gigs & news

Swansea Jazzland

Saturday, 20th September 2008

Wednesday, 22nd October 2008

8:30 pm

Continuing the tour to promote my new album
Tune Up Turn On Stretch Out
Deirdre Cartwright Group

Swansea Jazzland
St. James Social Club,
St. James Crescent,
Uplands, Swansea.
8.30 – 11
£8/6

Café Jazz Cardiff

Friday, 19th September 2008

Thursday, 23rd October 2008

8:30 pm

Deirdre Cartwright Group

Continuing the welsh leg of the tour to promote my new album
‘Tune Up Turn On Stretch Out’

Café Jazz Cardiff
21 St. Mary St
Cardiff, CF10 1PL

more details to follow - oh, just turn up about 8.30pm!

Jazz at the Palace / Carol Grimes

Friday, 19th September 2008

Friday, 24th October 2008

7:30 pm

Blow the Fuse presents
Jazz at the Palace
Continuing a new season of gigs at Chats Palace

Carol Grimes
’Magnificent and life-affirmative’ Michael Kemp May 2008 Brighton
’Performing with all the energy, artistry and passion that eclipsed many bigger stars at last year’s Soul Britannia special.’
Jack Masserick. Evening Standard
One of the UK’s greatest blues and jazz singers who’s been thrilling audiences since the 1960’s!
Issy Postill piano
Deirdre Cartwright guitar
Alison Rayner bass
Winston Clifford drums
Plus
Bex Marshall
Songwriter Bex Marshall is an explosion of acoustic/rock/blues with a hot poker twist of Country, possesing guitar skill that have been likened to Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Buy your tickets in advance £10 (£12 on the door)from:
www.wegottickets.com/event/
or send a SAE to 76 Hawksley Road, London N16 0TJ
Cheques payable to Blow the Fuse

Doors 7.30pm 1st set 8.45pm
Chats Palace
42-44 Brooksby’s Walk
Hackney
London
E9 6DF
Box Office 0208 533 0227

Octave Bar /Laka D Quartet

Wednesday, 17th September 2008

Thursday, 30th October 2008

7:00 pm

Laka D Quartet

I’m playing with one of my favourite singers. Laka and I were both in the Guest Stars (as was Alison) and we even shared an ICH house in the early 1980s.
Jazz, blues and soul from charismatic singer/pianist.
Deirdre Cartwright, Alison Rayner and Simon Pearson (drums).

Octave Club
27-29 Endell Street
Covent Garden
London WC2H 9BA
T: 020 7836 4616
www.octave8.com

We play two sets, the first from 9pm till 10pm and then from 10.30pm till 11.30pm

Diners: From 7.30pm a charge of £5 per person will be added onto your bill, diners seated before 7.15pm will not be subject to this charge.
Bar Area: For those people who are joining us at the bar, a £5 entrance fee will be charged after 8.30pm. For those of you arriving before 8.30pm entrance will be waived
TRANSLATION : GET THERE EARLY!

Jazz at the Palace / Deirdre Cartwright Group

Wednesday, 17th September 2008

Friday, 21st November 2008

7:30 pm

Blow the Fuse presents
Jazz at the Palace
Continuing a new season of gigs at Chats Palace

Deirdre Cartwright Group
‘If there is a more complete guitarist in contemporary music than Deirdre Cartwright I’d like to know who it is.’
Dave Gelly The Observer April 2008

Deirdre Cartwright guitar
Alison Rayner bass
Buster Birch drums
Sarah P vocals

Plus
Emily Remembered
Deirdre Cartwright guitar
Kathy Dyson guitar
Invoking the spirit of the great American jazz guitarist Emily Remler who died in 1990 at the age of 32. Playing some Remler originals and jazz and latin standards.
“Their soulful playing on this tune (Softly as in a Morning Sunrise) was a particular highlight, showcasing Deirdre’s lyrical lines as she skillfully dug into the harmony, choosing only the most meaningful intervals to define Kathy’s solid accompaniment.” Simon Crook All things Emily website’

Buy your tickets in advance £10 (£12 on the door)from:
www.wegottickets.com/event/
or send a SAE to 76 Hawksley Road, London N16 0TJ
Cheques payable to Blow the Fuse

Doors 7.30pm 1st set 8.45pm
Chats Palace
42-44 Brooksby’s Walk
Hackney
London
E9 6DF
Box Office 0208 533 0227