz band playing....

Thursday 26th January was Australia Day, a public holiday throughout Australia and in Sydney there has been a ferry boat race in the harbour for many years...in fact the first had a ferry rented by the Sydney Jazz Club complete with a Jazz band and a hoard of happy jazz followers aboard....
Well the SJC still runs a Jazz Ferry Cruise each Australia day for 5 hours and this year the band playing for the 350 patrons aboard was the Bridge City and Black Mountain Jazz Band....
Its now Thursday 26th, I'm back from the cruise...a great day and a few additional photos of the band who'll play Friday evening 27th......








My little grandaughter, 13 month old Elizabeth May, dances with the Jazz crowd...
Then the band reformes for the Friday evening gig at Club Ashfield....
Missed us on the ferry?
Come along Friday....7.30pm to 10.30pm in the bistro/function area of Club Ashfield, 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, beside Ashfield Railway Station...
See the map....
On to the band.....
From Canberra comes leader and trumpet player Tony Thomas.....




Ron Cook on piano....
Neil Macbeth, drums...
John Bates, trombone and vocals...


Colin Davies, double bass; Colin Beal, reeds and Dennis Quinlan on banjo
Bridge City JB forthcoming other gigs....
Bridge City JB at Club Ashfield, future special guests...

Friday, January 13, 2012

Live traditional Jazz in Sydney!!!....Club Ashfield provides it every Friday night...and this coming Friday 20th January 2012 sees Bill Dudley back on trumpet,leading the band......Bill leads the band the Sunday before, 15th at Central Coast Leagues Club, Gosford if you can make it...

Bill Dudley starts 2012 off with the Bridge City Jazz band with a double header....!!!
The band plays at Central Coast Leagues Club, Dane Drive, Gosford, near the railway station...2-5pm in the Scenic Lounge this Sunday 15th January 2012.
Carolyn "pinetop" Packer on piano and Chris Gentle on drums.....
Where is Central Coast Leagues Club....
THEN ON TO FRIDAY 20TH JANUARY AT CLUB ASHFIELD.....
7.30pm to 10.30pm in the Club's first floor bistro/function area.....
As I said..."Bill's Back"....
Bill Dudley leads the band on trumpet and vocals and occasionally Nesta Davies drops by and sings a number for us.....
Gary Walford on the Club's grand piano.....
Joel Davis back with us on drums....
The usual Bridge City band members....
Colin Davies, double bass....Colin Beal Clarinet....Dennis Quinlan, banjo....


John Bates on trombone and vocals....
Bridge City JB and Club Ashfield gigs and special guest in the coming months....

Friday, January 6, 2012

Live Jazz in Sydney ... starting the New Year with us-Geoff Bull is back with the Bridge City Jazz Band on Friday 13th January 2012 at Club Ashfield....

What a great send off for Chas.McDevitt last Friday night...we wish him and his family well resettling in the UK and should he re visit Sydney in the future I'll do my best to get him to play with us at Club Ashfield....


Starting off the New Year with us is the great New Orleans style trumpeter Geoff Bull with one of his favourite pianists, Gary Walford.....
Making up the special guests for the night is drummer Joel Davis...tastefull and fits in with all styles....






The rest of the Bridge City Jazz Band is the regular four....
John Bates on trombone....
Colin Beal on clarinet and alto saxophone....
Colin Davies on double bass....
Dennis Quinlan on banjo.....






Usual time at Club Ashfield....
7.30pm to 10.30pm in the upstairs bistro/function area....
Forthcoming Bridge City JB/Club Ashfield and othe BCJB gigs....