LIVE JAZZ AND BLUES AT ITS BEST IN THE RIBBLE VALLEY
As we head past summer we look forward to a new season of sizzling Jazz & Blues gigs at 2 great venues in Clitheroe. Download the gig list here.
2010 Gig List
Admission to gigs at The New Atrium Cafe Bar: £10, Members: £8, Students and under 16's: half price. Prices may vary. Check individual gig description.
- WIGAN YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA
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Date: Sep 12, 2010 - Time: 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM
RVJ&B's season of BIG BAND LUNCHES - organised in association with the Grand - continues by presenting the best in North West big band jazz when Dr Ian Darrington brings his much coveted Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra for their first appearance in Clltheroe's top class Arts & Music Venue. Enjoy a Sunday two course lunch alongside a chance to listen to a team of talented young jazz musicians from the internationally acclaimed Wigan Jazz Club.
Venue: The Grand, Yorks Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DP
Tickets: With 2 Course Lunch £16.50 (Members £14.50) - From the new team of Jamilia and Amanda, who are fast becoming known for their high catering standards:
Chicken in cream and mushroom sauce served with new potatoes and seasonal veg,
followed by Lemon Tart. Vegetarian option available.
Non-Lunch tickets £10
Advance Tickets from The Grand - Tel: - 01200 421599 - www.thegrandvenue.co.uk
- BEN ALLEN QUINTET
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Date: Sep 16, 2010 - Time: 08:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Ben Allen's second appearance with RV Jazz & Blues bring Post Be-bop extravaganza from Bens free- flowing alto sax, featuring jazz classics from the likes of: Sunny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Line is Brian Jackson-bass, Gary Boyle-guitar, Ian Bell-drums (keyboard to be announced).
Venue: The New Atrium Cafe Bar in Clitheroe Castle near the keep.
Tickets: £10 on the door (Members £8)
Advance Tickets? Click on this link to buy online - Tickets
- STUART RILEY OCTET
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Date: Oct 21, 2010 - Time: 08:00 PM to 11:00 PM
It's over two years since the Stuart Riley Octet played for RVJ&B at St Mary's Centre! So an overdue return with Stuart bringing Classic Ellington sounds with his Stockport octet Lineup -- Martin Smith(trumpet), Jim Collins(alto sax), Mike Hall(tenor sax), Jim Fieldhouse(baritone sax), Paul Burton(trombone), Andzrej Baranek(piano), Stuart Riley(dbl bass)
Venue: The New Atrium Cafe Bar in Clitheroe Castle near the keep.
Tickets: £12 on the door (Members £10)
Advance Tickets? Click on this link to buy online - Tickets
- DAVE MOTT BAND
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Date: Nov 18, 2010 - Time: 08:00 PM to 11:00 PM
RVJ&B's pre-Christmas gig at The Atrium Cafe brings wide ranging jazz from the 1920s - 60s incorporating the classic swing era.
Lineup -- Dave Mott(alto,baritone,soprano saxes + clarinet), Sue Mott(vocals), B.Edwards(trumpet), T.Brunt(trombone), T.Kincaid(piano), R.Vernon(bass), J.Scaif(drums)
Venue: The New Atrium Cafe Bar in Clitheroe Castle near the keep
Tickets: £12 on the door (Members £10)
Advance Tickets? Click on this link to buy online - Tickets
- LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC BIG BAND
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Date: Dec 12, 2010 - Time: 12:00 PM
RVJ&B's BIG BAND LUNCH programme - organised in association with the Grand - sees a pre-Christmas appearance of the fine LEEDS COLLEGE BIG BAND lead by Simon Barnes. Leeds College of Music is widely recognised as one of the best music colleges for jazz music in the UK. (Alan Barnes is a former student!).
The Leeds College of Music Big Band was formed in 1984 by Al Wood and has gone from strength to strength. Now under the direction of Simon Barnes, they have recently performed at the Great North Big Band Festival with enormous success, winning the Open Section and receiving the Adjudicators’ Special Prize for the Rhythm Section, and ‘Best Section’ for the Saxophone Section.
Simon is busy as a trumpet lecturer and band director. He has been a member of staff at Leeds College of Music since 1998 and leads workshops in jazz trumpet and big band playing, around the country but still finds time to work as a trumpet player, working at Granada TV on shows like Stars in Their Eyes and Soapstar Superstar and, most recently, the Royal Variety Show for ITV.
This will be the band's first appearance in Clltheroe. Enjoy a Sunday two course lunch with a chance to listen to a team of talented & experienced young jazz musicians, many of whom will be heading for the big time!
Venue: The Grand, Yorks Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DP
Tickets: With 2 Course Lunch £16.50 (Members £14.50) - Non-Lunch tickets £10 Advance
Advance tickets from The Grand - Tel: - 01200 421599 - www.thegrandvenue.co.uk
- ASAF SIRKIS, WORLD CLASS JAZZ ARTIST
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Date: Feb 24, 2011 - Time: 08:00 PM to 10:30 PM
BOOKED TO APPEAR AT RIBBLE VALLEY JAZZ AND BLUES.
This is a gig that cannot be missed.
“Sirkis is not only an inventive drummer but also a composer of rigour, wit and surprising delicacy”
Chris Ingham, Mojo Magazine, October 2008 ______________________________________________________
...“Sirkis simply the most sensitive of percussionists”
Chris Parker, January 2009
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“Devastatingly creative”
John Fordham, The Guardian 2008
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“ Asaf Sirkis has earned a reputation as one of the world's premier drummers”
Ian Patterson, All About Jazz, September 2008 __________________________________________________________
''Asaf Sirkis, the brilliant drummer, has here stumbled on a sub-genre that might become known as Gothic Jazz''.
Mike Butler, Jazz UK, March/April 2003 (Issue 50), UK __________________________________________________________
... ''fuelled fusion fun of the best kind, delivered without pretension and bursting with energy''.
Peter Marsh, BBC Magazine, June 2005 ________________________________________________________
Artists correct at time of publishing but may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues is independent, run by committee, and dependent on income from the audience.
In keeping with our policy of helping local youth jazz, the support bands will either feature musicians from local schools or from our jammin’ sessions.
Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Ltd is a company limited by guarantee. Company No. 7325147
