{"id":684,"date":"2016-03-21T12:39:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T12:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?page_id=684"},"modified":"2018-11-15T11:37:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T11:37:11","slug":"roger-marks-chris-walker-pedigree-jazz-band","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?page_id=684","title":{"rendered":"PEDIGREE JAZZ BAND – Chris Walker’s ‘A Salute To Trad Jazz’"},"content":{"rendered":"

PEDIGREE JAZZ BAND – Chris Walker’s ‘A Salute To\u00a0 Trad Jazz’ <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

2018 TOUR OF SOUTH EAST<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

APPEARING AT FARNBOROUGH JAZZ CLUB 16th NOVEMBER 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Chris Walker: Leader, Clarinet<\/strong><\/span>
\nChris turned professional with the London City Stompers and later joined Mike Daniels, Colin Kingwell\u2019s Jazz Bandits and The Real Ale & Thunder Band. He has led the Chris Walker Swingtet<\/a> for thirty years, which is still going strong. He is also a renowned radio broadcaster, and jazz lecturer<\/a> on P&O, Cunard and Saga cruise ships.<\/p>\n

Tony Mann, Trombone<\/strong><\/span>
\nTony is another brass band trained multi-instrumentalist with several years former experience with local West Country bands\u00a0Equally at home playing double bass, Sousaphone or trombone, Tony is a valuable asset to any band.<\/p>\n

Andy Chislett: Trumpet<\/strong><\/span>
\nA very popular,\u00a0well schooled,\u00a0musician with an astounding technique\u00a0and engaging personality. Based on the South Coast,\u00a0Andy is one of the UK\u2019s best known trumpeters \u00a0and educators having spent\u00a09 years cruising with NCL, P&O and Cunard. He is also the jazz soloist for \u00a0top big bands such as The String of Pearls, John Miller, The Palm court \u00a0and the Tuxedo jazz orchestras.<\/p>\n

John Noddings: Banjo & Guitar<\/span>
\n<\/strong>John was a\u00a0founder member banjo player of the Coventry based Dud Clews Jazz Orchestra and played and recorded with the band, on and off, over the years.\u00a0 He has played regularly with George Huxley\u2019s Jazzmen since 1995 in both in the full band and in George\u2019s smaller groups. \u00a0He was co-organizer of the intriguing Royal Ascot Jazz Band for 25 years until 2 years ago. He also organised the Midlands based band Jazz Salon Rouge from the late 1970\u2019s until he recently moved down to Devon.<\/p>\n

Ken Ames OR Mike Bennett: Double Bass<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Ken Ames is a renowned double bass player and he has worked, over the years, with Ken Colyer, Bob Wallis and Monty Sunshine (to name but a few!) Originally this band\u2019s banjo player, Ken has re-joined the band on bass to allow Tony to take the trombone chair as Roger Marks replacement.<\/p>\n

Mike is living proof of the old saying: \u201cHave bass, will travel\u201d. His first gig was in Malawi. Subsequently, Mike has played in places as far afield as Cairo, Prague, and Vienna. He has been lucky enough to have played with numerous bands and musicians over the years including Chris Barber, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, George Melly, and even Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees. Masterful and<\/i> modest, that\u2019s Mike\u2026<\/p>\n

Sy Gorelick: Drums<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Sy Gorelick (pronounced G\u2019Relic), is an Anglo-American, taught by BBC Drummer Paul Brodie (BBC Big Band and top session musician) and has made his name playing in a plethora of styles gaining extensive experience. He has worked in Recording Studios, Theatres, Ballrooms, Cruise liners, Restaurants, Pubs, Cabaret, Teaching, Night Clubs, Petrol Stations, Debenhams\u2019 perfume department (true!), TV & Radio, as well as playing & teaching both in the UK & abroad.\u00a0He has a lifelong interest in physiognomology, sesquipedalianism, mycology and Occitania about which, to date, he has refused to release for publication<\/p>\n

Last appearances at Farnborough Jazz Club<\/h1>\n

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The musicians who played here Good Friday, 25th March 2016 were:<\/p>\n

Chris Walker: Leader, Clarinet<\/strong>\"Pedigree<\/a><\/p>\n

Tony Mann, Trombone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graham Trevarton: Trumpet, Cornet, Vocals<\/strong>
\nA very popular brass band trained musician with an economic style and engaging personality. He was a founder member of Roger Marks\u2019 Cornish Armada Jazzband and has played with other local bands\u00a0for a number of years.<\/p>\n

John Noddings: Banjo & Guitar<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ken Ames: Double Bass<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colin Larn: Drums
\n<\/strong>Colin has been a professional BBC\/ITV session drummer for the past 40 years. Colin\u2019s CV includes tours and performances with Ron Goodwin, Matt Monroe, and the Liverpool Philharmonic in addition to Barbara Jay, Tommy Whittle, Don Rendell, Roy Williams, Don Weller and Peter King. His career highlight was\u00a0being invited to permanently join a New Orleans band whilst visiting that city!<\/p>\n

A Salute to Trad Jazz<\/h1>\n
\n

\"A<\/a>The \u201cSALUTE TO TRAD JAZZ 2016\u201d show is the brainchild of two musician friends \u2013 Chris Walker and Roger Marks \u2013 who share a fondness for the style of jazz\u00a0popularized\u00a0by the likes of Chris\u00a0Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball in the late 1950\u2019s and early 60\u2019s, a period that became known as the \u201cTrad Boom\u201d.<\/p>\n

Many of the record releases that made it into the hit parade at that time are seldom to be heard in the jazz clubs of today, perhaps because the likes of Midnight in Moscow, Green Leaves of Summer, Chimes Blues and the William Tell Overture require a certain amount of careful rehearsal to do them justice. They are, however, included in the \u201cSalute to Trad Jazz\u201d show.<\/p>\n

After three highly successful years of co-leading the band with Chris, Roger has retired from both the touring scene and the band, albeit on the best of terms, so that the show is now updated and presented entirely by Chris Walker, professionally as always, with some informative commentary, anecdotes and, of course, humour.<\/p>\n

Almost every appearance in the band\u2019s 2013\/14\/15 tours were immediately rebooked for return visits.\u00a0 The band is described by Jazz Breaks jazz holidays as \u201cthe sensational Pedigree Jazz Band\u201d.<\/p>\n

This venture has been greatly helped by sponsorship from Marston\u2019s Brewery<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

See them in action\u00a0on YouTube,\u00a0Presented by Apple County<\/span><\/h2>\n

Appearing at \u00a0Risley Park Jazz Club, Risley, Derby, go to:<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FTMNu8aQOKs <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Early in 2012 Roger Marks had the good fortune to play for Chris Walker\u2019s Swingtet on a couple of cruises when they had numerous opportunities to talk about their music and their particular influences and alignments.<\/span><\/h3>\n

It turned out that the \u2018trad boom\u2019 had, long ago, claimed a couple of conscripts. Had there been no such rebirth of traditional jazz I think its fair to say that both may have sailed through life unaware, or at least uninterested in the world of jazz in the much the same way as 99.9% of modern teenagers are equally unaware and uninterested in the world of jazz.<\/span><\/h3>\n

It became clear that, amongst other things, they share the same fondness for those early days and that over the years we have played, like many other of our contemporaries, the tunes popularised by Chris Barber and Acker Bilk at that time – such as Bourbon Street Parade, Chimes Blues, White Cliffs of Dover, Marching Through Georgia etc, etc. \u2013 the tunes which are pretty much standard fare for a working band to this day.<\/span><\/h3>\n

To cut a long story short, they came up with the idea of a stage show entitled \u201cTribute to Trad Jazz\u201d showcasing flagship tunes of the period popularized by Chris, Acker and Kenny with a bit of Dutch Swing College, Humph (who we know<\/strong> would probably not have approved) and Papa Bue thrown in for good measure.<\/span><\/h3>\n

An all star line up of musicians, including three prominent and popular band leaders playing a programme consisting entirely of those tunes most readily identified with the so-called \u201ctrad boom\u201d.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Chris and Roger will embellish their presentation with supporting facts and anecdotes of those times.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Personnel (subject to slight change): –<\/span><\/h3>\n

Roger Marks \u2013 Trombone, Chris Walker \u2013 Clarinet, Graham Trevarton -Trumpet and Vocals, Ken Ames – Banjo, Tony Mann – Double Bass,\u00a0Colin Larn\u00a0– Drums<\/span><\/h3>\n

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CV’s of Musicians as at 2015<\/h1>\n

ROGER MARKS: Co-Leader, Trombone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roger is a vastly experienced melodic stylist whose playing has been described on air by the late Humphrey Lyttelton as being world class.\u00a0He is a former Rod Mason sidesman and longtime leader of his Armada Jazz Band<\/a> and his Cornish Armada Jazz Band.<\/p>\n

CHRIS WALKER: Co-Leader, Clarinet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris turned professional with the London City Stompers and later joined Mike Daniels, Colin Kingwell\u2019s Jazz Bandits and The Real Ale & Thunder Band.\u00a0 He has led the Chris Walker Swingtet<\/a> for thirty years, which is still going strong. He is also a renowned radio broadcaster, and jazz lecturer<\/a> on P&O, Cunard and Saga cruise ships.<\/p>\n

Graham Trevarton: Trumpet, Cornet, Vocals
\n<\/strong> A very popular brass band trained musician with an economic style and engaging personality. Founder member of Roger Marks\u2019 Cornish Armada and has played with the Dart Valley Stompers for a number of years.<\/p>\n

ANDY DICKINS: Trumpet, Cornet, Vocals\u00a0 <\/strong>(Played with band\u00a0here 19th September 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy Dickens plays a wide ranging style incorporating such influences as Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Billy Butterfield and many more, but his love of jazz was fostered in the sounds of New Orleans. He is still top man in any New Orleans street parade. He has a vocal style which is entirely his own. He always presents the band with great charisma and an infectious sense of humour.<\/p>\n

KEN AMES: Banjo, Guitar, Vocals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ken spent his early years as the bass player with Ken Colyer\u2019s Jazzmen, switching to banjo to continue his distinguished career with Roy Pellet, then Bob Wallis and His Storeyville Jazzmen, George Webb and Monty Sunshine.<\/p>\n

TONY MANN: Double Bass<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tony is another brass band trained multi-instrumentalist with several years former experience with Jeremy Hugget\u2019s Band of Gold, The Dart Valley Stompers and since then as a valued member of Roger Marks\u2019 Cornish Armada jazzband.<\/p>\n

COLIN LARN: Drums<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colin has been a professional BBC\/ITV session drummer for the past 40 years. Colin\u2019s CV includes tours and performances with Ron Goodwin, Matt Monroe, and the Liverpool Philharmonic in addition to Barbara Jay, Tommy Whittle, Don Rendell, Roy Williams, Don Weller and Peter King. His career highlight was\u00a0being invited to permanently join a New Orleans band whilst visiting that city!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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