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John Petters Entertainments

E-mail: tjpost@traditional-jazz.com

Tel:0800 496 0673

or from outside the UK 0044 1406 365731

 

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

Louis Armstrong International Jazz Festival

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Details: 01406 365731

October

Sat 13 Hungerford Croft Hall Pete Allen Jazz Band, with Dany Doriz (vibes from Paris) & John Petters (Concert) Tickets 01635 44806
Sun 14 SIDMOUTH Devon -Kennaway House/ Pete Allen /DANY DORIZ/Dave Herridge/John Petters & additional special guests play a tribute to clarinet King of Swing Benny Goodman 3pm £12.50 - Tickets In advance Tel 078 999 25194 - Accommodation Tel 01395 513810 –

November

24 & 25

Stratford Upon Avon

William Shakespeare Jazz’n’Swing Festival

The Stratford Holiday Inn Hotel, Bridgefoot, Stratford Upon Avon CV37 6YR

John Petters Jazz Company

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. Tel 01406 365 731 details

December

Sun 9 SIDMOUTH Devon - PATJ7 Kennaway House EX10 8NG Pete Allen Traditional Jazz Band with John Petters -3pm Tickets in advance £13.50 -Bar/Snacks/Parking near by-Tel 078 999 25194 – Accommodation 01395 513810 -

 

 

 

 

 

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For details of any of the above concerts please call 01406 365 731

 

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Next sesion Thursday 26 April @ 8PM

Karl Hird, Martin Litton, Keith Donald & John Petters

Admission £10

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Admission £10 Tel: 01406 365731

 

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