NOW EVERY FRIDAY AT BEAR TAVERN 498-500 Bearwood Road (corner of
Three Shires Oak Rd), Smethwick B66 4BX - 9pm (doors 8.30)
☆ Andy Gayle’s Mishmash ☆
☆ 4th Oct ☆
Andy Gayle is one of the best sax players in the
region. He studied Jazz at Guildhall under the likes of Jean Toussaint,
Pete Churchill, Simon Purcell and Scott Stroman and played in Tomorrow’s
Warriors. He has also worked with some of the best on the British and
international Ska scene across Europe, touring the USA, Europe and
Japan with the Specials, Special Beat, International Beat, The
Skatalites (Wow!) and Jazz Jamaica.
He has even supported Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
with the Classical Reggae pioneers Bubble Free.
The line-up so far:
Andy Gayle Saxophone
Joe Remeny Drums
Charles West Bass
Jim Dunston Piano
Blue Notes Jam Night
☆ 11th Oct ☆
It’s Vic and the boys this coming Thursday. It will be a Jam Night, so bring you’re instrument if you’ve got one. The full line-up is:
Vic Evans Vocals
Andy Peate Keys
Ray Brown Bass
Paul Foad Guitar
Peter Lewis Sax
& with Vic singing better than ever, you can be sure of some...
...sweet, sweet Jazz music!
• Shaine Dorsey Band • 18th Oct •
with Malcolm Gibbons (guitar)
This week we bring you the wonderful
voice of singer, Shaine Dorsey, who will be performing for us at the
Silvershine Jazz Club. Daughter of popular West Midlands based Jazz
& Big Band Swing Singer, the late Warren Dorsey, Shaine was always
a very popular performer when she joined in on Andy Hamilton's
afternoon gigs at the Drum and the Symphony Hall (above).
Her band will feature Shaine’s regular piano player Andy Peate as well as the excellent Malcolm Gibbons on guitar.
• Ashley Allen Band • 25th Oct •
Hot footin' it from playing with Dionne Warwick at the Symphony
Hall, Ashley Allen comes to the Silvershine Jazz Club with his own band.
Ashley Allen will be joined on alto sax by Ashley
Beckford(seen right with Andy Hamilton & The Blue Notes). Veteran
Bearwood Jazz fans will remember them from back in the day, as one of
the hot young players in early days of The Notebenders Big Band .
The full line-up is:
Ashley Allen keys
Ashley Beckford sax
Jamahl Augustine Bass
Jason Mcdougall Vocals
Nathan Greene Drums
Lewis Spencer Guitar
• PAUL’s PALS with Special Guest Reyhan Naufal (Indonesia) • 1st Nov •
This
week we have a Paul’s Pals gig with one very big difference. All the
way from Indonesia, by way of Korea, Australia and elsewhere we have a
hot young harmonica player, Reyhan Naufal. Going by the stage name of
Reyharp, he is an absolute prodigy, specialising in Jazz and Blues on
the diatonic harmonica and debuted on Australian TV aged 16.
Reyharp and Paul Foad will be joined by a small
collective comprising of Blue Notes and other musicians Paul has
worked with including the amazing Andy Gayle on sax.
This promises to be a bit special,
so be there if you possibly can!
Here's a video of him playing St Thomas, a long time Blue Notes favourite!
TV article about Reyharp at 16 by Australia Plus for ABC
John Smith & Malcolm Gibbons Guitar Quartet - 8th Nov
John Smith and Malcolm Gibbons are two of the
very best Jazz guitarists in the West Midlands and have played with some
of the best the region has to offer including our founder Andy Hamilton
MBE and Silvershine favourites the Steve King Big Band. Here they
combine to bring you their own special magic.
An ab-fab line-up is completed by Trevor Lines on double bass and Keith York, a Jazz drummer with a great Rock pedigree (seen playing with Broadcast on Later back in 2000, right).
This gig is a must for all lovers and players of guitar based music.
Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra • 1st & 2nd Bands • 15th Nov •
The Silvershine Jazz Club are thrilled and
delighted to welcome back the magnificent Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra.
Led by John Ruddick MBE the multi-award winning MYJO are simply one of
the very best Big Bands in the country. This time they bring both their
first and second bands to the club.
p.s. The first band features Theo Seaton (Grandson of Andy Hamilton
and son of Dennis from Musical Youth) on lead trumpet,
whilst the second band features Alex and Archie
who we at the Silvershine know well!
• 22nd November •
This coming Thursday we welcome a new and exciting act to the Silvershine Jazz Club.
Junktion 6 are a six/seven piece midlands based
Jazz Funk band. Playing some great grooves. There is something special
about the way J6 treat Incognito, Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Santana, Booker T tracks.
The line up features Linda Brennan on Vocals,
Jon Findlay on Percussion, Chris Dunne on Drums, Paul Civil on
Keyboards, Matt Prior on Guitar and the seventh honorary member of J6
Ian Naylor (from the Lounge Lizards) who guests on male vocals.
Blue Notes Jam Night
• 29th November •
It’s Vic and the boys this coming Thursday. It will be a Jam Night, so bring you’re instrument if you’ve got one.
Hot footin' it from playing with Dionne Warwick at the Symphony
Hall, Ashley Allen comes to the Silvershine Jazz Club with his own band.
This
week we have a Paul’s Pals gig with one very big difference. All the
way from Indonesia, by way of Korea, Australia and elsewhere we have a
hot young harmonica player, Reyhan Naufal. Going by the stage name of
Reyharp, he is an absolute prodigy, specialising in Jazz and Blues on
the diatonic harmonica and debuted on Australian TV aged 16.
