“Just as I imagined an authentic jazz club would be...warm and welcoming...great crowd...always someone to chat to...fantastic programme with lots of variety.”
The Cask has a range of real ales and a comprehensive food menu with wheelchair access and facilities for disabled people. Every Wednesday; doors open at 7.45pm, music starts at 8.15pm. Find us here...
Weds April 2nd | 8.15pm | £5 Min. donation
Jim Birkett + MG3
We welcome back a consummate jazz guitarist, Jim Birkett. Former house guitarist of Scarborough Jazz festival and regular guest soloist at the club, Jim has worked with a host of major jazz musicians from the UK and USA. He is, perhaps uniquely, a master of both modern and gypsy jazz guitar, for several years touring with violinist Emma Fisk playing music inspired by the great jazz violin/guitar partnership of Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang.
Alongside his own playing Jim developed and led one of the UK’s first B.Mus. degree programmes in jazz and continues to teach at the Centre for Advanced Training, Sage Gateshead. His special interests include performance and improvisation and researching new approaches to learning and teaching the art of jazz improvisation.
Enough said. An evening of music in the hands of a guitar maestro awaits.
Doors 7.45. Music 8.15. Minimum donation £5.
