NOW EVERY FRIDAY AT BEAR TAVERN 498-500 Bearwood Road (corner of
Three Shires Oak Rd), Smethwick B66 4BX - 9pm (doors 8.30)
Bryan Corbett Quartet 18th August
Bryan Corbett is an award-winning jazz trumpeter who has played all around the world but lives local. It's always great to get him back at the Silvershine Club, and he always brings a fabulous band.
The Bryan Corbett Quartet:
Bryan Corbett - Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Matt Ratcliffe - keys
Ben Markland - bass
Carl Hemmingsley - Drums
This time he's hot-footing it from international duties by way of the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
It's a gig not to be missed!
Blue Notes Jam Night ♦ Thursday 11th August ♦
It’s a Blue Notes Jam Night this Thursday. Bring your instrument if you'd like to join in. If not, just come along and listen to some sweet, sweet music.
Vic Evans & The Blue Notes in the Garden at the Corks club
Sunday 7th August @ 2pm
Photo of Vic by Paul Hassell
The perfect opportunity to hear the wonderful voice of Vic Evans and enjoy some Summer sun as he returns to the Silvershine Jazz Club for a garden concert.
The line-up will be:
Vic Evans - Vocals
Paul Foad - Guitar
Tim Amann - Piano
Fitzroy Coward - Bass
Louis Hamilton-Foad - Drums
Gabriel Amann - Trumpet
Plus Special Guests:
Andy Gayle - Sax
Kirk Ricketts - Vocals
Make sure to bring your instruments along for the jam later on!!
And don't forget your picnic blankets and chairs; the weather is set fair for this one.
Spread the word!!!
As a part of all that was going on around the Commonwealth Games Jamelia presented a two part programme celebrating the diversity of Birmingham's musical heritage. Our founder and inspiration, Andy Hamilton, gets a big mention early in Part 2.
Dr Steve's Jazz Surgery with Steve Tromans & Selected Guests
♦ Thursday 4th August ♦
Celebrating the legacy of legendary saxophonist and composer, John Coltrane. Two sets of
compositions associated with ’Trane, featuring Tromans’ 2004 rearrangement of the seminal
A Love Supreme and also premiering a new Tromans original written in the style of
Coltrane’s late period. Tromans’ rearrangement of A Love Supreme was first premiered to
mark the 40th anniversary of the suite’s original studio recording, and will now be performed
with this new quartet as the totality of the second set of this exciting evening finding new
ways to honour and pay homage to the great John Coltrane and his classic output.
To whet you appetite Here's a sample of Steve Tromans and Sonia Granger improvising:
This week his band is:
Steve Tromans - Piano
Chris Young - Alto Sax
Benedict Muirhead - Double Bass
Tymoteusz Jozwiak - Drums
with Guest Sonia Granger - Flute / Alto Flute
A treat is in store for all Coltrane fans!
Blue Notes Jam Night ♦ Thursday 21st July ♦
It’s a Blue Notes Jam Night this Thursday. Bring your instrument if you'd like to join in. If not, just come along and listen to some sweet, sweet music.
Impossible Conversations Louis Hamilton-Foad,
Gabriel Amann,
Dougie Hill &
Chris Outhwaite plus Guests
♦ Thursday 14th July ♦
Drummer, Louis Hamilton-Foad, is brining “Impossible Conversations”, a band of young musicians, to the Silvershine Jazz Club.
Impossibler Conversations are:
Louis Hamilton-Foad - Drums
Gabriel Amann - Trumpet
Dougie Hill - Bass
Chris Outhwaite - Keys/Piano
Accompanied by some Special Guests.
Come and discover the future sounds of Jazz!
Dr Steve's Jazz Surgery Celebrating the music of “Cannonball” Adderley,
♦ Thursday 7th July ♦
This month Dr Steve's Jazz Surgery returns for a “Cannonball Night!”
Celebrating the music of Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, performing compositions either written by the master saxophonist himself or associated with his various hard bop outfits.
