{"id":2022,"date":"2015-06-07T12:03:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T12:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=2022"},"modified":"2016-04-15T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:12:31","slug":"phoenix-dixieland-jazz-band-5th-june-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/?p=2022","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Dixieland Jazz Band, 5th June 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND<\/strong><\/span> gave us much pleasure playing at the Farnborough Jazz Club<\/strong> <\/span>on 5th<\/span><\/sup> June 2015<\/strong><\/span>. . They certainly had a big act to follow, after last week\u2019s Tony Pitt\u2019s All Stars, but ‘Phoenix’ had no trouble coping at all. ROBIN COOMBS <\/strong><\/span> (clarinet), the band\u2019s leader, had his usual guys,\u00a0\u00a0PAUL HIGGS<\/span><\/b> (trumpet), BILL TODD <\/strong><\/span>(trombone), DAVE BARNES<\/strong><\/span> (piano), ROGER CURPHEY<\/strong><\/span> (double bass), JOHN STEWART<\/strong><\/span>(banjo\/guitar), and ALAN CLARKE<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(drums). We are so lucky to have such talented bands wanting to play here at Farnborough. Mind you, the acoustics are good and you (our audience) certainly show them you\u2019re having fun. So if you haven\u2019t been here before, then don\u2019t hesitate, for a happy evening of jazz and dancing, come and give us a try. Now let me tell you what entertainment the boys delivered to us on this particular evening \u2013what they played!<\/p>\n

\"Band<\/a>

Band Leader, Robin Coombs (clarinet) and Paul Higgs (trumpet) with Phoenix Dixieland Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club on\u00a0\u00a0 5th June 2015. Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bill<\/a>

Bill Todd on trombone plus Paul Higgs (trumpet) and Roger Curphey (d.bass) with Phoenix Dixieland Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent) on 5th June 2015. Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

They began with \u2018Georgia On My Mind\u2019<\/em>, a good old favourite and was sung by Bill.\u00a0 I\u2019d also like to mention they played \u2018Makin Whoopee\u2019<\/em>, another favourite and this time sung by all of us (audience).\u00a0 I was dancing to the next number, \u2018You Took Advantage of Me\u2019, <\/em>so no extra little tit-bits, save it was great. What about \u2018Strutting With Some Barbeque\u2019, a <\/em>terrific Louis Armstrong number.\u00a0 This one gave us some wonderful solos from all of them, wowie, just brilliant.\u00a0 Then Dave sang the next \u2018Who\u2019s Sorry Now\u2019<\/em> and again, our audience joined in.<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/a>

Bill Todd on trombone and Paul Higgs on trumpet (John Stewart banjo – obscured from view) with Phoenix Dixieland Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent)\u00a0on\u00a0 5th June 2015. Photo By Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Paul was featured next and what a special this was.\u00a0 He performed \u2018Flamb\u00e9e Montalbanaise\u2019,<\/em> one of those tunes you know, although probably not familiar with the name (well I wasn\u2019t \u2013 couldn\u2019t find it and had to check it out with Paul himself).\u00a0 He is a composer, so I thought it may have been something he had composed himself.\u00a0 Also, I had written the word \u2018melodic\u2019, so thought I had meant the tune was quite beautiful, but no, I had missed off the \u2018a\u2019 and it was actually what he was playing!!!\u00a0 All I do know is he was pretty spectacular.\u00a0 The next number was tremendous \u2018China Town\u2019<\/em> and I made a special note of the banjo, so John must have excelled.<\/p>\n

\"Dave<\/a>

Dave Barnes on piano and Roger Curphey on double bass with the Phoenix Dixieland Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent) on 5th June 2015. Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"John<\/a>

John Stewart plays guitar with Phoenix Dixieland Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent) on 5th June 2015. Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Robin played \u2018Petite Fleur\u2019<\/em> next and just a wonderful job he made of it too.\u00a0 They completed the evening with a great number \u2018Twenty Four Robbers\u2019<\/em>, which was sung by Dave \u2013 just love this and they left us feeling so happy.\u00a0 Thanks Robin and your boys.\u00a0 Another super evening.<\/p>\n

\"Another<\/a>

Another great photo of Roger Curphey (double bass) – a real action one playing with Alan Clarke (drums) for Phoenix Dixieland Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent) on 5th June 2015, Photo By Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Great<\/a>

Great picture aye? Showing Alan Clarke (drums) and Roger Curphey (double bass) enjoying his pint with the Phoenix Dixieland Jazz Band at Farnborough Jazz Club (Kent) on 5th June 2015. Photo by Mike Witt.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Keep jazz \u2018live\u2019 and support the club.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Yours hosts, Diane and Keith<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

P.S.\u00a0 I have managed to upload our filming published on YouTube – yeah I know – almost a clever clogs!\u00a0 It is still a work in progress though.\u00a0 See Bob Dwyer’s\u00a0Bix & Pieces for 1st May 2015 (at end).<\/p>\n

\u2018Makin Whoopee\u2019 \u2013 (m) Walter Donaldson, (l) Gus Kahn (1928)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Chinatown, My Chinatown\u2019 \u2013 (m) Jean Schwartz, (l) William Jerome (1910)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018<\/em>Flamb\u00e9e Montalbanaise\u2019 – Gus Viseur<\/em> (1940)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Georgia On My Mind\u2019 \u2013 (m) Hoagy Carmichael, (l) Stuart Gorrell (1930)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Petite Fleur\u2019 \u2013 Sidney Bechet (1952)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Strutting With Some Barbeque\u2019 \u2013 (m) Lilian Hardin Armstrong, (l) Don Raye (1941)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Twenty Four Robbers\u2019 \u2013 (m) Ted Buckner, (l) James Young (1941)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018Who\u2019s Sorry Now\u2019 \u2013 (m) Ted Snyder, (l) Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby (1923)<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u2018You Took Advantage of Me\u2019 \u2013 (m) Richard Rodgers, (l) Lorenz Hart (1928)<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND gave us much pleasure playing at the Farnborough Jazz Club on 5th June 2015. . They certainly had a big act to follow, after last week\u2019s Tony Pitt\u2019s All Stars, but ‘Phoenix’ had no trouble coping at all. ROBIN COOMBS (clarinet), the band\u2019s leader, had his usual guys,\u00a0\u00a0PAUL HIGGS (trumpet), BILL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phoenix-dixieland-jazz-band"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2022"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3237,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022\/revisions\/3237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farnboroughjazz.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}