for maps to the venues please go to the Contacts page.
The music you hear playing on our website is by the Gilad Atzmon Quartet recorded live at the Eagle, Rochester, by our website editor Don Emanuel with kind permission of Gilad. Thanks Gilad.
20 Feb 2009 - The RAFA Club - Derek Nash/ Alex Garnett, and members from the Kent Youth Jazz Orchestra
Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX
8.30 pm start
Cost: t.b.a.
Two of the very best saxophonists in the UK with Elliott and members of the Kent Youth Jazz Orchestra.
Please contribute generously to the raffle as all contributions tonight are going to the RAFA Club who enable us to put on gigs at this venue.
20 Mar 2009 - RAFA Club
Bobby Wellins All star Quartet
Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TX
Cost: tba
8.30pm start
One of the true British Jazz legends Bobby Wellins, with an All Star Quartet, feat Bobby on tenor saxophone, Mark Edwards (piano) Andy Cleyndert (bass) and the sensational Spike Wells(drums)
17 Apr 2009, 20:00 - The RAFA Club - Andy Panayi Quartet
Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX
Cost:TBA.
8.30pk start
The superb Andy Panayi Quartet featuring star trombonist Mark Nightingale
15 May 2009, - The RAFA Club - Alan Barnes Ellingtonia
Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX
Cost: TBA.
8.30pm start
Multi-award winning saxist/clarinetist Alan Barnes and his incredible Ellingtonia Band
19 June 2009 RAFA Club
Tagara / Jason Yarde Band
Iconoclastic band featuring the amazing Tagara on guitar, award winning saxist Jason Yarde, Kit Downes (keyboards) Ruth Goller (bass) and Pharoah Russell (drums)
Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX
Cost: TBA.
8.30pm start
17 Jul 2009 - RAFA Club Nicholas Meier Band featuring Gilad Atzmon
Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX
Cost:TBA
8.30pm start
Nicholas Meier Group featuring the sensational Gilad Atzmon on saxes and clarinet.
Guitarist Meier’s technique is phenomenal. Dextrous and vigorous, favoring giddily-fast fingered, serpentine single note runs, it is musicianly in the best sense of the word" Chris May (All about Jazz)
21 Aug 2009, - RAFA Club
Jo Fooks Quintet feat: Matt Wates (alto)
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Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX
Cost:TBA
8.30pm start
Description:Superb tenor saxist Jo Fooks with her Quintet featuring the brilliant alto sax of Matt Wates, ex-Humph pianist Ted Beament, drummer Buster Birch and a bassist to be confirmed.
8.30pm start
18 Sep 2009, - The RAFA Club Coljazz Charity Night starring Martin Drew and friends
Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX
Cost: TBA.
8.30pm start
Coljazz Charity Night starring Martin Drew, Liane Carroll, Jo Fooks, Steve Waterman, John Donaldson, Simon Spillett, Derek Nash, Simon Thorpe and many others to be announced
8.30pm start
16 Oct 2009 - The RAFA Club The Baritone Band-Tribute to Gerry Mulligan
Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX
Cost: TBA
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The Baritone band featuring Derek Nash, Alan Barnes and Andy Panayi in a tribute to Gerry Mulligan
8.30pm start
20 Nov 2009,RAFA Club - Steve Waterman / Alex Garnett Quintet
Building No. 4, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX
Cost:TBA
The sensational Steve Waterman/Alex Garnett Quintet Steve on trumpet, Alex on saxes, John Donaldson (piano) Andy Cleyndert (bass) and Clark Tracey (drums)