Jazz Extras
 Last updated Monday October 25, 2021 at 13:11:19

 

This is the page where items that don't fit into the Main Menu categories reside
 

 Latest additions/changes are always at the top

 
  1. Remembering -  Tributes to those no longer with us - latest : Dave Donohoe
  2. 50 years of Marching - The Red Rose New Orleans Brass Band
  3. Just Jazz Magazine - The British Traditional Jazz Magazine
  4. Whatever Happened To - latest - SONO, Silver Bell and Red Rose
  5. Wants & Sales Page - Items wanted or for sale,  latest - Cornet for sale
  6. A guide to using Google Drive to store and/or share your music collection
  7. Curly’s Retirement, The Rivercity Jazzmen
  8. Deps Available - Jazz musicians available. (latest - Paul Medina removed)
  9. Your album recommendations - if it's on Spotify, I can share it, let me know.
  10. The Lost Tapes &  Recordings - Uploaded following a clearout
  11. From Russia with Love - A true story by Terry Birkinhead
  12. In Defence of The Banjo - An article by NW musician, the late Geoff Walker
  13. Jazz Quizzes - Something to help pass the hours away during Coronavirus
  14. Discussion Pages - Items that developed into a discussion (latest - Horst Kitzinfangel)
  15. Jazz Promoters - Get to know more about the people who make it happen
  16. Lockdown Photographs - Archive Photographs several have arrived
  17. Jazz Survey Results - Where will I go after lockdown? What will I do?
  18. The Long Road Journey with Bob Burns and his Saxophone
  19. My First Musical Instrument - A place to tell us about yours
  20. Guest Musicians With North West Bands - Brian Legan - latest 'Milton Batiste'
  21. Andrew Liddle writes ... About jazz musicians, promoters and venues
  22. Tom Culbert - My Life in Jazz (1962-2019)
  23. Public Liability Insurance for Bands - Where can you get it?
  24. Limerick - Budding poets writing limerick lines, don't call us, we'll call you
  25. Influences. The people who  influenced today's musicians
  26. Who is who?  Can you add names to this picture
  27. Flee as a bird to the mountain A BBC play we can all relate to I'm sure
  28. Videos on YouTube and elsewhere - latest - videos uploaded by Graham Martindale
  29. A Medley for Lockdown - Well known NW pianist Derek Harrison entertains.
  30. Trevor & Phil remember their time with the Blue Magnolia Jass orchestra
  31. Memories of VE Day 1995 Sent in by Sam Wood.
  32. Spotlight  on an ex-pat - Bert Thompson from Dundee
  33. Sketches of NW musicians from the 60s & 70s (Updated) sent in by Tony Babington
  34. Sheila Collier - Portrait of a Muaician
  35. Savannah @ 40 - The 40 years of The Savannah Jazz Band
  36. Nostalgia - Some membership cards and programmes from past times
  37. 9 Rare & Classic CDs - Coming up soon as part of Fred's clearout
  38. What they said - About the Crane River Jazz Band
  39. 40 years of Savannah - The band celebrates their 40th Anniversary
  40. Remembering the old Jazz Clubs - Alan Pearce sends in his old membership cards
  41. ODJB came to the UK - The late Pete Vickers' tries to track down press coverage in 1919
  42. In aid of the Alzheimers Soc.  - A couple of CDs by buskers Higham & Hogarth
  43. The Best CD I ever Bought - Let me know which is your favourite
  44. Alex Clarke - The life story of an 18 year old musician!
  45. The daft things punters say - From an idea by Ian Royle
  46. Traditional Jazz in the NW - The story behind the videos
  47. Early Jazz in the UK - Peter Vickers digs into the newspaper archives
  48. Zenith 6. A somewhat amusing press cutting
  49. Memories - One man's memory of a life of work and jazz, it all started in Preston
  50. Doom & Gloom - Now on it's 8th revival
  51. Donate your record collections - to The National Jazz Archive
  52. A Key Aspect of Singing - Why is it that some of the best are called Sue
  53. Lost & Found - The hunt for Carl Thompson
  54. Showbands & All The Jazz - An autobiography by Des Hopjins
  55. Sue Reid on CD - A super CD for only £5. Take a listen
  56. Cornet Player wanted - Beginner welcome. Ormskirk/Southport/Preston area
  57. Mart's Party - Mart Rodger's 70th Birthday plus an interview just before his 80th 
  58. King of New Orleans - Ron Cassidy’s latest book
  59. Net Coincidence - Interesting  things that happen on the net, jazz and other things
  60. The Mad Blower - a humorous account of  music by the seaside by Ian Royle
  61. Barber-Colyer split - Barrie Marshall finds articles in Melody Maker 22/05/1954
  62. Just another gig - A journey home through the floods of Cumbria 2015
  63. Panama Jazzband at 60 - A history of the Original Panama Jazz Band
  64. Fred's Jazz Map - Find the venues on a map, useful if you are new to the area
  65. Jazz Guide - Subscribe to the UK's best "What's On" Traditional Jazz Mag.
  66. Jenks's Paintings - Some familiar portraits of  friends in the jazz world
  67. Reminiscing - Latest addition, The Strawbury Duck & Morecambe Boys
  68. Jazz Jottings- Some inspired thinking from John Muskett
  69. Around the N.W. Jazz Clubs - A series of jaunts, by Dr. Andrew Liddle
  70. Bio Discographies - Those OTHER New Orleans Musicians by Brian Legan
  71. Lou Levy Band - With Freddie Moore at  79 years of age 
  72. The Hotspur What's it got to do with jazz? Check it out.
  73. Nat's Trumpet & Clarinet - Derek Brown & Nick Balmforth with two stories
  74. Doctor Jazz - A poem by Nick Balmforth
  75. Pen Portraits - read about your local musicians and jazz promoters
  76. Cork Jazzfest 1994 - Some clips by Graham Martindale (updated 15/10/12)
  77. Politically Incorrect Lyrics - Ian Royle starts a thread of lyrics that can cause problems
  78. RAF Padgate - Were you there? Did you play in the band?  
  79. The Story of New Orleans - A new book by Manchester's Ron Cassidy
  80. OKOM - What does it mean to you?
  81. Skiffle - Was it part of the jazz scene?
  82. Gobsmacked! - Sue Parish take time out to recognise the work done on this site
  83. The Jitterbug - Learn how to dance it. Mart Rodger shows you how
  84. Special Offer - See the historical "Sweeping The Blues Away" Book details
  85. Whitewater Blues - A Just Jazz article about Jazzy Joan & Eric Lawton
  86. All About Jazz - A great book of jazz cartoons for fans and musicians
  87. Web Site Support - A letter sent out to all musicians and promoters on this site in 2003
  88. Tuition, Courses & Workshops - Looking for traditional jazz tuition?
  89. Life after Katrina - NW drummer, Dave Moore, talks to Shannon Powell
  90. Manchester Sports Guild. - A series of articles by Jack Swinnerton about the MSG
  91. A Success Story - A Must Read for all Jazz Promoters. - Boston Spa Jazz Club
  92. Chords On Line - Looking for chords, this page could possibly help
  93. A Trip to New Orleans - in fact one of several., a musicians dream by Pete Vickers
  94. Straw boaters and striped blazers - How did it all start?
  95. Down Under - Tony West & Dennis Armstrong together in Australia
  96. Mad For Trad - Gordon Hughes thanks creator Eddie Simpson
  97. Grants for Jazz - Some success stories
  98. 50 years ago - Tony & Beryl Davis celebrate their Golden Wedding
  99. Art Deco Music Festival - The event in Stanley Park, Blackpool, and what went into it
  100. Another Milestone - Barry Aldous celebrates his 70th Birthday in style
  101. Competition - Who where and When? Can you recognise the musicians?
  102. Working Man's Blues - Joe Oliver's Lead Sheet.
  103. Doggeral in Db - An ode to Mart Rodger M/cr Jazz, more than 21 years at Didsbury CC.
  104. NFJO Royal Festival Hall Concert - An unusual twist
  105. Joe Silmon - The Making, Breaking and Repair of a British Jazzman
  106. Another banjo story - Well I'll be Plucked!
  107. The New Entertainment License - A page to discuss and share the problems
  108. 10th Avenue J.B. Visit the N.W. A letter from America
  109. Last night at the John O'Gaunt for Landlord Steve Thorn, the Jazzer's best friend
  110. Keith Hockin retires - A tribute from Dick & Jackie Chapman
  111. Who's a plonker then? - Tales of banjos and banjo players
  112. N.W. Jazz Clubs - Find out what's on at some of the North West's top venues
  113. The Manchester Connection - Jazz in Ireland by Des Hopkins
  114. The Funeral of Randy Colville - An account by Joe Silmon
  115. An American View - Read about the 10th Ave Jazz band's trip to the North West
  116. The Saints Jazz Band - Reproduced from Just Jazz Magazine
  117. Jazz meets Jazz - Two musicians meet in extraordinary circumstances
  118. Blue Mags on TV - Your chance to see them again in slow motion
  119. When we were young - Remember when it was like this?
  120. Feedback - Can you help keep this site updated
  121. A Wind Up? - Traditional Jazz is the banal theme tune for every lost cause 
  122. Lillian Boutté A Pen Portrait
  123. 'A visit o'er ome' - Trevor Hodgson (clt) tells of his musical trip to Lancaster
  124. Exploring Early Jazz - A new book from Australia
  125. New Life Member - For the Merseysippi Jazz Band
  126. A Day in the life of a Jazz Band - Keith Allcock
  127. A Day in New York - Brian Gordon, there on 11th September
  128. Tales of Woe - Three Jazz Stories from Bert Schroeder
 

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