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free members of NEW KENT Medway Jazz Society Or posted £7 News from Kent/U.K. Spring 2015 December 2013 Two of England's greatest jazz musicians ‘Young blood and Old warrior. ’ Bobby Wellins Simon Spillett at the Anchorians Ruby Club Friday March 20 See page 12 Gilad is embarking on a UK tour in 2015 promoting The Whistle Blower At the Brook Theatre, Chatham see page 15 Hotlips Jazz Band Photo left to right Michael ‘Hotlips’ tpt/voc, Otmar ’George’ Dicker bs Bob Straub clt/ as/b, Heini ‘Tiny’ Buckenmaier dms, Wolwgang ‘E’ Otti bs, and Hannes Eickhorst tmb. Farningham Jazz Club March 6 see page 3 Greg Abate Published by Medway Jazz Society NOW IN ITS EIGHTEENTH YEAR KENT JAZZ NEW KJN is published four times a year. News from Kent around the UK Join Medway Jazz Society. Receive Kent Jazz News & newsletter Page 3, What-When-Where. For Jazz news, information, listings. 4, Buddy Bolden (1887-1935). 5 Buddy Bolden & Blues in Kent All of this, and more can be found on 6 Gypsy Swing and beyond & letters our on internet site. www.medwayjazz.co.uk 7 ,8 & 9 Kent Listings 10 What When Where extra Please send your letters, information, or Email 11 Jazz in London MJS 92 Breabhurst Rd Wigmore 12 Jazz in Kent round up clubs/ KENT ME80QT venues [email protected] 13 Instruments in jazz No1 Deadline for Summer issue 14 Big Bands in Kent No 1 April 7 15 Gilad Atzmon new tour Advertising on the internet You can advertise on the our website 16 Jazz in the UK www.medwayjazz.co.uk Credits £5 quarter page ad Photos Donn Barcott Band by Don A5 Page per month Buddy Bolden see page 5 send your copy to me. S u m m e r Issue COUSINS COPY CENTRE Kent Jazz News Comes out in Plan Coping JUNE Colour copying Make sure you get your CAD Printing copy Have it delivered B in di n g + our newsletter Make sure of your copy, order by post (£7. for one year) make cheque to Kent Jazz News. 92 Bredhurst Rd Wigmore Unit 2, Rochester court Kent ME8 OQT Medway city Estate, Rochester 01634 727215 P2 2 WHAT WHERE WHEN HOTLIPS at Farningham Jazz Club. Berklee College, in Boston MA. He is a highly The band was founded in 1988, after the legen- demanded musician, with over 270 perform- dry Turk Street Stompers disbanded. ances a year. Working with the cream of Brit- Hotlips was born by bringing some members ish Jazz, Ray Gelato, Jim Mullen, Martin of the Turk Band and the Munich Rhythm Shaw, Steve Waterman, Bruce Adams, Eddie Kings. Harvey, Tony Kinsey, Tim Whitehead and They started out playing the music in the style more. of the Preservation Hall (New Orleans) Vasilis has appeared in The London Jazz Festi- They now have their own unmistakable sound. val, Ronnie's Scott's, Ealing Jazz Festival, to Which is Rag Time (no piano) real New Or- name a few. leans and Chicago jazz, West Coast and even Pizza Express Jazz Club Festivals some R ‘n’ R Catch them on March 6. Steinway Festival March 5- 9 Bexley Jazz Club & the Kings Head Bexley. The Steinway Festival is an annual celebration Joe Mudel’s ‘Blue Room 7’ led by Colin of the piano at the Dean Street Jazz club, as the Hickman April 27. club temporarily installs a second Steinway Before Joe died on 7th March 2014, he grand for a series of very special concerts fo- had asked Colin to set up this event at cusing on piano duets. Bexley. Colin has now done so and it'll March 5, Kicking off, will be two duo per- be performed regularly in loving remem- formances from Mercury nominated Zoe Rah- brance of Joe Mudele, who played bass man with pianist and film composer Alcyona at this Club for over 20 years. - Subse- Mick quently taking on the running and or- 5, Laurie Holloway MBE Musical Director for ganisation of the Club 12 years ago. Pete the Michael Parkinsin Show, and songwriter/ Cooper tpt, Michael Coates alt, Dave Black pianist Joe Stilgoe; Ronnie Scott's artistic di- ten, Colin Hickman bar, Hugh Ockenden kys, rector of the clubs all stars / James Pearson; Paul Morgan bs & David Pack dms 8.30pm plus virtuoso pianist Malcolm Edmonstone £11 6,Ben Waters will boogie-woogie you back to the Steinway Festival alongside new talent Bottleneck Blues Club, Roffen Suite Roffen Will Sears . Club,41 New Rd Rochester. 7 Alex Wilson (Lain pianist) teams up with Giles Hedley and the Aviators. April 28, Mike Lindup (Level 42) for a special concert Giles has been singing and playing roots blues of Afro-Cuban, Level 42 songs/Latin jazz pi- across UK and Europe since the sixties. His anistic fireworks +together with Venezuelan passion is to share the emotion of a blues percussionist Edwin Sanz and bassist Davide song. Critics and audiences say he can draw Mantovani them into the blues feeling - joyous, ribald or 8 Two of the world’s great singer-pianists are sad - like no other. The Aviators are a funky reunited for this year’s Steinway Festival. Ian roots-blues outfit steeped in early Chicago Shaw and Liane Carroll ,bringing soulfulness, blues. Earthy slide and steel guitars £10. personality, musical class and incorrigible to a Folkestone J C Mar2, & Bexley J C mar 23, repertoire that covers the jazz songbook, con- The ‘MJQ Celebration’ Matt Ridley, has temporary songs as well as their own originals. brought together of some of today’s most cele- 9 For the last night of the festival, Gwilym brated UK jazz musicians, to pay homage to Simcock joins Finnish Iiro Rantala. Kit Dow- one of the most celebrated jazz ensembles of nes teams up with ex-Sting, Branford Marsalis all time, the ‘Modern Jazz Quartet’. Stellar and Jeff Beck pianist Jason Rebello favourites such as ‘Django’, ‘The Golden Striker’, ‘Bag’s Groove’ and ‘Concorde’ are Thump Festival Pizza Express March 18-21 given enthralling new renditions, whilst stay- Thump Festival at Pizza Express organized in ing true to the original intentions of their com- association with Murat Diril Cymbals posers John Lewis and Milt Jackson. The Thump Festival takes place over five days Matt Ridley bass, Barry Green pno, Jim Hart and will celebrate and showcase an impressive vbs and Steve Brown dms body of jazz talent with the spotlight firmly on drummers – ranging from up-and-coming art- April 13 & Eagle Tavern April 5 ists such as our very own Farivar Gorjian and Vasilis Xenopoulo Qt. Saxophonist and com- Jesse Barrett to more seasoned campaigners poser. Vasilis is a young star of the London like Pete Ray Biggin, Jon Whitfield and Tony Jazz scene. Originally trained at the infamous Coote. See p10 for festivals listings. p3 Buddy Bolden (1887-1935). is shrouded in mythology and tales, with no exception in this story. Of course being told Coming Through Slaughter’ is a novel by ‘ after his death with little evidence or re- Michael Ondaatje. It describes New Orleans cordings of his music and only one known in the beginning of the 20th century and the photo of Buddy Bolden and the Band exists. finest cornet player of his time – although Including in the shot Bolden (cornet), Willy there is little documentation on his life. It Cornish (valve tmb ,Willy Warner & Frank presents Buddy Bolden a Jazz legend. My Lewis clar, Brock Mumford gtr, & Jimmy review gives a flavour of the noise we here Johnson bs. about him it’s a must read. Therefore another inquisitive, imaginative and debatable read for all Jazz lovers. One thing without doubt he was the best, loudest and most loved, cornet player of this period in New Orleans jazz. Bolden began playing the coronet as a teenager. He joined a small New Or- leans dance band led by Charlie Gallo- way. It was at Galloway’s barber salon that Buddy honed his technical skills as a musician. By the age of 20 he left the band to begin his own group. When he was 22, he made a unique entrance joining a parade; emerging from the crowds playing his cornet, going back into the crowd and then finely return- ing to the parade with the rest of the musi- The book is quite fragmented and told by cians, blowing very loud and clear. many different views of aging musicians it includes real names, characters and historical Buddy got a three-day event with friends situations. However, some changes have been playing at a place called Shell Beach, but made such as date characters brought to- Buddy missed the last two performances and gether, acts expanded or polished to enhance never came back on the train. Webb Buddy’s and complement the reading experience. best friend finally decided after two years to Buddy’s life is detailed according to informa- search for his friend. He started his search in tion but leaving enough to your own imagina- New Orleans thinking this is where he must tion and perception. have gone. Webb found his wife Nora who confirmed she last saw Buddy two years ago We know that Buddy was a hard living, heavy and had no idea where he was. So Webb de- drinking man who lived his life to the full cided to turn to the local musicians for some during his years together with his love of jazz light it became apparent that Buddy had not and his women. Quite a lot has been said been seen since his disappearance of Shell about him being the first jazz corniest, a leg- Beach.