Jazz in Barbados April 19 – April 25, 2013

“The spirit of Jazz is the spirit of openness; I’m always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music.”  Herbie Hancock – legendary American pianist and composer, and leading force behind UNESCO’s International Jazz Day on April 30, 2013.

Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .

Friday April 19

JAZZ3 @ the Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Manson on piano and Richard Evans on acoustic and electric bass

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums

Saturday April 20

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations suggested

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Ricky Aimey on electric bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Sunday April 21

New BJS celebrates UNESCO International Jazz Day with a week of great jazz

Jazz Church Service @ The Church of Christ the King, Rock Dundo, St. Michael. Reverend Luther Johnson will officiate. Mr Kevin Farmer, Deputy Director of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society will give the opening address. Service starts at 8am

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper Hotel in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte

Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm. Lunch reservations suggested

Jazz brunch with Molasses Jazz Band @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph. Buffet served 12noon to 3pm

Sunday Jazz @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm with Stefan van den Bossche on guitar and vocals by Gwen Taylor

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 6:30pm Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Jazz @ the Water’ s Edge with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche, Water’s Edge Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 7:30pm. Reservations suggested

Monday April 22                    

UNESCO International Jazz Day week of great jazz continues with. . .

Panel discussion on the ‘History of Jazz in Barbados’ @ Barbados Community College 6pm – 8pm. Panelists include jazz stalwarts Antonio ‘Boo’ Rudder, Ebe Gilkes, Sue Walcott, and Hamilton Grandison. Discussion moderated by Kevin Farmer, Deputy Director, Barbados Museum & Historical Society. Mingle afterwards for light refreshments and viewing of “The Story of Jazz” DVD.

Tuesday April 23

UNESCO International Jazz Day week of great jazz continues with. . .

BJS partners with the All Caribbean Jazz Radio Blog from New York City for a discussion on the significance of International Jazz Day to the art form. Tune in for Caribbean Jazz, and join Host Wayne Harewood at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wayneg/the-all-caribbean-jazz-show  starting at 8:00p.m.

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations suggested

Wednesday April 24

UNESCO International Jazz Day week of great jazz continues with. . .

Nj30 @ The Lime Bar Lime Grove,Holetown, St. James starting at 9pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

New BCC Music Portfolio 2013: A Crescendo into Greatness @ Frank Collymore Hall starting at 8pm. Experience this annual production by the students and tutors of the Music Department, Barbados Community College. Tickets $30.00

Thursday April 25

UNESCO International Jazz Day week of great jazz continues with. . .

Wine & Jazz with guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 8pm

Dixieland Jazz with the VSOP band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass.  Diners, reservations required

New  Jazz3 @ Fusion on Bay Street, 7:30 – 10:30pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano and Richard Evans on acoustic & electric bass

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations suggested

Sunset jazz with the Molasses Jazz Band, Brandon’s Beach, Spring Garden Hwy starting at 7pm 

Don’t miss . . .

April 30 is UNESCO International Jazz Day. Celebrate with the Barbados Jazz Society

‘Steel Pan and Ivory’ – a concert with Barbados piano jazz icon Ebe Gilkes & his Trio with guest artist Andre Forde on pan @ Divi Southwinds Resort, St. Lawrence, Christ Church in Barbados starting at 7pm. Tickets $40; available from the BJS executive or order through this website.

We will live stream ‘Steel Pan and Ivory’ for viewing by International Jazz Day audiences at the main concert in Istanbul, Turkey and worldwide.

For more on International Jazz Day visit http://jazzday.com

 

Visit this website weekly for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.

 

 

Jazz in Barbados April 12 – 18, 2013

“Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.”  Herbie Hancock – legendary American pianist and composer, and leading force behind UNESCO’s International Jazz Day on April 30, 2013. UNESCO RELEASE

Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .

Friday April 12

JAZZ3 @ the Waterfront Café  starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Manson on piano and Richard Evans on acoustic and electric bass

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums

Saturday April 13

New  Jazz @ 39 Steps in Hastings starting at 7:30pm with Willie Kerr on guitar, Andre Woodvine on sax and flute, and vocals by Kelly Cadogan Reservations required.

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations required

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Ricky Aimey on electric bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on tenor sax.

Sunday April 14

Piano jazz with Barbados’ jazz icon Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper Hotel in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte

Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm Lunch reservations required

New Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph featuring New York-based pianist Danny Mixon accompanied by Richie Fells on sax. Lunch served from 12noon

Sunday Jazz @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm with Stefan van den Bossche on guitar and vocals by Gwen Taylor

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 6:30pm. Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on tenor sax

Jazz @ the Water’ s Edge with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche, Water’s Edge Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 7:30pm. Reservations required

Tuesday April 16

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations required

Thursday April 18

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations required

Sunset jazz with the Molasses Jazz Band, Weiser’s on the Beach, Brandon’s Beach, Spring Garden Hwy starting at 7pm 

Wine & Jazz with guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 8pm

Dixieland with the VSOP jazz band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass.  Diners, reservations required

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Don’t miss this . . .

April 21 – 30 INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY WEEK CELEBRATIONS 2013 click here

Celebrate International Jazz Day Tuesday April 30 with the Barbados Jazz Society.

‘Steel Pan and Ivory’ – a concert with Barbados’ piano jazz icon Ebe Gilkes & his trio with guest artist Andre Forde on pan @ Divi Southwinds Resort, St. Lawrence, Christ Church in Barbados starting at 7pm. Tickets $40; available from the BJS executive or order through this website.

‘Steel Pan and Ivory’ will be streamed live for International Jazz Day audiences at the main concert in Istanbul, Turkey and worldwide.

For more on UNESCO International Jazz Day 2013 visit http://jazzday.com

 

 

Jazz in Barbados April 5 – 11, 2013

Jazz is about being in the moment.”  Herbie Hancock – legendary American pianist and composer, and leading force behind UNESCO’s International Jazz Day on April 30, 2013.

Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .

Friday April 5

NEW Twilight Jazz Big Band Jazz Concert with the Detroit-Barbados Jazz Connection @ Walcott Warner Theatre, Errol Barrow Center, UWI Campus starting featuring trumpeter Marcus Belgrave and his wife, Grammy-nominated vocalist, Joan Belgrave augmented by the BCC Big Band. A free concert starting @ 7pm.

Marcus Belgrave www.marcusbelgrave.net is a jazz educator and musical director; he is the last remaining member of the original Ray Charles horn section.

JAZZ 3 & special guest @ the Waterfront Café percussionist Mario Porchetta, pianist Wendell Manson, and bassist Neil Newton. Jazz starts at 8pm. Mike Fahie, New York-based trombone player, composer, and band leader performs with Jazz3. Mike Fahe on http://www.mikefahie.com/bio.htm

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums

Saturday April 6

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations are required

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Ricky Aimey on electric bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Sunday April 7

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte

Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm Lunch reservations required

Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph featuring Joyce Davoren on vocals & Roger Gittens on piano Lunch served from 12noon

Follow the Naniki Caribbean Jazz www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

Sunday Jazz @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 6:30pm Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Jazz @ the Water’ s Edge with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche, Water’s Edge Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 7:30pm. Reservations are required

Tuesday April 9

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required

Wednesday April 10

Wednesday Jazz with Stefan van den Bossche on guitar and Gwen Taylor on vocals @ Lime Bar, Lime Grove in Holetown starting at 9pm

Thursday April 11

New  Jazz3 @ Fusion on Bay Street, 7:30 – 10:30pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano and Richard Evans on acoustic & electric bass

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required

Sunset jazz series with the Molasses Jazz Band @ Weiser’s on the Bay, Brandon’s Beach, Spring Garden Hwy starting at 7pm 

Wine & Jazz with guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 8pm

Dixieland Jazz with the VSOP @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass.  Diners, reservations are required

Visit this website weekly for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.

Don’t miss . . .

Tuesday April 30   UNESCO International Jazz Day

The Barbados Jazz Society presents “Steel Pan and Ivory” with the Ebe Gilkes Trio, featuring André Forde on pan at Divi Southwinds Resort, St. Lawrence, Christ Church. Show starts at 7pm.

The program will be live streamed via internet for International Jazz Day audiences in Istanbul Turkey and worldwide. Join us and be part of the global celebration! Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road  7:00 p.m.

Tickets $40 . To order tickets, leave us a post on this website with details.

The Barbados Jazz Society is pleased to partner with Divi Southwinds Resort as the venue for this event.   

See Barbados on the UNESCO IJD website at http://jazzday.com

 

Jazz in Barbados March 29 – April 5, 2013

“Jazz is a living music; since its beginning Jazz has expressed the feelings, dreams & hopes of the people.”  Dexter Gordon – American jazz tenor saxophonist, and one of the earliest tenor players to translate the language of bebop to the instrument.

Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .

Friday March 29

JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic & electric bass

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums

Saturday March 30

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations required.

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Ricky Aimey on electric bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Easter Sunday March 31

NEW Easter lunch with live jazz @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, 1pm – 5pm featuring vocalist Lillian Lorde and guitarist Mike Sealy

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte

Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm. Lunch reservations required

Jazz brunch featuring the Molasses Jazz Band @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph . Lunch served from 12noon

Follow the Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari to St. Vincent March 30 & 31. For details and the program go to www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

Jazz duo @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 6:30pm. Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Jazz @ the Water’ s Edge with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche, Water’s Edge Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 7:30pm. Reservations are required

Tuesday April 2

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations required

Thursday April 4

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required

Wine & Jazz with guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 8pm

Dixieland Jazz with the VSOP band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass.  Diners, reservations required

Sunset Music Series @ Weiser’s on the Bay, Brandon’s Beach, Spring Garden Hwy starting at 7pm featuring the Molasses Jazz Band.

Friday April 5

NEW Twilight Jazz –The Detroit-Barbados Jazz Connection; a Big Band Jazz Concert  featuring trumpeter Marcus Belgrave and his wife, Grammy-nominated vocalist, Joan Belgrave augmented by the BCC Big Band. A free concert@ the Walcott Warner Theatre, Errol Barrow Center, UWI Campus starting @ 7pm.

Marcus Belgrave www.marcusbelgrave.net is musical director and Detroit’s jazz master laureate; he is the last remaining member of the original Ray Charles horn section. This gifted trumpeter and his wife, Grammy-nominated vocalist, Joan Belgrave, conducted a series of development workshops during March, with students in the Barbados Community College Music Department through the kind sponsorship of the US Embassy. 

 

Visit this website weekly for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.

Jazz in Barbados March 22 – 31, 2013

You can’t explain Jazz to anyone without losing the experience because it’s feeling, not words.”  Bill Evans – American jazz pianist and composer; the most influential post-World War II jazz pianist and widely considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time.

Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .

Friday March 22

JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic & electric bass

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums

Saturday March 23

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations are required

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Ricky Aimey on electric bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Sunday March 24

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte

Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm

Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph featuring Roger Gittens live on piano. Lunch served from 12noon

Follow the Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari to St. Vincent March 30 & 31. For details and the program visit www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

Jazz duo @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 6:30pm. Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Jazz @ the Water’ s Edge with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche, Lanterns Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 6:30pm. Reservations are required

Tuesday March 26

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required

Thursday March 28

New Jazz3 @ Fusion on Bay Street, 7:30 – 10:30pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano and Richard Evans on acoustic & electric bass

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required

Wine & Jazz with guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 8pm

Dixieland Jazz with the VSOP band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass.  Diners, reservations are required

Sunset Music Series @ Weiser’s on the Bay, Brandon’s Beach, Spring Garden Hwy starting at 7pm featuring the Molasses Jazz Band

 

Easter weekend jazz . . .

Friday March 29

JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic & electric bass

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums

Saturday March 30

New  Jazz @ 39 Steps in Hastings starting at 8pm, featuring guitarist Willie Kerr with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and vocals by Kelly Cadogan. Diners, reservations are required

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations are required

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Richard Evans on acoustic & electric bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Easter Sunday March 31

NEW  Easter lunch with live jazz @ Ocean15, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, 1pm – 5pm featuring vocalist Lillian Lorde and guitarist Mike Sealy

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte

Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm. Lunch reservations are required

Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph live jazz TBA. Lunch served from 12noon

Follow the Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari to St. Vincent March 30 & 31. For details and the program visit www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

Jazz duo @ The Round House, Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor. Lunch is served

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort, Dover, St. Lawrence Gap, starting at 6:30pm. Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Jazz @ the Water’ s Edge with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche, Lanterns Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 6:30pm. Reservations are required

 

Visit our website weekly for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.

Jazz in Barbados March 15 -21, 2013

Jazz music is a special skill that has brought pleasure to millions throughout the world.” Benny Green – jazz pianist, hailed as the most exciting hard-swinging, hard-bop pianist to ever emerge from Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.

Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .

Friday March 15

JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass.

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums.

Saturday March 16

New  Jazz @ 39 Steps in Hastings starting at 8pm, featuring guitarist Willie Kerr with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and vocal Kellie Cadogan. Diners, reservations are required.

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations are required

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Linus Yaw on bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Sunday March 17

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte

Jazz @ the tank The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm

Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph. Live jazz today with the Darren MassiahMolasses Jazz Band. Lunch served from 12noon.

Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari follow jazz to St. Vincent March 30 & 31. For details and the program go to www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

Jazz duo @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor

Johnny Cool’s jazz bar, Dover Beach, St. Lawrence Gap, 7:30pm – 10:30pm featuring various jazz artists. Diners, reservations are required

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap, Dover starting at 6:30pm. Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Jazz @ the Water’ s Edge with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche, Lanterns Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 6:30pm. Reservations are required

Tuesday March 19

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required.

Thursday March 21

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required.

Wine & Jazz guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15 in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 8pm

Dixieland Jazz with the VSOP band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass. Diners, reservations are required.

Sunset Music Series @ Weiser’s on the Bay, Spring Garden Hwy starting at sunset and featuring live jazz with a quartet of fine, up-and-coming musicians from the Barbados Community College.

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Jazz in Barbados March 8 -14, 2013

Everybody longs for meaning. Everybody needs to love and be loved. Everybody needs to clap hands and be happy. Everybody longs for faith. In music, especially this broad category called Jazz, there is a stepping stone towards all of these.”  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .

Friday March 8  

JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass.

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums.

Saturday March 9

New Roger Gittens Quartet with guest trombonist Jerry Tilitz . . .  all the way from Hamburg, Germany @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm. Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on valve trombone, and Gershon Ford on drums. Reservations required

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Linus Yaw on bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Sunday March 10

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte

Jazz lunch – The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm

Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph, 12 – 3pm.

Follow the Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari to St. Vincent March 30 & 31. For details and the program go to www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

Jazz duo @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor

New Jazz @ Johnny Cool’s Bar, Dover Beach, St. Lawrence Gap, 7:30pm – 10:30pm featuring guitarist Victor Linton & Friends. Diners, reservations are required

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap, Dover starting at 6:30pm. Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Dinner jazz with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche @ Lanterns Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 7:30pm. Reservations required.

Tuesday March 12

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations required

Thursday March 13

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations required.

Wine & Jazz – guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15 in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 8pm

Dixieland Jazz with the VSOP band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass. Reservations required

 Sunset Music Series @ Weiser’s on the Bay, Spring Garden Hwy starting at sunset and featuring live jazz with a quartet of fine, up-and-coming musicians from the Barbados Community College.

Check this website weekly for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.

March 2013 – BJS presents new bass amplifier to the Music Program at Barbados Community College

Members of the BJS, at their March mingle, presented a Roland Cube 120XL bass amplifier to the Music Program at the Barbados Community College.

Presentation to BCC march 3,13Roger Gittens, Head of Music Department writes . . .music programs are expensive to run, and the cost increases as you move from primary school where one piano may suffice, to tertiary where teachers need several pianos, more instruments and larger practice facilities.

The Associate Degree in Music program at BCC started with just 10 students, it now caters to 56. The 2-bass amplifiers purchased in the late 1990’s have done yeoman service and now function only with constant repair.

The staff and students are greatly appreciative of the gift of a Roland Cube 120XL bass amplifier to the music program. This amp will improve the sound of the several ensembles that use an electric bass. It also allows 3 basses to play at the same time and so more students can practice or more than one ensemble can rehearse in a given time slot.

The Music Department looks forward to the continuing relationship with the Barbados Jazz Society as we both seek to enhance the live music offerings in Barbados as well as develop the next generation of musicians.

Twenty-eight BJS members and guests enjoyed the open bar, delicious food, and live jazz music by Kwaku Jelani on trumpet, Ricardo Bryan on keyboard, and Jarad Greaves on electric bass – all BCC graduates. The trio entertained with their creative arrangements of old standards and original compositions; Kwaku Jelani’s ‘made-up on the spot’ tune was a favorite.

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Jazz in Barbados March 1-7, 2013

Jazz has such great feeling and emotional content; it really doesn’t require technical understanding.” Dave Holland – English double bassist, composer, and bandleader

Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .

Friday March 1  

JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm, featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm, featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums

Saturday March 2

New  Jazz duo @ 39 Steps Wine Bar in Hastings starting at 8:30pm, featuring saxophonist Andre Woodvine, guitarist Willie Kerr – vocals by Kellie Cadogan.

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm, featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Linus Yaw on bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Sunday March 3

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown 12:30pm – 2pm; lunch served ala carte

Jazz lunch – The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive, starting at 12:30pm

Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph, 12noon – 3pm.

Follow the Naniki Caribbean Jazz SafariAdventure in Antigua March 1st and 2nd @ www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

Jazz duo @ The Round House in Bathsheba, 12noon – 3pm, featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar, vocals by Gwen Taylor

New  Jazz @ Johnny Cool’s Bar, Dover Beach, St. Lawrence Gap, 7:30pm – 10:30pm. Musicians to be announced. Diners, reservations are required

Nj30 Sunset Jazz @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap, Dover starting at 6:30pm. Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Dinner jazz with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche @ Lanterns Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 7:30pm. Reservations are required.

Tuesday March 5

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required.

Thursday March 7

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums. Reservations are required.

Wine & Jazz – guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15 in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 8pm

VSOP Dixieland Jazz @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass. Diners, reservations are required.

Live jazz Sunset Music Series @ Weiser’s on the Bay, Spring Garden Hwy starting at sunset and featuring live jazz with a quartet from the Barbados Community College.

Check this website weekly for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.

 

 

Jazz in Barbados February 22 – 28, 2013

“Jazz is in the moment, and it’s non-judgmental; when you’re playing on the stage you’re not judging what the other musician plays. What you have in mind is to enhance it –whatever a musician plays your job and your desire is to help it to blossom . . .” Herbie Hancock – American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer.

 

Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .

Friday February 22

New JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass.

Jazz Friday @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 7:30pm featuring Mike Krimholtz on piano & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, and Tony Scrooge on drums

Saturday February 23 

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums

Jazz on the waterfront @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert ‘Panta’ Brown on piano, Linus Yaw on bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 Quartet @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Sunday February 24

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown starting at 12:30pm. Lunch served ala carte

Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @ Lobster Alive starting at 12:30pm

Jazz brunch with pianist Roger Gittens @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph. Lunch serve 12 – 3pm.

Follow the Naniki Caribbean Jazz SafariAdventure in Antigua March 1st and 2nd @ www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

Jazz lunch @ Round House in Bathsheba featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar with vocals by Gwen Taylor 12noon – 3pm

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 6:30pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Rashad Hinds on drums, and featuring Joseph Callendar on saxophone

Dinner jazz with saxophonist Andre Woodvine & guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche @ Lanterns Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 7:30pm

Tuesday February 26

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums

Wednesday February 27

New NJ30 @ the Lime Bar in the LimeGrove Lifestyle Centre, Holetown starting at 8pm. NJ30 is a 4 piece jazz band featuring Kirk Layne, on keyboard, Joseph Callendar on saxophones, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, and Rashad Hinds on drums.

Thursday February 28

New Jazz 3 @ Fusion on Bay Street starting at 7:30pm featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta, Rhea Drakes on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass.

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Neil Newton on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums

Wine & Jazz with guitarist Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15 in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 8pm

Dixieland Jazz with the VSOP band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting at 8pm with Andy Voss on trumpet & vocals, John Duckhouse on trombone & vocals, Tony Cummins on clarinet & sax, Art Taylor on piano, Robert Foster on drums, Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, and Cecil Bascombe on electric bass

Sunset Music Series @ Weiser’s on the Bay, Spring Garden Hwy starting at 7pm featuring live jazz with a quartet from the Barbados Community College.

Check this website weekly for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.