For those of you who aren't regulars, here's a bit of background information about Stratford Jazz, which has been putting on top quality modern Jazz in Stratford every Sunday evening for over 20 years.

Within the last year there have been visits by such names as Mark Nightingale, Gilad Atzmon and Martin Speake, and in January we pulled off a bit of a coup in attracting living legend John Dankworth for a special evening in the larger "back room". There was a small charge for this one, and there are plans to put on similar events two or three times a year in future.

Coming up later this year we have visits from acclaimed players like Alan Barnes, Geoff Eales and Stan Suizmann, plus singer Lee Gibson. Although the life blood of the club is still the amazing pool of fine musicians in the area. Of course, this means regular appearances from Birmingham/West Midlands luminaries like Chris Bowden, Bryan Corbett and Tom Hill, and Stratford's location means we can also draw on catchment areas like Oxford (bass