Jack Mac Quintet

Sunday 19th May

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

ADM: £5.00

Hot Club Swing - In Time for Swing

Sunday 12th April

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

Monday 20th May

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

Hot Strings Café

Tuesday 26th March

Heulwen Thomas, Gareth Hall, Hwyel, Maggs and Donnie Joe TBC

8.30pm start

The John Davies Quintet

Tuesday 7th May

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

8.30pm start

Alun's Birthday Bash

Tuesday 14th May

8.30pm start

The Sopranos

Tuesday 21st May

Chris Pearce, Andy Leggett at al

8.30pm start

Moonshine Boulevard

Tuesday 28th

Tudor Thomas, Ron King, Jeff Matthews, Keith Hall and Pete Berry

8.30pm start

From Bristol - The Panama Jazz Band

Tuesday 30th April

Keith Little, Ceri Williams, Donnie Joe Sweeny and Jane Williams (Vocals

8.30pm start

Hackensack

Thursday 2nd May

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"

FRACCALVIERI / LONG QUINTET

Thursday 21st March 2019

Carlo Fraccalvieri (alto sax) - Ashley John Long (vibraphone) - Dave Jones (piano) - Donnie Joe Sweeney (double bass) - Ian Poole (drums) Drawing heavily on the cool West Coast sound of the 50's and 60's, this new co-led quintet, featuring a front line of Alto Saxophone and the rarely heard Vibraphone, takes it inspiration from the great figures of that era to bring you a clean, straight ahead mainstream sound. From tender ballads to blistering bop, the group covers a wide range of repertoire ranging from the 20's right up to the present day taking in a variety of styles and moods along the way. The quintet is made up of some of South Wales most in demand players who between them, have performed and recording with many of the leading figures in British Jazz.

ADM £6 / £5 concessions

Kathy Davies QUINTET

Thursday 11th April 2019

Kathy Davies and a top line rhythm section of Nigel Hart (keyboards), Paul Hillman (double bass), Julian Tucker (saxophone), Mark Thomas (drums) perform a varied programme of jazz classics opening with great up beat swinging standards; followed by single stand out renditions peppered throughout an evening set marked by originality. (Arrangements by Nigel Hart) . Expect Johnny Mercer, Neil Hefti, Michel Legrand, Fats Waller , Ellington et al.

8pm Start ADM £5 (gig only) or £10 with Vegetarian or Chicken Curry

Ghost Igloo Quintet

Thursday 9th May 2019

Ghost Igloo are a quintet that draws influences from a wide range if genres. Expect the unexpected...

ADM £6 / £5 concesssions

Chris Hodgkins International Quartet

Thursday 23rd May 2019

An outstanding Anglo/American quartet led by award winning trumpet player Chris Hodgkins with 29 year old South Korean pianist from New York, Jinjoo Yoo, “one of the most exciting pianists on the scene in New York”, Wayne Wilkinson a headline guitarist, “One of the best, most underrated jazz guitarists in the USA”, and Alison Rayner on bass, winner of the Parliamentary Jazz Award 2018 for Best Ensemble.

The concert takes a fresh look at music ranging from lesser known standards to band originals plus 4 original pieces and aims to attract a wide audience including young people.

“This live chamber jazz album exhibits a wonderful chemistry between the trio of trumpeter Chris Hodgkins and guitarist Wayne Wilkinson. Captivating.” The Musician

ADM £6 / £5 concessions

ANDY HAGUE QUINTET - Coming Of Age Tour 2019

Thursday 30th May 2019

Bristol based trumpeter Andy Hague is gigging with his quintet throughout 2019 to promote his new CD Coming Of Age, released in December 2018 and his first since 2012’s Cross My Palm.
Andy Hague – trumpet/flugelhorn, Ben Waghorn – tenor sax, Jim Blomfield – piano, Chris Jones – double bass, Toby Perrett – drums
Over the past 25 years Andy Hague has become well known in Bristol both as a performer and as organiser of weekly jazz venue The Be-Bop Club. He played at Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival and Ronnie Scott’s Club as part of a big band backing Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley [2016] and USA trumpet legend Bobby Shew [2017]. Andy is also well known as a jazz educator, tutoring for several jazz summer schools and residential weekends, including CL Jazz, Music For You, Gloucester Academy of Music, Dartington and Falmouth-Yamaha.
Long term associate saxophonist Ben Waghorn is a versatile musician who has worked in London’s West End and on many pop, TV and film recordings. He has been involved in a range of projects with Keith Tippett, Geoff Eales and Dave Stapleton [Slowly Rolling Camera] and has also recently performed with the BBC Big Band. Pianist Jim Blomfield has accompanied many of the UK’s best known players and has released two trio CDs of his own compositions. Bassist Chris Jones also plays with We Are Leif, currently receiving a lot of air-play on Jazz FM. Drummer Toby Perrett is well known for his work with Hammond organist John-Paul Gard.
“it's the variety of the musical structures deployed, as well as the sheer spirit and fire in these performances that makes this a significant milestone for Hague and his chums” – Peter Vacher, four star review in Jazzwise March 2019.
“So impressed with this record, wow, it’s current, it’s hip” – Linley Hamilton, BBC Radio Ulster’s Jazz World.
“On this evidence the long wait for Hague’s new album has been well worth it.” – The Jazz Mann.
“The five players form a cohesive, empathic, ensemble.” – Bruce Lindsay, All About Jazz [four stars]
“performed with great class and style, excellently recorded and showing him and his band to be masters of their craft.” – Mark McKergow, London Jazz News.
Coming Of Age is available for streaming and download from Spotify, itunes and Amazon, and physical copies from Bandcamp or direct from Andy’s website.

ADM £6 / £5 concessions

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.

The Come Up

Monday 29th April 2019

The Come Up event is hosting multi-genre Artists/Rappers & Producers from Cardiff & Newport who are featuring on an upcoming collective album "Something Different".
7pm-12am
ADM: Presale £3 OTD £5

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 17th May

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 Collins and special guests

Wednesdays 1st & 15th May 2019

From 8pm onwards
Free Admission

The Bay Rum Hounds

Wednesdays 22nd & 29th May 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 24th May 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 3rd May 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 10th May 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 22nd March 2019

Three-piece Blues Rock’n’Roll Band

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

The Blues Sisters Band

Friday 31st May

Unique 3 part girl harmony and accomplished band performing swing, R&R, R&B with a mix of original material.

Admission £4.00 (£3.00 concessions)

The Bella Collins Band

Fridays 26th April & 24th May

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)

Lollipop Promo UK Presents the Sarah Meek Quartet

Thursday 25th April

For the first time by Lollipop Promo UK the amazing vocal talents of Sarah Meek will be brought to the Café Jazz Cardiff stage with the Sarah Meek Quartet for a night of top quality Jazz!

Dinner and show £21.99

Buy tickets online:
https://billetto.co.uk/e/lollipop-presents-the-sarah-meek-quartet-tickets-350542?utm_campaign=eventpage-email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=billetto-b2c-eventpage