Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone, 2016 was a good year for the band and we have plenty of things we want to do in 2017. We hope to see you soon and wish you all the best for 2017. We will continue not to talk about Brexit, Trump or any […]
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Review of JazzMain A sound for Sore Ears CD by Bebop Spoken Here
We recently had a nice review of our CD by Lance Liddle who runs the well respected Bebop Spoken Here Jazz Blog, Lance is based in Newcastle and is a keen follower of all things Jazz. he has attended thousands of gigs over the years. I sent him a CD […]
The Best Is Yet To Come
January and February is traditionally a very quiet time of year for musicians. This is either an opportunity to practice or market the band or a complete bummer, if you have no gigs in the book. At this time of year it is good to keep playing by being versatile and […]
New Year New Resolutions
It is now coming up for a year since I left the mobile communications industry and so I have started to play more music with the band. Now that I’ve got more time to focus on music, this year I have plans to get even more involved in various […]
Jazz in 2014 – is it relevent?
For a long time now some people have been telling us that jazz is no longer relevant and that live music is dying – another victim in the change of culture/economy etc. However if you ask the question “what is jazz” then you will get as many different answers as […]
Jazzmain Website Revamp
Although we have been busy performing at events such as dances, dinners, corporate gigs, weddings, festivals etc not only in Edinburgh and Glasgow but elsewhere in Scotland and Ireland, the Jazzmain website was sadly neglected, with no updates being posted during 2013. And so it is with renewed enthusiasm that […]
Book Something Memorable for Your Occasion
If you are going to hire a band to perform at your function, then you will not only want to make sure that the music sounds good and is suited to your event. Here are some things you may also wish to consider if you want the music to make […]