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Dear fellow jazz guitarists,

A reminder that the Jazz Guitar Club gathering is this Thursday May 16th at 8pm, when, as always, a

very exciting evening is in store for you. It will be our usual club night with the help of Dave Turner

on double bass.

In this newsletter:Review of the April gathering which featured New York

guitarist Randy Johnston.

A report on 19th North Wales International Jazz Guitar Weekend.

Dates for the 20th North Wales International Jazz Guitar

Weekend.

Venues. Items for sale.SEE BELOW FOR ITEMS FOR SALE

> THE APRIL GATHERING


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The April gathering was a regular club night at Bijou, but it was the eve of the 19th North Wales

International Jazz Guitar Weekend at Wrexham and word had got round that American jazzguitarist, Randy Johnston, (guest tutor at the Wrexham event), would be appearing as a surprise

guest. As a result it was packed to the rafters. Randy is the first American to appear at Cheadle Jazz

Guitar Club. With the accompaniment of Andy Hulme and Dave Turner on bass, Randy kicked off

the evening with a couple of standards, "Yesterdays" and a "Blues". They were followed by the ever

popular Brian Lewis who gave a few expertly played solo guitar pieces. Guy Boden was up next

accompanied by Andy and Dave, with his custom seven string guitar, 7th string as the highest string

and tuned in fourths. Guy played "Autumn Leaves and "Tune Up". Another very capable solo

player Dave Faulkner, but this time in a trio setting with Andy and Dave, played "Affirmation" and

"Tenor Madness". Randy and I are old friends having gigged together on both sides of the Atlantic. I

joined him and played Black Orpheus and Days of Wine and Roses. Up next were the guitar trio of

Ray Brooker, Charles Howorth and Tony Cordes, this time accompanied by Dave Turner. They gave

us "Lady be Good" and "Pennies From Heaven". Two new members, Paul & Pat followed, making

their second appearance at the club. Paul faultlessly played two very difficult Classical pieces and Pat

played a Django number. They were followed by regulars Steve Jackson and Keith Eagling with a

couple of standards. Kev accompanied by Andy with D T on bass played "Sunny" & "Yard Bird

Suite". Ian Weir joined me and DT and played "Autumn Leaves". Randy Johnston, myself, Andy and

Dave finished off the evening with a few standards. Another excellent evening of music at Bijou. My

apologies if I've left someone out.Trefor Owen

>Review of the 19th International Jazz Guitar Weekend at

Wrexham.The North Wales International Jazz Guitar Weekend, April 12 - 14, was again an outstanding success.

The event was held at Glyndwr University, Wrexham and presented by North Wales Jazz, who have

been organizing jazz guitar weekends in Wrexham since 2000. The activities included a concert,

tuition sessions and jam sessions, which took place from Friday until Sunday. The event attracted

students of jazz guitar from all parts of the UK and Ireland. On Friday evening after a welcomespeech the tutorial sessions commenced at 7.30pm with Randy taking the A Group which consisted of

advanced players. Bill Coleman was on hand to provide accompaniment and students were invited to

play, (only those who wished to do so). This was designed for Randy to have an idea of what level he

was dealing with. I took the B Group and, as always in a group tuition situation, there were mixed


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abilities. The class was split into two and an extra classroom was provided for the Friday evening and

Saturday morning and for the first hour the more advanced students of the B Group moved to the

extra classroom and Andy Hulme was on hand to give advice and direction. This room was also

provided for students who felt that they did not need to attend every tutorial session and this gave

them the opportunity to jam together and prepare for the lunchtime student jam sessions. I continued

with the students who were beginners in jazz. They all had reasonable facility on the instrument, but

have never improvised over a chord sequence of a jazz standard. In my method of teaching, I choose

the jazz standards very carefully so that the student can get the maximum benefit, and the knowledge

gained can be passed on to other tunes. On this occasion I taught them the melody, chords and

improvisation to Satin Doll. After an hour or so, the more advanced students were invited back into

my room and I dealt with the more advanced issues of jazz guitar. With another hour of preparation

on Saturday morning the students who were beginners in jazz practised Satin Doll to ready

themselves for the lunchtime jam session, and their performance was of a high standard and greatly

appreciated by the audience.

The Saturday afternoon tutorial session continued after the lunch time jam session with Randy taking

the B Group and I took the A Group. This was continued on Sunday morning and after the Sunday

lunch time jam sessions it all change. Randy took the A Group and I took the B Group.

The Saturday evening concert at Catrin Finch Centre was very well attended and the evening

commenced with Andy Hulme and myself in a duo situation playing a couple of jazz standards to

demonstrate bass line comping, as I had been explaining in class how important it is for guitarists to

be a good accompanists. Andy and I were joined by Paul Sawtell (vibes) and Bill Coleman

(bass). Together we form Shades of Shearing. Yes, no piano! I can assure you that the Shearing

Quintet sound is achieved as one guitar takes on the role of the piano. Amongst the selection of tunes

we played were "East of the Sun" and "April in Paris". The second half of the first set featured our

special guest Randy Johnston accompanied by Bill Coleman (bass) and Dave Hassell (drums), who

played a selection of standards including High Heeled Sneakers. After the interval, Randy, myself and

Andy, accompanied by bass and drums played "Yesterdays" and "All Blues". Randy was then joined

by Paul Sawtell (vibes) to finish off the evening.

Another very successful jazz guitar weekend and I look forward to the next event in October.

Trefor Owen

>For photos of the weekend please see http://www.northwalesjazz.org.uk/ click on photos

and then the link. To see a video of Randy Johnston playing High HeeledSneakers click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9WosAZF_vo

Saturday evening concert photos.Photo 1 - Trefor Owen, Andy Hulme with Bill Coleman (d bass).

Photo 2 - Shades of Shearing with Paul Sawtell (vibes).Photo 3 - Randy Johnston with Bill Coleman & Dave Hassell.

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20th NORTH WALES INTERNATIONAL JAZZ GUITAR

WEEKEND

OCTOBER 11th - 13th 2013

GLYNDWR UNIVERSITYMold Road, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 2AW

North Wales Jazz: Now celebrating fourteen years of international jazz guitar events inWrexham.

IMPROVE YOUR JAZZ GUITAR SKILLS AT THIS GREAT VALUE WEEKEND!

Call +44 (0)1745 812260 to enrol and for further info

or see www.northwalesjazz.org.uk and download the enrolment

form.

Five 2 hour workshops with internationally renowned tutors.

GUEST TUTOR JACK WILKINS

http://www.jackwilkins.com

RESIDENT TUTOR TREFOR OWEN

www.treforowen.com

Group A:Hands-on tuition sessions, i.e. for students who wish to learn in a playing situation.

Group B:Tuition sessions for students who need help in basic skills.

Saturday evening concert (October 12th - 8.30pm) featuring the course tutors plus guests.


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Wide choice of reasonably priced accommodation available in Wrexham and thesurrounding area.

Registered Charity No. 508519 President: Martin Taylor MBE.

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VENUE INFORMATION:

Try and support these venues as often as you can.

Remember: SUPPORT THE VENUE AND THE VENUE WILLSUPPORT YOU.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

The following venue has changed from Monday to Tuesday as from February 1st.

Wilmslow Conservative Club, 15, Grove Ave, Wilmslow, SK9 5EG. - 8.45pmFor further info. tel. 01625 528336.Jazz every Tuesday http://www.myspace.com/grahambrookjazz

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HUDDERSFIELD JAZZ GUITAR SOCIETY meets every 1st Tuesday of the month. The Headof Steam, (next to Huddersfield station),HD1 1JB.

The Southern Jazz Guitar Society. See their website: www.southjazzguitar.org

For this month only the date has been changed to May 30th - BULLS HEAD, 102,Church Street, Old Glossop Derbyshire SK13 7RN - 8.30pm TREFOR OWEN & ANDYHULME JAZZ GUITAR DUO. SITTERS-IN WELCOME! For further Info phone 07423016888. For directions see http://www.bulls-head.co.uk

The Railway, Wellington Road, Stockport. 9pm. For further info: Tel 0161 477 3680.This venue operates every Sunday with a varied programme.

Every Tuesday - Jazz at the Bakers Vaults - 9 - 11pmFREE admission. Bakers Vaults, Market Place, Stockport. Tuesday Jazz at the BakersVaults. For further info: Tel 07944 743680.

The SLUG & LETTUCE, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury.See creativespaceinfo.blogspot.com for full programme. Jazz every Tuesday 9pm.

North Wales Jazz have weekly and monthly jazz concerts with regular jam sessions &workshops through the year.See their website: www.northwalesjazz.org.uk


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If you have a gig which features jazz guitar, please let meknow and it will be listed in all e-mail shots.

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B M G (Banjo Mandolin & Guitar) Magazine has beenrevived! Click on the link.http://www.banjomandolinguitar.org/news.htm

This was the only guitar magazine around when I started playing in the 60's. Unfortunatelyit folded with the death of the editor and has now been revived. It was followed by "GuitarPlayer" which was great for jazz in its early years. Then there was a British magazine

"Guitar" which was dedicated to jazz guitar. Didn't last long! This was followedby "Archtop" which was the forerunner of "Just Jazz Guitar Magazine".

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FEEDBACK WHEN PLAYINGYOUR ARCHTOP GUITAR:

See this link from Ged Green about string dampers:

http://www.batten.com/String-Damper-Evolution.html>

MAMBO amps www.mambo-amp.co.uk/

Luthier Ged Green http://www.gedgreen.co.uk for set ups and guitar repairs.

Guzz Picks http://www.guzzguitar.com/

Foulds Guitars - Derby www.fouldsmusic.co.uk

Bulldog Pickups (Huddersfield) www.bulldogpickups.com

Vinyl Tap (Huddersfield) www.vinyltap.co.uk Records, CDs and DVDs

AmplifierCoversOnline.com www.amplifiercoversonline.com Customised EquipmentCovers On Demand

Frailerswww.frailers.com

Back Alley - Mold & Chester www.backalleymusic.co.uk

Sounds Great www.soundsgreatmusic.com

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REGARDING GEAR FOR SALE, A NUMBER OF ITEMS HAVEBEEN SOLD AS A RESULT OF INCLUSION IN THE JGC

NEWSLETTER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHENAN ITEM YOU HAVE ADVERTISED HAS BEEN SOLD!

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GEAR FOR SALE

De Armond PickupDe Armond `RED` Jazz Guitar pickup, very little used, perfect working order, 190. Tel BrianLewis 07776 184111 or 01565 653003, [email protected]

GUITARS

1947 Gibson L5. Serial number is A 354. All original but refretted. It has a pick up bridge fitted but

the original bridge is included. The scratch plate has been replaced but the original is included, (poor

condition). The case is original but a catch has been replaced. Contact Neil Nicholson 01202 301961.

Painter model P16,with 23.5"scale. The Painter website is www.painterarchtops.comAsking price 2300 with case will negotiate.

Contact Roy Sainsbury 01902 845246. (mobile), 07866 430926.

E-mail [email protected] Jazz City. 575 excellent condition with case.

Peerless Songbird. open to offers. excellent condition with case.Contact [email protected]

tel. 01204 413436 mobile 07815323651.A message from Chris Nowell:


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2005 Gibson ES 175 Steve Howe Signature complete with Gibson fitted hard case. Very good

condition. Enquiries to Chris Nowell on 07970 496948 or email Chris on [email protected] message from Jack Grocott:2002 Knight Guitar. Natural with Venetian cutaway, 17" body, Grover Tuners. Comes with Hiscoxhardcase. 1.950.

Richwood Artist Series acoustic cutaway model RN70NT. Maccaferri shape 100.

E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: 07710 054750.A message from Terry Gillen:

DAngelico NY4.Made in 2003 by Vestax (higher quality than the later, Excel-made models) in Terada, Japan.Book matched solid spruce top. Maple back, sides and neck. Lovely sunburst finish.Showroom condition. 7-ply top binding. Ebony fret board with 3-ply binding and pearl,slashed block inlays. C-shape neck. Grover sealed-back tuners with 'imperial' keys. Inlaid,adjustable, compensated bridge. Kent Armstrong floating mini humbucker. Multiple bound,'tortoiseshell' pick guard with volume and tone control. 18 inch lower bout gives rich deeptone plugged and unplugged. Full Charlie Chandler Plek setup in summer 2011. Looksfantastic, sounds great and plays beautifully. Original plush lined, deluxe faux alligatorhard case with DA logo. Original purchase receipt. 1,950. [email protected] pictures.

Gibson ES175CESN. 1959 natural. As new with PAFS and original case. Contact Bert Clarkfor price: e-mail [email protected]

AMPS & SPEAKER CABINETSFor Sale: Raezers Edge NY8 Guitar speaker cabinet in perfect condition with original

packaging and slip cover. The best small speaker cabinet for jazz guitar you will find with abig focused sound in a small portable cabinet. Used by many top players for its wonderfuljazz sound and portability. I would accept 349 (new price 499). Reason for sale - I havetwo of them and want to sell one to fund the purchase of a Raezers Edge 12" speakercabinet. Specifications: 1x8" speaker at 8 ohms, 225 watts, weight 20 lbs, width 12'',height 15", depth 9" More info and pictures can be found on the Foulds (UK) and J Hale(USA) websites. This cabinet was given 5 stars in all the reviews on the Harmony Centralwebsite.Contact Derrick Harris at [email protected]

Speaker Cabinet: 12" McKenzie/Wharfedale Elite 12-200LR 200W 8 Ohm - 50, ONO.Contact Gary Taylor: [email protected] 01942 791745 / 07757 326797

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