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GEOFF EALES DUO: SUNDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER: 8PM -
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Azhaar Saffar and Global Wave: Sunday 23rd April: 8pm
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.
Many thanks.
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Previous Acts
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 –Â Eira/Snow / Ferris-Lee-Weir
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
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 2015Â
Chris Quinn: Read the review
26 April 2015Â
Tamasin Reardon’s Ad-Lib: Read the review
29 March 2015Â
Debs Hancock and The Jazz Dragons: Read the review
22 February 2015Â
The Remi Harris Trio: Read the review
25 January 2015Â
Paul Munnery’s Swing Street Trio: Read the review
13 November 2014Â
Trefor Owen – Shades of Shearing: Read the review
9 October 2014Â
Nigel Price Quartet: Read the review
30-31 August 2014: wall2wall Jazz FestivalÂ
The Three Belles
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
606 Gospel Group
Jacqui Dankworth
Willie Garnett Quartet
Ben Treacher Trio
Dan Owen
Basin Street Brawlers
Heavy Quarter
Will Butterworth Quartet
Zoe Gilby Trio
Kizzy Crawford
Digby Fairweather Quntet
Ceri Williams Band
Johm Etheridge.s Sweet Chorus
Red Rug Jazz Band
Tenovus
Debs Hancock and the Jazz Dragons
Kevin Figes Trio
Chris Ridgeway Sextet
Tony O,Malley Trio
Nia Lynn’s Bannau Trio
Moonlight Saving Time
Moscow Drug Club
Read the review for Saturday at wall2wall 2014
Read the review for Sunday at wall2wall 2014
6 July 2014Â
RWCMD Jazz Ensemble: Read the review
13 June 2014Â
Fat Face Band
Due to availibility of premises, this gig was at nearby Hoffi Coffi
18 May 2014Â
Aturo Serra Quartet featuring Juan Galiardo: Read the review
5 March 2014Â
Kizzy Crawford
The club again moved – this time back to the Kings Arms in the centre of Abergavenny
6 February 2014Â
Will Butterworth Quartet
10 November 2013Â
Christine Tobin: A Thousand Kisses Deep: Read the review
27 October 2013Â
Dennis Rollins’ Velocity Trio: Read the review
29 September 2013Â
Tony O’Malley Trio: Read the review
31 August- 1 September 2013: wall2wall Jazz FestivalÂ
Christian Brewer Quartet
Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion
Hot Club Gallois
Brass Jaw
John Paul Gard Trio
Sarah Gillespie Trio
Martha Skilton/Ben Treacher Quintet
606 Gospel Singers
Asaf Sirkis Trio
Heavy Quartet
Damon Brown Quartet
Gilad Atzmon Trio
Read the review for the Saturday at wall2wall 2013
Read the review for the Saturday at wall2wall 2013
21 July 2013Â
Michael Janisch’s Purpose Built Quartet: Read the review
18 June 2013Â
Georgia Mancio Trio: Read the review
26 May 2013Â
Sarah Ellen Hughes: Quartet Read the review
30 April 2013Â
Ruby Rose Quintet: Read the review
19 March 2013Â
Emily Wright and the Royals
19 February 2013Â
RWCMD Jazz Ensemble: Read the review
10 February 2013Â
Double Bill – Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble / Ruby Rose: Read the review
20 November 2012Â
Ray Butcher Trio
Again the club were forced to take a break while it re-located at Abergavenny’s Swan Hotel
27 May 2012Â
Sarah Gillespie Quartet featuring Gilad Atzmon: Read the review
29 April 2012Â
Brass Jaw
25 March 2012Â
The Stu Brown Sextet – Twisted Toons:Â Read the review
19 February 2012Â
RWCMD Jazz Ensemble with guest Gethin Liddington: Read the review
29 January 2012Â
Damon Brown Quintet featuring Tammy Weis: Read the review
27 November 2011Â
Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble: Read the review
30 October 2011Â
Sarah Ellen Hughes Quartet: Read the review
25 September 2011Â
Ceri William’s ‘New Era Reborn Brass Band’
22 May 2011Â
Get the Blessing: Read the review
17 April 2011Â
Mark Latimer Trio: Read the review
27 March 2011Â
Be Bop da Jig
27 February 2011Â
John Law’s Opt Trio: Read the review
30 January 2011Â
Sarah Gillespie Quartet featuring Gilad Atzmon: Read the review
28 November 2010Â
Asaf Sirkis Trio – workshop and gig: Read the review
25 July 2010Â
Martha Skilton Quartet featuring Jonny Bruce: Read the review
30 May 2010Â
Azhaar Saffaw with Brigitte Beraha
25 April 2010Â
Nathaniel Facey with the Chris Gilligan Trio: Read the review
28 March 2010Â
Will Butterworth Trio: Read the review
28 February 2010Â
Mornington Lockett with the Chris Gilligan Trio: Read the review
29 November 2009Â
Asaf Sirkis Trio: Read the review
15 November 2009Â
Bennett Soundy Blues Sax Quartet: Read the review
13 September 2009Â
John Etheridge’s Sweet Chorus
26 July 2009Â
Amigos
31 May 2009Â
John Law’s Art of Sound Trio: Read the review
10 May 2009Â
Keith Little Quartet
15 March 2009Â
5 Go Swing: Read the review
1 March 2009Â
Martin Speake Quartet
15 February 2009Â
The Bannau Trio featuring Nia Lynn: Read the review
18 January 2009Â
The Clivedon Set: Read the review
7 December 2008
Domonic Norcross Quartet with guest Martha Skilton: Read the review
9 November 2008
Saxology
19 October 2008Â
Dan Stern Group featuring Andy Sheppard: Read the review
5 October 2008Â
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
18 November 2007Â
The Damon Brown Quartet
4 November 2007Â
Eri Yamamoto Trio
In November 2007 the club staged the above two gigs at Abergavenny’s Melville Theatre.
21 October 2007Â
Debbie Lear Quintet
7 October 2007Â
Kitty Bevan Quintet
16 September 2007Â
Dave Stapleton Quartet
19 August 2007Â
Rebecca Nash Quartet
5 August 2007Â
Dave Tidball & The O’Connor Bros Trio
15 July 2007Â
Ruth Hammond Trio’s ‘Doolan Nash Project’ – workshop and gig
1 July 2007Â
The James Chadwick Trio
17 June 2007Â
Nia Lynn’s Bannau Trio
3 June 2007Â
The Gareth Roberts Quintet
20 May 2007Â
Jonny Bruce Sextet
6 May 2007Â
Ceri William’s ‘Checking Out Check’
15 April 2007Â
Mojas
4 April 2007
Azhaar Saffar Quartet
18 March 2007Â
Marcia Pendlebury Quartet
7 March 2007Â
Ruth Hammond Trio
18 February 2007Â
Martha Skilton Quartet
7 February 2007Â
Dave Stapleton Quintet
21 January 2007Â
Jones O’Connor Group
10 January 2007Â
Kevin Figes Quartet
17 December 2006Â
Heavy Quartet
6 December 2006Â
Tom Williams Band
19 November 2006Â
J-Word
The club was launched in November 2006 and its first home was the Crown & Sceptre, Mardy, Abergavenny
The club’s first poster – November 2006