Saturday, March 7, 2015

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 13th March 2015...we've a double "birthday bash" for clarinettist Kevin Goodey whose 75 and banjoist Chris Gildersleeve whose 55...as well David Stevens is on piano and Joel Davis on drums....

Another big "Birthday Bash" is scheduled this coming Friday 13th March 2015 at Club Ashfield....
The Bridge City Jazz Band is joined for this night by the two "birthday boys" Kevin Goodey turning 75 on clarinet and Chris Gildersleeve turning 55 on banjo.....David Stevens is on the Club's grand piano and Joel Davis on drums as our special guest with the usual band...John Bates on trombone/vocals, Colin Beal reeds, Colin Davies on double bass and myself organising the function and playing some banjo--Dennis Quinlan...
These are always super nights of traditional jazz with some selected sit-in musos who pop by playing during the evening, a large A3 birthday card for each of the guys and a big  45 x 45cm cake to share with all the audience, yum yum!
 Club Ashfield is at 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway station on the northern side and the gig is up on the first floor in the bistro/function area from 7.30pm to 10.30pm with the restaurant serving nice food until 9pm.....I always eat there on Jazz nights.... Best of all the admission is FREE....

 Kevin Goodey.....75!

Chris Gildersleeve...55!


Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other BCJB future gigs...

 Where is Club Ashfield...?










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