Jack Mac Quintet

Sunday 18th September

From 8.00pm
Jack Mac - Saxes
Daniel Newberry - Saxes
Guy Shotton - Piano
Ashley John Long - Bass
Alex Goodyear - Drums

ADM: £5.00

Marky Dawson

Wednesday 3 July

From 8.00pm
Marky started teaching himself piano at 14. At 18, whilst studying at The London College of Music, he started working as a resident musician in bars and clubs
It’s here he developed his fast and wild Rock n Roll style piano playing skills along with his ability to interact with an audience. Taking requests and heckles, becoming an experienced showman. He mixes his versions of classics with his own catchy songs and some jokes. He’ll make sure you’ll sing along! He hates to sit still and has often been described as a Piano test Pilot.
Marky is a charismatic entertainer with a voice most often compared to Freddie Mercury (His EP “First Takes” and included a seminal version of “Radio Gaga”) and Piano chops to make Jerry Lee Lewis blush. You will be entertained with the intimacy of a blues club, the performance of stadium act quality, and the fun of the pub. Remarkyble.

ADM: £6.00 / £5.00 cocnessions

Hot Club Swing

Sunday 1st September

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.
Tickets £5 on the door / Students £3

Lollipop Promo Cardiff Pride After Party 2019

Saturday 24th August

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

Easy Street

Wednesday 18th September

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

Hackensack

Thursday 6th June

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.

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"

Kathy Davies Quintet

Thursday 5 September

This quintet provides a great rich atmosphere. They are a classy line up of experienced and talented musicians in their own right – The two sets are an inspired mix of Cole Porter, Michel Legrand, Donny Fagen, Jobim, Gershwin, Johnny Mercer etc.

Top line rhythm section of
Nigel Hart (keyboards)
Julian Tucker (Saxophone, flute)
Paul Hillman (double bass)
Mark Thomas (drums)
Kathy Davies (vocals)
8pm start.

Special Jazz Menu on offer! £10 for the gig plus either vegetarian curry or chicken curry. £6 for gig only. Book for meals - 02920 387026.

THE BLUE TOUCHPAPER TAPE SESSION IGNITED BY THE COLTRANE DEDICATION

Thursday 12th September

Coltrane Dedication was borne out of coincidence and recognition; coincidence that the five original bandmembers were due to jam together and realised the gig was on the 40th anniversary of John Coltrane's death so decided to dedicate that night's repertoire completely to his catalogue, and recognition that the emotional platform that this exceptional music provides seemed somewhat buried. Why? Well, there is absolutely no doubting the integrity and execution of Coltrane's work, and his influence on musicians ever since, and well beyond the confines of 'jazz' music. We suspect it's about the fact that it is so emotionally charged that it demands much from both players and audience. Coltrane Dedication is about taking the spirit of that great movement in music between 1960 and 1967 and laying it out in a 21st century context. The band consists of Lyndon Owen and Caratacus Downes saxophones, Dave Jones on piano, Ashley John Long on bass and Ian Poole on drums

ADM £6 / £5 concessions

AVAILABLE FOR HIRE

Café JAZZ is available for hire Sunday and 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

Every Saturday at Café Jazz

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

Free admission

7-10pm

Dansette

Café Jazz Friday 20th September

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

Admission £4/£3 concessions

Bella Collins and special guests

Wednesday 4th September

From 8pm onwards
Free Admission

The Bay Rum Hounds

Wednesdays 28th August, 11th & 25th September 2019

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

Fridays 23rd August & 27th September 2019

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

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

Traditional Jazz

Tuesday 30th July 2019

John Foley, John Legg and co

Admission £4.50 (£4.00 members, £2.00 students)

Ron King's Rhythm Aces

Tuesday 3rd September 2019

Ron, Pete, Andy, Jane and Mike

Admission £4.50 (£4.00 members, £2.00 students)

The Keith Little Quartet

Tuesday 10th September 2019

Keith, Ceri Williams, Bass and Jane Williams

Admission £4.50 (£4.00 members, £2.00 students)

The Preservation Rhythm Kings

Tuesday 17th September 2019

John Minnion, Phil Wall, John Scantlebury, Roy Davies, Mike Gale and Mike Pearce

Admission £4.50 (£4.00 members, £2.00 students)

Hot Club Cafe

Tuesday 24th September 2019

Heulwen Thomas and Co.

Admission £4.50 (£4.00 members, £2.00 students)

Dennis Duffin - Flamenco Guitarist

Thursday 5th & Friday 6th September 2019

Dennis Duffin grew up in a musical family playing guitar from a very early age, and was taught flamenco by his father with whom he performed as a teenager. Today, he is a regular in the Canadian Flamenco scene, performing as a soloist or for renowned artists in Spain and in Canada including Flamenco ensembles Fin de Fiesta Flamenco, Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company, Ilse Gudiño's Amigos de Pilar, Flamenco Nomadico, and Flamenguitos del Norte. Dennis has also performed in a wide variety of World Music fusion groups such as Ventanas, the Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Mashregh, Joanna Moon, and even a stint with Jesse Cook. Dennis attended the final year of the Fundacion Cristina Heeren in Sevilla in 2012-2013, with teachers such as Pedro Sierra, Niño de Pura, Paco Cortes, Eduardo Rebollar. In Canada, Dennis studied with Nicolás Hernández, Jose Vega, Rubén Díaz, Oscar Lago, Tino van der Sman and José Valle “Chuscales”. Living in Seville, he has had the chance to study with maestros such as Tomatito, Manuel Parilla, Jesus Guerrero and Alfredo Lagos to name a few. Apart from music, Dennis also holds a Ph.D. in astrophysics from McMaster University.

(1.00pm until 2.30pm)

The Fugitives

Friday 6th September 2019

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)

Fortunate Sons

Friday 13th September 2019

Fortunate Sons are a band of musicians who have come together out of a passion for music that is honest, driving and emotive. They play with purpose.

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

Junior Hacksaw

Friday 23rd August 2019

Three-piece Blues Rock’n’Roll Band

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

Jimmy Mac's Blues Band

Friday 9th August 2019

High energy Funky Blues/Rock & Classic Soul

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

Dansette

Friday 20th September 2019

High energy Funky Blues/Rock & Classic Soul

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)