Manchester

Chairman
Harry Fisher Tel: 0161-740 7931 email:
hafish2@hotmail.co.uk

azz Society
Secretary
Peter Caswell Tel: 01942-671938 email:
pndcas@aol.com

President :- Steve Voce

The Unicorn Hotel Church Street (Off Oldham St) Manchester M4 1PW

Programme : April September 2012

April
5 King Oliver (first recording 05-04-1923) The Bobby Lamb/Ray Premru orchestra 12 Lucky Thompson

July
John Reade Eddie Little Frank Gibson
5 Takin a walk with Harry (James : d 05-07-1983) A night with Oscar

Garyk Saint John Trevor Miles Harry Isaacs

12 They shall not grow old.. (12 young trumpeters) 19 Pee Wee Russell : clarinettist? A critical appraisal Sonny Rollins : the freelance years Alan Brown 26 VIDEO NIGHT : Jazz Stars in LA, 1970 Benny Carter in Montreux, 1977

19 Johnny Griffin & Eddie (Lockjaw) Davis Dexter Gordon on Bluenote Alan Brown 26 VIDEO NIGHT : Bud Powell in Europe Le Jazz (The story of jazz in France) Frank Gibson

Peter Caswell

May
3 Women in Jazz Eddie Condon 10 Duke Heitger : the melody lingers on Ooh ooh ahh! An hour with Julie London 17 By request ; more Latin jazz 24 Al Haig (part 1) Jazz Themes : an interactive recital

August
Geoff Berry Jim Lowe Chris Lee Don Lee
2 Were ready : Muddy Waters sidemen Matthew Thompson Dave Liebman : a work in progress Jeff Pritchard

9 Paul Whiteman (first recording 09-08-1920) John Reade A selection of piano men Eunice Malloch 16 Mal Waldron (b 16-08-1926) Booker Ervin 23 Al Haig (part 2) Louis Stewart : an appreciation 30 VIDEO NIGHT: Matt and Phreds Curtis Amy et al

Hughie Weiner Frank Gibson Eddie Little Geoff Berry Chris Lee

Bruce Robinson Frank Gibson Eddie Little Lorraine Barnett Chris Lee

31 VIDEO NIGHT : The Miles Davis Euro Tour, 1967 Desperate man blues!

June
7 Marty Grosz Bobby Hackett

September
6 Michael Brecker Geoff Berry Some more British recordings (for Eunice)Jeff Pritchard 13 The Hampton tenors : blow man blow! Some more long tracks 20 Stardust memories Baby Dodds

Harry Isaacs Matthew Thompson Jim Lowe

14 Feel like goin home : the roots of British blues Fats Waller and his rhythm 21

Chris Lee Harry Fisher

The Soul Note and Black Saint labels Bruce Robinson

Jim Denham from Birmingham Jim Lowe

28 VIDEO NIGHT : Music in Monk time Memories of Mingus

Frank Gibson

27 VIDEO NIGHT : Excerpts from a variety of jazz performances Mike White

MEETINGS EVERY THURSDAY AT 8.00 ; RECITALS AT 8.15 9.15 & 9.30 10.30 PLEASE NOTE REVISED TIMES ALL JAZZ ENTHUSIASTS & FRIENDS WELCOME