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Millennium Eagle Jazz Band

When Matt Palmer leader of the Millennium Eagle Jazz Band telephoned to ask if J.O.A.S. would like the band to finish their Northern weekend tour at Rochdale, and was happy to accept our financial restraints it was a offer not to refuse, and this popular Midlands combo delivered an evening of musical delight.

Date published: 20/11/2008

Internationally renowned musician to play Rochdale

Clarinet and alto sax player Sammy Rimington is coming to Rochdale to play with the New Orleans Wiggle and Topsy Hilton at the Rochdale Jazz Club on 23 November.

Sammy has played the music of New Orleans since the late 1950s and played professionally since 1960. His main influences and inspirations came from George Lewis on clarinet and Capt. John Handy, on alto saxopone,...

Date published: 17/11/2008

Milnrow band supports national brass players

The intimate and plush surroundings of the Rodewald Hall in the Martin Harris Centre at Manchester University was an ideal venue in which to showcase the talents of the talented young people of the National Youth Brass Band, supported to great effect by the Co-operative Milnrow Band under Musical Director John Ward....

Date published: 14/11/2008

New Orleans Jazz Band

Another great atmosphere greeted the arrival of the New Orleans jazz band, great exponents of the New Orleans musical heritage.

The land of dreams with reedsman Barry Aldis guesting in the absence of the holidaying John Brunton. Trumpeter supreme Arthur Stead led his band through a selection of many rarely played numbers of melodic excellence only aired by musicians steeped...

Date published: 04/11/2008

Bourbon Street Roof Raisers

Bolton’s Bourbon Street Roof Raisers, led by Big John Percival’s powerful presence on trumpet, entertained the ever increasing numbers who are returning to enjoy the jazz and ambience at a venue which breeds warmth and friendship.

All the bands love it and ask that we ‘keep them in mind for the future’. That is not to say the financial stability has been achieved, but I am...

Date published: 27/10/2008

Milnrow Band portray villains to become heroes

The United Co-operative Milnrow Band entertained the crowd at the Rochdale Curtain Theatre on Saturday (18 October), with their 'Heroes and Villains' themed music.

Tributes to Olympic Heroes and others and various Villains included James Bond, with a fantastic solo rendering on Soprano cornet of film music “Live and Let Die “ by Keith Russell....

Date published: 21/10/2008

Tame Valley Stompers

Crunch time for ‘Jazz On A Sunday’ has not been helped by the credit crunch - and a pre-evening bowl of cornflakes doesn’t really help either, but you can always guarantee a good turn out for the Tame Valley Stompers, one of the best bands in the country.

Led by the quiet man on drums, Norman Pennington, a band full of musical maestros gave the fans plenty to enthuse....

Date published: 14/10/2008

Five In A Bar

It was after the Lord Mayor’s show for the visit of Mike Lovell’s 'Five in a Bar'. Despite knowing of the unavailability of fifteen regulars and the fact that the final hours of the Ryder Cup was being beamed to the golf fans from Kentucky, the attendance was disappointing, and whilst the customers ‘are always right’, a jazz club, or any other organisation, will always find it...

Date published: 26/09/2008

Dave Donohoe Band

It was the day of reckoning for ‘Jazz on Sunday’ - did the people of Rochdale want a Jazz Club?
Well the answer was a resounding ‘Yes’ as the welcoming lounge filled up, and a healthy crowd arrived to relax and enjoy the music of the sevenpiece Dave Donohoe Band....

Date published: 15/09/2008

Jazz on Sunday enjoys successful return to Castleton

Rochdale's only jazz club, Jazz on Sunday, enjoyed a successful return to Castleton at its new headquarters at Rochdale Mayfield Rugby Club, with nearly 100 enthusiasists packing in to hear a great performance by the seven-piece Dave Donohoe Band.
However the club is still looking for more members as they hope to build revenue so that they can keep their regular Sunday...

Date published: 10/09/2008

Harlem Hot Stompers

“Jazz On A Sunday” rode off from the flying horse knowing that a build-up in audience would be necessary to sustain the challenge of the move to Castleton Sports Centre, and the send off by the Harlem Hot Stompers should have given the impetus needed to all those who have enjoyed a fine performance by talented musicians....

Date published: 02/09/2008

Savannah Jazz Band

Yorkshire's Savannah Jazz Band has been established over many years entertaining the masses. They proudly announce that they never include any 'Deps' so I was somewhat surprised at the indecision between numbers, which I found quite distracting.
Having said that, their music was as always, top class with a strong front line in trombonist and musical director Brian (Sam)...

Date published: 18/08/2008

Mike Lovell’s Fylde with Rosie Harrison

Mike Lovell’s Fylde ensemble ‘6 in a bar’ with Rosie Harrison entertained another ‘light in numbers’ audience, with a fine balance of standards and jazz classics, and if you can have better value than an evening of twenty-six numbers then tell me about it.

The blonde attractive Rosie is the main singer with a fine range to deal with. Numbers from Al Bowlly's ...

Date published: 22/07/2008

Appeal to keep jazz concerts going

Rochdale Online's jazz reviewer Tony Sheldon has made a heart felt appeal to get the people of Rochdale to come along to 'Jazz on Sunday' concerts so that they can survive.
The club has been losing money at nearly every gig, and the reserves have been rapidly dwindling....

Date published: 08/07/2008

The Howard Allen Dixie Landers

Led by Burt Allen on vocals and intros, The Howard Allen Dixie Landers play ‘easy jazz’ with an ‘unrushed’ style, but the musicians are all ‘heavy-weights’ of their instruments, reedsman Howard Murray switching from baritone, alto and tenor saxes to clarinet, Billy Edwards at 80 playing trumpet better than ever and mad cap trombonist Terry Brunt guesting and fitting in like...

Date published: 07/07/2008

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