LAST CHANCE TO VOTE IN BRITISH JAZZ AWARDS
Just a few days to cut-off date in the voting for the 2008 British Jazz Awards.
Cast your vote by filling in and returning the attached form by post or email, or visiting www.on-line-voting.co.uk/awards.html to vote online for your favourite British Jazz Musicians - but do so by Monday 17th November. 2008 sees the 20th year of the Jazz Oscars, as they are fondly-known, the most important awards available to this country’s jazz fraternity. If you have enjoyed some fine British Jazz Musicians over the last 12 months, then here’s your opportunity to acknowledge our homegrown, but world class, talent.
Live gigs are a bit thin on the ground right now, but its well worth tripping out to that Arts-Centre-of-ill-repute, The Public, in the Town Centre of West Bromwich for their free shows, well-presented in a good atmosphere with a great soundsystem. Look out for California’s Tom Hill Band (November 14th), rock star Trevor Burton Band (15th), the utterly stunningly quirky Steve Pacitto with his all-star combo - don’t miss this!! (16th), a blues jam session (22nd), The New Orleans Hotshots (23rd) Doctor Harp Blues Band (29th) and Martinique Jazz Band (30th). Fridays and Saturdays are from 8pm. Sundays are 1pm - all these sessions are free.
The ubiquitous Tipitina, in between visits to Denmark, Sweden and Norway can be seen in Birmingham at Waters Edge in Brindley Place (12noon on 29th) and Ha Ha Bar & Grill (2pm on 30th). Admission free to both.
The irrepressible King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys appear at their home-from-home, the 100 Club in Oxford Street, London (29th at 8pm).
First bookings for the 2009 Birmingham International Jazz Festival will be announced in December, but we can tell you in advance that comeback kids from 2008 The Bourbon Street Stompers from Germany and Cornwall’s Jazz Karaoke Queen Becky Brine have already inked contracts. The surprise announcement is that the heavily tipped emergent gypsy guitar talent Nomy Rosenberg Trio will make their first UK performances at the Festival. Nomy is a direct relative of Django Reinhardt, performed with George Benson at a sold-out Carnegie Hall in New York when he was only 14. Younger brother of the ill-starred but wondrous Jimmy Rosenberg, in whose band he featured during his formative years, Nomy plays in the traditional Django Reinhardt style and is reputably the jazz guitar star of the Sinti Gypsy Community.
Nomy Rosenberg
The 25th Birmingham International Jazz Festival takes place from July 3rd to 12th.
For more information, contact
Big Bear Records, PO Box 944, Birmingham B16 8UT
Tel: 0121 454 7020 Fax: 0121 454 9996
Email: agency@bigbearmusic.com www.bigbearmusic.com
