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The Fergus McCreadie Trio: Sunday 23rd February 2020: 8pm -
Talinka - 2nd Album Tour: Sunday 2nd February 2020: 8pm -
Tommaso Starace Quartet: Sunday 24th November 2019: 8pm -
Radio Banska: Sunday 27th October 2019: 8pm -
Claire Victoria Duo: Sunday 1st September 2019: 8pm -
Jazz Improvisation Workshop: Sunday 1st September 2019: 7pm -
Renewal Choir: Sunday 1st September 2019: 4.15pm -
Victoria Klewin Sings ... 'Blossom Dearie': Sunday 29th September 2019: 8pm -
Tango Jazz: Sunday 1st September 2019: 2pm -
Sarah Gillespie Sextet: Saturday 31st August 2019: 9.15pm -
The Goodyear Bop Septet: Saturday 31st August 2019: 4.45pm -
Film - Born To Be Blue: Saturday 31st August 2019: 2.15pm -
The Big Bluesy Jazz Band: Postponed -
Nick Kacal's Guerillasound Quartet: Friday 30th August 2019: 9.15pm -
Jazz in the Bar with Debs Hancock and Dave Hobbs -
John Law's Re-Creations: Friday 30th August 2019: 7pm -
Festival Dinner: Thursday 29th August 2019: 7pm for 7.30PM -
The Sicknote Steve Bluegrass Trio: Wednesday 28th August 2019: 8pm -
Jazz for Little'uns with Naomi Rae: Wednesday 28th August 2019: 12noon -
Lady Nade Duo - Tribute to the Blues Dames: Tuesday 27th August 2019: 8pm -
John-paul Gard Trio: Monday 26th August 2019: 8pm -
Festival Workshops: For Youth, the Very Young & All Ages: Various Dates -
The Shirt Tail Stompers: Sunday 28th July 2019: 8pm -
Bunker: Sunday 30th June 2019: 8pm - BM Jazz at Abergavenny Arts Festival -
Jazz Through the Ages Exhibition: Sunday 30th June 2019: 4.30pm to 7pm
Black Mountain Jazz Club Archives
This archives section of the website provides an interesting history of our club through the artists and musicians that we have supported over the years. Black Mountain Jazz is a rare outlet for quality Jazz Music in the heart of the Welsh Countryside. Please support our club and in turn the artists that we support.
The archive will be update and links to artists added as and when we can.
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RECENT ACTS
Previous Club Acts
2017
26 March 2017 Double Bill – Sarah Meek / Guy Shotton Trio: Read the review
26 February Double Bill – Mansel Davies Trio / Dave Jones Quartet: Read the review
29 January 2017 Double Bill – Eira/Snow / Ferris-Lee-Weir
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2016
29 November 2016 Double Bill – Ben Creighton Griffiths / Duski: Read the review (JazzMann) and Read the review (Jazz Journal)
30 October 2016 Remi Harris Trio: Read the review
25 September 2016 Amy Walton and Dave Cottle
15 July 2016 The Busquitos
26 June 2016 artephis featuring Freddie Eggleton: Read the review
22 May 2016 Double Bill – Andy Nowak Trio / Dave Hobbs / Craig Webb Duo
30 April 2016 International Jazz Day Double Bill – Bristol European Jazz Ensemble / Mansel Davies: Read the review
20 March 2016 Olivia Trummer in collaboration with Jean-Lou Treboux: Read the review (The Jazz Mann) Read the review (Wales Arts Review)
28 February 2016 Double Bill – The Sheik of Shellac / The Glen Manby Quartet: Read the review
31 January 2016 Carmina; Read the review
The club moved to the Melville Centre in Pen-y-Pound, where it has use of a 70-seat theatre
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2015
29 November 2015 Ben Thomas / Ed Rees Quartet featuring local artist Robyn Hobbs: Read the review
25 October 2015 Kevin Brown Trio: Read the review
28 June 2015 James Chadwick Trio: Read the review
31 May 2015 Chris Quinn: Read the review
26 April 2015 Tamasin Reardon’s Ad-Lib: Read the review
29 March 2015 Debs Hancock and The Jazz Dragons: Read the review
22 February 2015 The Remi Harris Trio: Read the review
25 January 2015 Paul Munnery’s Swing Street Trio: Read the review
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2014
13 November 2014 Trefor Owen – Shades of Shearing: Read the review
9 October 2014 Nigel Price Quartet: Read the review
6 July 2014 RWCMD Jazz Ensemble: Read the review
13 June 2014 Fat Face Band (Due to availability of premises, this gig was at nearby Hoffi Coffi)
18 May 2014 Aturo Serra Quartet featuring Juan Galiardo: Read the review
5 March 2014 Kizzy Crawford
The club again moved – this time back to the Kings Arms in the centre of Abergavenny
6 February 2014 Will Butterworth Quartet
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2013
10 November 2013 Christine Tobin: A Thousand Kisses Deep: Read the review
27 October 2013 Dennis Rollins’ Velocity Trio: Read the review
29 September 2013 Tony O’Malley Trio: Read the review
21 July 2013 Michael Janisch’s Purpose Built Quartet: Read the review
18 June 2013 Georgia Mancio Trio: Read the review
26 May 2013 Sarah Ellen Hughes: Quartet Read the review
30 April 2013 Ruby Rose Quintet: Read the review
19 March 2013 Emily Wright and the Royals
19 February 2013 RWCMD Jazz Ensemble: Read the review
10 February 2013 Double Bill – Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble / Ruby Rose: Read the review
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2012
20 November 2012 Ray Butcher Trio
Again the club were forced to take a break while it re-located at Abergavenny’s Swan Hotel
27 May 2012 Sarah Gillespie Quartet featuring Gilad Atzmon: Read the review
29 April 2012 Brass Jaw
25 March 2012 The Stu Brown Sextet – Twisted Toons: Read the review
19 February 2012 RWCMD Jazz Ensemble with guest Gethin Liddington: Read the review
29 January 2012 Damon Brown Quintet featuring Tammy Weis: Read the review
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2011
27 November 2011 Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble: Read the review
30 October 2011 Sarah Ellen Hughes Quartet: Read the review
25 September 2011 Ceri William’s ‘New Era Reborn Brass Band’
22 May 2011 Get the Blessing: Read the review
17 April 2011 Mark Latimer Trio: Read the review
27 March 2011 Be Bop da Jig
27 February 2011 John Law’s Opt Trio: Read the review
30 January 2011 Sarah Gillespie Quartet featuring Gilad Atzmon: Read the review
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2010
28 November 2010 Asaf Sirkis Trio – workshop and gig: Read the review
25 July 2010 Martha Skilton Quartet featuring Jonny Bruce: Read the review
30 May 2010 Azhaar Saffaw with Brigitte Beraha
25 April 2010 Nathaniel Facey with the Chris Gilligan Trio: Read the review
28 March 2010 Will Butterworth Trio: Read the review
28 February 2010 Mornington Lockett with the Chris Gilligan Trio: Read the review
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2009
29 November 2009 Asaf Sirkis Trio: Read the review
15 November 2009 Bennett Soundy Blues Sax Quartet: Read the review
13 September 2009 John Etheridge’s Sweet Chorus
26 July 2009 Amigos
31 May 2009 John Law’s Art of Sound Trio: Read the review
10 May 2009 Keith Little Quartet
15 March 2009 5 Go Swing: Read the review
1 March 2009 Martin Speake Quartet
15 February 2009 The Bannau Trio featuring Nia Lynn: Read the review
18 January 2009 The Clivedon Set: Read the review
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2008
7 December 2008 Domonic Norcross Quartet with guest Martha Skilton: Read the review
9 November 2008 Saxology
19 October 2008 Dan Stern Group featuring Andy Sheppard: Read the review
5 October 2008 Brigitte Beraha Trio
Following the two Melville Theatre gigs, the club took a break until October 2008, by which time it had moved to The Kings Arms, Nevill Street, Abergavenny
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2007
18 November 2007 The Damon Brown Quartet
4 November 2007 Eri Yamamoto Trio
In November 2007 the club staged the above two gigs at Abergavenny’s Melville Theatre.
21 October 2007 Debbie Lear Quintet
7 October 2007 Kitty Bevan Quintet
16 September 2007 Dave Stapleton Quartet
19 August 2007 Rebecca Nash Quartet
5 August 2007 Dave Tidball & The O’Connor Bros Trio
15 July 2007 Ruth Hammond Trio’s ‘Doolan Nash Project’ – workshop and gig
1 July 2007 The James Chadwick Trio
17 June 2007 Nia Lynn’s Bannau Trio
3 June 2007 The Gareth Roberts Quintet
20 May 2007 Jonny Bruce Sextet
6 May 2007 Ceri William’s ‘Checking Out Check’
15 April 2007 Mojas
4 April 2007 Azhaar Saffar Quartet
18 March 2007 Marcia Pendlebury Quartet
7 March 2007 Ruth Hammond Trio
18 February 2007 Martha Skilton Quartet
7 February 2007 Dave Stapleton Quintet
21 January 2007 Jones O’Connor Group
10 January 2007 Kevin Figes Quartet
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2006
17 December 2006 Heavy Quartet
6 December 2006 Tom Williams Band
19 November 2006 J-Word
The club was launched in November 2006 and its first home was the Crown & Sceptre, Mardy, Abergavenny
wall2wall Jazz Festival 2017
Read the review for Thursday and Friday at wall2wall 2017
wall2wall Jazz Festival 2016
Read the review for Thursday and Friday at wall2wall 2016
wall2wall Jazz Festival 2015
wall2wall Jazz Festival 2014
wall2wall Jazz Festival 2013
The club’s first poster – November 2006