Sunday, February 25, 2018

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 ...and this coming Friday the 2nd March 2018 sees Al Davey on trumpet lead with Geoff Power on trombone, Gary Walford on piano and Craig Lee on drums...

Al Davey is a great trumpet player as well as trombonist...you often see him at Club Ashfield playing trombone for us when Mike Hallam is away leading his own band somewhere....we've got Al leading the Bridge City Jazz Band on  trumpet this coming Friday 2nd March 2018 with Gary Walford on the Club's grand piano and filling in for Mike Hallam we've Geoff Power on trombone, also a great trumpet player....and Craig Lee is on our drumkit...they join the Bridge City JB regulars...Colin Davies on double bass, Colin Beal on reeds and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
Sure to be some instrument swapping between Al and Geoff during the night to add some flavour  to the nights entertainment....











  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....
  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....






Friday, February 16, 2018

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 ...and this coming Friday the 23rd February 2018 sees Dave Ridyard on soprano sax lead with his "Celebration of 1920's Jazz", Brad Newman on piano, Eric Gibbons on trombone and Jim Morrell on drums

This coming Friday 23rd February 2018 at Club Ashfield, we've Dave Ridyard leading the Bridge City Jazz Band on soprano saxophone featuring another of his "Celebration of 1920's Jazz"...Brad Newman's on the Club's grand piano, Jim Morrell on drums and  and Eric gibbons on trombone- .....linking up with the Bridge City JB regulars.... Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double bass and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo.........
You'll be assured of a great night 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/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....









Friday, February 9, 2018

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 ...and this coming Friday the 16th February 2018 the "Canberra Crew" from the old Black Mountain Jazz Band are with us...Tony Thomas tpt lead, Ron Cook piano, Ian Hill drums and on trombone Eric Gibbons....

The Canberra Trio are back....! And they will play with us this coming Friday 16th February 2018...at Club Ashfield, then on the Sunday 18th Feb. at The Central Coast Leagues Club, Dane Drive, Gosford 2pm-5pm ....Tony Thomas on trumpet lead, Ron Cook on piano, Ian Hill on drums, with Eric Gibbons on trombone for both gigs.....they join the Bridge City Jazz Band regulars  ...Colin Beal, reeds, Colin Davies double bass and Dennis Quinlan on banjo.
 Unfortunately mid January our trombone player, Mike Hallam, pictured below, suffered a heart attack and will be "out of action" for some weeks more....he's had some medical setbacks but is recovering...



















  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....



 Central Coast Leagues club...pictured below on the map.....