We were treated at Eagley Jazz Club to the inaugural paid performance of a new jazz band from Salford, The Night Owls. They were led by Dan Price, hidden above behind his tuba, accompanied by Diane Hammond on reeds, Ben Richeton on trumpet, Duncan Winfield on trombone, Robin Dewhurst on piano, and James Wilson on drums.
The band specialises in music from the 1920s, '30s and '40s, their most modern offering tonight being from 1949. We very much enjoyed the show, with the band's interpretation of early-jazz standards, tin-pan alley, second-line melodies, and more.
I'm sure they have a web presence, or will do soon, but I couldn't find it. There are lots of similarly named bands. Whilst looking, I came across a piece about John Meehan, drummer and main man in the Savannah Jazz Band, whose music we've enjoyed many times at Eagley. It seems that John suffered a stroke on his way to a gig in Ayr in October. The story is here. John is trying to recover at home but may never play again, and Savannah Jazz Band have pulled out of gigging for the time being.
We wish them all well.
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