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Some ace shots of Our Party In The City May 17th 2019 at The Arch..all black and white shots taken by www.simonarcherphotography.co.uk
Blowout Sax Mini Gig
PARTY IN THE CITY
Set List For MAY 17TH 2019.
SET 1 included Students playing tracks like ROCK FORT ROCK by The Skatalites
SHAKE YOUR TAILFEATHER by Ray Charles
SWEET EMMA by Cannonball Adderley
TADOW by Masego
WILL YOU by Hazel O’Connor
NO MAN NO CRY by Jimmy Sax
Mark Knopfler Goin’ Home LOCAL HERO
BAKER STREET…Raf Ravenscroft Gerry Rafferty
ONE STEP BEYOND.. Madness
and the SET 2 was a big and exciting jam on original House dance and reggae tracks which sounded fantastic live and in the moment.
Lee Kix Thompson in Bath 2013 -a lost now found photo that be him wearing the wig!!
Random tales of Lee ‘Kix’ Thompson sax man like meeting Ray Davies
Lee with ace Blowout Saxman JP
When he started with Madness started he brought the ‘nutty sounds’of Prince Buster and a blatant itch for the spotlight
‘First chance I got I want that solo.’
Until Lee spotted his hero Ray Davies at the Olympics warm up area so
‘Wearing my Fez and everything I went over and shook his hand.He says ‘Who are you?’
I say ‘Baggy Trousers’He says ‘The Penny’s dropped.’ After Suggs said the Olympics ‘Filled our sails.’
‘Keep it real,keep it sharp.You need a line of integrity.’
and how they rose to be national institutions!!
Blowout Sax Gig Review 2015
Check out One Step Beyond as our finale with Jon Marsh Pauly Archer And Howell David on vocals
https://vimeo.com/147143948
Another great set of performances from our ace Blowout sax students playing so many famous sax pieces ..what a excellent soiree of music.
Well I wouldn’t let the team down. Really friendly bunch and some great sax players. You need a bigger venue. It was certainly intimate 😃 you rock Mr Blowout Sax🎷🎷🎷😃 .
Tracy
Lovely gig Mark, beautifully crafted together ! I need another lesson asap (inspired to get better)
John
Epic gig Mark. Full of energy and joy. Well sung.
Will
Hi Mark! Thanks so much for inviting me to sing last night! It was fab to be part (tho a small part!) of such a successful and fun evening! I was very impressed by the whole thing- the organisation, the band but most of all, all the players that were keen to get up and play.. That’s all down to you! I know you’ve had years of practise with these evenings, but the energy is daily there in bucket loads! Really well done!
Ali
Blowout Sax Gig soon November 27th 2015 at Chapel Arts Centre Bath
Tickets on sale for the 15th year of this amazing event on sale November 9th.
The legendary Blowout Sax School of Bath is opening its doors in North Parade for an incredible informal evening of saxophone based party music played by Blowout Sax students having been taught by Mark Archer and Craig Crofton and backed by a top class band.
A broad overview of some of the tunes played will be pop sax classics ‘Baker Street’, blues classics like ‘Peter Gunn,’ and classic British Madness Ska like ‘One Step Beyond,’ and the Ska classic ‘Message To You Rudy’ amongst many other wonderful tunes like ‘Superstition.’
It will be a remarkable, original and inspired evening.
The event will start at 7.45pm and wrap up around 10.30pm.
The ethos of Blowout Sax is that anyone can play and Mark Archer the School Director aided by the well known Craig Crofton have devised an exciting and unique approach to learning where no musical knowledge is required so if you love the sax you know where to go November 27th gig.
Jon Hoffmann photos
For the first time Blowout Sax opens its doors to the general public for The Opening of the Bath Festival Party In The Park Friday May 15th 2015
What a night and music..feedback like ‘Great event last night; pleasingly full and buzzing, well informal. Loved the two lines of people watching from up on The Bridge.Did you realise also girls practising their cricket on the green were dancing along?’..and ‘top gig!we loved it ..the space rocks!!..very enjoyable gigette and we went around a few in town and yours was the best by a mile.’
The legendary BlowoutSax School of Bath is opening itsdoors in North Parade for an incredible informal evening of saxophone based party music played by Mark Archer and Craig Crofton with selected students backed by a top class trio of Anders Olinder on keys, Andy Tween drums and Jerry Cozier Cole on Guitar.
Blowout Sax Sets Friday May 15th 2015
7pm Tony Clark DJ sounds
7.45-8.30pm
SUMMERTIME.
CANTALOOPE ISLAND
SIDE WINDER
ST THOMAS
SONG FOR MY FATHER
THRILL IS GONE -a tribute to BB King
Tony Clark DJ sounds
8.45-9.30pm
FIRE
SWEET HOME CHICAGO
SONG FOR MY FATHER
SWEET EMMA
TEQUILA
PETER GUNN
PICK UP THE PIECES
Tony Clark DJ sounds
9.45 onwards
LAST NIGHT.
SASSIE LASSIE
A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY
SUPERGROOVY PINK PANTHER
ONE STEP BEYOND.
MINNIE THE MOOCHER
Sax Gigs from 15 November 2014
Sax Gigs from 15 November 2014
15 November Jan Garbarek Temple Church, London EC4
https://www.gigantic.com/efg-london-jazz-festival/temple-church/2014-11-16-19-00
Conjunto Gringo Canteen, Stokes Croft, Bristol http://canteenbristol.com/livemusic/conjunto-gringo/
Soul Ingredients Harbourside No.1, Canons Road, Bristol http://www.no1harbourside.co.uk/music/
21 November The Beat Komedia, Westgate Street, Bath http://www.thebeatofficial.com/tour/
Nuttyness The Tunnels, Temple Meads, Bristol http://www.thetunnelsbristol.co.uk/events/
Nick Dover The Bear, Hotwells, Bristol http://www.thebebopclub.co.uk/index_files/WhatsOn.htm
Brass Junkies Harbourside No.1, Canons Road, Bristol http://www.no1harbourside.co.uk/music/
22 November James Morton Canteen, Stokes Croft, Bristol http://canteenbristol.com/livemusic/james-morton/
Antelope Harbourside No.1, Canons Road, Bristol http://www.no1harbourside.co.uk/music/
23 November Joe Lovano Barbican Centre, London http://www.joelovano.com/gigs/
26 November Iain Ballamy Old Bath Arms, Frome http://www.ents24.com/frome-events/old-bath-arms/iain-ballamy
27 November Skatelites Venue 229, Great Portland St, London http://www.229thevenue.com/
Paul Dunmall Fringe Jazz, The Mall, Clifton, Bristol http://fringejazz.com/gig-list.html
Sefrial Future Inns, Cabot Circus, Bristol http://www.jazzatfutureinn.co.uk/gig-list
28 November Alan Barnes the Meeting House, Ilminster http://www.themeetinghouse.org.uk/music/1117
King Porter Stomp Canteen, Stokes Croft, Bristol http://canteenbristol.com/livemusic/king-porter-stomp/
Martin Genge The Bear, Hotwells, Bristol http://www.thebebopclub.co.uk/index_files/WhatsOn.htm
SAMS Band Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, Bristol http://www.theeastfieldinn.co.uk/events/
3 December Zen Hussies The Bell, Walcott Street, Bath http://www.zenhussies.com/gigs.htm
4 December Simon Spillett St James Wine Vaults, Bath http://www.stjameswinevaults.co.uk/
Old Hat Future Inns, Cabot Circus, Bristol http://www.jazzatfutureinn.co.uk/gig-list
5 December The Beat Guildhall, Eastgate Street, Gloucester http://www.thebeatofficial.com/tour/
Madness Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff http://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/Madness
Benn Clatworthy The Bear, Hotwells, Bristol http://www.thebebopclub.co.uk/index_files/WhatsOn.htm
Cantina Collective Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, Bristol http://www.theeastfieldinn.co.uk/events/
6 December Emperials The Tunnels, Temple Meads, Bristol http://www.thetunnelsbristol.co.uk/events/
10 December Craig Crofton Old Bath Arms, Frome http://www.ents24.com/frome-events/old-bath-arms/mosi-conde/4079027
11 December Zen Hussies Old Duke, King Street, Bristol http://www.zenhussies.com/gigs.htm
12 December 2Rude The Tunnels, Temple Meads, Bristol http://www.thetunnelsbristol.co.uk/events/
17 December Monkey Chuckle Old Duke, King Street, Bristol http://monkeychuckle.co.uk/
18 December Blockheads Cheese & Grain, Frome http://www.cheeseandgrain.com/music/?_page=2
19 December Ben Waghorn/Kevin Figes The Bear, Hotwells, Bristol
http://www.thebebopclub.co.uk/index_files/WhatsOn.htm
Monkey Chuckle Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, Bristol http://www.theeastfieldinn.co.uk/events/
20 December The Regz Thunderbolt, Bath Road, Bristol http://www.thethunderbolt.net/whatson.ihtml
Moonshot Harbourside No.1, Canons Road, Bristol http://www.no1harbourside.co.uk/music/
21 December Bad Manners The Fleece, Bristol http://www.seetickets.com/event/bad-manners/the-fleece/758973
28 December Pee Wee Ellis/James Morton The Fleece, Bristol http://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/pee-wee-ellis
25 January Andy Sheppard Hen & Chicken, Bedminster, Bristol http://jazzata.com/gignews.html
13 February Conjunto Gringo The Meeting House, Ilminster http://www.themeetinghouse.org.uk/music/859
16 February Chris Potter Ronnie Scott’s, Soho, London
17 February http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/2404-chris-potters-underground
27 February Simon Spillett The Meeting House, Ilminster http://www.themeetinghouse.org.uk/music/1179
1 March Gilad Atzmon Hen & Chicken, Bedminster, Bristol http://jazzata.com/gignews.html
12 April Julian Siegal Hen & Chicken, Bedminster, Bristol http://jazzata.com/gignews.html
14 April UB40 Colston Hall, Bristol http://www.colstonhall.org/shows/ub40-featuring-ali-astro-mickey/
(Ali Campbell’s UB40, a different band from the one playing on 10 May, which is fronted by Ali’s brother, Duncan!)
24 April Snake Davis Chapel Arts Centre, Bath http://www.chapelarts.org/index.php?main_page=monthly_listing&month=April
10 May UB40 Gloucester Leisure Centre, GL1 http://www.ents24.com/gloucester-events/gl1-gloucester-leisure-centre
(Duncan Campbell’s UB40)
17 May Perico Sambeat Hen & Chicken, Bedminster, Bristol http://jazzata.com/gignews.html
Lee Kix Thompson Orchestra Gig at Komedia Bath
Last night a goodly group of us went on my recommendation to see the legendary Madness tenor saxman Lee Kix Thompson’s orchestra.
I was trying to engineer a meet as he has inspired so many over the past 2 decades to take up the sax but due to Bath’s gridlocked traffic that didn’t happen.
The set took a while to warm up as did he as a frontman and really hit its stride after the first 5 tracks.
He is obviously a top grinny londontown man with hilarious rehearsed moves,flicking sweat and he is as I suspected having studied his playing for 20 odd years wholly limited as a tenor sax player.
When the album came out I thought he will shine and open out and make ‘woodshed’ his technique but sadly like his gig he played safe with his track selection of standard ska fare and his solos were lighting quick with a twang of Boots Randolph about them. Enjoyable night but alas no where near the list of great sax gigs I’ve seen. Wish I had smuggle a sax in!
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