Jack Mac Quintet

Sunday 27th January

HEULWEN’S HOT CLUB THREE

Sunday 10th Fenruary

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

Easy Street

Mondays 18th February

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

JOHN SCANTLEBURY’S N.O. HOT POTATOES

Tuesday 29th January

John Scantlebury, Steve Graham, Sarah Thatcher and Mike Kennedy

8.30pm start

Phil Wall's Jazz Band

Tuesday 5th February

Phil Wall, Pete Locke, Vic Partridge and Steve Davis

8.30pm start

From Bristol – THE OLD MALTHOUSE JAZZ BAND

Tuesday 12th February

Joe Trudgeon - guitar/vocals, Ben Abbots-piano, Greg Sterland-Reeds, Mike Kennedy- string bass, Steve Fry - drums

8.30pm start

JOHN DAVIES QUARTET

Tuesday 19th February

John Davies, Paul Munnery, Richard West, Vic Partridge and Roy Cansdale

8.30pm start

THE PRESERVATION RHYTHM KINGS

Tuesday 26th February

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

8.30pm start

Hackensack

Thursday 7th February

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: Josh Heaton's Mouth of Words
Josh Heaton (Tenor sax) - Rachel Head (Alto sax) - Zach Breskal (Drums) - Kumar Chopra (Guitar) - Matheus Prado (Double Bass)
https://www.facebook.com/mouthofwords/?ref=br_tf&epa=SEARCH_BOX

2nd set: Wandering Monster
Sam Quintana (Double Bass/Compositions) - Ben Powling (Tenor Saxophone) - Calvin Travers (Guitar) Aleks Podraza (Piano/keys) - Tom Higham (Drums)
https://www.samquintana.co.uk/wandering-monster

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"

Coltrane Dedication

Thursday 21st February 2019

The Coltrane Dedication Quintet is a collective of musicians who recognise the emotional power of the later music of John Coltrane and use those compositions as their own springboard for creating a powerful, engaging, passioned communication through improvised music.

Coltrane Dedication was borne out of coincidence and recognition; coincidence that the five original band members 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 presently consists of Lyndon Owen and Caratacus Downes saxophones, Dave Jones on piano, Ashley John Long on bass and myself on drums

Dave Jones Quartet

Thursday 28th February 2019

Pianist/Composer Dave Jones returns to Café Jazz with his Quartet, this time to perform newly-composed material, together with a selection of tracks from the critically acclaimed album ‘KeyNotes’. The ‘KeyNotes’ album has attracted excellent reviews from London Jazz News, Jazz Journal, and Jazzwise, and was also featured on BBC Radio 3’s ‘Jazz Now’, Jazz FM, BBC Radio Ulster’s ‘Jazz Club’, and BBC Radio Wales. Jones also composes music for TV and Film, which has been placed in USA and UK programmes, and is a writer for both Jazz Journal and Pianist magazine.
The line-up tonight features Ben Waghorn (saxes and flute), Ashley John Long (bass), and Andy Hague (drums).
“Jones has assembled a formidable quartet” (London Jazz News)
“The theme writing is, as you might expect from a successful film and TV composer, memorable…" (Jazzwise)
“…one of our most able and listenable pianist/composers…” (Jazz Journal)
“…a showcase of the very best in British jazz today” (Isle of Wight County Press)

http://www.davejonesjazz.com/videos.asp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lILMCUozgEw
http://www.davejonesjazz.com/cds.asp
https://www.facebook.com/davejonesquartet

ADM £6 / £5 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.

https://twitter.com/jackllukeman
https://www.facebook.com/jacklukeman
Instagram - @jackllukeman
http://jacklukeman.com/


Buy tickets online https://www.wegottickets.com/event/452836

Lucas & King

Based in the south of England, Lucas & King are two hugely distinctive musicians who draw on 60's pop, cabaret, blues and country amongst other influences to create an utterly captivating and completely unique sound.
The combination of Bo Lucas’s “country vocals of a sultry lounge kitten” (Music Music) and Hayleigh King’s spare ”distant, reverb-laden twang-some” (Plunger) guitar style and their superb original songs creates powerful, atmospheric music that defies categorisation and sets them apart from their peers.
They were finalists in Glastonbury’s emerging talent competition in 2017 earning slots on 3 separate stages and they went one better in 2018 when they were crowned winners of the prestigious Fender Undiscovered Artist prize. Their self-titled debut album was released in Nov 2018 to universal acclaim:

“Staggeringly good debut album…it’s clear that Lucas & King have vast amounts of talent” ***** Maverick

“Sounds like the work of a much more mature act, loaded with vintage-sounding reverb guitar and emotive vocals. The songwriting runs the gamut from heartfelt balladry to uptempo hoedown fare in a wholly authentic way.” Country Music

“Lucas & King are as new as yesterday, with a promise for tomorrow so bright you gotta wear shades.” ***** R2

“Lucas & King create post-modern noir classic…Bo Lucas and Hayleigh King’s eponymous debut album has captured the haunting cinematic atmosphere that Plunger admired at their live shows, creating a soundtrack for a Brighton Blue Velvet or Fargo-on-Sea.” Plunger

“Already winners of the prestigious Fender Undiscovered Act Of The Year, it’s hardly going to take anything for this remarkable and classy duo of young women becoming megastars around the world!” Rocking Magpie

Nothing On You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40xDU9c6JZ4
The Heart Is A Lonely Wanderer https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=MVlguq9EzgI
Dancing To No Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGNFkzdEEFU
Truly Not Yours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQR-0nB5of8
Last Night (Strokes cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNY2BRIHIjU
Brunswick Place https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E51uz_3b81k
Black And White Cat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeCkFcB7f1o

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 15th February

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 6th & 20th February 2019

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 13th & 27th February 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

Friday 25th January & 22nd February 2019

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)

The Marc Davies Band

Friday 1st February 2019

The Marc Davies Band are currently electrifying audiences, playing their own songs and a wide selection of blues rock including music by Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, The Doors, Cream, John Lee Hooker, Rory Gallagher and more. Numerous gigs throughout the UK including a recent spot supporting Eric Bell of Thin Lizzy have seen the band steadily building a reputation due to some fiery guitar playing, soulful vocals and an incredibly tight rhythm section comprised of Huw Owen on bass (Wenfflam) and John Munro on drums (Pino Palladino, John Sloman, Gary Moore, David Kopfler).

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

Fortunate Sons

Friday 8th February 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)

The Bella Collins Band

Friday 22nd February 2019

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)