6th – Jazz Café. See JazzCafe on the Band Blurbs page
Reviews:
Andrew & Tim: “Great gypsy Jazz. Well played easy listening! We thoroughly enjoyed it.”
Paul, Bob, Veronica & Jan: “WOW!! One of the best bands with excellent all round musicians and a fabulous choice of music. Please book them again.”
Anon: “Good to see them again – we love the sound. Good choice of music.”
Barry & Trish: “Another enjoyable evening listening to some good musicians with a different sound.”
Nick & Heather and Carole: “A great variety of numbers played with great expertise fronted by Mike Piggott. Fabulous music and good humour.”
Phil, Linda, Joan & Chrystal: “Outstanding musicianship. A a very enjoyable listen with a relaxed feel.”
Robert & Brenda: “Five brilliant musicians playing swinging Jazz in the Django style. Let’s have them back again.”
Malcolm: “Great return of this band with the lovely style of Hot Club de France. Great blend of violin (Grappelli-like) by Mike Piggott & guitar (Reinhardt-like) by Nils Solberg, plus the saxophones and jokes of Al Stewart, with the rhythm guitar of Doug Pruden, not forgetting Trevor Britton on double bass. Book them again please.”
Lesley: “My kind of music superb evening enjoyed every minute and the jokes. Loved Mike’s violin playing, hope to see them again soon.”
Roger: “Great evening’s entertainment with five very talented musicians playing Le Jazz Hot. Very enjoyable with great audience rapport.”
20th – The Jake Leg Jug Band. See Jake on the Band Blurbs page.
Reviews:
Gary, Veronica, Bob and Paul: “A brilliant evening’s entertainment by a group of excellent musicians playing a wide range of instruments, some of them very original. Thee band members had good humorous inter-actions, which was transmitted to the audience.”
Julia & Mark: “A superb evening. We were smiling non-stop at the quality, energy and fantastic togetherness of this band, both instrumentally and in vocal harmony. Love how they sing everything with total conviction. Highlights were, harmonies on I’ll Fly away, the intensity of Lighthouse and the gorgeously eerie St. James Infirmary. Just fantastic. Can’t wait for them to come back.”
Lesley & Roger: “A Wonderful evening’s entertainment from just five very talented musicians, playing so many different instruments. Let’s hope they can come back soon.”
Rick P and Colin T: ”Probably the best band we’ve seen at Gosport Jazz Club. Excellent.“
John & Gill: “Fantastic talent, fantastic evening. They are never disappointing. What an amazing selection of instruments, very impressed by the musical saw playing.”
Dean & Mary: “Very enjoyable night. Fantastic harmony and singing. When can we have them back!!! Amazing selection of instruments!!!”
Tony & Jenny: ”Brilliant, interesting band. Great to hear blues & gospel – different to the normal bands at Gosport. Never seen such an array of percussion or the jug and saw being played! Great harmonica playing and harmony singing. Best band we’ve seen here!!“
Rita & John: ”We really enjoyed tonight’s gig. Strong vocals and a great selection of music from a very talented band.”
Gabriel Garrick (Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion & Vocal)
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