Friday, April 28, 2017

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 5th May 2017 sees our trombonist Mike Hallam lead the band on trumpet with Al Davey on trombone, Frank Watts on piano and Craig Lee on drums...

This coming Friday, 5th May 2017 at Club Ashfield sees our multi instrumentalist Mike Hallam put aside his trombone and lead the Bridge City Jazz Band on trumpet with Al Davey on trombone...guess there could be some swapping instrument roles throughout the evening with this pair...Frank Watts is back with us playing the Club's grand piano and Craig Lee is on drums, these special guests with the Bridge City JB regulars, Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double bass and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo will make up a great traditional jazz band for the night....











  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....






Sunday, April 23, 2017

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 28th April 2017 see "The bouncing Czech", Jiri Kripac back on trumpet lead with David Stevens on the Club's grand piano and Chris Gentle on drums...

Well, we've Jiri Kripac back at Club Ashfield leading the Bridge City Jazz Band with an old mate of his and ours, David Stevens on the Club's grand piano and a welcome to Chris Gentle on drums...
They join Bridge City JB regulars Colin Davies on double bass, myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo, Colin Beal on reeds and Mike Hallam on trombone.....
Jiri...often called "the bouncing Czech" is sure to have a great night planned for us....








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....



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

Sunday, April 16, 2017

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 21st April 2017 we are back at the Club following Easter with Al Davey leading the band on trumpet, Peter Locke on piano and Chris Gentle on drums......

Al Davey's back leading the Bridge City Jazz Band on trumpet and later perhaps a little trombone at Club Ashfield on this coming Friday 21st April with our other special guests on the night...Peter Locke on the Club's grand piano and Chris Gentle on drums, adding to the Bridge City JB regulars....Mike Hallam on trombone, Colin Davies on double bass, Colin Beal on reeds and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo...
Shaping up to be a great night of traditional jazz.....




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....



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

Friday, April 7, 2017

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 14th April 2017 we are into EASTER and of course GOOD FRIDAY and Club Ashfield is always closed then so there is no jazz that night...we're back the following week, the 21st..

We'll we're into Easter this coming weekend 14-16 April 2017 and the Friday is Good Friday and Club Ashfield is always closed that day, so we have no jazz featured that night...sorry...
But we're back the following week for Friday 21st April with Al Davey, Peter Locke and Chris Gentle as the special guests playing with the Bridge City Jazz Band...re-visit this site from Sat. 15th when I'll have the full nights details as usual....
Oh...and Happy Easter!
 Future special guests with the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield and other BCJB future gigs...