The Foot Tappers News

October, November, December 2016

From Sweden

The Jelly Babies Jazz Band

25th October

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For the last quarter of the year we have an impressive line-up of bands to suit all tastes; a few newcomers and some old favourites which we hope you will enjoy. New to us. The Panama Jazz Band. 4th October

This band is made up of musicians from the Bristol and South Wales area and has played at all the top venues in the area; and even, twice a year, go abroad to Brittany and Northern Spain playing on the ferry. The line-up for their visit to Café Jazz will be:- Tom Doughty (trumpet), Peter Ward (trombone), John Davies (clarinet) (our regular clt player cannot make it), Alan Hogg banjo/guitar) Mike Pincombe drums, and Keith Tolley (bass)

From Sweden The Jelly Babies Jazz Band 25th October We sometimes get some Swedish people in the audience; I hope they will come for this event. From the Band’s website:- “Jelly Babies” associates to a mix of sweets. The name, however, was in the early days of the band more a tribute to the legendary New Orleans piano player Jelly Roll Morton, who in the late years of 1800 appointed himself “the founder of jazz”. Today, Jelly Babies plays the happy jazz and swing mainly from the 20´s and 30´s but also from the “Big American Songbook”. The orchestra was founded in year 2000 and has played at many of the renowned jazz clubs in Stockholm. We have also played at many jazz festivals, private parties and commercial activities. Since 2008 we have yearly made concert tours in England, playing at a number of jazz clubs in the Midlands. All musicians are well known from many Stockholm jazz bands.” The Musicians: Trumpet: Bent Persson Trombone: Kaj Sifvert Clarinet: Hasse Sporre Sop.sax: Ulf Dreber Piano: Pelle Larsson Banjo: Claes Grönberg Double Bass: Hans Nyman Drums: Per Lilliehöök Vocals and Crooner: Per-Arne Lindholm

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From SwedenWith classic jazz and swing

The Jelly Babies jazz Band

We play the jazz that makes feet move.Happy jazz makes happy people!

Hans Nyman

Ulf Dreber

Pelle Larsson

Claes GrönbergBengt

Tideström

Kaj Sifvert Bent Persson Per-Arne LindholmHasse Sporre

A late replacement in the trumpet chair is Bent Persson, as their original trumpeter was unable to come – those old enough to remember early Brecon Jazz festivals will remember Bent when he played in the centre of Brecon to a massive crowd playing numerous Louis Armstrong numbers with the European Jazz Band.

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Coming Again Spikes’ 5 & Dime Band 11th October Mike (Spike) Kennedy has expanded his band for its next appearance at Café Jazz This time Brian Huggett (from Bristol), on reeds join, Sarah Thatcher, Ceri Williams, Paul Munnery. They would have had a drummer, but he’s away on holiday

Coming Again Phil Wall’s Jazz Cardinals 18th October Johnny Dodds clarinet heavily influences Phil’s style of playing jazz and tunes that you’ve never heard of regularly feature in his performances. You can hear and see Phil with friends Sarah Thatcher, Paul Munnery and Steve Davis. Coming Again The Camelia Jazz Band 1st November

Have you been to Newport yet and seen the band in their new venue – The Potters – I have, and can thoroughly recommend it. If you can’t get there then you can see them at Café Jazz. Line up:- John Minnion, John Davies, Pete Locke, Sarah Thatcher, Peter Berry and Clarence Nugent.

Coming Again All That Jazz 8th November John Foley leads this fine outfit which plays a mixture of Classic and popular jazz numbers. Line up:- John Foley tpt, Mal Jones tbn, John Legg sax, Ian Bott clt, Vic Partridge, Steve Davis and Mark Thomas drums Coming Again The Preservation Rhythm Kings 22nd November Authentic New Orleans Jazz with the PRK. For this session the line up will be:- Ceri Williams, Paul Munnery, Phil Wall, Roy Davies, Mike Gale and Clarence Nugent. Look out for Roy’s new line up in January. Coming Again:- Roger Wells’ Hot Shots 29th November Roger and his Bristol based band pay us a return visit in November. Line up :- Dave Smith, Brain Huggett, Paul Munnery, Alan Hogg banjo/guitar), Mike Gale and Roger on drums.

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The 3rd Riverside Reunion 15th November The Riverside was formed in 1975 and the line up since approx 1980 remained the same for nearly 20 years when the band decided to “disband” in 1999. Fortunately all the members of the Band are still alive and kicking and as Pete Locke put it “It would be nice to do a reunion gig whilst we can” Both Norman Partridge and myself no longer play as such but will be there on the night – maybe a little pressure will be applied for a vocal or two from Norman. As Norman and I made up the front line we have two very good friends of the band who have helped out in the past. Gwyn Lewis is flying in for the gig from Stockholm and John Scantlebury will be jetting in from Cardiff. So the line-up will be Pete Locke, Gwyn Lewis, John Scantlebury, Vic Partridge, Mike Gale and Mike Pearce. We hope you’ll come along and support us and make it as enjoyable as Reunion 1 and 2. Will there be a 4th ????

Note the difference between then (circa 1980) and now! – We ALL had hair

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Pete’s Pals 6th December Would you believe it but Pete will be 80 in December and to celebrate the occasion we are having the musicians chosen by Pete with the Band going under the name of Pete’s Pals. Also Pete is a lover of Ragtime Piano and has invited Mike Denham to join the Band for the evening.

Mike Denham Pete Locke

So the line up will be:- Gwyn Lewis, Pete Locke, John Davies, Sarah Thatcher, Steve Davis, Mike Denham (piano) and Clarence Nugent. You can see Mike Denham playing “The Russian Rag” on Utube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5bg7RvwX_A Coming Again The Memphis Six 13th December West Wales favourites come for their final session of the year with their individual style of jazz. Line up:- Eric Swift, Jeff Salter, Pete Locke, Sarah Thatcher and Don Thomas.

Coming Again The Wessex New Orleans Band 20th December We have them every Christmas, and this year is no exception, Complete with their Father Christmas hats are John Minnion, John Scantlebury, Pete Locke, Sarah Thatcher, Pete Berry and Clarence Nugent. ****************************

Merry Christmas ****************************

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All That Jazz

Roger Wells Hot Shots

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PJS Gig List

October

4 The Panama Jazz Band

11 Spikes’ 5 & Dime Band

18 Phil Wall’s Jazz Cardinals

25 From Sweden :- The Jelly Babies Jazz Band ******************SPECIAL******************

November

1 The Camelia Jazz Band

8 All That Jazz

15 The Riverside Reunion

22 The Preservation Rhythm Kings

29 Roger Wells Hot Shots

December

6 Pete’s Pals with Mike Denham (piano)

13 The Memphis Six

20 The Wessex New Orleans Band

27 No Jazz Tonight – Christmas Break

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