Chairman:   Colin Graham.                      Email: Colin Graham

Director of Music:   Dave Mason                                           

Secretary:   Hilary Cowley                                                    

Treasurer:   Mike Fulker                                                        
P.R. Officer: John McCombe                                                   
GDB: Alan Witham                                                                

 

The Calder House Hotel WebSite:   www.calderhouse.co.uk

 

Other Links & Courses.   

 

B&B ACCOMMODATION

If you are travelling to the jam and want to stay overnight, there is a friendly B&B, very reasonably priced just across the road from the venue.  Eskdale House. Telephone Hilary or Mike for details - 019467 28619 or see http://www.eskdalehouse.co.uk/

 

WHEATSHEAF JAM SESSIONS

Jam Session for Musicians every Monday evening from 8:00pm and for Vocalists every Tuesday evening. Telephone Kate on 01946 824503, See http://www.wheatsheafegremont.co.uk/ or email: bigsheafbyatch@aol.com  

 

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 Colin Graham: coling@esendit.com

  

JAZZ FESTIVALS

PLEASE NOTE: THE APPLEBY JAZZ FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR 2008.

Hopefully it will be held again in 2009 or soon after.  http://www.applebyjazz.com/ 

 

Vicenza Jazz Festival in May. If you fancy going a bit further afield check it out at:
http://www.kathleenjones.co.uk/ajw/2006/vicenza.html

 

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.

 

Jazz Breaks Abroad. Looks like great value! If you like frogs legs and garlic check it out at

  http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/Jazz_Breaks

 

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.