We are are off now until the beginning of September. We hope our fan has a lovely break as well.

Ignore the previous post, it’s business as usual as of this Monday… the 26th.

We will be doing the regular gig 9-11. and that will be the last one until the beginning of September.

…erm not much else to say!!

It was announced over the weekend that the Owners of the The Grape and Grain, A Company called Jack Beards has gone into administration. “what does this mean” I hear you asking yourselves under your slightly sniggering breath.

It means that he BBB won’t be back at the G & G any time soon. We only had 2 weeks to go before the summer break but this almost certainly means the BBB is homeless and destetute (again).

This is truly a record. Not only have we killed it in just 3 months. Usually we only take out the pub. But this occasion we’ve gone one bigger and bought down the owners…. Rock and Roll! erm (Jazz and Swing.. who’ Evva)

Next time we do a pub anywhere in the UK we need to see if we can take out a small village or even a county… clearly our negative karma knows no bounds!.

12th July 2010

Rules

Song List

current Line Up

Angela All That Jazz

Georgie Fellows:… But Not for Me &

Sarah Newbury: Cry Me A River

Geraldine Atkins.. Do Nothing (Til You Here From Moi)

Alison Plant:…Knock On Wood & Close To You

Emer McParland… I Just found out about love (and I like It)

Richard Swan Walkin My Baby Back Home & Feeling Good

Colin Anthony his own charts

We will be starting our new residency every Monday at:

The Grape & Grain,
Crystal Palace
Anerley Hill,
London,
SE19 2AA.

Band line up TBA
Saxes: Nick (Du Fromage) Beston/John Shenoy, Lucy Palmer/, Adam Talbot, Nigel Crane, Nicki Hutchins

Trumpets: Rob Sneddon, Pete Cooper, Pat Price, Chris Hickocks

Trombones: RegBrooks, John Mathews, Alison Henry, John Bird

Piano: John Beaumont/Jim Treweek

Bass: Pete Ringrose

Drums: Chris Higgins

We will be doing a gig at the Grape and Grain Pub in Crystal Palace on the 12th Of April.

The ever changing line up so far…
Altos: john Shennoy, Lucy Palmer.
Tenors: Adam Talbot, Nigel Crane Mathews
Bari: Louise Hayne
Trumpets: Pat Price.
Trombones: Reg Brooks, Allison Henry, John Mathews, John Bird.
Rhythm: John Beaumont, Pete Ringrose, Chris Higgins

The Old Brief in George street is being refurbished.
When it comes back it will not be a big music venue.
The directors at the brewery have decided to turn it into a restaurant (mmm.. nice).
So the Final week at the Old Brief for the BBB will be Monday the 1st February 2010 (next week)

So some time in march you will be able really push the boat out and take your loved ones for a delicious slap up meal at the The Old Brief, Main Street, War-Torne-Central, Beirut.
We wish the Brief the best of luck but we do have to question the cerebral capital of the pubs owners…

No matter how much you try to polish a turd it will not come up shining.

If they were to do The Bogs up with gold taps and put Persian carpets on the floor and employed a scantily clad blond to hand out hand cream.
Also Employed Gordon Ramsey or Jamie Oliver to posh up their soup in a basket and they adorned the walls with modern art and gold leaf’d everything.
…. can you honestly see the venue attracting anything more than a couple of hoodies, a lashed up business man or a couple of local chav couples.
Those they do manage to shoehorn in the door will probably do a runner.

There are music venues in that area that would love to have that back room with the sound system.. its great.

That area of Croydon does not need a half baked managed restaurant…It needs a pound shop with posh toilets which is ultimately I feel what will become of the Brief.

Any way enough rubbish from me….
The BBB Needs a new venue… Watch this space and we will find one.

Tis the Season To be Jolly and sing ones  heart out.

I have decided to announce another BBB Singers Night (before our usual quarterly  deadline).
On the 21st of December there will be Yet Another Singers Night…. But with a difference (middle brass: Dut, Dut Daar)
This evening of merryment will (if I can find them) contain all christmas songs.

Why, Why, why have we done this(Delilah!) I hear yo ask. Well, this year the last BBB’s Monday before Chrimbo’ is just 4 days before Santa empties his sack down your chimney. By then everyone should be well and truly in the Christmas spirit And ultimately everyone, even me… will hate serious jazz!….. bring on the schmaltzy  christmas Tat!.

The Available Songs Will be appearing here over the next few days weeks:

..Pick one and give me a shout.

Santa Baby (C) — Georgie Fellows
Sleigh Bells
Baby It’s Cold Outside … Emer and Anton
Here Comes Santa Claus (F)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Instrumental)
Christmas Song  (Eb) — Sarah Newbury
Have Your self A Merry Little Christmas (
Frosty the Snowman (G) or (C)
Winter Wonderland
White Christmas
Let It Snow — Janet Penfold?
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
…bandleader

Yet Another Singers Night
It Is going to happen on June the 1st not long to get your song requests in.

Confirmed Singers:

Mark Jarvis

Georgie Fellows:
Lullaby of Broadway
S’Wonderful

Christine Hipkiss
BLUE MOON
IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON
YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME

Jess Edwards
L-O-V-E,
Knock on Wood
Just The Way You Look Tonight