What's On

Our next presentation: Sunday February 26th 2012, 12.30pm - A J BROWN & SWINGSHIFT BIG BAND SALUTE THE GREAT JAZZ VOCALISTS

Location: WHELLEY EX-SERVICEMEN'S CLUB, VAUXHALL RD, WIGAN, WN1 3LU

What's On

WJC concerts are normally held on the last Sunday of each month (Sept-June) from 12.30pm to 3.30pm, doors open 12 noon, but watch for details of special events. For further information, telephone 01925 727408 or 01942 243974, or email wigan.jazz@virgin.net

Forthcoming concerts

NB Since March 2010 Wigan Jazz Club has been based at Whelley Ex-Servicemen's Club, Wigan

2012 PROGRAMME

26/02/2012 AJ BROWN & SWINGSHIFT BIG BAND

25/03/2012 WYJO + MAINSTREET & TRIO

29/04/2012 SAM RAPLEY QUARTET/SHADES JAZZ ORCHESTRA

27/05/2012 AL WOOD'S 'BE-BOP SWING & ALL THAT JAZZ'

24/06/2012 LINLEY HAMILTON QUARTET + WYJO

Directions/map for Whelley Ex-Servicemen's Club

from M6 Junction 25 (northbound) from M6 Junction 26 From M6 Junction 27

from M61 Junction 6 from M61 Junction 5 from Wigan North-Western Rail Station (on foot)

Sunday Feb 26th 2012, 12.30pm

A.J. BROWN & SWINGSHIFT BIG BAND

Salute the Great Jazz Vocalists

Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Michael Bublé, etc.

Fans of Michael Bublé will truly appreciate the superb, well crafted songs by AJ Brown. His smooth and charming voice and his array of songs are richly textured with classic big band sounds. You’re sure to like his stylish renditions of classic songs.

Swing shift - an18 piece jazz Orchestra which plays many varying styles of big band music including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Tom Kubis, Gordon Goodwin. Swingshift pride themselves on being a versatile modern big band bringing big band music into the 21st Century

Admission £10.00 (£9.50 concessions, £9.00 WJC members)

Sunday March 25th 2012, 12.30pm

MAINSTREET with Trio

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WIGAN YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

MAINSTREET A superb four piece vocal group, recreating the sounds of the great vocal groups of yesteryear for the modern day audience. Repertoire includes tunes by The Hi-Los, The Pied Pipers, The Polka Dots, The Meltones, The King Sisters, New York Voices and The Manhattan Transfer. Accompanied by a superb trio comprising Martyn Longhawn (Piano) Dave Lynane (bass) & Dave Hassell (drums)

WIGAN YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA The award-winning WYJO return.

Admission £9.00 (£8.50 concessions, £8.00 WJC members)

Sunday April 29th 2012, 12.30pm

GREAT DOUBLE-BILL
THE SAM RAPLEY QUARTET Outstanding group led by former WYJO tenor saxophone player Sam Rapley. Currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music, Sam is one of the UK’s leading young jazz musicians.	One of the North-West's favourite bands, making a welcome return to Wigan Jazz Club. THE SHADES JAZZ ORCHESTRA directed by IVOR DEACH The Shades of Kenton was formed by Ernie Eyes in 1981 . They rehearsed for 18 months before their first public engagement and built-up a following by playing at venues all over the North West of England. The nineties saw them under the new musical direction of Ivor Deach. Now going out as the Shades Jazz Orchestra, TDK signed them up and paid for two albums which allowed them to be heard by audiences all over Europe, memorably in Ireland where they performed with Shorty Rogers at the Cork Jazz Festival. The Shades have since backed several alumni of the original Stan Kenton band including Lee Konitz, Charlie Mariano, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Bob Burgess, Richard Torres, Jay Cummings, and many others. The Shades have also accompanied some of the great British-based jazz musicians like Don Rendell, Kathy Stobart, Don Lusher, Eric Delaney, Tommy Whittle, Barbara Jay, Jiggs Whigham and Pete King. Thirty years down the road and the beat goes on!
Admission £10.00 (£9.50 concessions, £9.00 WJC members)

Sunday May 27th 2012, 12.30pm

AL WOOD's

'BE-BOP SWING & ALL THAT JAZZ'

A newly- formed nine piece group led by the ever popular AL WOOD on saxophone and trumpet. Music in the style of Art Pepper, Benny Carter and classics from the jazz era.

Al is joined by:

	BOB HOWARD (drums)
	STUART McDONALD (tenor)
	JIM CORY (alto)
	GARY JACKSON (bass)
	PHIL STEEL (piano)
	JAMES RUSSELL (alto)
	SAM KAYLOR (tenor)
	SAM THORNTON (baritone)

Admission £9.00 (£8.50 concessions, £8.00 WJC members)

Sunday June 24th 2012, 12.30pm

The LINLEY HAMILTON QUARTET

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WIGAN YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Solidly swinging mainstream/bop trumpeter and flugelhorn player Linley Hamilton brings his quartet for their first visit to Wigan Jazz Club. The recently formed Linley Hamilton Quartet was officially launched on Sunday 21 August 2011. The band consists of drummer Dominic Mullen, bassist Dan Bodwell and pianist Johnny Taylor and Linley leads from the front on trumpet.

Our own Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra will complete this great double bill.

Admission £9.00 (£8.50 concessions, £8.00 WJC members)

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