Jazz at the Winchester

This monthly series goes from strength to strength with increasing audiences coming back for more quality music and great food. Many of the gigs below are in this series.

Next two gigs:

Sunday 11th March 2012, 12-3pm, at the Winchester Arms, Castle Green, Taunton. Gareth Fowler graces us on his guitar, all the way from Birmingham where he has graduated as a star pupil from the Birmingham Conservatoire's four year jazz course. Plus Quinny Lawrence  is back on drums, and myself on organ for a groovy, vintage organ trio sound. Superb Sunday lunch served for a round £8.

Sunday 22nd April 2012, 12-3pm, at the Winchester Arms, Castle Green, Taunton. Billy Cunningham whips up a storm on drums and Fred Ball resonates on acoustic bass, both here all the way from Kent! They are here as a part of a mini-tour involving Play, my party band, which is playing a private wedding at Maunsell House, Somerset the previous evening.

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Previous gigs: 

Ben Carruthers (from Wells) on sax, Quinny Lawrence on drums, plus James Eady joining on guitar. Sunday 12th February 2012, 12-3pm. Served with Sunday lunch at the Winchester Arms, Castle Green, Taunton. I played organ for a different, groovier sound and the place was full. Great gig!

Viv and the Xmen played at Viv's birthday party on February 11th 2012 at the Wyvern Rugby Club. Modesty prevents me saying which birthday, but it was very well attended and emotional. Love Viv's version of Joni Mitchell's The RIver, played with a certain local pianist accompanying... 

Trio with Sarah Cunningham (vocals) and James Eady (guitar). Wednesday evening 8th February at the Taj Mahal Indian restaurant, Taunton, for their two year anniversary. A fun, and very original, evening was had by all!

Quiketo was reunited on 1st February 2012 at the Ilminster Arts Centre, an absolutely stunning venue. The event was a party for the volunteers and benefactors of the Arts Centre, which goes from sterength to strength, and about 70 people attended. They seemed to particularly enjoy our Beatles covers and especially my vocals! I had to be torn away from the Kawai piano by my fellow band members - more gigs here please!

Sunday lunchtime 8th January at the Winchester Arms, Castle Green, Taunton.  Trio with Sarah Cunningham (vocals) and James Eady (guitar). A loosener for the New Year, full of hope and promise for the Jazz at the Winchester series.

End of year party at St Ives Jazz Club, 27th December 2011. A jazz jam with Pip Harbon and Tim Greenhaulgh. Great venue and a generous audience.

Duo with Viv Lynham (vocals). Jazz and Christmas songs, Sunday lunchtime 18th December 2011 at the Winchester Arms, Castle Green, Taunton. 

Trio with Matt Atasoy (vocals) and James Eady (guitars). Sunday lunchtime 27th November at the Winchester Arms, Castle Green, Taunton. 

Duo with Ben Carruthers (tenor sax). Sunday lunchtime 30th October at the Winchester Arms, Castle Green, Taunton. 

QuiKeTo at the Fremington Quay Cafe, Barnstaple, Devon. 

2-4pm on Sunday 11th September 2011. See you there!

QuiKeTo (piano trio). Sunday lunchtime 28th August 2011 at the Winchester Arms, Castle Green, Taunton. 

Viv and the Xmen at The Blackdown Beer and Music festival, Saturday 13th August 2011.

Skintight International at the Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues festival, 6th & 7th August 2011.

etc!