Hot Club Swing

Sunday 11th November

Local musicians are invited to join in for an acoustic ‘gypsy jazz’ jam in the first set (6.30-7.30). Just £4 to participate and for the evening.

HOUSE BAND
FOLLOWED BY DISCO

Saturday Nights at Café Jazz

Resident House Band from 7.00pm until 10pm followed by our Resident DJ until 2.00am. Every Saturday!

Admission: £2.00

Saturday Nights at Café Jazz

HOT CLUB SWING

Café Jazz Sunday 9th December 2018

Easy Street

Mondays 17th December & 21st January

Easy Street are: Alexa Dene (vocals and flute) Eurig Morgan (trumpet) Steve Van Koningsveld and John Clayton (guitars) Derek Howells (bass) Keith Niblett (drums).
With their unique line up and sound Easy Street present cool jazz, and laid back bossa-nova with the emphasis on the ‘great American songbook’. They have played with stars such as Claude Deppa, Tina May and Eddie ‘Guitar’ Burns and at venues from the Queen Elizabeth Hall to Brecon Jazz Festival. Chill out guaranteed.

8.30pm start

The Keith Little Quartet

Tuesday 8th January

Keith Little, Gethin Liddington, Donnie Joe Sweeney and vocalist Jane Williams

8.30pm start

Ron King

Tuesday 11th December

Ron King, Andy Leggett

8.30pm start

The Wessex New Orleans Band

Tuesday 18th December

John Minnion, John Scantlebury, Pete Locke, Sarah Thatcher, Pete Berry, Mike Pearce.

8.30pm start

Moonshine Boulevard

Tuesday 15th January

Ron King, Jeff Matthews, Pete Locke. Tudor Thomas and Peter Berry

8.30pm start

Gwyn lewis Jazziatric Jazz Band

Tuesday 22nd January

Gwyn Lewis, Phil Wall, Pete Locke, Roy Davies, Mike Gale and Mike Pearce

8.30pm start

JOHN SCANTLEBURY’S N.O. HOT POTATOES

Tuesday 29th January

John Scantlebury, Steve Graham, Sarah Thatcher and Mike Kennedy

8.30pm start

Hackensack

Thursday 10th January

Hackensack is a monthly event held on Thursdays at Cafe Jazz. The focus is on the NEW and the FRESH and operates mainly, but not exclusively within the realm of jazz and improvised music. Double bills every month.

1st set: Alice Leggett Quartet

2nd set:

Choose which you pay
Big Price - £10 - for the arts supporter who would like to chip in that bit extra towards Hackensack's longevity and be remembered dearly
Medium Price - £7 - for the awesome audient, supporting the Hackensack without quite the glamour and philanthropy associated with the big price
Little Price - £5 - for the music lover who's thinking "that's all well and good but I’m a student who’s on a budget here and I come to bloody everything anyway so stop pestering me for cash"

Debs Hancock

Thursday 13th December

Debs Hancock (vocals) - Guy Shotton (piano) - Ashley John Long (double bass) - Alex Goodyear (drums)
Welsh Jazz vocalist Debs Hancock discovered her smooth and expressive jazz voice only in recent years, but in that short time has explored her new interest with a keen passion that has been inspired by the great jazz performers of the 20th Century.
Debs Hancock ..."displayed a great feeling for changes of emotional temperature as one song segued into another." Nigel Jarratt The Wales Arts Review September 2018

ADM £6 / £5 concessions

Lollipop Promo presents DAN NEWBERRY

Thursday 20th December

A night of jazz sax in this duo with guest pianist, this is one that will have you dancing at the bar and this close to Christmas...we may even get the odd jazzed up jingle! Student discounts on entry, bar and restaurant all night with valid ID.

ADM £5 / £4 concessions

Lollipop Promo presents BELLA COLLINS AND JANE WILLIAMS

Wednesday 19th December

First ever full duo gig from two of the best female voices in blues, soul, contemporary and jazz in the UK! You may have been lucky enough to have seen them step up for the odd song together, but this night will be all them, all night and we can not wait! 8pm start

ADM £5 / £4 concessions

Jack Lukeman

Thursday 4th April 2019

“The most magnificent and enigmatic of performers.” Edinburgh Spotlight Magazine – Scotland

Jack Lukeman is an Irish singer-songwriter, performer, raconteur and a whole lot more besides. A platinum-selling, critically acclaimed artist in his homeland, in recent years Lukeman has devoted more of his time to winning a growing fanbase in the UK and abroad. In this regard, he has toured the UK as Special Guest on tours by artists as varied as Imelda May, Jools Holland, The Proclaimers and Neil Sedaka, and is currently promoting “Magic Days”, his latest album of idiosyncratic original songs. Lukeman is a compelling, dazzling stage performer. Incorporating the theatrical and romantic sensibilities of the likes of Jacques Brel, but with genuine melodic appeal and a knack for creating his own ‘magic realist’ world that is peopled by all manner of unusual, picaresque characters, Lukeman is a rare, unusual brand of performer. The best music artists know that the world of the recording studio and onstage are two entirely different mediums – Lukeman’s recordings are colourful, absorbing collections, but it’s in the live environment, where his stage craft and desire to inspire really take flight. Despite the many achievements he has notched up in his lengthy career, Lukeman still has the hunger and drive to take his music to new audiences. In March and April 2019, he takes to the road in the UK with his own headlining shows, providing the opportunity to experience first-hand the unique talent of Jack Lukeman. From clubs to concert halls, theatres to festivals, Lukeman has the performing power and compelling presence to win over the most demanding of crowds.

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AVAILABLE FOR HIRE

Café JAZZ is available for hire on Monday evenings FREE of charge for musicians. We will allow you to use our equipment (subject to availability) and we will staff the bar. You can make a cover charge on the door All styles of music considered.

Please ring us on 029 20232161 if you are interested.

Café JAZZ is also available for hire for Birthday, Retirement, Anniversary Parties etc.

Jon Crespo Quartet

Café Jazz Saturdays 8th and 15th December 2018

Jon leads a funky hard-edged quartet playing standards, funk and Latin tunes

Free admission

7-10pm

Dansette

Café Jazz Friday 21st December

Dansette is a 7-piece band that specialises in playing sweet soul music straight out of the 60s. In support of a distinct vocal sound the band features a tight, tight, tight rhythm unit augmented by a killer three-piece horn section to deliver a collection of soul classics from the likes of Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett et al. Come feel the heat, tap your feet and you'll have to dance when you get the chance.

Admission £4/£3 concessions

Bella and Gareth Blues Duo

Wednesdays 5th December 2018

Midweek Blues and Soul with The Bella Blues Duo who will be playing a selection of original and covered material.

From 8pm onwards
Free Admission

The Bay Rum Hounds

Wednesdays 12th December 2018

The Bay Rum Hounds feature harmonica and guitar. Playing country blues, hokum, early Chicago style electric, gospel and swing.

From 8pm onwards
Free Admission

The Bella Collins band

Friday 25th January 2018

The band plays a mix of Blues, jazz & soul, also playing a number of self penned originals.

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

The Fugitives

Friday 7th December 2018

It might get loud, it might get sweaty but it'll definitely be rocking !!!
From Bayonne to Bristol, the Basque country to Barry Island they are still just as lairy, and just as hairy. For the 16th year in succession, they have been voted the 4th best R&B outfit within a radius of 8.7 miles of Whitchurch village. By the most modest of estimations, they have now played almost 1000 gigs. That’s 1000 Princess Margaret jokes and 1000 times Jason has tripped over the microphone stand. Good things never change. The Fugitives. Still the same, still brilliant.

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

Jimmy Mac's Blues Band

Friday 18th January 2018

High energy Funky Blues/Rock & Classic Soul

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

Fortunate Sons

Friday 14th December 2018

Lead Guitar: Luke Doherty
Lead Vocal And Harmonica: Paul Morgan
Drums and Backing Vocals: Simon Parratt
Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals: Ant Biggs

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)