Gigs in 2008

JIM LAWLESS QUARTET - 8pm Monday May 12th 2008 Tickets: £10 - £8 (con)

We welcome vibraphonist Jim Lawless and his quartet to the Inn Lodge tonight. Jim has been an integral part of the UK jazz scene for many years. More recently, you might have heard Jim performing with the BBC Big Band. Now resident on the south coast, Jim has played at many of the top venues in our area with both small and big bands. In Jim’s quartet tonight we have a rising star on guitar, Andy Williams (son of evergreen trombonist Roy Williams), a fine soloist and bandleader in his own right. On bass, we welcome back Paul Whitten for a second visit. On drums we welcome back Malcolm Mortimer. Those of you who were lucky enough to see Malcolm with the PJS All Stars in August, will know what a fine player he is.

PETE LONG QUARTET - 8pm Monday June 16th 2008 -Tickets: £11 - £9 (con)

To conclude this season’s programme, we welcome back the sensational Pete Long Quartet. An accomplished musician, Pete has achieved much in a relatively short space of time. A graduate of the Royal College of Music, he toured with NYJO and because of his passion for the jazz clarinet, had works commissioned for the instrument during his time with them. Pete has gone on to become creator and leader of the “Echoes of Ellington” and “Gillespiana” big bands, paying homage to two of the giants of jazz. Pete returns with the same line - up from his first visit. On keyboard, the brilliant and always busy John Pearce. John has, almost exclusively, become the pianist most visiting Americans want to work with. On bass, we welcome back Paul Morgan. Another of the growing band of local musicians making a big impact on the club and recording scene. Lastly, we welcome back that most subtle and tasteful of drummers, Bobby Worth.

2008 - 2009 season:

2008.

Aug: 25: PJS All-Stars - Andy Mackintosh/Derek Watkins Quintet.

Sep: 15 : Danny Moss quartet.

Oct: 13 : Geoff Eales trio .

Nov: 10 : Liz Fletcher/Andy Panayi quintet.

Dec: 1: PJS All Stars - David Browne quartet.

Dec: 15 : Matt Wates sextet.

2009.

Jan: 12: Jim Mullen's organ trio.

Feb: 9 : Bob Martin and the Terry Seabrooke trio.

Mar: 9 : Roger Beaujolais quartet .

Apr: 13 : Quinto Latino.

May 11: Anton Browne/Sarah Pritchard quintet.

Jun: 15: Steve Waterman quartet.

Prices to be confirmed and there will be an early bird offer again.

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