July 7th - THE BOBBY WORTH QUARTET
Making their first ensemble appearance at the club with JO FOOKS on tenor sax, recently from Humphrey Lyttyelton’s band, STEVE THOMPSON on string bass and DAVE SMITH on guitar. BOBBY WORTH is an acclaimed member of UK jazz royalty, drummer of great repute, and runs the excellent Felpham Jazz Club.
August 4th - THE SUSSEX JAZZ KINGS
With DAVE STRADWICK trumpet & leader, IAIN McAULAY trombone, KEVIN SCOTT banjo, BERNARD STUTT clarinet, PETE LAY drums, PETER CLANCY string bass and sousaphone. Over the last 15 years, Dave Stradwick, has been leading the Sussex Jazz Kings throughout the UK Jazz Scene to a high level of popularity for their inimitable New Orleans jazz. Their huge success as a band comes not only from their musical talent, but from their ability to connect brilliantly with their audience.
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