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Jazz Ade
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Large Specialist Guitar Jazz Recording Collection - Vynil & CDs
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Ade Holland
First a Little History -
Born in Snowdonia,
North Wales, Ade’s first guitar was made by his father from a tea-chest. Early
influences were Bert Weedon, Hank Marvin and Les Bennett. He moved to the
Midlands and joined a local rock band before becoming much in demand backing
cabaret and as a session player. He started to play jazz after hearing a
recording by Django Reinhardt.
Ade has featured with, and backed many cabaret stars, including Campbell Burnap,
Diz Disley, Roger DeCourcey and Gary Wilmot. He was offered a tour in the early
80’s with Liza Minelli’s band and toured Europe in 1991. Present influences
include Django, Art Tatum and Charlie Parker. He was the founder member of of
the band Fat Chance.
Ade
Departs his Card Shop for Musical Journey - April
1997 (Profile by
Gill Smith)
Unless they happened to glance into his shop and catch sight of him strumming
away at his guitar, it would have been easy to miss Adrian Holland during all
his years in Wallingford. Yet his somewhat sudden departure from the town has
left people gazing into his empty shop window in disbelief. In its own small
way, Ade’s decision to shut his traditional Card Shop in St Martin’s Street has
ended an era. There are doubtless those who feel the town will be poorer as a
result of his departure.
Since setting up business at Goodwin’s Card Shop 11 years ago, the unassuming
former session musician, has become one of the town’s characters, renowned for
entertaining his shoppers with impromptu musical performances.
He said: “People knew I was a guitar player and I they would come in and ask
about music or ask if I could get guitars for their children, so I would always
keep a guitar in the shop.
“One of the local lads used to keep a guitar there as well and we would run
through a few numbers.”
It is his desire to resume his musical career which has inspired the
48-year-old’s decision to shut up his shop for good. The father of two, who was
formerly a session musician, already plays many concerts in the town with his
swing jazz group Fat Chance, teaches guitar at Carmel College, and is about to
tour Germany as guest artist with another British band. He said: “I’ll miss
Wallingford and the people but I’ve been turning down work because of my shop.”
The Town’s Mayor, Mr Tim Day, will sum up the feelings of many in Wallingford in
his tribute to Ade. “He is a character and characters are always good for the
town!”
A Jazz
Spectacular
The
audience at Wallingford’s Corn Exchange Theatre were treated to an exhilarating
evening of string jazz last Saturday with the brilliant Fat Chance
quartet. Led by outstanding guitarist Ade Holland, they topped the bill due to
their sell out concert there last year with virtuoso guitarist Martin Taylor.
The quartet started with a beautiful haunting melody Out of Nowhere
featuring Jez Cook from Oxford, who was described by Ade as one of the finest
guitarists in the country Every tune was augmented by the brilliantly bizarre
saxophonist Geoff Hawkins from Windsor, who had an array of instruments at his
disposal, all of which he played with equal flair.
The set
was enhanced by bassist Saffron Young from London, who also works with many of
the top names in the business, including the West End shows of Andrew Lloyd
Webber. Both the guitars of Ade and Jez complimented each other in a
blistering display of virtuosity, without losing any of the harmonic subtlety
the slower tunes demanded, and the program contained a mixture of jazz standards
and ballads, featuring every member of the band, with the audience applauding
each solo.
Following a recent European tour, they have been invited to record their first
CD at Kellermaus Music in Frankfurt.
 
Ade & Phil Berry -
Bassist
A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music, Phil was the music arranger for
Ade's Band - Fat Chance - he worked on cruise liners during the early 80’s, and
is presently as much in demand on electric as he is on string bass. He has
played several West End shows, including Cats, and in most of the London jazz
clubs such as Ronnie Scotts, Pizza on the Park and Bass Clef. Phil has backed
numerous international musicians, Don Lusher, Don Rendell, Ken Mackintosh, Art
Themen and many more.
Jazz Events
Come and join us for exciting performances of Instrumental and
Gypsy Jazz as
rendered by the finest of British Musicians.
These
talented Artists are having a large impact on
the established Manouche Jazz Scene and often support their major Performers when they visit
our shores.
No mean feat for these hard working, inventive and prolific
individuals. Come along and give them your support.
Can you help with Promotions?
Are you anticipating events?
Want to add your own
event appraisals?
Any Corporate or Wealthy
Sponsors out there?
Support Gypsy Jazz
Support Young Jazz
Musicians
 Corporate Sponsors Required
To improve the quality of Performances at our
monthly gigs, or to maintain ongoing International Jazz Performers
participation, we would welcome all degrees of Sponsorship from any Local or
National Company that feels that Contemporary Jazz of this quality would assist
in the promotion of their Corporate image in the Walsall Area and beyond. In
return you invest in something pleasurable of your choice and enjoy Corporate
Tax Relief for supporting the Performing Arts
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Concert Jazz Calendar
Instructions
Add your Gigs and Opinions - (on Jazz only Please!)
2007 Programme of Jazz Events
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Enjoy the Ethereal and
Transients Joys of Jazz -
This gives young enthusiasts a chance to see World Class Musicians in the flesh on
their doorstep at a very affordable price.
You cant get a music lesson for this amount anywhere else in the country from
this Calibre of Musicianship - instruments to observe such as Sax, Guitar,
Bass, and Drums - Virtuosi performances!
So inspire your progeny by bringing them along to hear Real Live Music as it
should be Composed and Performed.
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Join our Notification List and get advance email advice when we announce concerts:
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Recognise Yourself ?
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 Take off your coat, sit down, reach for the
no newspaper,
watch boring TV ... and by default miss the greatest monthly
Live Jazz Event of its kind anywhere!
We're not too modest about this as you may have gathered by now -
it is the perfect location and we bring you great musicians,
performing Contemporary Jazz music in superb surroundings - it's a pretty good deal
too! This
is your invitation to come and witness the Gig....the 'must be there' music event that is
Jazz, right here in the parochial Chilterns - how much closer
can
you get! - You could always set the video and judge later
which was the most vibrant performance of the evening
 Very Social Jazz Events
Come and join us for exciting performances of Instrumental and Vocal(ese) Jazz as
rendered by the finest of young British Musicians.
These
talented Jazz Artists are having a major impact on
the established American Jazz Scene and often support their major Performers when they visit
our shores.
No mean feat for these hard working, inventive and prolific
young
individuals. Come along and give them your support - they desperately seek
your audience.
 CAN YOU HELP
With JAZZ Ade?
Could you help to pass the word around and tell friends, family and work
colleagues about our Jazz Concerts. Do you have a staff notice board at work or do
you have a shop window. If you could oblige us by putting up posters or handing
out leaflets or leaving leaflets on your shop or reception counters, we would be
very grateful. We welcome volunteers from any walk of
life and from every age group. We need them year-on-year to provide the
necessary backbone and support for our visiting Jazz Musicians. They bring
an impressive variety of skills and work for differing periods of time with
varying intensity. The roles accorded to volunteers enable
them to develop and impart their skills and to enjoy actual working experience
in areas that include Artist Liaison, marketing, publicity, sound engineering,
distribution, press and PR, technical support, administration, communications,
event management, driving and IT. Typically, a volunteer might work one or
two days a week for a month during the build-up, then everyday towards the event
date, plus another day to wind up. Others might work on the evenings of the
Concert and every effort is made to usefully occupy all volunteer time offered.
If this is something that you are
interested in participating in please contact Jazz Ade directly
Contact us and we will send
Posters and Leaflets to you.
Can you help with Promotions?
Do you have organisational skills?
Are you anticipating these events?
Want to add your own
event pre-views?
It would be nice
to have a Jazz Ade Foundation to advance music education for
the public of this Borough and surrounding areas. It could both administer and
co-ordinate the provision of music tuition and youth music activities for young
people and adults. In addition also support the development of music education
in schools and provides a wide range of music making opportunities, including
concert performances, workshops, projects and courses.
This webpage is here to encourage
all generations to become involved in listening to, playing, discussing Jazz,
and conveying its benefits for young people and schools. The website also
includes local Events and Venues where you can expand your knowledge of
Contemporary Jazz Music and its purveyors.
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