September 1st - THE ADRIAN COX QUARTET
Founded in 2012 by leading UK Reed player, ADRIAN COX. He has toured & recorded extensively with TJ Johnson, Paloma Faith and Bad Manners. Adrian has hand picked the UK’s leading jazz musicians to form his quartet swinging hot numbers from the 30’s onwards. The band is: NILS SOLBERG guitar, who has played from The Kremlin to The Royal Albert Hall and the London Jazz Scene, GEORGE TREBAR double bass and a leading player on the Gypsy Jazz Scene, MEZ CLOUGH drums, a London based player for the main jazz venues in UK. With a varied programme from Benny Goodman to Ben Webster via Ed Hall to Johnny Hodges they play an exciting mix of energetic traditional jazz and swing.
September, is Membership Renewal Evening, so please join us all in a glass of fine wine, and renew your membership for the coming year. Membership is £10.00
October 6th - THE PHIL BROWN SWINGTET
Returning to the club via The Bude Jazz Festival and “The Cricks” in Woking. This is a great mainstream / traditional swing band with the great standards clear in their sights. Led by PHIL BROWN on trombone, the band is LESTER BROWN trumpet, MARK ASTON tenor/clarinet, ANDREW CLANCY keyboard, KEN AMES guitar/ vocals, MIKE BENNETT double bass and DAVID CLANCY drums.
November 3rd - BILL PHELAN’S MUSKRAT RAMBLERS
A wonderful, authentic and traditional New Orleans Band with local legend BILL PHELAN on trumpet, ALAN CRESSWELL clarinet, JOHNNY McCALLUM banjo, PAUL NORMAN drums, JOHN FINCH trombone, and ANDY LAWRENCE string bass. This is an exciting original and vibrant band, herded brilliantly by Bill Phelan and playing to full houses through Sussex and neighbouring counties. The Band has a popular residency at The Station Hotel, Hassocks and is regularly featured at Jazz Festivals throughout the UK.