Just Jazz

“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 Safari – Adventure in Antigua March 1st and 2^nd @ 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.

“The first time I heard Bird play it hit me right between the eyes. Through Dizzy & Bird I began to learn about musical structures & the more theoretical aspects of music.”John Coltrane – an American jazz saxophonist and composer who helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and was at the forefront of free jazz.

 

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

Friday February 15

New JAZZ3 @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring percussionist Mario Porchetta with Wendell Mason on piano, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass. Canadian jazz pianist Steve Koven will make a guest appearance.

Jazz Friday @ The Beach Housein 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 16 

New Canadian jazz pianist Steve Koven @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7pm with 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 Callender on saxophone

Sunday February 17

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 Restaurantin Suriname, St. Joseph. Lunch serve 12 – 3pm

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 19

New Canadian jazz pianist Steve Koven in concert @ Frank Collymore Hall starting at 6:15pm. Admission is free. Patrons are asked to be seated by 6pm.

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

Thursday February 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

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

Dixieland Jazz with 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

Sunset Jazz Music Series @ Weiser’s on the Bay, Spring Garden Hwy starting at 7pm featuring the Barbados Community College Jazz Quartet.

Keep checking this website for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.

if you missed ‘One Night Only’ with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and The Original Unit check this site for photos and the press review.

 

“Some players get very philosophical & cerebral about jazz. You don’t need any prologues, you just play.” Oscar Peterson – Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Called the “Maharaja of the keyboard” by Duke Ellington, “O.P.” by his friends.

 

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

Friday February 8

CiCi and friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, 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 8 

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

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

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 Callender on saxophone

Sunday February 10

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 Stefan Walcott @Naniki Restaurantin Suriname, St. Joseph. Lunch serve 12 – 3pm

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 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

Thursday February 14

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

VSOP Dixieland 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

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

Keep checking this website for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.

In case you missed The Barbados Jazz Society’s celebrate jazz evening ‘One Night Only’ with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and The Original Unit watch this site for photos from this magical evening.

“It takes an intelligent ear to listen to Jazz.”Art Blakey – American Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer and bandleader and one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming.

 

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

Friday February 1

CiCi and friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass

Jazz Friday @ The Beach Housein 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 2 

Kool Jazz @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with guest Ebe Gilkes on piano, Linus Yaw on bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

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

Nj30 @ 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

Hawk Jazz Quartet @ Carib Beach Bar in Worthing, Christ Church starting at 6pm with Kirk Layne on keyboard, Joseph Callendar on saxophone, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, and Rashad Hinds on drums

Sunday February 3

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 11:30am – 3pm

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 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

Thursday February 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

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

VSOP Dixieland 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

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.

Keep checking this website for the latest live jazz entertainment in Barbados.

And. . . in case you missed The Barbados Jazz Society’s celebrate jazz evening ‘One Night Only’ with saxophonist Andre Woodvine and The Original Unit watch this site for photos and reviews from this magical evening.

 

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

don’t miss . . . Saxophonist Andre Woodvine – ‘One Night Only’ Saturday January 26 at Divi Southwinds. This evening ispresented by The Barbados Jazz Society’s celebrate jazz series.

Friday January 25

CiCi and friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, 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 January 26 

‘One Night Only’ with saxophonist Andre Woodvine presented by The Barbados Jazz Society @ Divi Southwinds starting at 7:30pm. Backing Andre is The Original Unit, a Barbadian jazz trio with pianist Stefan Walcott, bassist Neil Newton and drummer David Carnegie. Tickets $40.00

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

Kool Jazz @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Ebe Gilkes on piano, Linus Yaw on bass, and Boo Rudder on drums

Nj30 + 1 @ The Beach House in Holetown, St. James starting at 8pm with Kirk Layne on keyboards, Joseph Callendar on saxophone, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, and Rashad Hinds on drums

Sunday January 27

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 11:30am – 3pm

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

Sunset jazz with Nj30 + 1 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 6:30pm with Kirk Layne on keyboards, Joseph Callendar on saxophone, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, and Rashad Hinds on drums

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

Tuesday January 29

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

Thursday January 31

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

VSOP Dixieland Jazz Band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting @ 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, St. Michael starting at 7pm featuring live jazz with the Barbados Community College quartet.

Friday February 1

CiCi and friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, 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

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

“One of the things I like about Jazz, kid, is I don’t know what’s going to happen next. Do you?” Bix Beiderbecke –one of the great jazz musicians of the 1920’s. He was known for his beautiful tone on the cornet.

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

Friday January 18

Naniki Jazz Safari features pianist Cedar Walton @ Frank Collymore Hall accompanied by the David ‘Happy’ Lewis Quartet & vocalist Nnenna Freelon, six-time Grammy nominee. Show starts at 8pm.Tickets $80.00 www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

CiCi and friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass.

Jazz Friday @ The Beach Housein 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 January 19 

Naniki Jazz Safari features Jane Bunnett & the Spirits of Havana, Mario Canoge Trio & the Anise Hadeed Collective @ Harrison’s Cave starting at 4pm. Tickets $80.00 www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

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

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

Sunday January 20  

Naniki Jazz Safari ‘Sunshine for the Stars’ @ Ilaro Court starting at 1pm. Tickets $80.00 www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

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 11:30am – 3pm

Jazz lunch @ Round House in Bathsheba with Stefan van den Bossche on guitar and vocals by Gwen Taylor starting at 12noon

Sunset jazz with Nj30 quartet @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 6:30pm

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

Monday January 21  

Naniki Jazz Safari features the Malcolm Griffith Quintet, the 1688 Nonet, and Calabaza Jazz @ the Naniki Amphitheatre in Suriname St. Joseph starting at 1pm. Tickets $80.00 www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

Tuesday January 22

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

Thursday January 24

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

VSOP Dixieland Jazz Band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting @ 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.

Friday January 25

CiCi and friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass.

Jazz Friday @ The Beach Housein 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 January 26^th don’t miss . . .

‘One Night Only’ featuring Andre Woodvine on saxophone with the Original Unit, @ Divi Southwinds

The Barbados Jazz Society’s celebrate jazz series. Tickets $40.00.  For tickets visit the BJS website www.barbadosjazzsociety.com

Watch this site for the latest live jazz in Barbados . . .

 

“Other than conversation, no other art form can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction like Jazz.” – Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist

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

Friday January 11

CiCi and friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, 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 January 12 

Honey Jazz . . . ladies sing the blues @ Frank Collymore Hall starting at 7pm featuring artists from Honey Jam Barbados backed by The Jazz Blues Sextet. Tickets $40.00

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

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

Sunday January 13  

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 11:30am – 3pm

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

Sunset jazz with Nj30 quartet @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 6:30pm

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

Tuesday January 15

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 January 16

Hj30 quartet @ the Lime Bar in Limegrove starting at 8pm featuring Kirk Layne on keyboard, Joseph Callendar on sax, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, and Rashad Hinds on drums

Thursday January 17

Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari kicks off with ‘Straight, No Chaser’ @ Charles Fort Hilton Barbados Resort starting at 8pm featuring the T.S.Monk Quartet with vocalist Alyson Williams & Patricia Lowe featuring Brazilian percussionist Gilson Silviera

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

VSOP Dixieland Jazz Band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting @ 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.

Friday January 18

Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari – ‘Happy birthday Cedar Walton’ @ Frank Collymore Hall starting at 8pm featuring pianist Cedar Walton with the David ‘Happy’ Lewis Quartet & vocalist Nnenna Freelon

CiCi and friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, and Richard Evans on acoustic bass.

Jazz Friday @ The Beach Housein 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

Watch for more jazz . . .

BJS event ‘One Night Only’ featuring Andre Woodvine with The Original Unit Saturday January 26 @ Divi Southwinds Tickets $40.00. For further information & tickets contact Ann 262-5045 or Susan 435-7773.

Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari in Barbados January 17 through January 21 Check details @ www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

“Life is a lot like Jazz … its best when you improvise.” George Gershwin – pianist & composer

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

Friday January 4

CiCi and friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, 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 January 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

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

Sunday January 6

Piano jazz with Ebe Gilkes @ The Sandpiper in Holetown 12:30 – 2:30pm. 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 11:30am – 3pm

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

Sunset jazz with Nj30 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 6:30pm

Andre Woodvine on saxophone & Stefan Van den Bossche on guitar @ Lanterns Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 7:30pm

Tuesday January 8

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

Thursday January 10

Roger Gittens ‘A Taste of Me’ sunset jazz concert@ Frank Collymore Hall. Show starts at 6:15pm. Performing with Roger is Kelly Cadogan-vocals, Andre Woodvine-saxophone, Andre Forde-steel pan, Richard Evans-bass, Errol Bradshaw-drums. Admission is free. Patrons should be seated by 6pm.

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

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

VSOP Dixieland Jazz Band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting @ 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.

Watch for more jazz . . .

BJS presents ‘One Night Only’ featuring Andre Woodvine with The Original Unit Saturday January 26 @ Divi Southwinds. Tickets: $35.00 BJS members; $40.00 non-members. For further information & tickets e-mail [email protected] or post a note to this blog.

Honey Jazz . . . ladies sing the blues Saturday January 12 @ Frank Collymore Hall starting at 7pm. Tickets $40.00 available at Diamonds International

Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari takes off in Barbados January 17 to January 21 @ various exciting venues. Setails @ www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com

“Jazz is something that you have to feel. It’s something that you have to live.” Ray Brown-jazz bassist

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

Friday December 28 

CiCi and Friends @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Wendell Mason on piano, David Carnegie on drums, 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 December 29 

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7:30pm featuring Roger Gittens on piano, Cecil Bascombe on electric bass, Stuart Jenkins on trombone, and Frank Glen on drums

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

Nj30 +1 @ Carib Beach Bar in Worthing, Christ Church starting at 6:30pm featuring Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Kirk Layne on keyboard, Joseph Callender on saxophone, and Rashad Hinds on drums

Sunday December 30

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

Jazz brunch @ Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph 11:30am – 3pm

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

Sunset jazz with Nj30 +1 @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 6:30pm

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

Monday December 31

Nj30 + 1 @ The Beach House, Holetown, St.James starting at 8:30pm featuring Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, Kirk Layne on keyboard, Joseph Callender on saxophone, and Rashad Hinds on drums

Rosemary Phillips & Friends @ Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church; Showtime 9:30 pm; Reservations required

Tuesday January 1    HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013  

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7:30pm

Thursday January 3

Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7:30pm

Wine & Jazz with Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15 in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 7:30pm

VSOP Dixieland Jazz Band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting @ 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.

More jazz  . . .

BJS event ‘One Night Only’ featuring Andre Woodvine with The Original Unit Saturday January 26 @ Divi Southwinds

Honey Jazz. . . ladies sing the blues Saturday January 12 @ Frank Collymore Hall starting at 7pm

Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari takes off in Barbados January 17 to January 21 @ various exciting venues www.nanikicaribbeanjazzsafari.com