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CONCERT
JAZZ - NEWS
OX9 Jazz Group are Runners up in
Jazz Factor Competition for Oxford Jazz Festival
The Oxford Jazz Festival held a “JazzFactor” all day
competition for youth jazz ensembles from schools and clubs from around
Oxfordshire. The competition was very intense as the bands competed for a
cash prize and a live gig at The Big Bang restaurant in Jericho. The
judges included Jazz Critics and Audio School Lecturers and others drawn
from a wide spectrum of the performance field; but their choice was not
easy.
Bands Taking Part were
Joe Armon-Jones, Drayton St Leonard (piano trio)
The Cherwell School, Marston (Quintet)
Lord Williams's School, Thame (Quartet) - Runners
Up!
Bartholomew School, Eynsham (Quartet)
Oxfordshire County Youth Jazz (Septet)
Chipping Norton School (Trio.)
Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums these young Tuskers are
displaying techniques and rapport far beyond there years and deliver a wide and
sophisticated repertoire drawing on composers such as Miles Davis, Herbie
Hancock, Donald Fagin and Louis Prima..
Flushed with their success at coming second in the Oxford Jazz
Festival group competition after only a couple of rehearsals with this talented
young group wish to gain extra experience by playing in local venues to hone
their already proficient performance still further. They are available for
Pubs, Clubs, Hotel Lounges, and ancillary Events in the Bucks / Oxon Area.
To hire the LWS Jazz Ensemble -
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Live At Concert Jazz - First CD
Release
Our
first Live Album release was 16th June 07 - CD Day
'Duets for Django'
Paul Vernon Chester & Nick Mellor - recorded
at Live @ Concert Jazz Thame on 14/03/07 (Paul's Birthday). This
celebration may account for the Manouche Magic captured by
Jake
Kirkpatrick
This live recording
gives a great insight to Paul's compositions, faultless technique and ability to
improvise inventively on a chord structure.
The listening audience were so enraptured that their presence is only apparent
in the enthusiastic applause at the end of each number. - were you there - get
your record copy of this phenomenal performance. This is professional
stuff - no Bootleg productions - all worthy of our Highest Standards.
Track Listings are
Loverman
Douce Ambience
Chez Jacquet
Autumn Leaves
Lady Be Good
St Louis Blues
Mona Lisa
Blues en Mineur
Django's Waltz
Anouman
September Song
Minor Swing
Just to let you
know how delighted we are with the final product. As anticipated the
recording quality is top notch and the packaging looks great. Love the
colour scheme. Nick's guitar works well for the tweaked volume.
Notwithstanding the CD works really well. Many thanks for your hard work
Jake and I feel we have a recording that truly reflects our performance
ideals. It's only when you hear the audience at the end of each track you
realise this is a live recording! I feel the same tension that I felt at the
gig!
Very well
done mate, you know your stuff. - Paul.
Many thanks for calling in with the CD, I am very impressed and is a great
reminder of a great concert.- Martin
If you wish to buy Paul Vernon Chester's Recording Click Here -
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Enquiry
Exclusive - Here are some
tempting morsels of the live performance @ Concert Jazz in Thame for your
delectation.
Anouman - composed
by Django - a reflective and beautiful slow tempo number.
After Your
Gone complete with mid flight apology
for a chance string break as a result of Paul's relentless attack on his guitar
If you wish to order a copy of
our first recording adventure CD
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Add your own Gigs and Opinions - on Jazz Only Please!!
The Calendar overtakes the
old Jazz Diary and release some much needed space. Dinner Jazz
Venues will continue to be listed.
Any comments news items and suggestions
are welcome on this Forum site and there will be no smut tolerated as it is all
vetted by the Jazzmaster.
- we also need Venues and committed audience
attendance
to keep these award winning Musicians in Work - they are certainly above the price of your local Disco or a Karaoke Night - This is Real Live Jazz!!
- with real live thinking breathing and reactive Musicians who have studied hard
at our famous Musical Institutions to get their Diploma's - give them your
fully committed support! Go and Hear them and Marvel!!
WE NEED YOUR
HELP…………
Thee are times of year when things are difficult for us, so even if you can’t
make it yourself we really do appreciate it if you encourage friends and
colleagues to attend or gigs and help sustain a Live Jazz Art presence in the
Area.
If you would like some extra gig guides to put out in your work place that would
be a terrific help and of course you can always send people to this
comprehensive web site.. Given that this is only our 2nd year we need to
expand the awareness of the Community to the quality of jazz performances - please
network for each event! Thanks.
Concert Jazz -
Volunteers Required
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Would you like to
assist with the presentation of CONCERT JAZZ events?
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Passionate about the precise publicity, performance criteria, presentation
and sustenance of live contemporary jazz music?
Willing to repeat all your good efforts that are often
erased
overnight by less appreciative mortals?
Jazz
Eddie is looking for like minded assistants to help with day to day activities
and resolute and selfless commitment to regular Venue performances Various
supporting activities include.
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planning, booking, publicising, organising and servicing the main Concert Jazz
events
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dealing with musicians enquiries and bookings
and arranging affairs to ensure a problem free performance
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Ticket design, distribution
to and propagation of patrons
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Poster patrol - maintenance of discreet displays announcing forthcoming
events which can often disappear - mysteriously - taken by the Poster
Fairies.
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Media Distribution to public
areas and emailing individuals to promote our Concert Jazz Program
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Networking with Individuals,
Musicians, Clubs, Pubs, to provide a platform for live jazz and expand its
audience appreciation base.
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Research and compilation of
images and facts required to publicise individual Musicians.
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Using expertise on website
construction and compiling graphics, copy, images and performing mundane
tasks that look like miracles to others
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Developing
Grants via Arts Institutions and nurturing Private and Corporate Sponsors
..........If you
think you have something of the above to contribute when all else about you are
failing miserably at or avoiding what appears to be an easily surmountable
problem and the only reward is to get it done because it can be done for no
reward, then you have the qualities we are looking for - so drop us a line
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Concert Jazz can be extended to include your Venue
- be it Village Hall, Social Club or Theatre
Tell us about your facility - if you wish to
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Promotion - see Tours info on future gigs
Any who wish to perform
at our various Venues may submit their information to Jazz Eddie for consideration here
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Future Bookings
Recent Media Coverage of
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Thame Gazette
Oxford
Prospect
 Corporate Sponsors Required
To improve the quality of Performances at our
monthly gigs, or to maintain ongoing International Jazz Performers
participation, we would welcome all degrees of Sponsorship from any Local or
National Company that feels that Contemporary Jazz of this quality would assist
in the promotion of their Corporate image in the Thame Area and beyond. In
return you invest in something pleasurable of your choice and enjoy Corporate
Tax Relief for supporting the Performing Arts
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