Friday, April 29, 2016

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 the 6th May we've super jazz violinist George Washingmachine on lead with Brad Newman on piano and Graham Hilgendorf on drums....

It's alway great to have George Washingmachine, that super jazz violinist to lead the Bridge City Jazz Band and he's with us at Club Ashfield this coming Friday 6th May 2016 with other special guests Bradley Newman on the Club's grand piano and Graham Hilgendorf on drums....
The Bridge City JB regulars....Colin Beal on reeds, John Bates on trombone, Colin Davies on double bass and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo all make up the great seven piece traditional jazz band for the night.....
"Glad Rags" on...dancing shoes in your bag...see you on the night....





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

 




Sunday, April 24, 2016

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 the 29th April we've Greg Englert on trumpet lead, Bradley Newman on piano and Chris Gentle on drums...

Greg Englert's back with the Bridge City Jazz Band on trumpet lead at Club Ashfield this coming Friday 29th April with Bradley Newman on the Club's grand piano and Chris Gentle on drums...the special guests joining the Bridge City JB regulars...John Bates on trombone/vocals, Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double base and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo.....



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


 Club Ashfield is at 1-11 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway station on the northern side and the gig is up on the first floor in the bistro/Charlotte Room 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....



 
 

Friday, April 15, 2016

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 the 22nd April sees Geoff Power on trumpet lead with Monique Lysiak on the Club's grand piano and Mr.Smoothie, Joel Davis on drums....

Geoff Power is one of Sydney's best trumpet players and delights in coming to Club Ashfield to lead the Bridge City Jazz Band which he's booked to do this coming Friday 22nd April 2016 with our other two special guests, "unique" Monique Lysiak on piano and Joel Davis on drums.....
The regular Bridge City band members join them to make up a swinging 7 piece traditional, danceable Jazz Band...Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double bass, Dennis Quinlan on banjo and John Bates on trombone and vocals......
Come along and enjoy yourselves....7.30pm to 10.30pm....

  




 Club Ashfield is at 1-11 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway station on the northern side and the gig is up on the first floor in the bistro/Charlotte Room 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....



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


Monday, April 11, 2016

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 the 15th April sees Jiri Kripac on trumpet lead, David Stevens on piano and Chris Gentle on drums...

Jiri Kripac, apart from running his own  Jazz Band in the Central Coast area is an always welcome musician to lead the Bridge city Jazz band and he's our man this coming Friday 15th April at Club Ashfield...and coupled with David Stevens on piano, Chris Gentle on drums as the special guests to add to the Bridge City Jazz Band regulars...John Bates on trombone and vocals, Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double bass and Dennis Quinlan on banjo the night will be the usual swinger of traditional jazz....




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




 Club Ashfield is at 1-11 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....