by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Bill Coleman is best known nationally for his years with the Kenny Ball, but for regular patrons of the Birmingham Festival his immaculate bass playing is a feature of many of the trios backing star soloists. Visiting musicians and the public alike will be relieved...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
The Birmingham Big Band was formed by John Ruddick to give professional and semi-professional musicians a chance to meet up during the day and play more challenging charts than they were used to in their evening gigs. The highly experienced band members have appeared...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
This light-hearted Facebook group is made up of 722 members who just like to capture all things Birmingham and the Jazz Festival is a perfect event to do so. All sketches are done from life, not photographs, and Sketchcrawls are organised where a number of people come...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Bob and Honeyboy are a charismatic duo with many years’ experience playing with the best. Guitarist Bob has worked with most of Birmingham’s finest, including Steve Gibbons, Idle Race and Ruby Turner while harmonica player/singer Honeyboy can point to a long...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Bruce Adams’ legendary richness of tone has recently been enhanced by his partnership with Eclipse trumpets, providing him with a trumpet, flugel and cornet. An album of duos with Craig Milverton, Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now, was released in the last few months to...
by Nick Hart | Jun 8, 2022
Chickenbone John has been making and playing cigar box guitars for more than a decade. Having spent his youth in a punk band, his interest in music lapsed until he became fascinated by the sort of primitive guitars that the likes of BB King began on. From that he has...
