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Sun 5 Feb - John Patrick Quintet – Tribute to Horace Silver
- £8 on door (Students ½-price)
John Patrick (p) John Ruddick (t) Lluis Mather (ts) Zoltan Dekany (b) John Gibson (d)

John Patrick has assembled the cream of the Midlands talent for his tribute to Horace Silver. A blistering superb front-line with John Ruddick and Lluis Mather complemented by a trio not content to just provide a solid/swinging beat but contributing some imaginative solo work. This promises to be a most exhilarating tribute to one of the legends of jazz music.

Sun 19 Feb - Chris Bowden Quartet - £8 on door (Students ½-price)
Chris Bowden (as) Steve Tromans (p) Ben Markland (b) Neil Bullock (d)

This is effectively the Tomorrow Band with the addition of Steve Tromans. All four of these musicians are great favourites of Stratford Jazz fans so a full house is anticipated.

Sun 4 March - Quentin Collins/Brandon Allen Quartet - £8 on door (Students ½-price)
Quentin Collins (t) Brandon Allen (ts) Ross Stanley (organ) Enzo Zirilli (d)

Brandon Allen made a tremendous impression when he appeared at the Chapel with Dylan Howe. He recently teamed up with ace trumpeter Quentin Collins and released the critically acclaimed album What’s it Gonna Be with Ross and Enzo completing the quartet. Be prepared for a thoroughly entertaining evening of high quality, unfussy hard bop – for top-class musicians striking sparks off each other.

Sun 11 March - Paul Sawtell Quintet - £8 on door (Students ½-price)
Paul Sawtell (vibes) Craig Milverton (p) Roy Sainsbury (g) Tom Hill (b) Nick Millward (d)

Another chance to see the stunning Paul Sawtell performing on vibes. He appeared on vibes with Tom Hill last year and amazed everyone with his incredible dexterity. Good accessible jazz guaranteed to thrill – how could it be otherwise with such a stellar line-up?!

Sun 25 March - Dominic Norcross Quartet - £8 on door (Students ½-price)
Dominic Norcross (s) John Davies (g) Steve Tarner (b) Eddie John (d)

Dominic Norcross may be a new name to many of the SJ fans but make no mistake this musician is up there with the best. The Guardian stated that “the Dominic Norcross Quartet is fast becoming a mainstay of the British jazz scene” – praise indeed. Dominic is equally at home with jazz and blues and has worked with such luminaries as Don Weller and Digby Fairweather. This is an impressive quartet producing excellent arrangements with fresh and inventive solo work. Not to be missed!

Sun 1 April - Stekpanna and the Russians - £8 on door (Students ½-price)

Sun 15 April - Milestones Sextet - Tickets £15 adv.
Advance tickets will be available during early January at £15, maybe more on the door.
Tickets: info@stratfordjazz.org.uk (Students ½-price)

The amazing Milestones Sextet which plays the music of Miles Davis is booked at Stratford Jazz for the Sunday, 15th April 2012, at 8pm.

The stellar line-up includes Graham Flowers (trumpet) Alan Barnes (alto & baritone) Ian Price (tenor) Terry Seabrook (piano) Paul Whitten (bass) and Spike Wells (drums)

Music will include numbers from the famous Kind of Blue album including, of course, 'So What?'
Their latest album had a 4* rating in the Jazzwise Mag., See 'Reviews' at: http://www.milestonesjazz.co.uk

Tickets
From Roy at Stratford Jazz on Sundays or please send a cheque for £15/ticket
(payable to: Stratford Jazz) with a stamped & addressed reply envelope to:
Mrs P Ratcliffe, 7 Wetherby Way, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks. CV37 9LU

Sun 22 April - Sean Noonan/Matthew Bourne - £8 on door (Students ½-price)
A very different evening for Stratford Jazz – some will say weird, some stimulating, and some will say both. Some of you will remember the Hub at the White Swan. Be Warned!

Sun 29 April - Will Butterworth Trio - £8 on door (Students ½-price)
Back to sanity with a truly wonderful jazz pianist.

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Alan Barnes, Brian Corbett & Tom Hill Trio
at Stratford Jazz 2-1-11, See write-up

Our benefit gig for Bryan Corbett on Sunday 27th Nov 2011 proved to be a great success as we managed to raise £1620 for Bryan.
I would like to thank all the musicians who performed spectacularly well and gave their services free for the evening.
Thanks also to over 100 jazz lovers who supported the gig most generously and those who could not make it but still contributed.
I know you all wish Bryan well and look forward to seeing him perform again, be assured that Stratford Jazz will try to head the queue as soon as he is fit and well.

Huge thanks to the amazing line up of:-

Thanks to Dion Dublin for his 'heads or tails' game which raised over £100

and thanks to Garry Corbett for brilliant photos and clips
at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluejazzbuddha/sets/72157628203377423/

29/11/11 Roy: info@stratfordjazz.org.uk

Sponsors

Stratford Jazz thanks Duvel for support

Other Gigs

See: Birmingham Jazz - http://www.birminghamjazz.co.uk