Last updated on 27 November 2023
The venue for the Club is Gosport & Fareham Rugby Football Club, Dolphin Crescent, Gosport, PO12 2HE. Further details, including links to a map, are given on the Location page. All dates are Wednesdays and gigs will start at 8pm and end at 10:30 unless stated otherwise, usually with two short intervals.
Attendees can now pay their entrance fee and for their raffle tickets by debit/credit card. The Rugby Club does not accept cash, so you can only pay by credit/debit card for items at the bar.
Space is limited and, whilst casual guests are always welcome, booking is advisable – please contact Vicky Newman on 023 9242 9302 (if Vicky is not there please leave a message on the answerphone together with a number to call back or email Vicky Newman at GJCreserve@gmail.com. (Note: the answerphone message is dual purpose & will mention ‘Brunel Carers’ then ‘Gosport Jazz Club’).
It is also requested that Members attending advise Vicky or Roger and Lesley of their intention (and, please, not on the day) so that the table layout and numbers can be adjusted accordingly for each meeting.
The following Gigs are programmed:
November 2023
29th – Lonnie Donegan Story
December 2023
13th – Sarah Spencer’s Transatlantic Jazz Band – Christmas event.
January 2024
17th – Jazz Café – A gypsy style group who are new to Gosport JC.
31st – The Big Easy – Leeds based 7-piece Swing band
February 2024
14th – Chris Walker’s Pedigree Jazz Band
28th – The Jake Leg Jug Band – Third time at Gosport JC. Read their biography HERE.
March 2024
13th – Chris Newman’s Georgia Ramblers – Tribute to Nat Gonella
17th – Bob Dwyer’s Bix ‘n’ Pieces
Previous Gigs:
Below is a list of Gigs already held, from January 2018 to the present. Due to Covid-19 there was a gap, when no gigs were held, between 4 March 2020 and 22 September 2021.
Clicking on the month of a Gig already held will direct you to the Photos and Reviews of the gig held in that month.
A list of Gigs from 2009, until December 2018 is available in Excel, Libre Office and Portable Document (.pdf) formats. The Excel & Libre Office versions also give an alphabetically arranged List of Bands as an extra worksheet with the dates they performed but the PDF version only gives the List of Gigs – see the List of Bands and their dates in PDF format.
November 2023
1st – Paula Jackman’s Jazz Masters
15th – John Maddocks Jazzmen
October 2023
4th – Louisiana Rhythm Kings – new to Gosport JC – led by Simon Wyld, the trombonist who played with Golden Eagle JB here in July 2023.
18th – Gambit Jazzmen
September 2023
6th – No gig this week – it’s holiday time!
20th – Sussex Jazz Kings
27th (an extra event) – Storyville Jass Band from Holland
August 2023th – Graham Collicott’s Hershey and the Hot Shots
23rd – Tad Newton’s Jazz Friends – New to Gosport JC.
16th – The Annual General Meeting – followed by Chris Newman’s talk ‘JAZZ – Capturing the Moment’. For further information see the NEWS page.
July 2023
12th – Chris Newman’s Georgia Ramblers
26th – Golden Eagle Jazz Band (also see their Flyer)
June 2023
14th – The Otis B Driftwood Showband – see their Facebook page
Tim Eyles’ Mardi Gras
May 2023
3rd – Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Band
17th – Acoustic Jass
31st – Sarah Spencer’s Transatlantic Jazz Band featuring guest Jesper Capion Larsen from Denmark on clarinet
April 2023
5th – Harry Strutters Hot Seven featuring vocalist Marlene Hill
19th – Chris Walker’s Pedigree Jazz Band
March 2023
8th – Dave Moorwood‘s (depending on the browser or device you use, this link may not work but the following should) Rascals of Rhythm – Tribute to Nat Gonella
22nd – Excelsior Vintage Jazz with Cuff Billett
February 2023
8th – Bob Dwyer’s Bix ‘n’ Pieces
22nd – Chris Newman’s Georgia Ramblers
January 2023
11th – Acoustic Jass
25th – Andy Woon’s All Stars
December 2022
7th – Graham Collicott’s Hershey and the Hot Shots
21st – Xmas Party Gig – John Maddocks Jazzmen
November 2022
9th – The Jake Leg Jug Band – Second time at Gosport JC. Read their biography HERE.
23rd – Golden Eagle Jazz Band (also see their Flyer)
October 2022
12th – Lonnie Donegan Story – The Story and Songs of Lonnie Donegan’s rise to fame as “The King of Skiffle” – Britain’s most inspirational star before the Beatles. Featuring Warren James on Guitar and Banjo, the Jazz Ace – Jim Swinnerton – on the Bass , the top New Orleans Drumming of Baby Jools, plus special guest, the BBC Young Musician of the Year, award winning Saxophonist and Clarinettist, Alex Clarke.
26th – Tim Eyles’ Mardi Gras
September 2022
14th – Kevin Grenfell‘s Jazz Giants
28th – Storyville Jassband (from Holland)
August 2022
3rd – Harry Strutters Hot Seven (featuring vocalist Marlene Hill)
17th – Chris Walker’s Pedigree Jazz Band
31st – No gig this week – All on holiday!
July 2022
6th – The Jake Leg Jug Band – First time at Gosport JC. Read their biography HERE.
13th – Annual General Meeting – for further information see the NEWS page.
20th – Sarah Spencer’s Transatlantic Band
June 2022
8th – Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Band.
22nd – Excelsior Vintage Jazz led by Cuff Billett
May 2022
25th – Gambit Jazzmen
11th – Andy Woon’s All Stars – a different line-up from his Vintage 5, comprising Andy on cornet, Trevor Whiting (reeds), Pete Godfrey (piano] and, both new to Gosport JC, Jarrod Elks (guitar) & Paul Witten (bass).
April 2022
13th – Dave Moorwood‘s (depending on the browser or device you use, this link may not work but the following should) Rascals of Rhythm
27th – Panama Café Orchestra
March 2022
2nd – Golden Eagle Jazz Band (also see their Flyer)
16th – Chris Newman’s Georgians – a Tribute to Nat Gonella – Line-up of Chris Newman (keyboard), Pete Dorday (trumpet), Derek Little (reeds), Tony Carter – late substitution (baritone saxophone), Trevor Britton [double bass) & Chris Ford (drums)
30th – Acoustic Jass – new to Gosport
February 2022
2nd – Bob Dwyer’s Bix ‘n’ Pieces – a different line-up with Bob Dwyer (trombone) as usual, plus well known (at Gosphttp://www.gosportjazz.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2392-Jan-22a.jpgort) Hugh Crozier (keyboard) and Graham Collicott (drums) but new to Gosport, Mike (Magic) Henry [cornet), Paula Jackman (reeds) and Marc Easener (sousaphone).
16th – Sussex Jazz Kings
January 2022
5th – Tim Eyles’ Mardi Gras – a new band and line-up led by Tim (vocals only), Chris Walker (reeds), John Bell (drums), Paul Francis (piano) and Pete Maxwell {bass)
19th – John Maddocks Jazzmen
December 2021
1st – Chris Walker’s Pedigree Jazz Band.
15th – Christmas Party gig – Harry Strutters Hot 6 with Gloria Miller
November 2021
3rd – Dart Valley Stompers
17th – Tony Waller’s Prohibition Jazz Band.
October 2021
6th – Excelsior Vintage Jazz – Personnel includes Cuff Billet (trumpet) Ron Rumbole (reeds) John Wiseman (trombone) John Hall (drums), plus banjo & bass, so 6 pieces in all.
20th – Kevin Grenfell’s Giants of Jazz
September 2021
22nd – Our very own Chris Newman’s Georgia Ramblers plus Chris Gower on trombone.
There was a very long gap between March 2020 and September 2021 when there were no gigs due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- 4th – Roger Marks’ Cornish Armada – Nat Gonella commemoration gig
- 5th – FB Pocket Orchestra
- 19th – Chris Pearce & Andy Leggett’s Sopranos
- 8th – Andy Woon‘s Vintage Hot Five
- 22nd – Golden Eagle Jazz Band
- 11th – Sussex Jazz Kings – Christmas Party
- 13th – Panama Café Orchestra
- 27th – Dart Valley Stompers
- 2nd – Slide by Slide – Kevin Grenfell (from the Jazz Giants) & Richard Leach on trombones
- 16th – New Orleans Jazz Bandits
- 30th – Chris Newman’s Georgia Ramblers
- 4th – Bob Dwyer’s Bix and Pieces
- 18th – New Orleans Heat
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- 7th – Frog Island Jazz Band – first visit to Gosport Jazz Club this century!
- 21st – Jeff Barnhart‘s Sweet & Hot Quartet
- 10th – Nick Ward’s Jelly Rollers
- 17th – Annual General Meeting followed by a talk on Jazz history by Chris Newman.
- 24th – Black Cat Jazz Band
- 12th – Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm with Marlene Hill
- 26th – Storyville Jassband from Holland
- 1st – Kevin Grenfell’s Jazz Giants
- 15th – ‘Tiger’ Tim Eyles’ Ragamuffins
- 29th – Sunset Café Stompers
- 6th – Dave Moorwood’s Rascal’s of Rhythm – Nat Gonnella Commemoration Gig
- 20th – Excelsior Vintage Jazz Band
- 6th – Henry & Minnie’s Old-Style (Rubber) Band – Sarah Spencer & Graham Collicott
- 20th – Tony Waller and His Prohibition Jazz Band
- 9th – Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band
- 23rd – The Sopranos (Saxophones) – Chris Pearce & Andy Leggett
- 12th – Golden Eagle Jazz Band – Christmas Party Night
- 14th – Chris Walker’s Pedigree Jazz Band
- 28th – Chris Newman’s Georgia Ramblers with Chris Gower & Julie Horton
- 3rd – Martin Bennett’s Old Green River Band
- 17th – Bob Dwyer’s Bix and Pieces
- 31st – Savannah Jazz Band
- 5th – Jeff Barnhart’s Sweet & Hot Quartet
- 19th – Gwyn Lewis’s Old Boy Stompers – From Sweden – another band new to Gosport Jazz Club
- 8th – John Maddocks Jazzmen
- 22nd – ‘Tiger’ Tim Eyles’ Ragamuffins
- 11th – Sussex Jazz Kings
- 18th – Annual General Meeting (starting at 7pm) plus talk by Chris Walker on Nat King Cole
- 25th – Dart Valley Stompers
- 13th – Panama Café Orchestra
- 27th – Apex Jazz Band
- 2nd – Storyville Jassband from Holland – another first time at Gosport Jazz Club
- 16th – New Orleans Jazz Bandits
- 30th – Matt Palmer’s Eagle Jazzband
- 4th – Roger Marks’ Cornish Armada
- 18th – Slide by Slide – Richard Leach & Kevin Grenfell (from the Jazz Giants) on trombones
- 7th – Graham Smith’s Jazz Allsorts – Nat Gonella’s birthday commemoration gig
- 21st – Mike Denham’s Sunset Café Stompers
- 28th – Doc Houlind’s Revival All Stars from Copenhagen – first time at Gosport Jazz Club
- 7th – Andy Woon’s Vintage Hot Five
- 21st – Harry Strutters Hot Seven plus Marlene Hill
- 10th – Chris Pearce Jazz Band
- 24th – FB Pocket Orchestra
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