QST Sept 4th

If you missed your chance to hear Queen Street Jazz on the Reading Festival Fringe there’s no need for despair! Go along to The White Hart Hotel in Dorchester on Thames on Friday September 4th (8 till L8) and you’ll find Ross Law with his trombone; Lloyd Payne (trumpet & his flugel horn); Nick Hill (bass), Eddie Hall (drums and vocalisms) and Les Foden (piano).

Licensing Live Music

Please click the title above and sign the petition seeking to decriminalise the perfomance of jazz in small unlicensed venues. The Newbury Jazz Platform, Digest 10, 21 Aug (link at right) also includes some interesting comment on the consequences of this legislation for amateur musicians. See you on 6th September for the jam.

Sandi Russell 22nd August

Sandi Russell appears with Martin Pickett (piano) Paul Jefferies (double bass) and Charlie Stratford (kit). Ex-New Yorker and now naturalised in Durham, UK - Sandi has to be one of our most illustrious jazz singers. Classically trained and now a spokesperson for women in jazz, educator and still very much a thrilling vocalist. Sandi has received accolades from jazz journalists and stellar musicians alike throughout her career. Don't miss this opportunity to hear her on a rare visit to the south performing in the small, but perfectly formed North Wall Arts Centre, South Parade, Summertown where Sandi appears as part of the JAZZ ELITE series of concerts. Tickets are £12.00 (concessions £10.00) or if you are a student there are even more attractive deals to be had - just call the box office on 01865 319450 or book online at www.thenorthwall.com