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The Haycock Hotel, London Rd, Wansford Peterborough PE8 6JA

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

Sunday 18th May @ 2:30PM

John Petters Hot Five with Ken Sims, cornet, Roy James, banjo & guitar, Trevor Whiting, clarinet & Keith Donald, bass.

 

see videos featuring Ken Sims. Click icons below:

Stevedore Stomp

Snake Rag

Buddy's Habit

Hear Dippermouth Blues from the CD Walkin' With The King

Dippermounth Blues

Read the article and listen to historic Louis Armstrong tracks on this website. Click here

Born 4th August 1901, Louis was the most important musician of the 20th century.

He completely changed the style of popular music, both instrumentally and vocally.  His recording career commenced in 1923 when he played second cornet in King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, along side the great Johnny Dodds, clarinet and Baby Dodds, drums.

 

 

 

He married the band’s pianist, Lil Hardin and she in turn persuaded him to leave Oliver to join Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra. Louis influence was so great that this lumbering dance band was turned into a slick swing band, the forerunner of the famous Benny Goodman Orchestra, which was to achieve monumental success a decade later

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Tenor saxophonist, Coleman Hawkins, sounding awkward and corny, was in the Henderson Orchestra at the time and Satchmo pointed him in the right direction as far as jazz phrasing was concerned. Hawkins became the first great soloist on his instrument.

Louis recorded with many of the important Blues singers of the day, including Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey.

The Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings further stretched his creativity and virtuosity.

The ‘30s found Satchmo fronting a large band as featured trumpeter and vocalist. He appeared in several Hollywood Movies, including ‘Pennies From Heaven’ with Bing Crosby, who was himself a big fan.

The late ‘40s saw Louis return to the small band format with which he more or less remained the rest of his life, becoming the first Ambassador for jazz, world wide.

Hits such as ‘Mack the Knife’, ‘Hello Dolly’ and finally ‘What a Wonderful World’ and ‘We Have All The Time in The World’, used in a Bond movie, kept the Armstrong flame alight with the mass public.

For Sunday’s concert I am delighted to announce that ex Acker Bilk cornetist, Ken Sims will be on hand to demonstrate the style and panache of Louis Armstrong. Ken was in the Bilk band in the late ‘50s at the height of the Trad boom.

Also in the band at the time was the extraordinarily talented banjo and guitarist Roy James, who will be reunited with Ken for the Haycock session.

Multi-reedman, Trevor Whiting returns with some powerful clarinet in the Dodds and Bechet styles.

Bass Ace, Keith Donald will complete this exciting ensemble.

An afternoon of traditional jazz classics from the King Oliver, Hot Five / Seven, Jelly Roll Morton repertoire will guarantee to entertain and delight as we take you back to the Mississippi, via Bourbon St and on to the Chicago Speakeasy’s of the Roarin’ ‘20s

Please come and support top quality live jazz at the Haycock.  Details & Bookings call 0800 496 0673. Admission is £10.

 

CDs are available featuring all the above artistes. Go to our CD shop Click here

 

Tickets purchased in advance will be £10. Box Office: 0800 496 0673.

 

Ticket info - call 800-555-1212

Jazz At The Haycock Wansford

The Haycock Hotel
London Rd, Wansford Peterborough PE8 6JA

Sunday Matinees

2:30PM - 5PM

Dates

Sunday 18th May

Sunday 22 June

Jazz Tickets: Call 0800 496 0673

 

In partnership with the management of The Haycock Hotel, we are re-introducing jazz to this stunning venue where the music thrived some years ago

Here we’ve got the lot – a nice room to play in, to dance or to observe and hear jazz in truly comfortable surroundings.

A well-stocked bar and the facility to dine at a hotel, famous for its cuisine, is an added attraction and those who need not rush back home for a Monday morning start can take advantage of the hotel’s top class accommodation and really make a weekend of it. The hotel is reached the A1/A47 intersection and is 8 miles from Peterborough and 6 milesfrom Stamford.

If you do propose to dine prior to the jazz session or should you wish to take a room or rooms, you would be advised to call the hotel on 01870-782223 or email sales@thehaycock.co.uk.