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...this coming Friday 7th March 2014 sees Australian Jazz icon, trumpeter Bob Barnard leads the band with Monique Lysiak on piano and Joel Davis on drums....

Bob Barnard comes from a family of musicians and the line continues with younger family members taking up the baton so to speak...Bob leads the Bridge City Jazz Band this Friday 7th March at Club Ashfield with Monique Lysiak on the Club's grand piano and Joel Davis in the drum seat ....

As usual the regular Bridge City JB members are there to make up the traditional 7 piece Jazz Band that Club Ashfield has become famous for.... John Bates on trombone and vocals, Colin Davies on double bass, Dennis Quinlan on banjo and Colin Beal on clarinet and saxophone.

Bob pictured with the late great Graeme Bell at an earlier time at Club Ashfield....

Future special guests at Club Ashfield and additional Bridge City Jazz Band gigs...

Where is Club Ashfield.....

5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway Station on the northern or Parramatta Road side...up on the Club's first floor bistro/function area from 7.30pm to 10.30pm...

Admission FREE...

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...this coming Friday 28th February 2014 sees JIRI KRIPAC tpt. DAVID STEVENS piano & CHRIS GENTLE drums as the special guests...

Well we've "The Bouncin' Czech"...the inimitable Jiri Kripac back leading the Bridge City Jazz Band on trumpet at Club Ashfield, with his old mate David Stevens on the Club's grand piano and Chris Gentle on drums...these together with John Bates on trombone/vocals, Colin Beal on reeds, Colin Davies on double Bass and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo will see a swinging traditional jazz band....
Why not come along to Club Ashfield, 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield ...the gig starts 7.30pm to 10.30pm up in the Club's first floor bistro/function area....

 Jiri Kripac on trumpet lead...

David Stevens on piano...

Chis Gentle....

 How to get to Club Ashfield....

Future special guest with the Bridge City Jazz Band...

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...this coming Friday 21st February 2014 sees the combined Black Mountain and Bridge City Jazz Band together again with Tony Thomas on trumpet lead, Ron Cook on the Club's grand piano and Ian Hill on drums...then on the Sunday 23rd February 2-5pm, the band performs at the Central Coast Leagues Club with a three banjo feature in the second set...

A big weekend coming up for those of you who appreciate great New Orleans style jazz and who follow the combined Black Mountain and Bridge City Jazz Band when they play together and they're together at Club Ashfield on this Friday 21st February, 7.30pm to 10.30pm...Club Ashfield is at 5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield, beside the Ashfield railway station, up on the first floor of the Club in the bistro/function area....
Tony Thomas leads the band on trumpet together with Ron Cook on the Club's grand piano...both up from Canberra and up from the south coast is Ian Hill on drums.... as usual they are joined by Colin Beal on reeds, John Bates on trombone and vocals, Colin Davies on double bass and myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo....

On the Sunday the 23rd, 2-5pm, the band performs at the Central Coast Leagues Club in Dane Drive, Gosford.....
Joining the band in the second set are well known banjoists, Bill McLean and Cliff Parson for a three banjo special....

DQ....

Bill McLean

Cliff Parsons...

Club Ashfield.....

 Central Coast Leagues Club...

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...this coming Friday 14th February 2014 sees Geoff Bull on trumpet lead, Gary Walford on piano, Graham Hilgendorf or drums and Cliff Parsons on banjo...

Following the super night we had last Friday with George Washingmachine, we've another cracker of a night for you at Club Ashfield..... the night will have a distinct New Orleans Jazz flavour... Geoff Bull on trumpet lead, Gary Walford on piano, Graham Hilgendorf on drums and replacing me for the night, Cliff Parsons on banjo.... the other three Bridge City regulars are  Colin Davies on double bass, Colin Beal on clarinet and alto saxophone and John Bates on trombone and vocals.....
Club Ashfield...5 Charlotte Street, Ashfield beside the Ashfield Railway Station on the northern/Parramatta Road side, up on the Club's first floor in the bistro/Function area and starting 7.30pm through to 10.30pm.... 

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