Fleece Jazz News

Julian Mark Stringle Quartet - 18 May, £15

Sat, 5 May 2012 12:05:51 +0100

With Julian Mark Stringle clarinet and sax, Dominic Ashworth guitar, Chris Dodds bass and Mike Bradley drums.
Virtuoso composer and musician Julian Mark Stringle has, as Sir John Dankworth CBE said, presented his credentials to the Royal circles of Clarinetia. Expect a mesmerising evening.

Phronesis - 25 May, £15

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:17:15 +0100

With Jasper Hoiby bass, Ivo Neame piano and Anton Eger drums.

Phronesis have the ability to excite, inspire and move an audience in a way that few are able to do. Everyone who saw them here last time will be here tonight, those who missed are advised not to do so again!

Benefit Gig, Sunday 27 February, 2pm until 9pm

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 11:07:02 +0000

Many jazz clubs have struggled during the recession and some have had to close. Fleece Jazz are determined not to go the same way - so are staging a fund-raising day to secure the future of this wonderful club. We hope for the support of very best names in Jazz.

Confirmed so far are Gilad Atzmon, Alan Barnes, Paul Clarvis, Jim Hart, John Etheridge, Sarah Gillespie, Enzo Zirilli, Ben Bastin,Tina May, Nikki Iles, Roger Beaujolais, Alan Skidmore, Ian Palmer, Steve Melling, Derek Nash, Roger O'Dell, Damon Brown, Michael Spearman and Carole Burgess with more to come.

Tickets will be half price for anyone attending 2 Fleece Jazz gigs in January or February. Make a note of the date and look out for more details nearer the day, and at Our benefit web page

Fleece Jazz WIns Parliamentary Award.

Thu, 21 May 2009 09:59:18 +0100

Michael and Carole Burgess went to London on Wednesday night, and collected our award. They had a great night, and we are very, very proud. It is 16 years of achievement awarded.

Plea for Support

Sat, 8 Aug 2009 09:47:19 +0100

Please look at www.fleecejazz.org.uk/useitorloseit.shtml.

We have moved to Stoke by Nayland Club

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:02:35 +0100

As you probably know, we are now at Stoke by Nayland Club. The venue is excellent: accessible, both bar food and fine dining, lots of parking.
We had a stunning first gig is with Martin Taylor and Alison Burns.

We are here every Friday at 8pm with world class musicianship on show.
Do come see us in our new venue.

Daves Blog - 12 May, 2012

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:19:24 +0000

Another superb gig at Fleece Jazz. Was it a disappointment that Vincent Herring was not there? Well yes, but Alex Garnett was on the CD with Vincent, Michael Janisch, Steve Brown and Leon Greening, and he played his ass off (to use Peter King's phrase).

The evening had all kinds of special moments. Just three for you: in the first set, Michael and Steve traded twos on a Feldman tune, and it was if they were old chess adversaries. Maybe that is a bad analogy, as they were both grinning like little kids, which on Steve is a sight to behold. In the second set, Leon's solo on a Cedar Walton tune was breathtaking. I was sitting so that Leon had his back to me. He was wearing a dark blue suit, hunched over the keyboard as if he was going to eat it, hands moving at speed. The front was off of the piano, and you could see the chords forming and changing, flying by. Alex's playing throughout was accurate and emotional. He is particularly fine on ballads.

The audience enjoyed the gig greatly, so that was good too. If you have any time for the clarinet at all, next Friday will be a special treat, with Julian Mark Stringle on clarinet and sax, Dominic Ashworth on guitar, Chris Dodds on bass and Mike Bradley on drums. Do join us.

Take care,
Dave

Fleece Jazz at Stoke by Nayland Club News

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:23:08 +0000

Sixteen years of the very best in modern jazz every Friday night at 8.00pm.Please join us at the beautiful Stoke by Nayland club with superb facilities and food. Phone 01787 211865 for tickets.

Yes, we have moving again, to the Stoke by Nayland Golf club (up market again, but prices will remain the same, the jazz will be as good, same committee...).

Food and accomodation at Stoke by Nayland Club on gig nights

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 09:58:11 +0100

Call 01206 262836 to reserve. I have only sampled the bar food, which was excellent and very good value for money (no reservation needed).
All reports on the restaurant have been very good indeed.
They have from time to time superb deals on accommodation.

Download the brochure to save us money

Sat, 7 Aug 2010 10:50:06 +0100

You can now download our mailinglist directly. If you wish, you can go to our mailing list page and say you want email only, www.fleecejazz.org.uk/mailinglist.shtml or email me at dave@fleecejazz.org.uk to say so. This will save us a stamp.

Student Reduction in Price

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:36:28 +0100

We have a policy of offering tickets to full-time students with a 50% per ticket reduction (proof of status required) - Box Office 01787 211865 or