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Swansea Jazzland

Wales' premier jazz venue

About Me

Swansea Jazzland is a non-profit making organisation. Any profit made from performances will be used to fund future events. The club is fast becoming one of the best jazz venues in the UK, offering superb acoustics in an intimate atmosphere.
Swansea Jazzland
St. James Social Club
St. James Crescent
Uplands
Swansea
For directions, click HERE
SUNDAY JAZZ LUNCH - MARCH 9
Featuring The Dave Cottle Trio with a very special guest

Swansea Rugby Club
St. Helens, Bryn Road, Swansea. SA2 0AR
Sunday March 9, 1pm - 4pm
Doors open 12.30pm . Hot buffet served at 2pm

Tickets £10, includes Hot Buffet lunch.
Available at the St James Club on Wednesday nights.
Alternatively, phone 07802 912789 and reserve your place!!
Mumbles Mostly Jazz & Blues Festival 2008 May 2-5
It's nearly that time of year again, and the Festival will see a host of great performances from the likes of the BBC Big Band, Hamish Stuart, The Hamsters, Lee Gibson and many more
Visit HERE for details and special offers for Swansea Jazzland members.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/31/2006
Band Website: swanseajazzland.co.uk
Band Members:

This video was recently spotted by one of our members on Youtube so we thought we'd share it. Thank you to whoever it was that posted it.
Please note - Swansea Jazzland have no affiliation with Little Britain. We did however meet Laurence Cottle once and he seemed quite nice.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Sarah Morrow & Annie Whitehead

Sarah, from Pickering Ohio, began playing trombone at age 12 in her school band. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications at Ohio University and working in arts administration for ...
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:25:00 PST

Byron Jones Big Band

Click Here For Website Byron Jones is a trombonist who has been playing in various bands and has been passionately devoted to big band music since the age of about fifteen. Inspired by the first Bre...
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:45:00 PST

Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble

Click Here For Website Gilad seems to constantly grow in stature and broaden his horizons as a jazz musician, composer and writer. Gilad Atzman was born in Israel in 1963 but has been living in the ...
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Fri, 30 May 2008 02:32:00 PST

Orla Murphy/Giovanni Mazzarino Quartet

Click Here For Website Singer Orla Murphy's subtle and emotionally adventurous approach to both standards and originals is fast making a name for her in UK jazz circles. Her dynamic supporting band ...
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Fri, 23 May 2008 12:24:00 PST

Simon Allen

Click Here For Website Simon Allen studied saxophone at the Royal Academy, after beginning his career with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Pendulum Jazz Orchestra, performing alongside the...
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Sat, 17 May 2008 05:39:00 PST

Osian Roberts/Steve Fishwick Quintet feat Hod O’Brien

Click Here For Website The group formed as a result of a long standing friendship which began in 1994 when Osian and the Fishwick brothers - Mat and Steve - first met in London on the Royal Academy ...
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Thu, 08 May 2008 12:39:00 PST

Dylan Howe Unity 4

Click Here For Website Dylan, the son of acclaimed Yes guitarist Steve, brings his fantastic Hammond organ quartet to Swansea Jazzland. They aim to re-imagine and explore the music of Larry Young's ...
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:05:00 PST

Bridgend Big Band

Musical director Bill Davies leads the band through a repertoire of Big Band classics.£7 ( Members £5)
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:02:00 PST

Pedalmania

John-paul Gard started playing the organ at the age of 10, and in eight months made it into the finals of the UK's Best organ player 1981. He continued to study the organ for another 5 years. In 1996 ...
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:26:00 PST

Liz Fletcher & Her Band

Following in the traditions of Billie Holiday, Julie London and Peggy Lee, and with phrasing influences of Chet Baker, Liz has developed her own unique style - laid back and sensuously engaging on t...
Posted by Swansea Jazzland on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:50:00 PST