HOLMROOK READING ROOM MUSIC CLUB

Small Band Workshop to share information and play music. Some Thursday evenings 7:00 - 9:00pm. If you are intersted in attending please Contact Peter: peter.gpsmith@btinternet.com  

JAZZ COURSES

Len Phillips - Beginers Course

TBA. Towards the end of the year at Higham Hall again. Len, a famous big band director, runs a couple of other advanced courses at Higham and by popular demand has decided to offer a beginners course. Higham Hall will be able to give more information about this course once it is finalised.

International Saxophone Summer School

Join Rob Buckland at one of the most successful summer schools in the UK. An amazing week of music-making, in a beautiful English countryside location, which will be relaxing, instructive and a great way to meet new friends.  http://www.robbuckland.com/ 

Jazz Academy, Tonbridge Wells: http://www.jazzacademy.co.uk/

Courses  around July/September & Dec.

Jamey Aebersold, Richmond: http://www.jazzwise.com/summerschool/  

Next course around September. I can also recomend his course in Kentucky.

Some of our members attend these courses so if you are in Cumbria and are thinking of going, get in touch and we can benefit from group bookings and shared transport.

Links for Backing Tracks & Chord Progressions.

Midi files: http://www.midisite.co.uk/

Chords & words to popular songs:   http://ynucc.yeungnam.ac.kr/~bwlee/midi_h.htm

The chords & words site appears to be foreign but can be followed with a bit of logic. Look on the home page for a route to chord progressions or other song lists. You can substitute the h before .htm for another letter to find specific alphabetic pages. Good hunting.

If you know of an up and coming Jazz event, can recommend a good course or would like to add another useful link to this page, email the details to me at coling@esend-it.com for consideration.