[Dixielandjazz] Ken Mathieson's Classic Jazz Orchestra

[Ken Mathieson]

Hi Listers

For those of you in Scotland who'd like to catch the band, our itinerary for April and May is:

Sun 20 April
The Tall Ship, Glasgow Harbour, Stobcross Rd (off the west-bound Clydeside Expressway just past the SECC). Doors 7:30pm   Music 8:00 - 10:00pm

Thu 24 April
The Jazz Bar, 1A Chambers St, Edinburgh
Doors 8:15pm  Music 9:00pm
The gig is the launch of the band's new CD on Lake Records - The Classic Jazz Orchestra Salutes the Kings of Jazz - featuring music by/associated with Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller and Duke Ellington in new arrangements specially written for the band.

Fri 2 May (evening) and Sat 3 May (afternoon)
Isle of Bute Jazz Festival, Rothesay. Details per festival programme.

Wed/Thu 14/15 May
Recording session with US trumpeter Duke Heitger for a CD of the music of Louis Armstrong.

Sat 17 May
Hospitalfield House, Arbroath
Doors 7:30  Music 8:00pm
In concert with Duke Heitger: The music of Louis Armstrong.

Wed 28 May
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
Woodland House Hotel, Newbridge, Dumfries DG 2 0NZ
Music 8:00pm

If you can make it to any of these gigs, please come up and say hello.

Our new CD has just come out on Lake Records LACD 261and can be bought through their website or at gigs. It hits Lake's distributor network in the week or so, so it should start appearing in specialist shops around the World in the near future. I hope you enjoy it!

Regards,

Ken Mathieson

www.classicjazzorchestra.org.uk