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The Jazz Rag THE JAZZ RAG ISSUE 135 WINTER 2015 UK £3.25 CONTENTS FESTIVALS 2015 JAZZ RAG'S PICK OF THE 2015 JAZZ FESTIVALS (PAGES 18-21) PEPPER OF PEPPER AND THE JELLIES PHOTOGRAPHED BY MERLIN DALEMAN AT THE 2014 BIRMINGHAM JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL. THE ITALIAN GROUP IS DUE TO RETURN TO BIRMINGHAM THIS YEAR. 4 NEWS 6 UPCOMING EVENTS 8 DIGBY'S HALF DOZEN AT 20 10 VIC ASH (1930-2014) 11 MIKE BURNEY REMEMBERED 12 2014'S TOP TRUMPET: SUBSCRIBE TO THE JAZZ RAG STEVE WATERMAN THE NEXT SIX EDITIONS MAILED 14 BERNARD 'ACKER' BILK (1929-2014) DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR FOR ONLY A LIFE IN PHOTOGRAPHS £17.50* Simply send us your name. address and postcode along with your 16 HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY TO THE payment and we’ll commence the service from the next issue. JAZZ KIDS OF 1915 OTHER SUBSCRIPTION RATES: SCOTT YANOW CUTS THE CAKE FOR EU £20.50 USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA £24.50 BILLIE, FRANK AND THE REST Cheques / Postal orders payable to BIG BEAR MUSIC 22 CD REVIEWS Please send to: JAZZ RAG SUBSCRIPTIONS PO BOX 944 | Birmingham | England 32 BEGINNING TO CD LIGHT * to any UK address THE JAZZ RAG PO BOX 944, Birmingham, B16 8UT, England UPFRONT Tel: 0121454 7020 NOW LISTEN TO JAZZ RAG! Fax: 0121 454 9996 London’s first internet jazz radio station jazzlondonradio.com covers a wide range Email: [email protected] of music, with extended programmes of both classic and contemporary jazz every Web: www.jazzrag.com afternoon. Former Director of Jazz Services Chris Hodgkins is the presenter of Jazz Then and Now on Mondays and Wednesdays at 3.00 pm and 8.00 pm. Publisher / editor: Jim Simpson News / features: Ron Simpson From this issue, at Chris’ suggestion, favourite tracks from CDs reviewed in Jazz Reviews editor: Russell Fletcher International editor: Yue Yang Rag will be packaged together as the Jazz Rag selection and played on Commercial Director: Tim Jennings jazzlondonradio. Some eight tracks from this issue’s reviews (plus, we must Subscriptions & accounts: Russell Fletcher confess, one from Jazz Rag 134 which we particularly enjoyed) will be played Designed by Nerys James regularly on jazzlondonradio until the next issue comes along. Printed by Warwick Printing www.warwickprinting.co.uk The first selection was played in the last week of January at 6.00 pm on Wednesday and Friday, so these may well be the regular times for the Jazz Rag © 2013 THE JAZZ RAG. All original material including advertising play-list. artwork remains the sole copyright of the Publisher and may not be reproduced without permission www.jazzlondonradio.com 2 THE JAZZ RAG THE JAZZ RAG 3 NEWS NEWS Bohem Ragtime Jazz Band Mercure programme with the AZERIS AT RONNIE’S Sandy Brown John Hallam Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa, The BUTA Arts Festival is a year- Shrewsbury (April 17-20): the long project showcasing Phoenix Jazzmen, Kevin Grenfell’s everything from Azerbaijani Jazz Giants with Matt Palmer, and carpet making to contemporary the Annie Hawkins Jazzmen. On photography - and jazz is not to May 1-4 it’s the turn of the be left out. On February 9 Windsor Castle Hotel, with the Ronnie Scott’s hosts a double bill Dart Valley Stompers, Laurie of Azeri jazz pianists. Amina Chescoe’s Reunion Band and the Figarova attended Baku Denise Lawrence Band with Ron Conservatory intending to be a Drake. classical pianist, then continued www.mercurehotelsdeals.com/jazzbreaks her studies in jazz performance at Rotterdam Conservatory and STEPPING OUT IN Berklee College. As an international performer her NOTTS much of British jazz and rock Henriksen presents a special successes have included the LADY SINGS THE the Cultural Centre is being Jazz Steps’ programme in from the mid-1950s was concert based on his album Newport and New Orleans BLUES refurbished. As this means a Nottinghamshire has three recorded in these studios, such as Places of Worship , together with reduction in capacity from 600 to strands to it: frequent Thursday Heritage Festivals. She brings her With Billie Holiday’s centenary Lansdowne. The book costs £11 his long-time collaborator Jan 400, tickets are already in short evening concerts at the sextet to Ronnie Scott’s. Isfar being celebrated this year, Lady including postage and packing, Bang and visual artist Anastasia supply. Bonington Theatre, Arnold, Sarabski shares the billing with Sings the Blues , the acclaimed with cheques payable to David Isachsen. The Bohem band’s eventful occasional big-name concerts at his trio. A young pianist who tribute to Lady Day starring Val Binns, 7 The Chine, London, N10 Tel.: 0844 848 2727 anniversary year also includes the Djanogly Theatre at currently studies at Berklee, he Wiseman and six of the country’s 3PX. www.operanorth.co.uk new recordings - including, Nottingham University and Live has already accumulated an best jazz musicians, can be seen certainly, a live recording of the in the Libraries, currently impressive list of international in theatres throughout the WATERMILL AT NEW BASS LINES anniversary concert - and tours monthly, with a band playing performances, including playing a country. Dates so far arranged The 100th birthday last year of to England and France (July), Worksop, Southwell and West gala concert in New York DORKING include the Gala Theatre, Durham bassist Coleridge Goode, famed Denmark (August) and Bridgford on successive nights. organised by the Jazz Foundation Watermill Jazz at the Friends Life (March 27), Theatr Hafren, for his work with such diverse Switzerland/Austria/Germany Upcoming Bonington concerts of America and appearing at Social Club in Dorking begins an Newtown (April 11), the New performers as Ray Ellington and (October). feature Christine Tobin (February festivals in Switzerland, Norway, excellent February programme Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme (27), Joe Harriott, has been celebrated www.bohemragtime.com 19), Phil Donkin Quartet (March France, Russia and Georgia. with Celebrating Tubby Hayes (5), The Winter Gardens, Ventnor by a new re-designed hardback 5), Marlene Verplanck (19) and www.butafestival.com with Simon Spillett assembling a (May 3), Gorleston Pavilion edition of Bass Lines: A Life in Jazz , OXFORDSHIRE JAZZ the Basil Hodge Quintet (April stellar collection of Hayes alumni Theatre (16), Burton Agnes Jazz the fascinating autobiography he followed by Litton’s Kittens, an 9). The Djanogly hosts the Julian SANDY BROWN - John Critchinson, Dave Green JAZZ AT THE Festival (July 4), the New Library The monthly sessions of Live Jazz wrote with Roger Cotterrell. The all-female band led by Martin Siegel Quartet (March 3) and the and Spike Wells - plus guest CONCORDE as part of Birmingham Jazz and in Oxfordshire at Carswell Golf REMEMBERED hardback is priced at £20, with Litton (11), the Dave Lewin Trio Marius Neset Quintet (April 9). Bobby Wellins to celebrate The Wednesday Jazz Nights at Blues Festival (10), the Tivoli and Country Club continue with Coinciding with the 40th the paperback available at £9.99, who also play regularly on Fridays Swingologie (Feb. 10-12), the Tubby’s 80th birthday. This is the Concorde Club, Eastleigh, Theatre, Wimborne (24), Lincoln a top international line-up on anniversary of Sandy Brown’s both published by Northway at the club (18), the MJQ Nottingham Youth Jazz Orchestra followed by the Jo Fooks Quartet continue with the Southampton Drill Hall (October 17), Cast, February 27: American saxist death on March 15 his former Books. Celebration with special guest (March 10-12), the Nicola Farnon (12), Laura Jurd’s Chaos University Big Band (February Doncaster (November 8) and Harry Allen with the Simon architectural partner pays tribute www.northwaybooks.com Alan Barnes (25) and Robert Trio (April 14-16) and Tony Kofi Orchestra (19) and Danish 11) and Kansas Smitty’s House Platform, Morecambe (27). Woolf Trio, including Steve Brown to the other side of his genius Fowler’s Tribute to the Gerry with the Andrew Wood Trio (May singer/saxophonist Mads Mathias Band (18). The following week Tel.: 0121 454 7020 and Italian pianist Andrea Pozza. with a book, Homes of the Hits , Mulligan Concert Band (April 1). 12-14) are all Live in the (26). The March programme JOHN HALLAM ON www.bigbearmusic.com Singer Kevin Fitzsimmons is which details the recording the main jazz event moves to Meanwhile, of course, Sunday features Harry Allen with the accompanied by a fine quartet on Libraries. studios Sandy and his partners WINDERMERE Tuesday in the Moldy Fig wine evenings bring jazz for dancing to Simon Woolf Trio (5), Iiro Rantala BOHEM AT 30 March 27 and the programme www.jazzsteps.co.uk built. Sandy had previously been The 14th John Hallam and bar, with Harry Allen’s Quartet the Concorde Club. - solo piano (12), JT4 led by Jean The Bohem Ragtime Jazz Band continues with the Karen Sharp acoustic architect at the BBC and Friends weekend will take place with Andrea Pozza (24). Normal Tel.: 023 8061 3969 Toussaint (19) and the Benn plans to celebrate its 30th Quartet (Nikki Iles, Dave Green, on from April 17 to 19. These service resumes on March 4, with www.theconcordeclub.com Clatworthy Quartet (26). Lined birthday in style. On February 26 Steve Brown - April 17) and weekends are now well the Back to Basie Big Band, Amina Figarova up for April are Zoe Rahman, the band’s birthday gala concert David Horniblow and Ben established with John’s musical John Etheridge, Gilad Atzmon, in ambitious in every way. It takes Cummings’ Tribute to Ben and policy of showcasing British Ravi Coltrane Tony Kinsey and Steve Fishwick. place in Hungary’s greatest Sweets on May 29. talent. His guests are a cross Tel.: 07415 815784 Tel.: 01367 718903/01865 373950 section of experienced stars, and concert hall, the 1,300 seater www.watermilljazz.co.uk Bela Bartok National Concert www.oxfordlivejazz.com up and coming talented musicians Hall in Budapest’s Palace of Arts.
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