Bringing the best of jazz to Cheltenham for 40 years

WELCOME

FORTHCOMING GIGS

Membership is £15.00 £25.00 couples & £7.50 con’s. You will receive regular e-mails to keep you in touch with the latest gigs plus an occasional newsletter.
THE TIM WHITEHEAD QUARTET WHEN: 8.00 pm, Monday 8 April WHERE: The Irving Studio, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham Tickets: £20.00 Tim Whitehead – Saxophone, David Gordon - Piano, Dave Whitford - Bass, Tom Hooper - Drums Tim is one of the finest tenor players in Britain today. He has a passion for his music. Expect straight ahead jazz with sophisticated interplay with David Gordon on piano, bass Dave Whitford, and Tom Hooper on drums. Read more about The Tim Whitehead Quartet here Click here for the Tim Whitehead Website Tickets available from the Everyman Theatre Box Office 01242 572573 or www.everymantheatre.org.uk
THE JONATHAN GEE QUARTET WHEN: 8.00 pm, Monday 13 May 2024 WHERE: The Victory Club Ballroom Burlington House, Lypiatt Road Cheltenham. Tickets: CJ Members £17.00, non members £20.00 Jonathan Gee – Piano, Gaetano Partipilo – Saxophone, Mikele Montolli - Bass, Tristan Mailot – Drums Tonight we have an international feel to our music with The Jonathan Gee Quartet, featuring the outstanding saxophonist Gaetano Partipilo and Mikele Montolli from Italy and Tristan Mailot originally from France. Read more about The Jonathan Gee Quartet here Click here for the Jonathan Gee Website Tickets available on the door or online at Ticketsource.co.uk
THE ROGER BEAUJOLAIS QUARTET WHEN: 8.00 pm, Monday 3rd June WHERE: The Irving Studio, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham Tickets: £20.00 Roger Beaujolais - Vibes, Robin Aspland - Piano Simon Thorpe - Bass, Milo Fell - Drums Roger Beaujolais is the foremost vibes player in the UK. He is doing a tribute to Milt Jackson (MJQ) and promoting his latest album ‘Bags of Vibes’. Along with a bit of a history of vibes in jazz, featuring compositions by other well-known vibes players. Read more about The Roger Beaujolais Quartet here Click here for the Roger Beaujolais Website Tickets available from the Everyman Theatre Box Office 01242 572573 or www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Dear Friends, There is no doubt about it for a club like ours, to keep going for forty years is a great achievement. We have survived a few ups and downs, but we keep motoring on! We have been fortunate to have so many great musicians visiting our town, and long may it continue. But, as we all know, jazz is evolving, and young musicians are coming up with fresh ideas, all the time. We hope to be welcoming some of them over the coming years, and adding new and interesting dimensions to our programme. From the point of view of organising the gigs, thanks to all our committee members, past and present, for all their hard work in keeping the show on the road. However, some of us are getting a bit long in the tooth, which means more new members would be welcome. If anyone is interested, please let me know! Finally, thanks to the Victory Club and the Everyman Theatre, for providing such great venues, which are much appreciated by members and musicians alike. Don’t forget ‘It’s the groove that makes the difference’. Best wishes to all! Gil Emery

40th ANNIVERSARY YEAR

After our first three fabulous gigs in 2024, Cheltenham Jazz Club are pleased to be welcoming the second quarter with three new gigs where you can again experience and listen to live jazz. The Club looks forward to welcoming you and the bands to this season. Thank you to everyone who supported us and the musicians at our previous gigs this year and the preceding 39 years.
2024 is a special year for us as we will be celebrating 40 years of presenting live jazz in Cheltenham
ADVANCE NEWS TO CELEBRATE OUR 40th ANNIVERSARY WE WILL HAVE AN ALL-STAR SEXTET At the Victory Club on Friday 11th October at 8pm featuring Alan Barnes and Art Themen Saxophones Sarah Oschlag Vocals, David Newton Piano, Dave Green Bass and Steve Brown Drums.
Reflexions On Our 40th Anniversary Year
A message from our Chairman