NEWS from DERBY JAZZ
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October 2009
Phil Robson plays with
Barbra Streisand
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Derby born and Derby Jazz nurtured guitarist Phil Robson will be appearing
as one of the quartet backing Barbra Streisand on the Jonathan Ross TV
special to be broadcast on Friday 2 October and repeated on Sunday 4
October. Don't miss it.
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September 2009
Led Bib nominated for Mercury Music Prize
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Led Bib, who are due to play for us in Derby on 23 October have
been short listed for the Mercury award for their CD 'Sensible Shoes'.
what's on
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August 2009
Troyka Featured in
Jazzwise
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Troyka, the band featuring Derby's Josh Blackmore with Kit Downes and
Chris Montague had a feature article in this month's Jazzwise
magazine. Special mention was made of the video made of the band at
Derby Jazz Week 2007, an event for which the trio was initially
formed. The video can be found here: videos
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December 2008
Daily Telegraph reviews
Curios at Derby Jazz |
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The Derby Jazz concert featuring Curios - Tom Cawley, Josh Blackmore and Sam Burgess - on December 5th, received a 4 star review from the Daily Telegraph. That's the
National paper, not the Derby one!
You can read the review here: www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3687091/
Once again, this concert at the CUBE at Deda was a complete
sell-out. Remember to book your tickets in advance for all gigs at this
venue.
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November 2008
A Word with our Sponsor |
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The Darwin concert on November 19th by Arnie Somogyi's Charles Mingus
tribute band was very generously sponsored by Richard Petrie Optometrist of
Littleover. Mr and Mrs Petrie are pictured with one of the band's
star soloists, Alan Barnes.
An audience of over 100 witnessed superb interpretations of Mingus's
idiosyncratic music.
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November 2008
Jam Session at the CUBE |
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The Derby Jazz/Deda concert at the CUBE on Friday 7th November featuring the
astonishing jazz vocalist Cleveland Watkiss, was one of the most exciting gigs
yet seen in Derby. Cleveland started by soloing and was then joined by
his trio members Mark Hodgson, bass and Shaney Forbes, drums. Later on came
guest spots for Derby's Corey Mwamba on vibes and, from the audience, Dennis
Rollins, who happened to have his trombone handy. Also in the audience
was Alex Wilson, but he had not brought his piano.
Another sell-out at this venue meant that some people
arrived without tickets and were unable to get in - we would like to extend our apologies to those affected.
As audience numbers are limited, make sure you book in advance
or phone to check availability for all gigs at the CUBE cafe.
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October 2008
Derby Jazz DVD with Jazzwise magazine |
 
The October 2008 edition of Jazzwise will feature Derby Jazz with a
FREE cover mount DVD of a full length film of performances from our 2007 Jazz Week 25th
anniversary celebration.
Featured artists include Tom Cawley's Curios, Phil Robson' s Six
Strings and The Beat, Corey Mwamba Quintet, Jonny Phillips Oriole, Julian
Siegel Quartet, Troyka, East Midlands Youth Jazz Orchestra with Graham
Collier and Harry Beckett, John Bailey Trio with Julian Siegel and
Christine Tobin
If you cannot easily obtain the magazine, we will have copies
available for sale at all our gigs following publication - until we have
sold out!
View an excerpt from the video: Troyka
Jazzwise website
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July 2008
Buddha - a new venue for this season |
Derby Jazz has secured the use of the Buddha Lounge & Bar for our next
season, to replace the 5 Lamps venue. Buddha is situated in Derby
city centre on the corner of Queen Street and Cathedral Road. It is in
the building that used to be the Rhode Island Diner and before that (for
those old enough to remember), Kennings car showroom.
We will be holding gigs there once a month on Fridays.
Venues page
Buddha
website
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May 2008
Phil Robson's Derby Jazz Commission released on CD |
Phil Robson's Six Strings and the Beat project, which was especially
commissioned by us for the 2007 Derby Jazz Festival, has now been
released on CD.
The composition - for jazz trio and string quartet - has received widespread praise.
Read a review of the record: arts.guardian.co.uk
Further details: www.babellabel.co.uk
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March 2008
Jazz Concerts Sell Out! |
The Derby Jazz/Derby Dance concerts at the CUBE continue to be very popular.
Only 1 ticket remained for the Robert Mitchell / Omar Puente concert on 7
March 2008, following sell outs for the Jim Mullen Trio and Tina May & Nikki Iles. We very much regret that some people
arrived on these nights and were unable to get in - we would like to extend our apologies to those affected.
As tickets are limited, make sure you book in advance
or phone to check availability for all gigs at the CUBE cafe.
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December 2007 |
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Derby Jazz features at London Jazz Festival |
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The three works commissioned by Derby Jazz for our festival in March
2007 were performed on the afternoon of Saturday 24th November 2007 in the
Barbican, London EC2 as part of the London Jazz Festival. This
was a free concert, starting at 2.30pm
The three works, all highly critically praised, are:
2:30 Corey Mwamba - Argentum
4:00 Phil Robson - Six Strings and the Beat
5:45 East Midlands Youth Jazz Orchestra with Graham Collier
Harry Beckett and Alan Barnes
This was followed in the evening by a concert in the same venue by the
world's greatest tenor sax player, Sonny Rollins.
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New Season - Old Venue - New Makeover |
The cafe at Derby Dance Centre, which we have used in the past for performances,
has had a complete makeover and is now called the Cube.
We are collaborating with the Dance Centre in presenting Jazz at the Cube on
the first Friday of every month.
Music starts at 8.00 and the bar will be open from 6.30.
These nights are proving very popular and you are strongly advised to book
tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.
Full details of these gigs on our programme page: What's on?
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