Coming soon on DVD the Barbados Jazz Society International Jazz Day concert…This One’s for RAF and Jit featuring the Rhea Drakes Quartet.
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Celebrate Jazz Week with the Barbados Jazz Society
“THIS ONE’S FOR RAF & JIT”
Live Jazz in Barbados for April
Each Sunday
Sunset jazz with Nj30+ Jazz Band & friends @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in Dover, St. Lawrence Gap. Jazz time 7–9:30pm. No cover
Each Tuesday
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive with Roger Gittens on keys, Lord Jenkins on trombone, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Frank Glen on drums. This is a dinner show; reservations are required. Jazz time 7–10pm.
Each Thursday
Featured Artist Mark Forde on Pan, with Lowrey Leon on Keys, Andre Forde on Drums and Richard “Bill” Evans on Bass, come out and give your support. Admission $10.00 Jazz Time 8- 10pm.
Each Saturday
Mark Forde and Shane Jones @ Waterfront Cafe in Canvas Lane, Bridgetown, St.Michael. Reservations required. Jazz time 7pm – 10pm.
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street with Roger Gittens on keys, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Frank Glen on drums, Lord Jenkins on trombone. This is a dinner show; reservations are required. Jazz time 7–10pm.
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ WEEK 2016 IS COMING UP IN APRIL!
SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE EVENTS
Sun. April 24:- Jazzy Church service @ Christ The King
Wed. April 27:- “Students on Fire” @t Scoopies Jazz Club
Thu. April 28:- Braddie’s Groove @ Oceans 15
Fri. April 29:- Panel Discussion “50 Years of Jazz” @ Barbados
Community College
SAT. APRIL 30: THE BIG JAZZ CONCERT EVENT @ DIVI Southwinds (a treat in store)
Details to come soon!
BJS in collaboration with BCC presents Students on Stage #2
Friday November 27 BJS in collaboration with BCC presents Students on Stage #2@ Waterfront Cafe in Canvas Lane, Bridgetown, St.Michael. Reservations required. Jazz time 7pm – 10pm.
Sunday December 6 BJS Jazz Hour @ 6pm special guest Sherry Winston
Sunday December 6 tune in to VOB 92.9 FM @ 6pm when Sherry Winston, American Jazz Flutist, is the guest on the BJS Jazz Hour with host Jerome Jones
The much-admired instrumentalist Sherry Winston is one of modern jazz’s biggest innovators, thanks to her classic arrangements issued throughout the ’80s and ’90s. She plays into other major trailblazers such as Najee, Grover Washington, and Quincy Jones, while receiving critical acclaim from around the world that has lasted throughout her entire career. A multi-Grammy nominee, an educator, and performer, Winston plays with a delicate balance.
At age 11, Winston first picked up the flute and by the time she was a student at Howard University, she was already shaping a name for herself. She began touring with a jazz ensemble, which included R&B chanteuse Roberta Flack, later landing herself a job as the National Director of Jazz Promotions at Columbia Records. There, Winston shaped the careers of Miles Davis, George Michael, Hubert Laws, and the Marsalis Brothers.
Her defining role in the music industry, however, was not to be on the business side: Winston yearned to have a recording career as a flutist. She issued Do It for Love just prior to her major-label Grammy-nominated debut Love Is… in 1980. Love Madness followed in 1986, but Winston took a long break before releasing her fourth album Life Is Love and Love Is You in mid-2000. She has crafted her contemporary jazz stylings into something to be desired. Aside from her work as an artist, Winston has also appeared on The Today Show on NBC and BET. She has performed with the likes of Chaka Khan, Regina Belle, Peabo Bryson, and Roy Ayers, as well as participating with various festivals: the Kentucky Center for the Arts Spring Fest, the Hartford Jazz Festival, and the Jackie Robinson Jazz Festival. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi.
Live Jazz in Barbados for November
looking for live jazz in Barbados? Here’s what’s happening . . .
Live Jazz nightly . . .
Each Sunday
Crustaceans Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, Dr. Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, Dr. John Duckhouse on trumpet & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on bass, Frank Glen on drums with Lord Jenkins on trombone & Ronnie Crebin Banjo. Lunch served from 12:30pm. Reservations required. Jazz time 1pm-4pm.
Sunset jazz with Nj30+ Jazz Band & friends @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in Dover, St. Lawrence Gap. Jazz time 7–9:30pm. No cover
Jazz with CiCi & Mike Sealy @ The Crave in the Gap, St Lawrence Gap, featuring CiCi on vocals accompanied by guitarist Mike Sealy. Jazz time 8–10:30pm.
Each Monday
MD Jazz Duo @ Mr. Vic’s, Paynes’s Bay Main Road, St. James. Enjoy an evening with Mylon Clarke with tenor sax and flute & Darren Massiah on guitar and vocals. Jazz time 7:30 to 9:30pm
Each Tuesday
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive with Roger Gittens on keys, Lord Jenkins on trombone, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Frank Glen on drums. This is a dinner show; reservations are required. Jazz time 7–10pm.
Each Thursday
MD Jazz Duo @ Zaccio’s Restaurant in Holetown, St. James. Enjoy an evening with Mylon Clarke with tenor sax & Darren Massiah on guitar. Jazz time the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:30pm
Ricky Brathwaite Quartet @ Turtle Beach in Dover, St. Lawrence Gap featuring Ricky Brathwaite on trumpet, Michael Cheeseman on guitar, David Burnett on drums, Ricky Williams on bass. Jazz time 8pm.
JazzMaTazz with Nj30+ Jazz Band @ the Old Jammn’ Inn, St. Lawrence Gap . Jazz time 9:30pm.
The Mike Sealy Quartet @ The Crave in St. Lawrence Gap featuring Mike Sealy on guitar and vocals with Boo Rudder on drums, Elvis Edwards on electric bass, LOD on percussion. Jazz time 8:30pm; no cover. The Crave Bar and Restaurant is located at the first left turn in St: Lawrence Gap.
Each Friday
Nj30+ Jazz Band @ Waterfront Cafe in Canvas Lane, Bridgetown, St.Michael. Reservations required. Jazz time 7pm – 10pm.
Each Saturday
Mark Forde and Shane Jones @ Waterfront Cafe in Canvas Lane, Bridgetown, St.Michael. Reservations required. Jazz time 7pm – 10pm.
Jazz with Rasputin @ Scoopie’s Jazz Club in Dover, Christ Church featuring Antonio ‘Boo’ Rudder on drums and Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on electric bass, Farakhan Stephens keys with guest horn players. This jazzy and entertainment starts at 9:30pm; $10:00 cover.
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street with Roger Gittens on keys, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Frank Glen on drums, Lord Jenkins on trombone. This is a dinner show; reservations are required. Jazz time 7–10pm.
Sunday October 4 tune in to VOB 92.9 FM @ 6pm when George Gill, the entertaining jazz vocalist, is the guest on the BJS Jazz Hour with host Jerome Jones.
Sunday Oct 4 tune in to VOB 92.9 FM @ 6pm when George Gill, the entertaining jazz vocalist, is the guest on the BJS Jazz Hour with host Jerome Jones.
George Gill – George has entertained audiences in Australia, Italy, and Turkey. George brings with him training in the performing arts from the Academmia Sharoff of Roma, and enjoyed a stint under the big tent at Italian circus Il Clown Gianni E La Teca Dell’Immaginario, entertaining thousands of people across Italy. When he isn’t serenading his audience in English, Spanish or Italian, his wit, charm and reputed ‘gift of gab’ is more than enough to leave you smiling
Tune in to VOB 92.9FM the first Sunday of each month for the best in jazz music listening. Plumtree Club at Rockley sponsors the BJS Jazz Hour.
Saturday September 12 BJS Presents Ebe’s Birthday Celebrations @ 7:30 pm
Birthday Celebrations for Ebe
Saturday 12 September 7:30pm
at
Birdie’s Restaurant
Rockley Golf Club
Admission $25.00
Benny Alleyne on the piano; Cecil Bascombe on the Bass;
&
Juanita Clarke on the Drums.