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John Petters Productions
New House Farm
Hospital Drove
Long Sutton
Lincolnshire
PE12 9EN
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)1406 365731
Helmsley Jazz 'n' Swing Weekend
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 March 2012
See John Petters in action, click image below
Stand by for a full weekend of traditional jazz, swing and American songbook evergreens at the Helmsley Jazz’n’Swing weekend on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March.
See Allen Beechey in action - click image below
Organised by Britain’s ‘ace drummin’ man’, John Petters, the event features some of the top performers in the UK
. Live celebrations of such musical icons as Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, George Lewis and Benny Goodman will be offered, as well as a session of hymns and spirituals, New Orleans style and a selection of stomps blues and rags from the days of Storyville, Prohibition and the Chicago gangster controlled speakeasys.
See Julian in action click image below
In addition those great songs by Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, Carmichael and Ellington will be recreated in “Swinging Down Memory Lane”.
Featured in the line-ups will be Australian jazz stars, Karl Hird (clarinet and tenor saxophone) and slap double bass legend, Annie Hawkins.
Sharing the clarinet and saxophone tasks will be the incredibly talented Julian Marc Stringle, featured sidekick of the late George Melly.
Sharing the clarinet and saxophone tasks will be the incredibly talented Julian Marc Stringle, featured sidekick of the late George Melly.
See Karl and Annie with Tim & John n action click image below
Stride piano professor, Dave Browning will interpret anew, the Harlem style of the exuberant Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller, who gave the world such song hits as ‘Honeysuckle Rose’ and ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’.
Whether on guitar, banjo, drums or vocals, Tim Phillips is value for money! A supreme entertainer and a true jazz natural.
Hot cornet star, Allen Beechey has led his own ‘Bright Stars of Jazz’ for the past decade. A specialist in the Chicago Dixieland style of his hero, Wild Bill Davison, Allen has no trouble in turning his talents in the direction of the great ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong.
Bassist, Keith Donald has worked with all the major stars of British jazz and like Tim Phillips, is a natural, self taught musician, who knows exactly the right notes to play - intuitively.
As for John Petters, the Mississippi Rag, USA said of him
“Englands finest Traditional Jazz Drummer”.
The Stage said, “John Petters is a solid and showy drummer..... and a humourous, fluent compere of the proceedings, as well as a useful singer".
The Financial Times said, "Petters is an unashamed disciple of the Jazz of Benny Goodman & Gene Krupa ......he sets the mood for this neat swinging group."
The iconic American Jazz, Blues and Boogie pianist, Art Hodes said the John Petters was, “carrying the torch that we lit”.
As Well as the live music, there will be a chance to test your knowledge with the ‘Jazz Quiz’, a fun Jazz Forum’, where a panel of musicians will be played a selection of recordings blindfold and asked to name performers.
A Jazz lecture, looking at the life and music of American jazz drumming pioneer, Gene Krupa, will be presented by John Petters.
For bookings telephone the box office on 01439 771700
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