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1
9:00pm JONAS SEETOH QUARTET
jonas Seetoh – vocals
Joe Webb – piano
Huw V. Williams – double bass
Tom Cottle - drums

Jonas is from Guangzhou Shi, Guangdong, China. He speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. He sings pure Jazz - don't miss him.

ADMISSION: £6.00 / £5.00
2
10:00pm BUILT FOR COMFORT Blues Dragon


Photo by Carl DeAbreu

www.bluesdragon.org.uk

ADMISSION: £4.00


3
11:00pm DISCO
ADMISSION: £2.00
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8:30pm NORMAN THATCHER'S BAND with MIKE DENHAM (piano) The Preservation Jazz Society


photograph © Paul Dunleavy

ADMISSION: £4.00 / £.3.50 (PJS + Concessions)
Special Student Rate £2.00 (on production of S.U. card) for All events
7
9:00pm CAL NEWMAN


Cardiff's favourite smokey voiced blues man returns to CaféJAZZ to entertain with his versions of blues, ragtime and slide guitar classics – A blues masterclass!

FREE ADMISSION
8
9:00pm JANET SEIDEL TRIO
Janet Seidel – piano and vocals
Chuck Morgan – guitar and ukulele
David Seidel – double bass

Born in Australia's bush country, Janet Seidel has emerged as that country's 'First Lady of Jazz'. With her intimate style and great feel for the lyrics, Janet is as much a story teller as she is a singer, handling the music like a fortuitous blend of Blossom Dearie and Doris Day with an occasional nod to Julie London.

www.cardiffjazz.org

ADMISSION: £6.00 / £5.00
9
10:00pm DUNCAN Blues Dragon

www.bluesdragon.org.uk

ADMISSION: £4.00


10
11:00pm DISCO
ADMISSION: £2.00
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12
9:00pm A NEW OLD-FASHIONED JAZZ BAND
Clasic jazz and swing, light-hearted songs, and original writing, in the style of the 1930s New York.

ADMISSION: £3.00 / £2.50 concessions
13
8:30pm KEITH LITTLE JAZZERS The Preservation Jazz Society


photograph © Paul Dunleavy

ADMISSION: £4.00 / £.3.50 (PJS + Concessions)
Special Student Rate £2.00 (on production of S.U. card) for All events
14
9:00pm JAZZ ATTIC


This session has been home to many of South Wales’s finest musicians and enthusiastic amateurs for over sixteen years. Jazz Attic offers the chance for all budding musicians to ‘sit in’ with the talented house trio. All instruments and singers are welcome. Anyone who arrives early enough is given the chance to play.


FREE ADMISSION
15
9:00pm BURUM

Tomos Williams - trumpet
Gethin Liddington - trumpet
Dave Jones - piano
Aidan Thorne - bass
Mark O Connor - drums

Burum bring Cafe Jazz their original mix of Welsh folk tunes and jazz. Tonight they will have a new front line of two trumpets. Expect a night dynamic improvisation.

ADMISSION: £6.00 / £5.00
16
10:00pm JACK THE BISCUIT Blues Dragon


Photo by Carl DeAbreu

A four piece Blues Band with a hint of Rhythm/rock and roll and more besides.

www.bluesdragon.org.uk

ADMISSION: £4.00


17
11:00pm DISCO
ADMISSION: £2.00
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8:30pm ICON REVISITED The Preservation Jazz Society


photograph © Paul Dunleavy

ADMISSION: £4.00 / £.3.50 (PJS + Concessions)
Special Student Rate £2.00 (on production of S.U. card) for All events
21
9:00pmDEBORAH ROSE / REMI HARRIS
Emotive Welsh Songstress Deborah Rose performs with gypsy jazz guitarist Remi Harris performing a delicious mix of jazz, folk and blues. Deborah recently joined Judy Collins on the UK leg of her tour and opened the Isle of Wight Festival in 2009.
Deborah Rose "One of the finest voices I've ever heard" Judy Collins
“Remi is definitely, in my view one of the most talented British players, if not “THE” most talented of the young generation. He plays gypsy jazz with profound respect and a maturity so rare among young players. I am sure he will go far!” - Godefroy Maruejouls www.mjsguitars.net

www.deborahrose.co.uk
www.remiharris.co.uk


ADMISSION: £4.00 / £3.00
22
9:00pm AREK MAZUREK
Arek Mazurek – guitar
Mark Sambell – piano
Casper Hoedemaekers – bass
Mike Smith – drums

Young Polish guitarist Arek Mazurek leads an energetic four piece presenting an eclectic and exciting mix of material, including arrangements of tunes by Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Ahmad Jamal and Thelonious Monk. Grounded in the swinging straight ahead style of jazz, they draw on rhythmic inspirations ranging from funk, reggae and world music.

ADMISSION: £6.00/ £5.00 concessions.
23
10:00pm BLUES HIGHWAY Blues Dragon


Photo by Carl DeAbreu

Ted Crook (one of Wales' best harmonica exponent fronts this fabulous bunch of musicians guaranteed to go with a swing.www.bluesdragon.org.uk

ADMISSION: £4.00


24
11:00pm DISCO
ADMISSION: £2.00
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9:00pm JELLY ROLL JONES
Cardiff based band playing old time jug band/hokum blues from the 20s and 30s, with tunes from the likes of Blind Blake, Memphis Jug Band, Blind Willie McTell and Cannon’s Jug Stompers. All acoustic, featuring guitar, banjo, double bass, washboard and harmonica

FREE ADMISSION
27
8:30pm THE MEMPHIS SEVEN The Preservation Jazz Society


photograph © Paul Dunleavy

ADMISSION: £4.00 / £.3.50 (PJS + Concessions)
Special Student Rate £2.00 (on production of S.U. card) for All events
28
9:00pm JAZZ ATTIC


This session has been home to many of South Wales’s finest musicians and enthusiastic amateurs for over sixteen years. Jazz Attic offers the chance for all budding musicians to ‘sit in’ with the talented house trio. All instruments and singers are welcome. Anyone who arrives early enough is given the chance to play.


FREE ADMISSION
29
9:00pm ART THEMEN with JOHN GIBBON'S TRIO

Art Themen – reeds
– piano
Dave Moses – double bass
John Gibbon - drums

Art Themen, one of the UK`s top jazz saxophonists, started to work with Michael Garrick in the 1960s and was also in long association with Stan Tracey. He worked with Nat Adderley and has accompanied many visiting US musicians including Al Haig, Red Rodney and Billy Mitchell.

www.cardiffjazz.org

ADMISSION: £6.00 / £5.00
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10:00pm TBC Blues Dragon

www.bluesdragon.org.uk

ADMISSION: £4.00