JOHN RANDALL QUARTET WINS
DAVE HOLLAND ENSEMBLE PRIZE
In a very close competition last Sunday Dave Holland and his fellow judges Jeremy Price, head of the jazz course, and Tony Dudley-Evans, Artistic Director of Birmingham Jazz had to choose between The Sub Ensemble, the Alex Merritt/Huw Rees Quartet and the John Randall Quartet.
The winners, the John Randall Quartet, will perform at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival on Monday 5th May at 12 noon in the Pilllar Room, Symphony Hall Birmingham Jazz Rush Hour Blues session on Friday 13th June at 5.30 and at the Cobweb Collective Thursday session at the Yardbird Jazz Club on a date to be fixed.
Birmingham Jazz's first gig at the Hare & Hounds presenting bass player Kyle Eastwood's superb fubky band.
Featuring Andrew McCormack
on keys, Graeme Flowers on trumpet and Graeme Blevins on sax.
And yes, he is Clint's son!
Tickets £6 available on the door or online at www.theticketsellers.co.uk
or by phone on 0744 780 0000
Venue details available at :
www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk
Julian Arguelles returns to Birmingham with his octet as part of a short tour prior to recording a new album. Julian writes very attractive and stimulating material and the band has a very strong lineup. See below:
Julian Arguelles saxophones
Iain Dixon saxophone and clarinet
Chris Batchelor trumpet
Mark Bassey trombone
Mike Walker guitar
Nikki Iles piano
Steve Watts Bass
Martin France drums
BOOK HERE
The Herbaliser
Sunday 25th May
Town Hall
8.30pm-2am
Celebrate this brand new club debut with us and seven piece DJ and live collective The Herbaliser at Town Hall Birmingham. the london beat maniacs are about to storm British hip-hop again with new album Same As It Never Was , marking a whole new chapter for founders Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry .
This huge launch night at one of also features acclaimed DJ Chris Read (Substance) plus suprise guest MC , DJ Maxwell and visuals from Chromatouch.
Tickets £15.00 available now on 0121 7803333 or book online
Tickets include free launch drink, giveaways and more!
Birmingham Jazz will continue its Youth Programme for 2008 in the autumn. But look out for a special session with the Youth Group at the Rush Hour Blues Friday at 5.30 at Symphony hall foyer on July 4th. For further details see the MySpace page
Charlie Dark's African Beats
This project was a very successful tour set up by Birmingham Jazz and supported by CMN that also went to 5 other venues, Turner Sims Southampton, The Shed North Yorkshire, Contact Theatre Manchester, Wardrobe Leeds, Carling Academy Oxford and Cargo London, plus four school dates.
Check the reviews of the tour review.
JAZZ CLUB AT THE RAINBOW
Next JAZZ CLUB July 30th
The Sub Ensemble
With DJ Maxwell from 8pm
Jazz Club starts on the outside stage at 8pm
Entry is £3.
The Rainbow
160 Digbeth High Street
Deritend
Birmingham
Jason Moran: In My Mind - Monk at Town Hall 1959
CBSO Centre Friday 23rd May 8pm
Pianist and composer Jason Moran brings his newly commissioned piece dedicated to the memory of Thelonious Monk and inspired by Monk's 1959 concert in the Town Hall New York. The concert will include footage of Monk. The group is built around Jason's USA trio with Tarus Mateen on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums and a British horn section with Jason Yarde, Byron Wallen, Fayez Virji, Andy Grappy and Denys Baptiste.
BOOK TICKETS
John Hollenbeck
The excellent drummer and composer is coming in June to perform his compositions with the Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Orchestra and colleagues Theo Blackmann and Gary Versace as part of the New Generations Arts Festival. Further details soon. For further details on the New Generation Arts Festival check the website here
Birmingham Jazz supports:
Criss Cross Jazz night @ The Cross
147 Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 8JP
Tel: 0121 449 4445
FREE ENTRY music starts at 8.30
www.myspace.com/crisscrossjazz www.cobwebcollective.com
Tues 13th May:
Round Trip feat. Richard Turner, Tom Challenger, Tom Farmer, Josh Morrison
Tues 27th May:
ZU trio feat. Shabaka Hutchins, Tom Skinner
Tues 3rd June:
MA trio feat. Tom Challenger, Ross Stanley, Dave Smith
Tues 10th June:
Arnie Somogyi Trio
Tues 24th June:
BLINK feat Alcyona Mick, Robin Fincker, Paul Clarvis
Dave Douglas Quintet
CBSO Centre
A brilliant concert last Friday with really interesting material and a great band with each member of the quintet a brilliant player. Read the review here: dave-douglas-quintet-at-cbso-centre-65233-20801073
