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CONCERT JAZZ - NEWS

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 - CD Purchase 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 Click Here


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Add your own Gigs and Opinions - on Jazz Only Please!!

The Calendar will shortly overtake the Jazz Diary and release some much needed space in the Server.  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.


BBC Jazz Awards 2007

Public voting has now closed for this years awards. The results will be announced at the ceremony on July 12th and a full list of nominees will appear here http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/jazzawards2007/  in early June.   Some of our Past and Future Guests have been nominated including - Simon Spillett who emerged as an award winner.


NB - Music Students are allowed in a a Special Concession rate of £5

This gives your offspring a chance to see World Class Musicians in the flesh on their doorstep at a very affordable price.

You cant get a music lesson for this amount anywhere else in the country from this Calibre of Musicianship -  instruments to observe such as Sax, Guitar, Bass, and Drums - Virtuosi performances!

So inspire your progeny by bringing them along to hear Real Live Music as it should be Composed and Performed.


Forthcoming Real Contemporary Jazz Gigs in Thame

- perhaps not for the ever sentimental New Orleans Revivalist Diehards

- we also need bigger and more committed audience attendance to keep booking these award winning Musicians - they are certainly not available for 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!  Book Early!!

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 Thame.  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 our performances - please network before each event.! Thanks.

We always have interesting gigs and we break even at about 70 ticket sales (we seat 120!). So, all things considered see what you can do to assist and tempt people to sample our Quality Musicians,   Recommend a night to some friends and colleagues and surprise them. - everything helps!


Concert Jazz - Volunteers Required

  • Would you like to assist with the presentation of CONCERT JAZZ events?
  • 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 evening performances Various supporting activities include.

  • planning, booking, publicising, organising and servicing the main Concert Jazz events
  • dealing with musicians enquiries and bookings and arranging affairs to ensure a problem free performance
  • Ticket design, distribution to and propagation of patrons
  • Poster patrol - maintenance of discreet displays announcing forthcoming events which can often disappear - mysteriously - taken by the Poster Fairies.
  • Media Distribution to public areas and emailing individuals to promote our Concert Jazz Program
  • Networking with Individuals, Musicians, Clubs, Pubs, to provide a platform for live jazz and expand its audience appreciation base.
  • Research and compilation of images and facts required to publicise individual Musicians.
  • Using expertise on website construction and compiling graphics, copy, images and performing mundane tasks that look like miracles to others
  • 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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New Venues - take a Butchers Hook!
Sweet Jazz at the Jazz Suite - Thame Snooker Club - JAZZ on CUE!

Jazz Boots! - Chinnor RFC Pavilion - JAZZ into TOUCH
Jazz with an Oval Ball!


Concert Jazz Nationwide Network

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 stage a Jazz Event!

Jazz on a Summers Day Events

Evening Jazz Soirees

Don't Forget - you too can contribute pages or ideas to this site!


GIG Sequence

We will arranged our Events approximately a month apart with a view to consolidating a Cultural Jazz Presence in South Oxfordshire Area.  Extra events will be added if the opportunities are attractive and your regular support is evident.  We welcome all music fans who appreciate this immediate and emotionally expressive art form.
 

 


Artist Promotion - see info on future gigs
Any who wish to  perform at our various Venues may submit their information to Jazz Eddie for consideration here > Future Bookings


Recent Media Coverage of Concert Jazz Events

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

  • Jazz UK - Bi-monthly is the news journal of the British jazz community circulation - over 40,000
  • Jazz In London  download from Jazz in London

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Last modified: 26/06/2008