Darlington New Orleans Jazz Club - Latest.

Saturday 1^st September sees the first gig at our new venue in The Dolphin Centre, which is situated centrally in Darlington's Market Square.

The facilities provided in the Dolphin Centre are excellent. Good car parking is available nearby and, being centrally situated, all bus services are within easy walking distance.

A Bistro Bar is available for all your refreshment needs.

Opening the new lunchtime season are The New Century Ragtime Orchestra. Unique in Britain, this 12 piece orchestra will take you on a musical journey from the dawn of ragtime, through the hot jazz and dance music of the 1920s, to the early swing era of the 1930s.

Ticket prices remain unchanged at £8.50, and may be purchased in advance from the Dolphin Centre, Horse Market, Darlington, DL1 5RP, Telephone 01325 388406, or alternatively on the door.

It’s a 12.30p.m start and we finish round about 3.30p.m. How’s that for value for money in these hard times?

We look forward to meeting all our old jazz friends and also welcoming new jazz fans to our audience. (Perhaps you didn’t know we existed hidden away in the Arts Centre for all those years)

Remember we aim to ‘Keep Music Live’, and promote jazz, from ragtime to swing, the first Saturday of the month.

Ray and Graham.

Forthcoming programme.

Saturday  1st  September @ 12.30 p.m

The New Century Ragtime Orchestra

Unique in Britain, this 12-piece orchestra will take you on a musical journey from the dawn of   ragtime, through the hot dance music of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ ,to the early swing era of the 1930’s.

Saturday  6th October @ 12.30 p.m

The Nova Scotia Jazz Band

Named ‘Best Early Jazz Band’ in the 2011 Scottish Jazz Awards, this is music of the great classic period of Bix and Muggsey Spanier , but with a clarity that makes it distinctively      modern and  relevant. Music of to-day played by four musicians at the top of their game.

Saturday  3rd November @ 12.30 p.m

Frank Brooker’s Happy Chappies

Labelled ‘ the harbingers of  Hokum and Hilarity', this  band play jazz with the emphasis on fun, and from an eclectic taste in jazz styles and rhythms.

Saturday  1st December @ 12.30 p.m

Gavin Lee’s New Orleans Band

The question is often asked “Where are the next generation of jazz musicians?”                                                                     Well they are here this afternoon, from the powerful reed playing of Gavin Lee, to the         sympathetic bass of Phil Smith, and the red hot  piano of Ian Wynne.

Tickets £8.50 (no concessions)

Available at the door or in advance from the Dolphin Centre