Club Night: Me & 3 Others
Friday 14th September 7.45pm at The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter 7.45pm
Entrance: £3 members free
An ‘Itchy Fingers’ style saxophone quartet led by Conservatoire graduate Joey Walter-Lane, with Ben Markland, Anna Brooks and Tom Martin .
The Power Cats featuring Gilad Atzmon
Sunday 23rd September at: The Bartons Arms, Aston 7.30pm
Entrance £10 members £3
Combines the sound of that great original Gilad Atzmon on saxophone with the unmistakable tones of the Hammond organ played by the keyboard master Ross Stanley. With long-time collaborator Asif Sirkis on drums. Featuring an all-new repertoire of high-intensity funky soul orientated jazz
Christine Tobin: A Thousand Kisses Deep
Sunday 7th October at: The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter 7.45pm
Entrance: £10 Members: £8
One of UK’s most distinctive voices, with Phil Robson on guitar and Dave Whitford on double bass. The evening will feature music from ‘A Thousand Kisses Deep’ – Christine’s re-interpretation of songs by Leonard Cohen.
Club Night: From Scratch
Friday 12th October at The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter 7.45pm
Entrance: £3 Members free
Carrying on the Andy Hamilton inheritance, a bluesy jazz ensemble led by Ralph DeCabrie late of The Blue Notes.
John Law Trio
Sunday 28th October at: The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter 7.45pm
Entrance: £10 Members: £8
For the first time in Birmingham, one of the UK’s foremost and innovative keyboard players, with a great rhythm section of Jon Scott on drums and Yuri Goloubev on bass. Playing original material as well as some more familiar tunes from jazz and pop – in unfamiliar treatments.
(presented with support from Jazz Services)
Great Wee Band
Sunday 11th November at: The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter 7.45pm
Entrance: £10 Members free
Four legends of British jazz: Jim Mullen on guitar, Henry Lowther on trumpet, Dave Green, bass and Stu Butterfield, drums. With a set from their new album ‘Light Blue’.
Club Night: The Chris Corcoran Quintet
Friday 16th November at: The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter at 7.30pm
Entrance: £3 Members free
A return to Birmingham Jazz from Chris, leader of the legendary Svengali big band, with a small group of his regular associates
Chamber
Friday 30th November at: The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter 7.45pm
Entrance: 310 Members: £8
An exciting new foray in acoustic jazz with a line-up of violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar and percussion led by the award winning Nick Tyson. Drawing on a wide range of influences, from jazz, classical, folk and middle-east tradition.
Club Night: Christmas Party artist to be confirmed
Friday 14th December at The Red Lion, Jewellery Quarter 7.30pm
Entrance £3 Members free
Details from the Birmingham Jazz website; click here