Fleece Jazz News

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.

Geoff Gascoyne’s POP BOP - Friday, 12 February 8.00 - Ticket £17

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:59:35 +0000

After six years playing and recording with Jamie Cullum, acclaimed composer, arranger and bass player Geoff Gascoyne returns with a new CD and a new quartet, POP BOP. The band featuring Geoff Gascoyne acoustic and electric bass, Jim Mullen guitar, Graeme Blevins alto and soprano saxophone and ex Jamie Cullum drummer Sebastiaan de Krom. The band play hip new arrangements of some favourite pop songs from the last thirty years –
Check out their new CD entitled POP BOP.

Alan Skidmore Quartet - Friday, 19 February 8.00 - Ticket £17

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:31:39 +0000

British jazz legend, saxophonist Alan Skidmore goes a considerable way to recreating the atmosphere of a John Coltrane gig. Here is a man for all seasons, a player with immense physical and imaginative stamina, who is at home in any context, from tight structures to total abstraction, and with any tempo, from breakneck to slow. With Steve Melling piano, Geoff Gascoyne bass and drummer supreme Tony Levin.

Daves Blog - February 6th, 2010

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:41:34 +0000

In my email to some of you I said that this was my gig of the season. I was not wrong. Two people, Dylan Howe and Will Butterworth, in each others minds, in the mind of Igor Stravinsky, thinking of Bernstein's recording of "Firebird" and "Rites of Spring" and producing the most extraordinary music. In looking for superlatives (a problem with me), "extraordinary" applies.

I will make no attempt at description. Catch their youtube entry if you were not there. The music is there, and is wonderful, but just being there was a joy to SEE the interaction. Enough. I wish more of you were there to see it.

Next week, POP BOB, proper jazz based on pop tunes with a great band, and the week after that the welcome return of Alan Skidmore, with a great band including Tony Levin on drums. This one I get to record, so do come and be part of it.

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

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:30:31 +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

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:30:59 +0100

We have a policy of offering tickets to full-time students with a £5 per ticket reduction (proof of status required) - Box Office 01787 211865 or