Christmas Special
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Sunday 11th December 2011
Christmas Special
Day tickets to all four events: £41
Members: £40
This is a good day to take advantage of the Royal Clifton's super value jazz night accommodation B&B terms of £32.50 p/p for those coming to the club Christmas carvery dinner. Best to book early if you intend to stay over.
1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Mike Smith's "Ginger Tunes" Quartet
Excellent, lively and creative writing, arranging and performance of jazz standards and original material from their debut album from this now well established local quartet led by Southport born Mike, a pro sax and keyboard player with a growing national reputation making their debut at the club.
- Alto and Keys:
- Mike Smith
- Guitar:
- Tom Stichbury
- Bass:
- JJ Rio
- Drums:
- Jake Woodward
- Tickets:
- £10
- NUS members:
- £8
- Accompanied under 16s:
- Free
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Alexander Stewart Sings
With his first rather splendid CD in the pipeline (produced by Andrew Cleyndert with arrangements by Frank Griffith), Alexander’s fine voice and presentation has already secured him gigs in The Bull’s Head, The Cinnamon Club --- and Ronnie Scott’s. Another first for SMJC on this rather special day with
- Vocals:
- Alexander Stewart
- Piano:
- Les Chisnall
- Bass:
- Steve Berry
- Drums:
- Dave Walsh
- Tickets:
- £15 (includes 3 course Christmas Carvery 5-7pm)
8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Alan Barnes Yuletide Jam
Alan and Bruce have had this gig ‘in the book’ for months but the band as now listed came about after a brilliant set at this year’s Ribble Valley Jazz Festival, deemed too good not to repeat; Including the rhythm section of Les Chisnall, Steve Berry and the fantastically swingin’ Dave Walsh. It’s a while since we featured a jam session at a club gig but it doesn’t get better than this. A special welcome return to Roy Williams who was at SMJ’s first gig in 1991 and Art's another club favourite to complete a great line-up.
- Saxes and Clarinet:
- Alan Barnes
- Trumpet and Flugelhorn:
- Bruce Adams
- Tenor Sax:
- Art Themen
- Trombone:
- Roy Williams
- Piano:
- Les Chisnall
- Double bass:
- Steve Berry
- Drums:
- Dave Walsh
- Tickets:
- £16
- SMJC members:
- £15
10:30 p.m.
Frank Garner and Friends
To wind up our Christmas Special (and our club's 20th birthday year) our jazz club director and pianist Frank Garner will lead the party time finale. This is the really unpredictable and, from recent past experience, highly entertaining time to relax with a Christmas drink or three and see what develops.
- Tickets:
- £4