Wed 20 November 2024 8:00pm - 10:30pm

At Last the 1949 SHOW! Celebrating Swansea Jazz CLub 75th Anniversary

at Swansea Jazz Club @ Cu Mumbles

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Pete Long : Saxes & Clarinet

Denny Illett : Guitar

Sarah Meek : Vocals

Dave Cottle : Piano

Alun Vaughan : Bass

Paul Smith : Drums

The show is dedictated to the jazz music and songs that were played in the year the club opened in 1949. "The Swing era meets Bebop!"

Who better to be our Master of Ceremonies for the occassion than Clarinet & Saxophine Maestro Pete Long. With Pete's vast experience in runnign the Echoes of Ellington Orchetra, Benny Goodman Concert Band, plus his Parker esq Be bop sax playing, and dediactions to Artie Shaw, Woody Herman he will guide us through this very special programme. With special Guest Denny Illett adding guitar inout from the likes of Slim Galaird,

All backed by the House rythym section with Dave Cottle stepping off the keyboard to add some Louis Armstrng and Dizzy Gillepsie trumpet to the occassion, & voclist Sarah Meek with some of Ella Fitzgerald and Jo Stafford songs of the time.

A very special Anniversary Concert for the Uk's Lomngest running weekly Jazz Club

Pete Long

A graduate of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Pete Long is a virtuoso clarinettist and saxophonist and probably best known as the leader of the 'Echoes of Ellington' big band.

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Denny Ilett

Denny has been playing guitar professionally for over 25 years and is lucky enough to have worked in a lot of different styles, jazz, blues, rock and funk in fact, anything he can put his hand and head to believing that it is important for any guitar player to not confine themselves to one style of music.

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Dave Cottle Trio

Dave Cottle - Piano : Alun Vaughan - Bass : Paul Smith - Drums. A vastly experienced trio of professional musicians who have a wealth of experience accompanying 100’s of Jazz artists from all over the world and can play many different styles. Renowned as one the best jazz trio’s in the UK all can sight read music to an extremely high standard and each are renowned Jazz improvisors. The Trio usually provide the backing for visiting Jazz artists at Swansea Jazz

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