| Gig dates at The Royal Clifton Hotel - The Promenade - Southport |
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The Royal Clifton is the home of Southport Melodic Jazz Club. Top class modern/mainstream jazz gigs are presented once a month on Sunday evenings except in JULY. The club also promotes a major weekend festival in early February. The hotel owner has backed the club by purchasing two Steinway - Boston pianos and Steinway & Sons Piano Gallery in Bolton are sponsors of the "Jazz on a Winter's Weekend" event. The Royal Clifton Hotel offers an amazing value accommodation package of
£37.50 p/p Dinner B&B on Sunday jazz nights.
Full details of gigs, dates and information scroll down. For more information and tracks from forthcoming gigs go via our links page to www.myspace.com/jazzinsouthport
'Jazz on a Winter's Weekend 2009' will take place Friday 6th to Sunday 8th February. Details will be added to the website in July 08 and Weekend Tickets will go on sale August 1st.
For more about Southport, location, wining, dining and other events in the town go via our links page to www.visitsouthport.com
Southport is linked by regular direct rail services to Manchester International Airport, Liverpool John Lennon Airport and both Liverpool and Manchester city centres. For more information go via our links page to www.northernrail.org and www.merseyrail.org
GIGS
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Southport Melodic Jazz Club's gigs for this 2008 Southport Jazz Season have a truly international flavour.
Three American and one Italian jazz star make first appearances at the club. Tickets for all four of these superb concerts are £14 each and £12 to SMJC Members. NUS students £8 and under 16's free admission with an adult.
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| Sunday February 24th 2008 at The Royal Clifton Hotel starts 8.00 pm |
Marlene VerPlanck with The Chris Holmes Trio Throughout her career, Marlene VerPlanck has stuck to her guns, paying loving care to the great standards and new songs from our finest composers, while ignoring mediocre pop tunes. Songwriter Hugh Martin ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," etc.) expressed it well: "We know our songs are safe in the hands of Marlene VerPlanck, and she will sing them better than anyone else." For more information visit www.marleneverplanck.com Tickets £14 Members £12 NUS students £8
Accompanied under 16's free admission
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| Sunday March 23rd 2008 at The Royal Clifton Hotel starts 8.00 pm |
Daryl Sherman Quartet
featuring Roy Williams
A sparkling mainstay of Manhattan nightlife, Daryl Sherman continues to sing and play for savvy New Yorkers, international visitors and dignitaries at the Waldorf Astoria’s famed Cole Porter Steinway. From her arrival in the mid-70s, with trio stints at Sinatra hang-outs like Jilly’s, Jimmy Weston’s or Eddie Condon’s, there’s hardly a jazz joint, supper club or hotel Daryl has missed. Featuring Dave Cliff - guitar, Roy Williams - trombone, Andrew Cleyndert - bass. For more information visit www.darylsherman.com. Tickets £14 Members £12 NUS students £8
Accompanied under 16's free admission
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| Sunday April 20th 2008 at The Royal Clifton Hotel starts 8.00 pm |
Renato D'Aiello Quintet
Exciting young band behind one of Europe's leading jazz musicians. Featuring Massimo Russino - drums, Nicola Muresu - bass, Ross Stanley - piano and Quentin Collins - trumpet. For more information visit www.renatodaiello.com Tickets £14 Members £12 NUS students £8
Accompanied under 16's free admission
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| Sunday May 18th 2008 at The Royal Clifton Hotel starts 8.00 pm |
Hod O'Brien
with The Stephen Fishwick Quartet American jazz piano giant with the leading British trumpeter. For more information visit www.hodobrien.com Tickets £14 Members £12 NUS students £8
Accompanied under 16's free admission
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| Saturday May 31 at The Royal Clifton Hotel Starts 8.00 pm |
A Southport International Jazz Festival gig
THE GEOFF EALES TRIO featuring Roy Babbington (bass) and Mark Fletcher (drums)
The 'Welsh Piano Wizard' is back in Southport with a new programme based on the theme of 'jazz from the movies' Geoff has arranged well known film theme tunes for his outstanding trio. For more go to www.geoffeales.com
Tickets £12 each. from SMJC tickets 01704 541790 or
The Royal Clifton Hotel 01604 533771 or
Southport Arts Centre box office 01704 540011
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| Sunday 1 June at The Royal Clifton Hotel starts 8.00 pm |
A Southport International Jazz Festival gig
Georgina Bromilow guests with The SMJ-Swingshift Big Band
With arrangements penned for her own big band, this outstanding trumpet virtuoso and vocalist makes a welcome return to the club with our resident big band lead by Musical Director Phil Shotton. [For more information about the big band click on 'big band gigs' or go to the Swingshift website via our links page.]
Tickets £10 each from
SMJC tickets 01704 541790 or
The Royal Clifton Hotel 01704 533771 or
Southport Arts Centre box office 01704 540011
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