This week we could make all sorts of awful puns here, about how Dr Dog has the prescription to cure what ails you, or we could just tell you this band features, in no particular order, Ron Samson, Oli Holland, Kevin Field, and Roger Manins, and let you work out for yourself that this is a group worth seeing. Read more
Come down on Wednesday and check out Mike Booth / Craig Walters Project (AUS). Those who were lucky enough to catch Sydney-based tenor-man Craig Walters last time he was here will know he's not to be missed. He's teaming up with long-time colleague Mike Booth (trumpet) and the rhythm section of Phil Broadhurst, Oli Holland, and Alain Koetsier - top players all round.
we've got a bumper-crop, extra-special bonus, surprise-twist newsletter for you this week:
First up, the twist:
This week at CJC, you get see the superb Dan Kennedy Quintet, featuring some excellent players (Cam Allen, Finn Scholes, Andy Smith and Cass Mitchell) led by an exciting drummer. You'll know Dan from our jam sessions, but this is a chance to see him lead the group in some modern explorations. Read more
This week CJC is pleased to present thePhil Broadhurst Quartet, fresh with some brand new tunes. Featuring Phil on piano, Roger Manins on sax, and Oli Holland on bass, it's your last chance to see this lineup before Alain Koetsier, their drummer, heads abroad.
Don't miss them!
And we've got a lot in the gig guide over the next few weeks: Read more
Join us this week for young-gun alto-ist Callum Passells and his group. Callum has performed before at CJC in our emerging talent series, and he has certainly lived up to that. He'll be leading Elizabeth Stokes (trumpet & flugelhorn), Cameron McArthur (bass), Matt Steele (piano) and Adam Tobeck (drums) in original compositions encompassing a broad range of influences.
Now that summer seems to have well and truly passed and the evenings are getting cooler and darker, come down to the 1885 basement where time is merely an agreement.
This week, we've got veteran dummer Frank Gibson's Hardbopmobile laying it down on the floor, and taking on some contemporary readings of Wes, Miles and Joe Henderson with the aid of Neil Watson, Cam Allen and Ben Turua (both in their first performances at CJC). Read more
