Welcome to our website. We are a United Kingdom-based traditional jazz promotions organisation.
We arrange the hottest jazz festival breaks in Britain, (click here) we promote and perform jazz theatre shows, organise and run jazz clubs and provide a range of jazz ensembles from a trio up to an 8 piece traditional jazz or swing band, tailored to your needs.
We have a gospel show "Walkin' With The King" which we perform with our hot traditional New Orleans Jazz Band at churches all over the country.
You can buy our Rose Records CDs & DVDs when you visit our traditional jazz record store using the link on the left. You can also find out about our digital CD recording and DVD Filming packages, join the National Traditional Jazz Mailing List, find out about many other jazz gigs up-and-down the country.
Finally, we have a section all about the early history of jazz and some of its greatest drum exponents.
We hope that you will find much to interest you here and that you will sign our guestbook before you leave. Come back often for the latest news!
NEW - GOIN' HOME: THE UNCOMPROMISING LIFE & MUSIC OF KEN COLYER
by Mike Pointon and Ray Smith - a superb new book about the Guv'nor of British New Orleans Jazz.with whom I worked and recorded in the 1980s
All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group award - Jazz Publication of the Year ‘Goin’ Home: The Uncompromising Life and Music of Ken Colyer’ by Mike Pointon, Ray Smith, Martin Colyer.
With its title taken from Ken Colyer’s song dedicated to his beloved New Orleans, this lavish, full colour paperback is mainly based on interviews with Colyer himself. Musicians and writers, Mike Pointon and Ray Smith both played with this British trad legend. This chronicle of a remarkable character is also a slice of social history.
Click image below to read more and order your copy now.
New DVD / CD 2 disc box set Ragtime Revisited click here
John Petters Public Gig List
Date
Town
Venue
Show
Details
May
Sat 12
EXETER Devon
St Margaret’s Church Topsham
Tribute to Fats Waller - Pete Allen Traditional Jazz Five with John Petters, Dave Browning, Keith Donald & Dave Moorwood
7.30pm – Tel 01392 874598
Sun 13
SIDMOUTH Devon - EX10 8NG-
Kennaway House
Pete Allen Traditional Jazz Five with John Petters, Dave Browning, Keith Donald & Dave Moorwood
3pm /5.30pm –Entrance £10 - Bar/Snacks/Parking near by-Tel 078 999 25194 or 01395 515551 - Accommodation 01395 513810
Thur 31
Old Harlow
St John's Arts Centre, st John's Walk, Market St, Old Harlow CM17 0AJ
Karl Hird, Martin Litton, Keith Donald, John Petters
01406 365 731 Adm £10 8PM
June
Sun 2
SIDMOUTH Devon
Kennaway House
(Queens Jubilee Jazz Band Ball) Pete Allen Traditional Jazz Band with John Petters
Tel 078 999 25194 or 01395 515551 - Accommodation 01395 513810
Fri 8
HUNGERFORD Berks
Croft Hall
Tribute to Fats Waller - Pete Allen Traditional Jazz Five with John Petters, Dave Browning, Keith Donald & Dave Moorwood
–(Concert) Tickets 01635 44806
Fri 22
Upton Upon Severn
Upton Upon Severn Jazz Festival
John Petters Jazz ‘n’Swing Band with Karl Hird, John Wurr, Dave Browning & Keith Donald
4PM
By phone:
Credit card bookings can be made by telephoning the Festival office on 01684 593254
or Upton Tourist Information Centre on 01684 594200
By post:
18 Riverside Close
Upton Upon Severn
Worcestershire
WR8 0JN
Sat 23
Upton Upon Severn
Upton Upon Severn Jazz Festival
Pete Allen Traditional Jazz Band with John Petters
Thur 28
Old Harlow
St John's Arts Centre, st John's Walk, Market St, Old Harlow CM17 0AJ
John Petters Swing Band with Julian Marc Stringle, Dave Browning & Keith Donald
01406 365 731 Adm £10 8PM
July
Thu 26
Old Harlow
St John's Arts Centre, st John's Walk, Market St, Old Harlow CM17 0AJ
John Petters Band
01406 365 731 Adm £10 8PM
August
19 -25
Ilminster, Somerset
Dillington House TA19 9DT
Jazz Course and Festival
Details soon Tel: 01460 258 648
September
7, 8, 9
Bracklesham Bay
South Downs Holiday Village, Bracklesham Bay, nr Chichester