Friday, January 25, 2013

Live traditional Jazz in Sydney....Club Ashfield is THE venue in Sydney for live traditional jazz....The Bridge City Jazz Band with special guests are the resident band and this coming Friday 1st February 2013, we've Geoff Bull back leading the band with some new, for us, exciting young players....

This coming Friday at Club Ashfield introduces some new younger musical talent into the Bridge City Jazz Band's traditional jazz lineup....
Club Ashfield, 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, beside the Ashfield Railway station...in the first floor Club bistro/function area...7.30pm to 10.30pm and admission is free...
Geoff Bull a regular trumpet player leading the band as invited several of his fellow player from The Cope Street Parade and Geoff Bull's Finer Cuts...bands of young player that Geoff has under his wing, introducing them to New Orleans traditional Jazz.
Harry Sutherland is on the Club's grand piano and Ross Ferraro on the drum kit...unfortunately I've no photo of Ross for this post....
Our regular band members...Colin Beal on reeds, John Bates on trombone, Colin Davies on double bass and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo make up the seven piece band....
 Geoff Bull leads the band on trumpet and vocals...
Harry Sutherland at the Graeme Bell Tribute Concert, Dec.2012
Ross Ferraro, drums....

Future special guests at Club Ashfield with the Bridge City Jazz Band and gigs for the band elsewhere...





Saturday, January 19, 2013

JAZZ in Sydney, Live traditional jazz at Club Ashfield this coming Friday 25th January sees Tony Thomas up from Canberra to lead the Bridge City Jazz Band on trumpet and vocals, backed by Monique Lysiak on piano and Joel Davis on drums with the normal Bridge City JB quartet making up the big sounding 7 piece band...

It's not often we get Canberrian trumpeter and former leader of the Black Mountain Jazz Band to Sydney and this coming Friday 25th January is one of those days....with our other special guests, pianist Monique Lysiak and drummer Joel Davis they combine with the regular Bridge City Jazz Band Quartet to make the seven piece Bridge City Jazz Band....
As usual it will be a great night of traditional jazz with a New Orleans flavour....at Club Ashfield, 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield in the first floor bistro/function area from 7.30pm to 10.30pm.....
Tony Thomas, Joel Davis and Monique Lysiak....
 Colin Beal on clarinet and Colin Davies on double bass....
Dennis Quinlan on banjo and John Bates on trombone...
Where is Club Ashfield ( also formerly known as the Ashfield Catholic and Community Club)....??



 Future specials guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other elsewhere gigs for the band....


Friday, January 11, 2013

Live jazz in SYDNEY!!!! Live traditional jazz...at Club Ashfield...with Bill Dudley back leading the Bridge City Jazz Band........

Bill's back....Bill Dudley is making his first appearance with the Bridge City Jazz Band for 2013 this coming Friday 18th January with Gary Walford on piano and Joel Davis on drums as our special guests, complementing the regular quartet of the band...John Bates, trombone and vocals, Colin Davies on double bass, Colin Beal on clarinet and alto saxophone and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
As always when Bill and Gary get together with us the night will swing and Joel will push the band on drums....
Colin Beal....

Bill Dudley, with Colin Beal and John Bates....
Gary Walford.....
 Joel Davis...drumming
Colin Davies, double Bass....
Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
Future gigs at Club Ashfield and elsewhere for the Bridge City Jazz Band...

Where is Club Ashfield???
5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway Station on the northern side...up in the first floor bistro/function area...7.30pm to 10.30pm...and its free!





Friday, January 4, 2013

Traditional Jazz in Sydney...Live Jazz in Sydney.....The Bridge City Jazz Band is lead this coming Friday 11th January 2013 at Club Ashfield by Geoff Bull with a long time piano playing friend, Gary Walford and drummer Graham Hilgendorf with him as special guests.....

Geoff Bull, Gary Walford and Graham Hilgendorf go back a long way as New Orleans styled jazz musicians and it's good to have them back with us at Club Ashfield, 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield leading the Bridge City Jazz Band....Friday 11th January and the gig kicks off at 7.30pm in the first floor bistro/function area......
Admission Free....

Gary Walford pictured from his Unity Hall JB CD cover....

Graham Hilgendorf...drums

Colin Beal, clarinet; Colin Davies, double bass; Dennis Quinlan, banjo and John Bates, trombone and vocals....


Bridge City Jazz Band special guests for future Club Ashfield and other gigs....
Where is Club Ashfield.....??