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‘Music in the Key of Oscar’ traces four decades in the career of a jazz all-time piano great; from his early days as Montreal’s Teenage Boogie-Woogie sensation through his meteoric rise to international celebrity. A highlight is the reunion of his early trio with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis. Peterson…

‘Whiplash’ is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. Miles Teller plays an ambitious young jazz drummer learning his trade at a fiercely competitive music school. His desire to become like his hero Buddy Rich brings him into conflict with an aggressive and abusive instructor, played…

A selection of junior jazz graduates from Spike Robinson’s Jazz Academy – and their tutors – will present a ‘workshop afternoon’ on Friday April 6th from 2-4pm. Admission is £6.00. All the money raised will go towards the Spike Robinson Scholarship Fund.

Spike’s Place at the Jazz Centre UK Presents: Jo Fookes with the Ted Beamont Trio

Stan Tracey was one of Britain’s most popular jazz composers and arrangers, and an outstanding figure in the jazz world. His career spanned six decades of flourishing creativity. He was, and remains, a highly influential figure to generations of jazz musicians. At the Bath Festival he leads fourteen of Britain’s…

Crowstone Christian Centre Presents: The Orpheus Singers Time: 7.30pm

Written and presented by George Melly with help from John Chilton, the story of revivalist jazz in Britain using film clips, recordings, stills, and interviews with George Webb, Humphrey Lyttelton, Ronnie Scott, John Osborne, Kingsley Amis, Ken Colyer, Chris Barber, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, Acker Bilk and Bill Brunskill. Vintage…

For the first time film of one of Britain’s finest vocalists live in concert at the Brecon Jazz Festival in August 2006. Liane’s singing and piano playing have made her well-known internationally. This film of the concert captures her at the peak of her powers, supported by her virtuoso bass…

Humphrey Lyttelton profiled a few months after his death, relying on film and TV clips, home movies, performance footage and interviews with family, friends and colleagues from both the music and radio industries, including Digby Fairweather, Wally Fawkes, John Dankworth, Courtney Pine, Stacey Kent and Karen Sharp. Plus archive footage…

Saturday 24th 2pm – 4pm Spike’s Place at the Jazz Centre UK Presents Live Jazz with: The Alan Barnes Quartet Alan Barnes is a multi-instrumentalist, multi-award winner, prolific international performer, composer, arranger and bandleader. “His stylistic range is quite phenomenal… He has a wonderful capacity for suggesting a given style…

Two giants of jazz from the swing era perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977. Trumpeter Roy Eldrige is teamed up with Oscar Peterson, Niels Pederson and Bobby Durham in a scintillating set. Sublime saxophonist (and trumpeter), arranger, composer and bandleader, Benny Carter is accompanied by Ray Bryant, Niels…

Django Reinhardt’s music touches more people today than ever before. The shadow of Europe’s first jazz superstar still looms over performers 50 years after his death. Django’s music is romantic, technically superb, intensely rhythmic and always melodic. This documentary is a worthy contribution to the life of this jazz legend. All…

‘Lush Life’ is an enjoyable jazz-themed movie first shown at the 1993 London Jazz Festival. It stars Forrest Whittaker and Jeff Goldblum as two jobbing jazz musicians. “The film traces their lives as they move through the peripatetic world of the session musician. Along the way, there’s plenty of admirable music…

Saturday January 27th 2pm – 4pm Spike’s Place at the Jazz Centre UK Presents Live Jazz with: Vasilis Xenopoulos & the Nigel Price Trio Brilliant tenor saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos and 2016 British Jazz Award Winner for Best Guitarist, Nigel Price and his trio, kick off the new club at the…

This open-air performance by the great Stan Getz was recorded in Mandavi vineyard, Napa, California in 1983. Stan is backed by a talented and sympathetic trio consisting of Victor Lewis on drums, Marc Johnson on bass and Jim McNeely on piano. Whether playing ballads, bebop or bossa nova the outcome…

In the world of jazz, women have long been marginalized as singers or piano players. This film shines a light on the all-women bands, the talented trumpeters, saxophonist and drummers, the struggles of the handful who broke through the male bastions, and brings us into the present day, where brilliantly gifted…

‘La La Land’ is a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film which received worldwide critical acclaim. Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) is an aspiring jazz pianist who dreams of opening his own jazz club. Tired of playing muzak in a restaurant to non listening diners he slips into a passionate jazz improvisation and…

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Roll up roll up for the Grand Opening Day of our ‘Living Heritage of Jazz Museum’ – the first-ever of its kind in the UK. Come and meet us all on SATURDAY OCTOBER 7th when the ribbon will be cut at 11am in the jazz basement of THE BEECROFT ART…

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Different films of the Duke and his orchestra, including assorted musical sequences from motion pictures. Duke’s debut in the short “Black and Tan”. The short “A Bundle of Blues” with a lenghty rendition of “Stormy Weather” that starred Ivie Anderson. “Symphony in black: A rhapsody of Negro life” with Billie Holiday….

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown made an ­outstanding and influential contribution to music. He was killed in a car ­accident at the age of 25. This feature-length documentary presents a richly ­detailed ­account of Brown’s life, and examines his historical importance in the context of three…

This remake of ‘The Philadelphia Story’ into a star-studded ­technicolor musical with Cole Porter tunes works splendidly and remains an underrated gem. Starring Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and jazz great Louis Armstrong, the Cole Porter score, and lyrical content is delivered memorably by the ­charismatic performers. All films…

Two 30 minute programs recorded in 1981 at the Village ­Vanguard. One with the Johnny Griffin Quartet, with Ronnie Matthews, Ray Drummond, and Kenny Washington. The second with the Richie Cole Quintet, featuring pianist Bobby Enriqez and guitarist Bruce Forman. All films are shown at the Beecroft Art Gallery Victoria…

Shot over the course of five years, “Keep On keepin’ On” depicts the remarkable story of jazz legend Clark Terry. Part of the film is about him mentoring a young blind jazz pianist Justin Kauflin. Terry is among the few performers ever to have played in both Count Basie’s and…

A veteran jazz musician looks back at his life, the flashbacks providing the excuse for the top-notch musical talents of the day to show what they could do. Includes ‘Stormy Weather’, ‘Jumpin Jive’ and ‘Ain’t Misbehaving’, performed by the likes of Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Lena Horne and Mae Johnson….

Originally recorded in 1985, the master tapes of Buddy Rich and his band’s performance of West Side Story were thought to have been lost in a fire. The 2-hour concert showcases Rich’s characteristically percussive approach to Leonard Bernstein’s score, with a helping of standards that prove the band to be…

A reflective musical documentary about the life and career of the American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer featuring vintage performance footage and interviews with Maurice Waller (Fats’ son) and musicians Sammy Price and Paul Machlin.There are a large number of performance numbers taken from various sources. All films…

Miles Davis makes his only acting appearance in this film about a jazz trumpeter who dares to realise his musical dreams in the Australian outback. Featuring a stunning Miles Davis soundtrack, Dingo is director Rolf De Heer’s cinematic ode to the power of music. All films are shown at the…

Recorded in February 1985, Art Blakey leads the legendary six-piece Messengers (including trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonist Donald Harrison) from behind his drums and turns in a truly powerful, driving performance that belies his sixty-six years. All films are shown at the Beecroft Art Gallery Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX….

Gary Giddins has been called “the best jazz writer in America today” (Esquire). Louis Armstrong has been called the most influential jazz musician of the century. Together this auspicious pairing has resulted in Satchmo, one of the most vivid and fascinating portraits ever drawn of one of the greatest figures…

By the acclaimed director Martin Scorsese, and filmed on fabulous sets, this affectionate musical starring Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli celebrates the jazz and big-band scenes of post-war America. This extended version of the film also features the unforgettable original soundtrack by John Kander and Fred Ebb. New York,…

The Manhattan Transfer flex their jazz muscles in this 80-minute performance , recorded in Tokyo in 1986. The quartet were touring in support of their hit Vocalese album and much of the show is devoted to that style, which consists of singing words over existing jazz instrumentals. Tunes by Woody…

This documentary focuses on the life and music of jazz composer Charles Mingus (1922-1979), combining archival footage and interviews with two of his wives, Sue Mingus (a co-producer of this film) and Celia Mingus Zaentz, plus a variety of performers and past Mingus associates, including Dannie Richmond and John Handy….

‘The Benny Goodman Story’ stars Steve Allen and Donna Reed. The lm is based on the life of Goodman, who recorded most of the clarinet solos used in the lm, with performances by the original Benny Goodman Quartet (Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, and Lionel Hampton). All films are shown at…

A live concert performance from American jazz fusion group Weather Report, lmed in Tokyo in 1984. “Weather Report, an iconic in uence on the development of jazz-rock fusion, originally formed as a quintet in 1970. Its core partnership of saxophonist Wayne Shorter and keyboardist Joe Zawinul brought together in uences…

In the 1930s, the Bobcats were a hot subset of the Bob Crosby Orchestra. In this 1951 reunion they perform eight numbers, including “Who’s Sorry Now?” “Lazy Mood,” and “Panama.” Another all-star band led by the ever-charming Jack Teagarden performs “Basin Street Blues,” “Wolverine Blues,” “Rocking Chair,” “Dark Eyes,” “Georgia…

Following the successful fundraiser presented by our great friend SIR MICHAEL PARKINSON in December which raised over £5000.00, The Jazz Centre UK is proud to present ‘An intimate audience with DARYL SHERMAN’ on Saturday January 14th 2017. Daryl is the premier jazz singer-pianist in the USA and spent twelve years…

In conversation with his son Mike and showing highlights from the Parkinson archive, An Evening with Sir Michael Parkinson is a unique opportunity to get an intimate, entertaining and informative look at the career of a man who, in over 50 years in the business, has interviewed over 2000 of…