Photo credit - Martin Gould
Next gig - Tara Minton Quartet October 19th 7.30pm
For tickets, please visit our box office https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hadleigh-jazz-club
Hadleigh Jazz Club History
Hadleigh Jazz Club was started in February 2012. Guest stars from the world of jazz come to play for our appreciative club audience, bringing their own band or guesting with our house band the Chris Ingham Trio at the splendid Town Hall in Hadleigh, Suffolk. A full bar service is available before and throughout the shows. The archive of all previous gigs with reviews from our friend Robert Carr is below.
17/6/24 (3pm & 7.30pm) Paul Jones with John Etheridge's Blue Spirits Trio Paul Jones (vocal/harmonica) John Etheridge (guitar), Pete Whittaker (organ) George Double (drums)
15/6/24 (3pm & 7.30pm) Pavane Paul Higgs (trumpet/MC) Natalie Rozario (cello), Chris Ingham (piano) Andy Watson (guitar) Jerome Davies (bass) George Double (drums) Review https://hadleigh.nub.news/news/local-news/classic-compositions-delight-packed-houses-233140
20/4/24 (3pm & 7.30pm) Blues & Greene Chris Ingham (piano), Harry Greene (saxophone & guitar) Owen Morgan (bass), George Double (drums) Review https://hadleigh.nub.news/news/local-news/harry-and-trio-delight-audiences-at-hadleigh-jazz-club-227728
17/2/24 (3pm & 7.30pm) Pete Letanka (piano), Sam Burgess (bass), George Double (drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/piano-virtuoso-thrills-hadleigh-jazz-goers-221413
23/12/23 (3pm & 7.30pm) Jazz at the Movies: A Swinging Christmas Joanna Eden (voice), Mark Crooks (clarinet/sax), Chris Ingham (piano), Joe Pettitt (bass), George Double (drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/robert-carr-enjoys-hadleigh-jazz-clubs-five-star-swinging-christmas-215682
5/12/23 HJC at Pizza Express Dean St, Soho - Dean St All Stars Xmas lunch Ben Holder (violin/voice), Chris Ingham (piano), Geoff Gascoyne (bass) George Double (drums)
14/10/23 Cannonball! Pete Long (alto sax), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Jim Watson (piano), Geoff Gascoyne (bass), George Double (drums).
5/8/23 (3pm & 7.30pm) Blues, Boogie & Swing Special Derek Nash (saxophones), Phil Veacock (tenor saxophone), Denny Ilett (guitar), Jim Watson (organ), George Double (drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/plenty-of-sax-appeal-in-gravy-gig-at-hadleigh-jazz-club-195496
23/6/23 (3pm) HJC at St Mary's Church, Hadleigh David Newton (solo piano)
10/6/23 (3pm & 7.30pm) JO HARROP (Voice), Chris Ingham (piano), Harry Greene (Saxophone & Guitar) Joe Pettitt (bass), George Double (drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/jo-harrop-the-chris-ingham-quartet-dazzle-at-hadleigh-jazz-club-188551
8/4/23 (3pm & 7.30pm) JAMES PEARSON 100 Years of Jazz Piano. James Pearson (piano) Jeremy Brown (bass) & George Double (drums) Review - hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/james-pearson-serves-up-a-hadleigh-jazz-treat-179880
18/2/23 (3pm & 7.30pm) BEN HOLDER violin, CHRIS INGHAM piano, SIMON HURLEY guitar, JOE PETTITT bass, GEORGE DOUBLE drums Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/fiddle-phenomenon-ben-holder-wows-hadleighs-jazz-fans-171307
17/12/22 (3pm & 7.30pm) Jazz at the Movies: A Swinging Christmas Joanna Eden (voice), Mark Crooks (clarinet/sax), Chris Ingham (piano), Geoff Gascoyne (bass), George Double (drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/a-jazzy-swinging-hadleigh-christmas-164123
12/12/22 HJC at Pizza Express Dean St, Soho - Dean St All Stars Xmas lunch Alan Barnes (Saxophone), Chris Ingham (Piano), Joe Pettitt (Bass) George Double (Drums)
22/10/22 REBOP plays MILES in the '50s: PAUL HIGGS (trumpet), Harry Greene (tenor), Tom Smith (alto), CHRIS INGHAM (piano/commentary), JOE PETTITT (bass), GEORGE DOUBLE (drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/chris-inghams-rebop-celebrates-the-music-of-miles-davis-155900
7/4/22 Cheek To Cheek: The Music of Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald Enrico Tomasso (Trumpet & Voice), Joanna Eden (Voice), Chris Ingham (piano), Joe Pettitt (bass), George Double (drums)
18/6/22 Jazz At The Philharmonic Vimala Rowe (Voice) John Etheridge (Guitar) Art Themen (Saxophones) Pete Whittaker (Organ) George Double (Drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/local-news/hadleigh-review-138951
16/4/22 Derek Nash Quartet Derek Nash (Saxophones), David Newton (Piano), Geoff Gascoyne (Bass), George Double (Drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/hadleigh-jazz-club-review-by-robert-carr-129745
19/2/22 Matt Ford & The Matt Regan Quartet Matt Ford (voice), Matt Regan (piano), Ian Laws (guitar), Russell Swift (bass), George Double (drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/robert39s-review-matt-ford-hadleigh-jazz-club
18/12/21 (3pm & 7.30pm) Jazz at the Movies: A Swinging Christmas Joanna Eden (voice), Mark Crooks (clarinet/sax), Chris Ingham (piano), Geoff Gascoyne (bass), George Double (drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/hadeligh-reviewer-robert-carr-on-jazz-at-the-movies-a-swinging-christmas
23/10/21 (3.30pm & 7.30pm) Salud! Tom Jobim Georgia Mancio (Voice), Mark Crooks (Clarinet/Saxophone) Chris Ingham (Piano) Geoff Gascoyne (Bass and Guitar) George Double (Drums) with special guest Oscar Lyons (piano) Reviews hadleigh.nub.news/news/opinion/salud-tom-jobim-georgia-warms-hadleigh-jazz-fans-with-a-night-of-brazilian-beat
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28/8/21 HOAGY! Chris Ingham (Voice/Piano), Paul Higgs (Trumpet), Marianne Windham (Bass), George Double (Drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/local-news/hoagys-a-hadleigh-hit
10/7/21 (4pm & 7.30pm) POLLY GIBBONS & JAMES PEARSON POLLY GIBBONS (voice), JAMES PEARSON (piano), CONOR CHAPLIN (bass), GEORGE DOUBLE (drums) Review hadleigh.nub.news/news/local-news/jazz-starved-audience-make-feelings-known-about-polly-gibbons39-live-show-in-hadleigh
15/2/20 MANCINI MAGIC PAUL HIGGS (trumpet), CHRIS INGHAM (piano), JOE PETTITT (bass), GEORGE DOUBLE (drums)
21/12/19 Jazz at the Movies: A Swinging Christmas Joanna Eden (voice), Mark Crooks (clarinet/sax), Chris Ingham (piano), Arnie Somogyi (bass), George Double (drums)
24/11/19 HJC at St John's Smith Square - Rebop, Miles in the '50s Paul Higgs (trumpet), Jamie O'Donnell (alto), Chris Ingham (piano/commentary), Arnie Somogyi (bass), George Double (drums)
19/10/19 BEN HOLDER violin, CHRIS INGHAM piano, JOE PETTITT bass, GEORGE DOUBLE drums
31/8/19 GETZ : A MUSICAL PORTRAIT Chris Ingham (piano/MC) Mark Crooks (Clarinet/Saxophone) Darren McCarthy (bass) George Double (drums)
8/6/19 PETE LONG SALUTES BENNY GOODMAN PETE LONG (clarinet), ANTHONY KERR (vibraphone), COLIN GOOD piano, JOE PETTITT bass, GEORGE DOUBLE drums
6/4/19 JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC PETE OXLEY & NIC MEIER (guitars), HARRY GREENE (saxophone) CHRIS INGHAM (piano), OWEN MORGAN (bass), GEORGE DOUBLE (drums) plus special guests HECTOR EVERARD (saxophone) and FRED DOUBLE (drums)
2/2/19 A BRIEF HISTORY OF JAZZ PAUL HIGGS (trumpet), CHRIS INGHAM (piano), JOE PETTITT (bass), GEORGE DOUBLE (drums)
22/12/18 Jazz at the Movies: A Swinging Christmas Joanna Eden (voice), Mark Crooks (clarinet/sax), Chris Ingham (piano), Arnie Somogyi (bass), George Double (drums)
27/10/18 SARA DOWLING sings JUDY GARLAND: SARA DOWLING (voice), CHRIS INGHAM (piano(, DARIO DI LECCE (bass), GEORGE DOUBLE (drums)
1/9/18 REBOP plays MILES: PAUL HIGGS (trumpet), COLIN WATLING (tenor), KEVIN FLANAGAN (alto), CHRIS INGHAM (piano/commentary), JOE PETTITT (bass), GEORGE DOUBLE (drums)
28/8/18 HJC at St Martin-in-the-Fields Pavane Paul Higgs (Trumpet/MC) Natalie Rozario (Cello), Chris Ingham (Piano) Jerome Davies (Bass) George Double (Drums)
9/6/18 TINA MAY (voice), NIGEL PRICE (guitar), MIKE GORMAN (piano), ARNIE SOMOGYI (bass), GEORGE DOUBLE (drums)
7/4/18 EMBRACEABLE ELLA: JOANNA EDEN (voice), CHRIS INGHAM (piano), JOE PETTITT (bass), GEORGE DOUBLE (drums)
10/2/18 ALAN BARNES (reeds) and DAVID NEWTON (piano)
23/12/17 Jazz at the Movies: A Swinging Christmas: Joanna Eden (voice), Mark Crooks (clarinet,/saxophone) Chris Ingham (piano), Arnie Somogyi (bass), George Double (drums)
28/10/17 THE GENE AMMONS PROJECT: Brandon Allen (tenor sax), Chris Ingham (piano), Rob Palmer (bass), George Double (drums)
9/9/17 THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY MANDEL: Mark Crooks (clarinet/tenor sax), Colin Oxley (guitar), Chris Ingham (piano), Dave Chamberlain (bass) George Double (drums)
3/6/17 THE JAZZ OF DUDLEY MOORE Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Marianne Windham (bass), George Double (drums)
8/4/17 NIGEL PRICE (guitar), with Chris Ingham (piano), Geoff Gascoyne (bass), George Double (drums)
11/2/17 NANCY MEETS CANNONBALL: Sara Dowling (voice), Tommaso Starace (alto saxophone), Chris Ingham (piano), Arnie Somogyi (bass), George Double (drums)
17/12/16 Jazz at the Movies: A Swinging Christmas Joanna Eden (voice), Mark Crooks (clarinet/sax), Chris Ingham (piano), Arnie Somogyi (bass), George Double (drums)
22/10/16 Art Themen (sax), Chris Ingham (piano), Mick Hutton (bass), George Double (drums), special appearance by Izzy Double (voice)
10/9/16 Big Shake-Up Jon Stokes (Trombone) plus his Dirty Dozen-style brass band
18/6/16 Jacqui Hicks (voice), Julian Marc Stringle (clarinet/saxophone), with Chris ingham (piano), Rev. Andrew Brown (bass), George Double (drums)
1/5/16 HJC at Ronnie Scott's - Georgina Jackson Georgina Jackson (Voice/Trumpet), Chris Ingham (Piano), Dave Green (Bass) George Double (Drums)
16/4/16 Rebop: The Music of Horace Silver Paul Higgs (trumpet), Colin Watling (saxophone), Chris ingham (piano), Arnie Somogyi (bass), George Double (drums)
13/2/16 Derek Nash Quartet Derek Nash (Saxophones), David Newton (Piano), Geoff Gascoyne (Bass), George Double (Drums)
19/12/15 Jazz at the Movies: A Swinging ChristmasJoanna Eden (Voice), Chris Ingham (Piano/MC) Mark Crooks (Clarinet/Saxophone) Arnie Somogyi (Bass) George Double (Drums)
24/10/15 John Etheridge Organ Trio John Etheridge (Guitars) Pete Whittaker (Organ) George Double (Drums)
5/9/15 Georgina Jackson Singing And Swinging Georgina Jackson (Voice/Trumpet), Pete Long (Clarinet/Saxophone) Chris Ingham (Piano), Mick Hutton (Bass) George Double (Drums)
26/6/15 Back To Birdland, The Wonderful Music Of George Shearing Simon Brown (Piano/MC) Roger Beaujolais (Vibraphone), Simon Hurley (Guitar) Dave Olney (Bass) George Double (Drums)
25/4/15 Pavane Paul Higgs (Trumpet/MC) Natalie Rozario (Cello), Chris Ingham (Piano) Andy Watson (Guitar) Jerome Davies (Bass) George Double (Drums)
21/2/15 Digby Fairweather Sextet Digby Fairweather (Trumpet/MC) Julian-Marc Stringle (Clarinet/Saxophone), Roy Williams (Trombone), Chris Ingham (Piano) Mick Hutton (Bass) George Double (Drums)
20/12/14 Jazz at the Movies: A Swinging Christmas Joanna Eden (Voice), Chris Ingham (Piano/MC) Mark Crooks (Clarinet/Saxophone) Arnie Somogyi (Bass) George Double (Drums)
26/10/14 28/8/21 HJC at Ronnie Scott's - Celebrating Hoagy Chris Ingham (Voice/Piano), Paul Higgs (Trumpet), Jerome Davies (Bass), George Double (Drums)
27/9/14 Salud! Tom Jobim The Beauty Of The Bossa Nova Georgia Mancio (Voice), Mark Crooks (Clarinet/Saxophone) Chris Ingham (Piano) Dave Olney (Bass) George Double (Drums)
29/6/14 Rebop Paul Higgs (Trumpet), Dr Kevin Flanagan (Alto Saxophone), Colin Watling (Tenor Saxophone), Chris Ingham (Piano), Rev Andrew Brown (Bass), George Double (Drums)
12/4/14 Too Cool, The Music Of Chet Baker Sue Richardson (Voice/Trumpet) Karen Sharp (Saxophones) Chris Ingham (Piano), Dave Olney (Bass), George Double (Drums)
25/1/14 Ray Gelato Quartet Ray Gelato (Voice/Tenor Saxophone), Chris Ingham (Piano), Manuel Alvarez (Bass), George Double (Drums)
15/12/13 HJC at Ronnie Scott's - Jazz At The Movies Joanna Eden (Voice), Chris Ingham (Piano/MC), Mark Crooks (Clarinet/Saxophone), Arnie Somogyi (Bass), George Double (Drums)
30/11/13 Steve Trowell Quartet Steve Trowell (Voice/Saxophone), Chris Ingham (Piano), Mick Hutton (Bass), George Double (Drums)
14/9/13 Enrico Tomasso Quartet Enrico Tomasso (Trumpet/Voice), Chris Ingham (Piano), Arnie Somogyi (Bass), George Double (Drums)
6/7/13 Stardust Melodies, The Music Of Hoagy Carmichael Chris Ingham (Voice/Piano), Paul Higgs (Trumpet), Bernie Hodgkins (Bass), George Double (Drums)
9/2/13 Jim Mullen Quartet Jim Mullen (Guitar), Chris Ingham (Piano), Mick Hutton (Bass), George Double (Drums)
30/12/12 HJC at Ronnie Scott's - Jazz At The Movies Joanna Eden (Voice), Chris Ingham (Piano/MC), Alan Barnes (Clarinet/Saxophone), Mick Hutton (Bass), George Double (Drums)
20/10/12 Alan Barnes Quartet Alan Barnes (Saxophones), Chris Ingham (Piano), Bernie Hodgkins (Bass), George Double (Drums)
22/6/12 Jazz At The Movies Joanna Eden (Voice), Chris Ingham (Piano/MC), Mark Crooks (Clarinet/Saxophone), Mick Hutton (Bass), George Double (Drums)
20/4/12 Tina May Quartet Tina May (Voice), Chris Ingham (Piano), Mick Hutton (Bass), George Double (Drums)
3/2/12 Derek Nash Quartet Derek Nash (Saxophones), Chris Ingham (Piano), Geoff Gascoyne (Bass), George Double (Drums)