. . . “Listening is more important than anything because that’s what music is; somebody is playing something & you’re receiving it.” Carla Bley,jazz pianist & composer
Here’s what’s happening this week on the jazz scene . . .
Friday December 7th
CiCi and the Roger Gittens Trio @ The Waterfront Café starting at 8pm featuring CiCi on vocals with Roger Gittens on piano; David Carnegie on drums; Richard Evans on acoustic bass.
Saturday December 8th
1688 Orchestra under the direction of Stephen Walcott @ Hastings Rocks; Sunset Concert starting at 5pm
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7:30pm
Kool Jazz @ The Waterfront Café starting at 7:30pm with Bert Brown on piano; Linus Yaw on bass; Boo Rudder on drums.
Sunday December 9th
Jazz lunch with The Crustaceans 5-piece Swing Band @Lobster Alive starting at 12:30pm
Jazz brunch @Naniki Restaurant in Suriname, St. Joseph; 11:30am – 3pm
Jazz lunch @ Round House in Bathsheba featuring Stefan van den Bossche on guitar with vocals by Gwen Taylor; 12noon – 3pm.
Nj30 jazz quartet @ Ocean2 Hotel & Resort in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 6:30pm; Kirk Layne on keyboard, Joseph Callender on saxophone, Marius Charlemagne on electric bass, and Rashad Hinds on drums
Saxophonist Andre Woodvine &guitarist Stefan Van den Bossche@ Lanterns Restaurant, Bougainvillea Beach Resort, Maxwell Coast Road, Christ Church starting at 7:30pm
Monday December 10th
‘Music on the Mound’ @ Performing Hall, Barbados Community College, 11am to 8pm.
A full day of great music by the College’s students. The jazz ensembles will be featured 6 to 8pm.
The Mound refers to the grassy area outside the hall where there is seating and a tent with refreshments on sale.
Admission is free; music lovers are asked to patronize the food and beverage stalls as proceeds go toward production costs.
Tuesday December 11th
Roger Gittens Quartet @ Lobster Alive on Bay Street starting at 7:30pm
Thursday December 13th
Mike Sealy & Friends @ Ocean15 in St. Lawrence Gap at Dover starting at 7:30pm
VSOPDixieland Jazz Band @ The Waterfront Café in Bridgetown starting @ 8pm
Andy Vossontrumpet & vocals);John Duckhouseon trombone & vocals; Tony Cumminson clarinet & sax;Art Tayloronpiano,Robert Fosterondrums,Ronnie Crebbin on banjo, andCecil Bascombeonelectric bass.
Heads up for more jazz next week . . . .
Excellent start. Kudos to yo Sue.