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BANDS :
GAMBIT
JAZZMEN
RISING RIVER
JAZZMEN THE DUMAINE STREET JAZZBAND
THE DUMAINE STREET
NEW ORLEANS JAZZBAND
About 15 years ago Ted Smith and I were
working through some chords in my front room in Sydenham
to try to get
a band together with a New Orleans sound. Walking by Dave Clennell heard us
and knocked
on the door.
From then on his help and encouragement were vital in putting the band on
the scene. This
This
cassette, in a round about way, brings us back to those beginnings. At the
Rutland Arms, a fine jazz
venue in Catford
we recorded the band with Dave on trumpet. (Special thanks to Trevor Baker
the pub's
musician-friendly landlord ). The band aims to keep true to the New Orleans
revival, with an extensive
reportoire of tunes, many of them little-known, and we've tried to achieve a
relaxed and swinging sound
with echoes of the old masters. The band has two recent recruits; Roy
Brown's exciting clarinet playing,
and Mick Burn's trombone and fine vocals have both been a big bonus for the
band. On this recording Mick
also got his wish to play tuba on the lyrical spiritual Lily of the Valley.
Chris Marchant will be familiar to
many jazzers as one of the finest exponents of New Orleans-style drumming in
the country, and 'Captain'
Ted Smith is fast acquiring a reputation for his rock-steady banjo playing.
Any bass player would relish
playing with these two as I have for the last 15 years. Hope you enjoy the
tape and hopefully this will be
made into a CD - if you do remember the band can be contacted by calling me
on 0208 858 2344
George Bridges
The band members:
Dave Clennell tpt/voc, Roy Brown clt, Mick Burns tmb/voc,
Ted Smith bnj, Chris Marchant drms and George Bridges bass/leader
recorded at: The Rutland Arms, Catford, London, October 5th 1997 by P.E.K.
Sound.
so click on the titles below to hear what the lads sound like:
Absolutely Positively Dave/voc Why Should I Cry Over You Mick/voc My Life Will Be Sweeter Ted/voc
To hear the band from their latest CD My Mama's in
Town, and to purchase this CD or to book the band,
contact Pete or Jill Lay on 01737 822726 or e-mail:
play@gambitjazzmen.freeserve.co.uk
or watch the video of them on U-Tube -
click here
playing "There's a Rainbow Round my Shoulder" at the Enkhuizen
Festival
the lads: Dave Waskett crnt/voc, Johnny Rodgers reeds, Barry Weston tmb,
Chris Marney bnj/voc, Roger Link bass, Pete Lay drms/leader
click on to the titles below to hear the lads:
Left to Right ; Chris Marney
bnj, Roger Link bass, Pete Lay drums/leader, Dave Waskett crnt,
Barry Weston tmb and Johnny Rodgers sax.
Here are the lads on a wonderful portrait by Lyn Horn of the 1066 club of Hastings
when the Gambit Jazzmen were voted the band of the year in 2004
Pete at the San Diego Jazz Festival 2007 with the 'Katie Cavera and Friends'
sessions
click on to above for Katie's site
John Cocuzzi (vibes), Katie Cavera (guitar), Carl Sonny Leyland (piano)
Johnny D’Artenay (string bass), and Pete Lay (drums)
Playing 'Rose Room' click here to watch - great stuff
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Resident every Tuesday at the Rose and Crown, East
Peckham, Kent.
adm £5 ( couples £9 ) tel 01622 871202
The Rose and Crown, East Peckham, Kent.
Band Members: Pete Curtis clt, Malcolm Walton
tpt, Tony Cardwell tmb, John Finch sousa,
Burtie Butler bnj and George Murray washboard.
23rd January 2007 in the bar
Malcolm and Tony in harmony
John , Pete and George
the engine room - John, George and Burtie
so click on to the two video titles for the real flavour :
video
1
video
2
singing In the Sweet Bye and Bye
The band in full swing with
with Joan our regular Sally Army
Algiers Strut
all photos and videos taken at The Rose and Crown 23rd January 2007
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The Savoy Jazzmen 1967 - 68
memories from Dave Styles of the Savoy
Jazz Band
Tom Brady's first Jazz Band
Canterbury Street, Gillingham, where we ran our one-band club for a few months with guests welcome.
at Novadel Ltd., Pier Rd., Gillingham, the Sergeant's Mess at Brompton Barracks and various weddings where
we tried to play waltzes, and other dance requests, another venue where we played and that was "The Crispin
and Crispianus" at Strood Hill, a lovely old grade II listed pub.
Various other musicians augmented the band at times, of whom a young Alan
Robinson [clarinet] and
Rick Manktelow [guitar and bass guitar] spring to mind. Rick went on to
make two LPs of progressive rock under
the name of Sindelfingen and became a record producer at a Medway Studio [PRS].
Rick and I often swapped
guitar and bass guitar roles. A drummer once sat-in with us who said that
he had played with Humphrey Lyttelton,
cannot remember his name but he was good!
and myself Dave Styles [guitar] [seated].
photo from Dave Styles