Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Welcome to Sydney's traditional jazz scene...live jazz in Sydney......Club Ashfield is the venue and with its long residency, The Bridge City Jazz Band is the band....a nominal 4 piece we have three special guests each Friday taking the band up to a 7 piece swinging trad.jazz band...and this coming Friday 1st August 2014,sees Kym Till back leading the band on trumpet with Bradley Newman on the Club's grand piano and Jim Morrell on drums....

Kym Till is known for his role as a jazz pianist, but we also hire him to lead the Bridge City Jazz Band on trumpet...he's a dab hand with this....
We're happy to have young Bradley Newman on Club Ashfield's grand piano with evergreen Jim Morrell on the drum kit....
Always a great night of traditional jazz with the dixieland flavour....
The regular Bridge city Jazz Band guys are joining the special guests to make a swinging 7 piece band...
John Bates, trombone and vocals; Colin Beal on clarinet and alto saxophone; Colin Davies on double bass and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield, and other BCJB gigs...
Where is Club Ashfield??
On the northern or Parramatta road side of Ashfield Railway Station in Charlotte Street...the gig's in the bistro/function area on the first floor, admission free and the night goes from 7.30pm to 10.30pm...

Welcome to Sydney's traditional jazz scene...live jazz in Sydney......Club Ashfield is the venue and with its long residency, The Bridge City Jazz Band is the band....a nominal 4 piece we have three special guests each Friday taking the band up to a 7 piece swinging trad.jazz band...and this coming Friday 25th July 2014, we've Paul Furniss on soprano sax lead with Monique Lysiak on piano and Laurie Bennett on drums, with a good chance visiting UK trumpeter Chas McDevitt will play a set...

Bit late posting this.....
In a few days, this coming Friday 25th July at Club Ashfield, we see Paul Furniss lead the Bridge City Jazz Band on soprano saxophone with Monique Lysiak on the Club's grand piano and Laurie Bennett on drums....
With UK trumpeter Chas McDevitt in town for a couple of weeks holiday it is likely he'll come along and play a set....they join the regular Bridge City Jazz Band members....John Bates on trombone/vocals, Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double bass and Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
A great night shaping up......

Chas McDevitt with Monique Lysiak....
Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and additional BCJB gigs...

Where is Club Ashfield??
5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, beside the Ashfield Railway Station on the northern side...on the first floor of the Club in the Bistro/Function area....7.30pm to 10.30pm...


Monday, July 14, 2014

Welcome to Sydney's traditional jazz scene...live jazz in Sydney......Club Ashfield is the venue and with its long residency, The Bridge City Jazz Band is the band....a nominal 4 piece we have three special guests each Friday taking the band up to a 7 piece swinging trad.jazz band...and this coming Friday 18th July 2014, we've super jazz violinist George Washingmachine leading the band with Gary Walford on the Club's grand piano and Joel Davis on drums....

George is back!!
George Washingmachine has played at Club Ashfield now on several occasions and the crowd love it....
This coming Friday 18th July he's back leading the Bridge City Jazz Band with Gary Walford on piano and Joel Davis on drums as our special guest.
With regulars, John Bates on trombone/vocals, Colin Beal on alto sax/clarinet, Colin Davies on double bass and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo we make up a super Bridge City Jazz Band for you on the night.....


Club Ashfield...5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, beside Ashfield Railway Station on the northern or Parramatta Road side...gig on the first floor in the bistro/function area, 7.30pm to 10.30pm...
Future special guests at Club Ashfield and other Bridge City JB gigs...