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UK - Pete Burden (alto), Terry Seabrook (piano), Paul Whitten (bass), Spike Wells (drums) at the Snowdrop, South Street, Lewes at 8.30pm on the 1st March.
UK - Jim Mullen Quartet (Jim Mullen - guitar, John Donaldson - piano, Roger Carey - bass, Mark Fletcher - drums) at the Hastings and St Leonards Angling Club, the Stade, Hastings Old Town, admission £7 at 8.30pm on the 1st March.
UK - Andy Woon at the Albion, Church Rd, Hove at 2.30pm on the 1st March.
UK - Jam session at the Bee's Mouth, backed by Luke Rattenbury - guitar, Rikki Borkum - bass, Loz Thomas - drums, at 10 Western Road, Brighton at 9pm on the 1st March.
UK - Pauline Jean - Remembering Nina Simone at the Hare and Hounds, Portland Rd, Worthing at 8.30pm on the 1st March.
UK - Ian Price, Luke Rattenbury and Rikki Borkum at the Dorset, 28 North Rd, Brighton at 8.30pm on the 2nd March.
UK - Stablefish - gypsy jazz swing band, featuring Alex Dalton (violin) at the Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton at 8.30pm on the 2nd March and every Tuesday.
UK - Bill Phelan's Muskrat Ramblers - 7-piece traditional jazz band, every 2nd and 4th Tuesday in the month at the Hassocks Hotel, admission £5 at 8pm on the 2nd March.
UK - Imogen Ryall and Roderick Hart at The Plough Inn, Rottindgean, admission £16 which includes a 2-course meal. For more information go to www.rottindgeanmusicfestival.co.uk. Gig is at 7.30pm on the 2nd March.
UK - New weekly boosa nova and samba extravaganza featuring Maria Contreras (vocals), Tristan Banks (drums), Bjorn Dahlberg (sax), Andre Fry (bass), Luke Rattenbury (guitar) at Bradshaws Bar (opposite the providence), 5-6 Western Rd, Hove at 8.30pm and 11pm on the 2nd March.
UK - Sue Richardson (trumpet and vocals), Malcolm Cliff (piano) and Godfrey Sheppard (bass) at the Village House, Findon, Nr Worthing at 8.30pm on the 2nd March.
UK - Funk Bands at the Casablanca Jazz Club, 3 Middle St, Brighton from 9.30pm- 2am on the 3rd March and every Wednesday.
UK - Sue Richardson (trumpet/vocals) with the Steve Thompson Trio (Steven Thompson - bass, Terry Seabrook - piano, Alex Eberhard - drums) at the Victoria Club, Tarrant St, Arundel, admission £10/9 at 8pm on the 4th March.
UK - Jack Cryer and Terry Whitney - piano and vocals at the Ropetackle Centre, Little High St, Shoreham by sea, W. Sussex on the 4th March.
UK - The Geese Jazz Sessions every Thursday night from 9pm - Pete Davison (trumpet), Wayne McConnell (piano), Eddie Myer (bass), Loz Thomas (drums) at 9pm on the 4th March.
UK - The Foundry Jazz Night at the Foundry, Foundry St, Brighton at 8.30pm on the 4th March.
UK - Jazz at the Richard Cobden, Clifton Rd, Worthing, at 8pm on the 4th March and every Thursday (moved from Sunday)
UK - Alison Neale (alto) at the Richmond and Twickenham Jazz Club on the 4th March (for details, see below)
UK - Blue Train jazz and blues duo at the Red Lion, Arundel on the 4th March.
UK - Brighton-Hove Blues Society - Wang Dang Doddles (Chris Campbell - guitar, James Starhatos - bass, Alison Boston - vocals) at the Juggler, 21 Western Rd, Brighton at 8.30pm on the 4th March.
UK - Casablanca Jazz Club, 3 Middle St, Brighton , admission £5/4 from 9.30pm - 3am on the 5th March and every Friday.
UK - Terry Seabrook (piano) and Paul Whitten (bass) at Jeremy's Restaurant, Borde Hill Gardens, Haywards Heath on the 5th March.
UK - Heather Carincross (vocals) with David Newton (piano), Steve Thompson (bass) and Alex Eberhard (drums) at the Steyning Jazz Club, Steyning Centre, Fletchers Croft, Church St, Steyning, admission £7 at 8.30pm on the 5th March.
UK - Sue Richardson Quintet at the Underground Theatre, Grove Rd, Eastbourne, admission £10 on the 5th March.
UK - Smokestack at the Neptune Live Music Bar, 10 Victoria Terrace, Kingsway, Hove on the 5th March.
UK - The Funky Shit Band at the Grey Lady Music Lounge, 70-72 The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells on the 5th March.
UKPhronesis (Jasper Heiby - bass, Ivo Neame - piano, Mark Guiliana - drums) at the Brighton Jazz Club, the Komedia Studio Bar, Gardner St, Brighton, admission £12/10 at 8.30pm on the 5th March.
UK - Late night jazz jam session run by Global Music Foundation and led by UK's top jazz musicians from midnight to 2am every Friday at the New Pizza Express, Dean St, London
UK - Soul Avenue at the Grey Lady Music Lounge, 70-72 The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells on the 6th March.
UK - Los Albertos (6-piece ska band) at the Brunswick, Holland Rd, Hove, admission £7 at 8pm on the 6th March
UK - Latin bands at the More Bar, Trafalgar St, Brighton, from 9pm - 11pm on the 6th March .
UK - Jazz Duo with Lawrence Jones at Dal Maestro Restaurnat, Carlisle Rd, Eastbourne at 7.30pm on the 6th March.
UK - Various Latin Bands at the Casablanca Jazz Club, 3 Middle St, Brighton, admission £5/4 from 9.30pm- 3am on the 6th March.
UK - Blue Train - late night jazz and blues at South Lodge Hotel, Lower Beeding from 10.30pm - 1am on the 6th Mar5ch.
UK - Miss Mandy Duo at Buddies, 46-48 Kings Rd, Brighton on the 6th March.
UK - The Priory Street Stardusters at the Albion, 199 Church Rd, Hove at 1pm on the 7th March.
UK - Simon and Sleeae at the Neptune Live Music Bar, 10 Victoria Terrace, Kingsway, Hove on the 7th March.
UK - Sounds of Swing Big Band at the Red Lion, Stone Cross, nr Polegate on B2247 from 1-3pm on the 7th March.
UK - Kind of Blue gig at the Brunswick is now sold out.
UK - Sunday Roast jazz evening at the White Rabbit, Kensington Gardens, Brighton from 3pm - 5.30pm on the 7th March. This is a trio gig with Diego Parada (guitar), Dan Sheppard (bass, Jason Henson (guitar) and guests.
UK - Brighton Jazz All Stars at the Lion and Lobster, Bedford Place, Brighton at 8pm on the 7th March.
UK - Jazz duo (Diego Parada plus one other) at Xuma, Seven Dials, Brighton from 8-10 on the 7th March and every Sunday.
UK - Nick Lipton (solo sax) at the South Lodge Hotel, Lower Beeding from 12 to 3pm on the 7th March.
UK - Jam session at the Bee's Mouth, backed by Luke Rattenbury - guitar, Rikki Borkum - bass, Loz Thomas - drums, at 10 Western Road, Brighton at 9pm on the 8th March.
UK - Nya Lynn (vocals) at the Snowdrop, South St, Lewes at 8.30pm on the 8th March.
UK - Jazz at the Hare and Hounds, Portland Rd, Worthing at 8.30pm on the 8th March.
UK - Ian Price, Luke Rattenbury and Rikki Borkum at theDorset, 28 North Rd, Brighton at 8.30pm on the 9th March.
UK - Gareth Lochraine (flutes at the Richmond and Twickenham Jazz Club on the 11th March.(for details, see below)
UK - Regular Sessions
UK - Andy Woon Hot 5 at the Albion, Church Rd, Hove, from 2pm - 5pm every Monday.
UK - Jam session at the Bee's Mouth, backed by Luke Rattenbury - guitar, Rikki Borkum - bass, Loz Thomas - drums, at 10 Western Road, Brighton at 9pm every Monday.
UK - Jazz at the Hare and Hounds, Portland Rd, Worthing at 8.30pm every Monday.
UK - Ian Price, Luke Rattenbury and Rikki Borkum at the Dorset, 28 North Rd, Brighton at 8.30pm every Tuesday.
UK - Ian Price, Luke Rattenbury and Rikki Borkum at the Dorset, 28 North Rd, Brighton at 8.30pm every Tuesday.
UK - Terry Hellier Big Band, every Wednesday at Lille Langtry's, George St, Hastings.
UK - Cookie Jones Trio (Cookie Jones - drums, John Banks -bass, Ray D'Inverno - piano) at the Silk Road Restaurant, 11 Arcade Rd, Littlehampton at 8.30pm on some Thursdays.
UK - The Broadway Band and guest, hosted by trombonist Martin Nicholls at the Grey Lady Music Lounge, 70-72 The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells every first Thursday of the month.
UK - The Geese Jazz Sessions every Thursday night from 9pm - Pete Davison (trumpet), Wayne McConnell (piano), Eddie Myer (bass), Loz Thomas (drums) at 9pm every Thursday.
UK - Blue Train jazz and blues duo accoustic jam at the Red Lion, Arundel - other musicians invited to play along, every first Thursday of the month.
UK Blue Train at the Eagle, Arundel on the third Thursday of the month.
UK - Luke Rattenbury - guitar, Tristan Banks - drums, Andre Fry - bass at the Half Moon Inn, Plumpton at 8pm every Thursday. Check first to see if it is on.
UK - Late night jazz jam session run by Global Music Foundation and led by UK's top jazz musicians from midnight to 2am every Friday at the New Pizza Express, Dean St, London, free for musicians (show MU card) and music studens. £5 for listeners.Be there by 11.30pm.
UK - Norman Evans, tenor, Terry Whitney, piano, Gerry Higgins, bass, at the Havana Restaurant, Duke St, Brighton, evenings, every Saturday.
UK - Cuban Latin Jazz at the bar in Trafalgar St, Brighton every Saturday from 9-11pm.
UK - South Coast Stompers at the Hilton Metropole Restaurant, Kings Rd, Brighton, 12.30pm every Sunday.
UK - Jazz at the 6-bells, Chiddingly, every Sunday lunchtime.
UK - Diego Parada Duo at Xuma, Seven Dials, Brighton from 8-10pm every Sunday.
UK - Brighton Jazz All Stars at the Lion and Lobster, Bedford Place, Brighton at 8pm every Sunday
UK - Straight No Chaser big band with vocalist at the Hassocks Hotel, Station Approach East, Hassocks, at 7.30pm every second Sunday of the month.
UK - Alan Sanderland at the Ravenswood Hotel, Sharpthorne near Horsted Keynes north of Lewes every 2nd Sunday of the month from 12.30-3pm.
UK - Details of Twickenham Jazz Club Address: The Rising Sun, 277 Richmond Rd, Twickenham, TW1 2NP. Admission: £6 /5 concs. Times: Thursdays, 8-11pm. Info: 0208 286 3242. Bookings: 0208 892 9277. Hosted by Leslie and Kelvin Christiane and featuring the Alex Hutton Trio.
UK - Details of jazz in Hastings, see here.
UK - Details of music at Pissarros, Hastings.
UK - Contact Terry Seabrook, on terryseabrook@jazzinbrighton.com for more details of what's on in Brighton.
UK - Click here for what's on in London
WORLDWIDE - For details of jazz festivals in many different countries, click here
AUSTRALIA - Jazz at the Pint - the Michael Cousins Band at The Pint and Pickle Tavern, 448A Nepean Hwy, Frankston - 9770 2880 Mel 102 C2, every Monday from 8pm to 12pm.
FRANCE and WORLDWIDE - Jean-Philippe Viret Trio (Jean-Philippe Viret - contrebasse/bass, Edouard Ferlet - piano, Fabrice Moreau - batterie/drums) 5 mars - Chalon-sur-Saone, 6 mars - Nevers,
30 mars - Duc des Lombards, Paris, 7 mai - Sète,
11 aout - La Tour-d'Aigues, 10 septembre - Beaune.
Tournée Asie (Asian tour in May): 16 mai - Kumming, 17 mai - Canton, 18 mai - Shenzben, 20 mai - Wuhan, 22 mai - Shanghai,
23 mai - Beijing, 24-25 mai - Seoul, 26 mai - Osaka, 27-28-29 mai - Seoul.
HUNGARY - Jazz nightly at 8pm in the Columbus Jazzklub situated on a permanently-moored boat on the Pest side of Budapest with outstanding views of the city and wonderful food. Details of programme, location and entrance costs.
USA - Contacts for jazz clubs in New York (click on clubs underlined for websites):
Minton's Playhouse, 208 118th St (+212 252 9377)
St Nick's Pub, 773 St Nicholas Blvd (+212 283 9728)
Bill's Place, 148 West 133rd St (reservations: swoman@juno.com, Fridays and Saturdays)
Lenox Lounge, 288 Lenox Ave (+212 427 0253)
Cleopatra's Needle, 2485 Broadway (+212 769 6969)
Smoke, 2751 Broadway (+212 864 6662)
Birdland, 315 West 44th St (+212 581 3080)
Iridium, 1650 Broadway (+212 582 2121)
Blue Note, 31 West 3rd St (+212 475 8592)
Sweet Rhythm, 88 Seventh Ave south (+212 255 3626)
55 Bar, 55 Christopher St (+212 929 9883)
Fat Cat, 75 Christopher St (+212 675 7369)
Smalls, 183 West 10th St (+212 675 7369)
Village Vanguard, 178 Seventh Ave South
(+212 255 4037)
Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson St (+212 242 1063)
Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St (+212 219 3132)
(My thanks to the Guardian newspaper for this list. If anyone lets me know about any more, I'll gladly include them.)
January 1st The collection of Gentle songs has now been replaced by the full collection of Fast/Medium tunes - you can download it for free. The Sussex Jazz Orchestra page has now been replaced by the Projects page which will be updated on a regular basis. However you can still find the SJO page by clicking on the link at the top of that page.
September 2nd Piano piece Attente...(Waiting...) is at the bottom of the Solo Piano page. I am dedicating this to everyone at the Bill Evans Piano Academy in Paris, particularly to Lilian Dericq.
August 22nd A piece for 3 front-line instruments, Triaddiction (Triad-addiction) is on the 3 front-line page of the small band section.
August 19th Short little jazz Walking with Bluebells at the bottom of the 2nd Small Band pages. This is the dry-land version of "swimming with dolphins".
August 18th A long Latin piece A Minha Coisa Longa / My Long Thing (very long chord sequence - according to my computer inbox, size matters!) can be found at the bottom of the 3rd Small Band page.
August 16th Instrumental piece Remember Aung San Suu Kyi near top of Small Band Page, also in Songs section, called Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD.
August 16th New piece Rebecca on the Solo Piano page and on the third Small Band page (at bottom of both).
June 20th Another new solo piano piece, Triste Storia at the bottom of the Solo Piano page.
June 11th A new solo piano piece, Pantalones de Ancianos (Old Men's Trousers) is at the bottom of the solo piano page. This is a midi file, recorded straight from the written music on the computer, so it will probably sound better than if I tried to play it on the piano.
June 8th Another new tune Samba for Tasha /Самба для Таша - (hope that's right) can be found at the bottom of the second page of the Four Horn arrangements. Oh, I forgot to mention, it's a free download.
June 4th New tune, Mermaid, dedicated to a very lovely lady from St Petersburg, Russia, at bottom of second page of Four Horns. Sorry, you'll only find the music there! You'll have to go to St Petersburg to find the person in question. Try taking up dancing...
May 30th Four horn version of Impulse now added at bottom of the second Four Horn page.
May 27th New piano tune called Impulse added. Bass and drum parts are included.
May 8th The other day I was checking some of the sound bites in the small band section and came across a tune I had forgotten which stuck in my head, so I have done a piano version of it - Rejection...Dejection which is at the end of the Piano page. Bass and drums parts also supplied if you want to play it as a trio.
May 1st The full collection of Short tunes on the Collections page is available now for free.
April 15th A 17-part video course on jazz guitar has been added to the Jazz Jukebox page. Scroll down to the first item below the jukebox and click on it. Also, a 22-part course on playing drums - scroll down to the next item.
April 10th Two new jokes added at bottom of second page of Funnies. Also some new links to some video clips on the jazz jukebox page that are fascinating.
April 8th A new piece Alina's Song is on the second page of the Small Band section.
April 3rd Another new piece for trombones - Ben at bottom of second Trombone page. - postscript - April 29th- This arrangement has now been scrapped.
April 1st New piece for trombones - One for the John near the bottom of the second Trombone page.
March 20th New piece I don't believe in stangers on page three of the Small Band section.
March 12th Guess what, a new piano piece Сласибо / Spaseba (thanks). It sounds as if it should have lyrics, any offers, Russian or otherwise?
March 6th Yet another piano piece, Eau de Toilette on the solo piano page. Also 2 new stories added to the end of the second Funnies page.
February 25th Another new piano piece, Alina's Song on the solo piano page/
February 18th New solo piano piece INAUgazaRATION DAY can be found on the Piano page.
February 11th New solo piano piece Ben (named after a dog) on the solo piano page.
February 6th Collection of Slow tunes available as complete set now free for 3 months (or just under). Two new piano pieces ready.
January 29th New tune on Solo Piano page, Uprising
January 28th Today is a sad day - the funeral of Louis Borenius, drummer and vibes player.
January 20th New tutorial on Minor Sevenths added.
January 19th New tutorial on Major Sevenths and Major Minor Sevenths added.
January 18th New piano piece on Solo Piano page - What Might Have Been
January 5th New tune on the first page of the Small Band section (second one) - On the death of a child.
Noverber 18th Big band arrangement of Panic now added to second page of Big Band section.
November 8th New big band arrangement - A New Beginning on the first Big Band page.
October 6th Trombone arrangements of Viktoria (she won't like this, either), La fille qui aime danser (neither will she), and Kis Magyar Madarok (the Little Hungarian Birds will turn their beaks up at this too) All to be found on the 2nd Trombone page.
October 1st On the Collections page, the whole of the second set -Tunes with just a few scales are free for the next 2 months. The first set is no longer available. A few changes also in the Big Band section and the 3-Horn section.
September 30th Last day for several of the freebies, including the 1-scale collections set and some of the big band arrangements.
August 6th I've put a new song at the end of the second Song page - Kis Magyar Madarak (Hungarian Birds). This is in the style of a traditional Hungarian folk song. But there are no lyrics as yet. If anyone who speaks Hungarian would like to add words, you are welcome to do so. Please contact me if you do and I will write them in, add your name to the credits and split any royalties with you (if it gets performed and registered.)
August 5th New tune The Franklin's Tail on the second Trombone page.
August 3rd On the Collections page, the first set - tunes using one chord - can all be downloaded free.
July 3rd New tune, Summer Showers, (as opposed to the existing Winter Sunshine) can be found on the first Small Band page.
July 2nd New arrangement of Celebration Day is on page one of the Big Band section.
June 19th Please note after I have changed any Freebies, you will need to refresh your browser if you have any pages from this website stored in the cache on your computer. You can do this by clicking in the yellow box in the top left hand corner of each page, or by pressing Ctrl+R.
June 9th New page - Items for Sale or Wanted. Click here.
May 31st A few new Freebies for you to find to replace some of the others. You can find these on the Big Band pages, Song pages, and Small Band pages. You'll have to find them for yourselves - think of it as a treasure hunt.
May 12th A piano version of Kadriya (Кадия) is now on the Solo Piano page.
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MARK BASSEY'S TELLING STORIES - The superb trombone player, Mark Bassey, with Dave Frankel, piano, Simon Thorpe - bass and Sean Randle, drums playing some of Mark's originals. Available from: www.markbassey.com
NOW HEAR THIS and THE STORY SO FAR - 2 CD's by Terry Seabrook's Cubana Bop are now available from the Cubana Bop website: www.cubanabop/music. Both have had rave reviews.
HIGH WIRE - jazz vocalist, Brennie Richards with Pete White, piano, Terry Pack, bass, Sam Glasson, drums, Paul Christmas, trumpet, and Stan Robinson, tenor. Jazz and standards, including Sugar, Pretty Eyes, Blue in Green, The Gentle Rain, Moonlight in Vermont. For more details, click on www.brennierichards.co.uk.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW - Terry Pack's new CD out soon on Symbol Records, featuring Terry Pack, Phil Hudson, Ian Price, Frances Knight, Dave Storey, Rob Leake, Will Fry and Enrico Pinna. Terry Pack plays double-bass and bass guitar and is a composer and teacher in the jazz, rock and pop fields. Tel. 10323 738529 and mobile, 07801 482984 (East Sussex area).
SAME AIR - New CD from Jan Ponsford (vocals), with Frances Knight (piano), Terry Pack (bass) and Winston Clifford (drums), includes 4 of Jan's originals. CD released by Symbol Records
