Fleece Jazz at Stoke by Nayland Club©

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Tickets for our current programme are available from David on 01787 211865.
and from We Got Tickets

Michael and Carole Burgess went to the parliament buildings on Wednesday 20 May 2009. Appropriate, as they, along with David Gasson (no third ticket available) were founding members of Fleece Jazz. The Burgesses said they would have had a wonderful time even if we had not won the 2009 Parliamentary Jazz Award for best venue. Hoorah! We take the award with us to the new venue at Stoke by Nayland Club, of course.

We have moved to Stoke by Nayland Club, and this should be our permanent home. This beautiful venue, set in Constable country has really excellent facilities and food. There is a spa, 2 golf courses, hotel, tons of parking and many other things to do. Access to the jazz has no stairs or narrow corridors.
Food will be available, of course. You can choose among bar food (no reservation necessary) and high class dining in their restauraunt, which is open from 5:30 on Fridays, and reservations can be made by calling 01206 262836.
More information is available on their website
And of course, there is the jazz...
Click here for a diagramatic map of how to get there.

You can download our Winter 2010 brochure as a pdf. You will need Adobe Reader or Foxit to view it. Foxit is available at www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php. If you are on our postal mailing list and email list, you might consider emailing Dave to say that you wish to have email only, and download the brochure.

It would have been hugely more difficult to have built this web site with out the help of Paul Warren, who designed our new brochure, and Alan Sturges, who spent hours discussing, correcting and providing material. By the way, the background colour is a web safe dark blue.
Nevertheless, problems with the site are the fault of Dave Lyons, who would be delighted with any comments and criticisms sent to him. Please note that the site is still in a state of development.

We now have for sale at the club the 2 CD set of the Alan Skidmore Quartet "Impressions of Coltrane", recorded at the club December 2005, and,
an evening with Hannah Richardson recorded at the Fleece June 2006, with Nick's pictures as well!

We are delighted that the Jazz Couriers Volume 2, recorded at the Fleece in 2004, is available for sale from our megastore, or from Trio Records.

Our full programme is accessible here, and tickets are available by calling 01787 211865.

Please click here for an explanation of our seating and ticketing policy.
Your ticket covers admission only and does not guarantee a seat except in the case of disabled patrons who must inform us when booking.
It is always advisable to buy tickets in advance to guarantee admission.

Most of the pictures here and in the brochure are by our very own Nick Rabett.

The Bures Music Festival is back, with a great Sunday of Jazz. See www.buresmusicfestival.co.uk/

Mick Hutton's friends will now be jamming at The Bull on Crouch Street every first Thursday. Entry is free.
Mick himself is starting a regular jazz gig at the Swan in Lavenham featuring him on piano and George Double on drums. Its Dinner with Jazz on Sunday 3rd May 2009.

The Roman River Music Festival was wonderful last October. Look for them again next year.

The Ipswich Jazz Club has moved to new and better quarters. Here is the Ipswich programme, and their website is www.ipswichjazzclub.co.uk.

The Beccles Festival has a jazz night on 22^nd of September. See the website for details, or phone 01502 716370 or 712317

At the New Cut in Halesworth are a variety of great events, including jazz. See them at www.newcut.org for art in the community and more.

For the anoraks among you, a must is this musicians view of their own alternative professions! Thank you, David Newton.

When you are desperate to find Billy Holiday's or any other musician's birthday, just click on the "All About Jazz" birthday site.

Our very own Carole Burgess has a new CD and a new website. Check out her two CD's at www.divasrus.co.uk

Our friend Cate Hadley combines a love of jazz with a talent for textile artistry. See her website at www.cate-hadley.co.uk.

The Ipswich Jazz Club has its very own web site at www.ipswichjazzclub.co.uk.

Monthly (it was twice a month, and we can hope) on Sundays the Colchester Arts Centre, www.colchesterartscentre.com presents jazz, with an eclectic lineup, often of our good friends. Not so much in the summer, though.

Roger and Larraine Odell present great jazz in Clare..

The Colchester Institute hosts some very fine gigs in many genres. Their 2007/08 program is available here.

For you travellers, a very fine site advertising world wide jazz is www.jazz-clubs-worldwide.com. Do check out their pixel site.

A gallery of Brian Peck's gorgeous photography chronicalling the Fleece is now being constructed.

Our quarterly email is sent courtesy of Mach5 Mailer. It's a simple and invaluable tool.

News and Local Events

Tickets for our current programme are available from David on 01787 211865. and from We Got Tickets

Tickets for our current programme are available from David on 01787 211865.
and from We Got Tickets