Saturday, May 26, 2012

Live Traditional Jazz in Sydney.....this Friday 1st June, Mike Hallam leads the Bridge City Jazz Band at Club Ashfield with Andrew Kitchen on piano and Chris Gentle on drums as the special guests...

 After a great night last Friday with Geoff Bull's 70th birthday bash....
Well let's see a pic or two....
Chris Gildersleeve, played some banjo with us on the night and took  the final tune of the night on video....
Enjoy it....
Tishomingo Blues





This Friday, 1st June, Mike Hallam.....leading on trumpet.....he likes playing with the Bridge City Jazz Band and always brings along a trombone and harmonica...Andrew Kitchen is a recent addition to the piano player lineup for Friday with us...played around Sydney for a long time and fits in....
Chris Gentle is on drums with the rest of the Bridge City members all on hand...myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo....Colin Beal on alto sax and clarinet, John Bates on trombone and vocals and Colin Davies on double bass.
A swinging evenings entertainment and great music for dancing.....
Chris Gentle on drums....
Dennis Quinlan, banjo and John Bates, trombone....
Colin Davies, Colin Beal and Dennis Quinlan.
Mike Hallam leads the band on trumpet...
Andrew Kitchen on piano....
Bridge City Jazz Band future gigs at Club Ashfield and elsewhere..
Where is Club Ashfield....???
Up in the Club's first floor bistro and function area....7.30pm to 10.30pm..Friday evenings.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Live traditional New Orleans Jazz in Sydney....This Friday is a big birthday bash at Club Ashfield with the Bridge City Jazz Band celebrating Geoff Bull's 70th birthday.....

For some 8 years or more now the Bridge City Jazz band has put on special nights celebrating icons in the Australian Jazz scene's special birthdays...they don't come much more special than this one coming up...
Geoff Bull, a trumpet player who enjoys the New Orleans style of Jazz turns 70 around the end of May this year....
He's going to lead the Bridge City Jazz Band for his birthday celebratory night at Club Ashfield on Friday 25th May...his old mate, pianist Gary Walford will be on the Club's grand piano and Jim Morrell's on drums...supported by the usual Bridge City personnel...John Bates on trombone and vocals, Colin Davies on double bass, Colin Beal on clarinet and alto saxophone and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo.
7.30pm to 10.30pm in the first floor Club bistro and function area, we'll have selected sit-ins from the many muso friends who come along for the evening, couple with a big birthday cake later shared around the audience and a big card to sign , the night will swing like a dunny door in a southerly....
Come along...bring a friend...!!


Geoff Bull in full flight at The Unity Hall Hotel...
Gary Walford....
Colin Davies, Dennis Quinlan and Colin Beal...
Jim Morrell....
John Bates on vocals and trombone...

Friday, May 11, 2012

Live Jazz in Sydney!!!! The Bridge City and Black Mountain Jazz bands combine this Friday 18th May at Club Ashfield and then on the Sunday for an outdoor gig at The Pines

Once again the former Black Mountain Jazz band joins with the Bridge City Jazz Band for an evening and an afternoon of great traditional jazz with a New Orleans flavour.....
Tony Thomas, trumpet, Ron Cook, piano and Ian Hill drums are up from Canberra and the South Coast for the Friday 18th May at Club Ashfield's regular Friday Night Jazz gig...then we'll be playing at the "Jazz at the Pines" venue on the Old Northern Road, Dural, Sunday 20th, 12.30pm to 4pm,just past the fork in the road on the way to Wiseman's Ferry.
See the maps further down this post.
This latter is an open air gig and of course weather dependent, the venue is now the main information Centre for the area and a call on the Sunday morning, 02.9651.4411 should the day look like rain could be wise. There is an admission charge of  $12 adults/$10 concession/$25 family and you bring your own picnic lunch and drinks, although the information centre has tea/coffee and cakes....sit around the provided tables and chairs under the large pine trees listening to jazz....
Friday night is of course at Club Ashfield...5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, beside the railway station on the northern side.
In the first floor bistro/function area...7.30pm to 10.30pm, admission free and nice food from the bistro with drinks from the bar at Club prices.....
The regular Bridge City guys are at both gigs....myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo...Colin Beal on clarinet and alto saxophone...Colin Davies on double bass and John Bates on trombone and vocals....
Mark them in your diary and order a bbqued chicken for the Sunday....
At a previous "Jazz at the Pines".....
Club Ashfield location....
Location of "The Pines"....


Friday, May 4, 2012

Live Traditional Jazz in Sydney!!!..A favourite trumpet player of ours, Geoff Power leads the Bridge City Jazz Band this coming Friday 11th May with a piano player he likes in his band- Monique Lysiak......Club Ashfield is of course the venue...

Good to have the combo of Geoff Power and Monique Lysiak as two of our special guests this coming Friday 11th May at Club Ashfield and what better than to invite Lawrie Thompson to join them on the drum stool for the evening....
I tell you.... this night will swing like the proverbial dunny door!!
Backing the guests are the regular Bridge City Jazz Band Quartet...John Bates ..."JB" to his friends on trombone and vocals...Colin Beal on clarinet and alto saxophone, Colin Davies on double bass and Dennis Quinlan on banjo....
I can hardly wait for the night myself....
Geoff Power on cornet for the evening.....
Lawrie Thompson cuts a smooth figure on his drum kit....
Monique plays the Club's grand piano for the evening...
John Bates on trombone....
Colin Davies on double bass....
Colin Beal on clarinet....
DQ on banjo....
Where is Club Ashfield.....?
gig is in the first floor bistro/function area of Club Ashfield, 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield ..beside and on the northern side of Ashfield Railway Station.
Future Bridge City Jazz Band gigs at Club Ashfield and elsewhere....