14th – Excelsior Vintage Jazz plus Cuff Billett on trumpet. See Band Blurb page.
Reviews
Yvonne, Juliette & Rosemary: “A group of excellent musicians, we particularly enjoyed the keyboard player, who added depth to the music and contrasted well with the other players.”
Bob & Veronica: “Very entertaining. The piano player was very good and added a new dynamic to the band. It was nice that they played some different tunes to the other bands, some of which were new to the audience.”
Malcolm: “A very welcome return, albeit with a slightly different line up; Pete Clancy on electric bass and his son Andrew on keyboard. A great evening’s entertainment playing lots of Kid Ory numbers. I especially liked Tuxedo Junction.“
Andrea & Doug: “How could I not say Cuff is our favourite of all time with the Excelsior Jazz band.”
Trish, Barry and John: “Enjoyed the music, good musicians and great tunes.”
Nick ,Heather and Carole: “A great trad performance with Cuff Billett playing and singing at his best.”
Maureen & John C: “Probably the longest serving and one of the most popular bands still playing at Gosport. Just as good as ever.”
Gill, John and Gwyn: “Good to see this band back, with new members, maintaining the quality of the music. We particularly liked the new pianist.”
Peter B: ” Great band. Good to see Pete and Andrew Clancy together again. Lots of unusual numbers, which is always good.”
28th – Tim Eyles Jazz
REVIEWS:
Maureen & John: “Our old friend Tiger Tim back this time with a new band playing a wide variety of jazz numbers, predominately at an upbeat tempo, led by an excellent piano player.”
Malcolm, Veronica & Gary: “Great evening’s entertainment. Lots of energy from a band who looked as if they were enjoying it at least as much as the audience. A very talented set of musicians including a drummer, new to Gosport, Ben Kill.”
Lesley & Roger: “The irrepressible Tim Eyles was in sparkling form, with some new jokes and the fantastic new line up gave us a superbly entertaining evening, which the band appeared to enjoy as much as the audience. Hope they come back soon.”
Nick, Heather and Carole: “A great session with Tim and the band playing at their best. Tim and his band are always exceptional.”
Juliette, Yvonne & Rosemary: “An evening of great entertainment with especial enjoyment of the pianist, double bass and Tim’s singing.”
Dean & Mary: ”Great to see Tim back at the Jazz Club. A phenomenal night with great music and a lots of laughs.”
Peter: “Good band, charismatic leadership.”
John, Gill, Gwyn & Jeanette: ”A great team of musicians lead by Tim. A great variety of music.”
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