Friday, March 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 March 2018 Al Davey's back with us on trumpet lead, Gary Walford on piano, Geoff Power on trombone and Graham Hilgendorf 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 23rd 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 Graham Hilgendorf 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....




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....



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







Saturday, March 10, 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 March 2018 a big birthday bash for Greg Englert who'll play trumpet lead with Eric Gibbons on trombone, Brad Newman on piano and Chris Gentle on drums...

Greg Englert's 55...so the Bridge City Jazz Band is having a big birthday bash for him....at Club Ashfield of course this coming Friday 16th March 2018 with Greg on trumpet lead, Eric Gibbons on trombone, Brad Newman on piano and Chris Gentle on drums as the special guests starting the evening off...the Bridge city regulars join them...Colin Davies on double bass, Colin Beal on reeds & myself, Dennis Quinlan on banjo...
A big cake...birthday card and plenty of great music....
Polish those dancing shoes.....








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....



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






Friday, March 2, 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 9th March 2018 we've Paul Furniss leading on soprano sax and other reeds, Bradley Newman on piano, Geoff Power on trombone and Jim Morrell drums....

Paul Furniss will lead off the forthcoming night at Club Ashfield on Friday 9th March 2018 with pianist Bradley Newman on the Club's grand piano, plus Geoff Power  on trombone, Jim Morrell on drums all in the band with Bridge City regulars ..Colin Beal, reeds, Colin Davies double bass.. and myself Dennis Quinlan on banjo...
Sure to be some clarinet duets.....














 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....