Event Description
Live jazz, blues and swing return to Malvern with a fantastic band playing Malvern Cube on the first Sunday of each month. This informal setting with table seating, offers a fully licensed bar, space for dancing and plentiful free parking.
Doors open at 7pm for sessions running from 8pm to 10.30pm (including interval).
Admission: £10 cash only on the door
Sunday 5 December 2021: Malvern Big Band with Garry Rutter (vocals)
An evening of big band music, with a carefully chosen programme to reflect the best of the Rat Pack years, wartime music such as the Glenn Miller sound and the best of Count Basie, Duke Ellington and many more. An entertaining evening with Malvern’s very own swinging big band.
Sunday 2 January 2022: Janice Williamson with the Gary Bell Band
Janice Williamson is on vocals. She is a founding member of the acapella group ‘Black Voices’. She is a solo Gospel and Jazz artist.
Gary Bell Band performers: Gary Bell (Trumpet and Flugelhorn), Richard Leach (Trombone), Henry Newman (Keyboard), Jim Sutton (Bass) and Roger Armstrong (Drums).
Sunday 6 February 2022: Washington Whirligig
Early New Orleans, driving mainstream jazz, swing and blues – varied programme and very entertaining.
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Sunday 6 March 2022: Fret and Fiddle
This award-winning group formed in 2001 in the style ‘Hot Club de France’ – swing tunes, gypsy music, blues & more.
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Sunday 3 April 2022: John Hallam with the Graham Smith Quartet
Swinging night guaranteed with top UK reeds maestro joining forces with the fine Graham Smith quartet.
John Hallam – Reeds, Steve Smith – Guitar, Rich Hughes – Piano, Simon Smith – Bass, Graham Smith – Drums.
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Sunday 1 May 2022: Hot Fingers with Emily Campbell
A tribute to early acoustic Blues and Jazz.
Tom ‘ Spats’ Langham, Danny Blythe, Malcolm Sked and Emily Campell.
Sunday 5 June: Jeanne Marlow with the Rod Kelly Quartet
The fantastic, west country based singer Jeanne Marlow is teamed with the Rod Kelly Quartet. All the classics and standards from the swing era.
Sunday 3 July – Swingtime Jam Session
Len has let loose with his telephone and his renowned ‘little black book’. For this session expect a wonderful evening of fine swinging jazz – anything can happen…and usually does!
