brings to the stage the Neil Millett Jazz Band, Dave Nelson’s Marlborough Jazz Band, the Jazzmen of both Eggy Lay and Charlie Gall, The Clyde Valley Stompers, the Sims / Wheeler Vintage Jazz Band, The Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen featuring Doreen Beatty, Ian Bell’s Jazzmen, Graham Stewart’s New Orleans Jazz Band, plus appearances by the usual suspects like Acker Bilk, Cy Laurie, ..

Sat. Jan 2 ^nd  –  The Storyville Jazz Band  (£25)

Sun. Jan 3 ^rd  –  Neil Millett Jazz Band  (£5)

Neil Millett’s band had to start at 9:00 for only a half hour set (hence the paucity of the payment), and had to wear band uniforms. This suggests they were the half-time entertainment, but for whom?

Sat. Jan 9 ^th  –  Micky Ashman and his Band  (£25)

Sat. Jan 16 ^th  –  Mr Acker Bilk’s Paramount Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Jan 23 ^rd  –  The Riversiders  (£11)

“Band uniformity of dress to be worn”. It seems that only The Riversiders, Neil Millett’s Jazz Band – above –and Dave Nelson’s Marlborough Jazz Band – below – warranted this particular sartorially threatening clause. In addition, The Riversiders (or more properly The Riverside Jazzmen) had a residency on the Island during the early 60s on Sundays. The fact that I’ve not been able to include any of these suggests either that residencies were not covered by contracts, or that’s another swath of contracts that have gone missing, but you’ll notice that Sundays are by and large bereft of documented gigs. Having said that, of course, there’s one for the night after this. Typical! Richard Quinnell, who played sousaphone with The Riversiders, got in touch to tell us that, over and above the multiplicity of gigs their residency gave them, he, together with two other members, morphed into the Riverside Washboard Serenaders, in a stripped down line-up: furthermore, they reformed over 40 years later without original clarinettist Alan, but with his children instead, producing a CD to go with one recorded years earlier in their original line-up

Sat. Jan 23 ^rd  –  Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen featuring Doreen Beatty  (£25)

Sun. Jan 24 ^th  –  Dave Nelson’s Marlborough Jazz Band  (£11)

“Band uniforms to be worn”, and they played two sets, with the second scheduled for between ”9:05 and 10:15-10:30, depending on popularity”

Sat. Jan 30 ^th  –  Graham Stewart’s New Orleans Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Feb 13 ^th  –  Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen featuring Doreen Beatty  (£25)

Fri. Feb 19 ^th  –  Ken Colyer  (£25)

Sat. Feb 20 ^th  –  The Storyville Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Feb 27 ^th  –  The Clyde Valley Stompers  (£25)

Sat. Mar 5 ^th  –  Sonny Morris’ Jazzmen  (£25)

Sat. Mar 12 ^th  –  Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents  (£25)

Sat. Mar 19 ^th  –  Micky Ashman and his Band  (£25)

Sun. Mar 20 ^th  –  Dave Nelson’s Marlborough Jazz Band  (£8)

“Band uniforms to be worn”

Sat. Mar 26 ^th  –  The Storyville Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Apr 2 ^nd  –  Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen featuring Doreen Beatty  (£25)

Sat. Apr 9 ^th  –  Graham Stewart’s New Orleans Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Apr 16 ^th  –  Sonny Morris’ Jazzmen  (£25)

Sat. Apr 23 ^rd  –  Terry Lightfoot’s New Orleans Jazzmen  (£25)

Sat. Apr 30 ^th  –  Eggy Lay’s Jazzmen  (£25)

The curiously named Eggy Lay had played clarinet with Cy Laurie

Sun. May 1 ^st  –  The Pete Ridge Jazzband  (£15)

Sat. May 7 ^th  –  Micky Ashman and his Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. May 14 ^th  –  Sims / Wheeler Vintage Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. May 21 ^st  –  Mr Acker Bilk’s Paramount Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. May 28 ^th  –  Terry Lightfoot’s New Orleans Jazzmen  (£25)

Sun. May 29 ^th  –  Charlie Gall’s Jazzmen  (£15)

Glaswegian Gall was a co-founder of the Clyde Valley Stompers, who appeared here in 1957, then his own Jazzmen when he came down to London, before heading over to Canada and forming the Toronto Metro Stompers. While with his Jazzmen, he was apparently supported at a gig at The Cavern by a bunch known as The Quarrymen

Sat. Jun 4 ^th  –  The Storyville Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Jun 11 ^th  –  Sonny Morris’ Jazzmen  (£25)

Sat. Jun 18 ^th  –  Kenny Ball’s Jazzmen  (£25)

Sun. Jun 19 ^th  –  Ian Bell’s Jazzmen  (£10)

Sat. Jun 25 ^th  –  Mike Peters’ New Orleans Jazzband  (£25)

Sat. Jul 2 ^nd  –  Micky Ashman and his Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Jul 9 ^th  –  The Storyville Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Jul 16 ^th  –  Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen featuring Doreen Beatty  (£25)

Sat. Jul 23 ^rd  –  Sonny Morris’ Jazzmen  (£25)

Sat. Jul 30 ^th  –  Kenny Ball’s Jazzmen  (£25)

Sun. Jul 31 ^st  –  The Pete Ridge Jazzband  (£15)

Sat. Aug 6 ^th  –  The Storyville Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Aug 13 ^th  –  Kenny Ball’s Jazzmen  (£25)

Sat. Aug 20 ^th  –  Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents  (£25)

Sat. Aug 27 ^th  –  Micky Ashman’s Ragtime Jazzband  (£25)

Sat. Sep 3 ^rd  –  Sims / Wheeler Vintage Jazz Band  (£25)

Sat. Sep 10 ^th  –  Kenny Ball’s Jazzmen  (£25)

Sat. Sep 17 ^th  –  The Cy Laurie Band  (£35)

The influential self-taught clarinettist Cy Laurie, who started his own club in Ham Yard, which later became famous as The Scene, a Mod club of the 60s. Whilst Laurie had appeared at the Island on numerous occasions in its early days (providing George Melly with his singing debut on one occasion, probably back in 1956) this is the first documented performance here since the great ‘Bridge Opening Gala / Eelpiland Power Struggle’ of February 1957

Sat. Sep 24 ^th  –  Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen featuring Doreen Beatty  (£25)

Sat. Oct 1 ^st  –  Micky Ashman’s Ragtime Jazzband  (£25)

Sat. Oct 8 ^th  –  Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents  (£25)

Sat. Oct 15 ^th  –  The Cy Laurie Band  (£25)

Sat. Nov 5 ^th  –  The Cy Laurie Band  (£25)

Sat. Nov 12 ^th  –  Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents  (£25)

Sat. Nov 19 ^th  –  Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen with Doreen Beatty  (£25)

Sat. Nov 26 ^th  –  Trevor Jones’ Jazzmen  (£25)

Sat. Dec 3 ^rd  –  Terry Lightfoot’s New Orleans Jazzmen  (£25)

Sat. Dec 10 ^th  –  Mike Peters’ New Orleans Jazzband  (£25)

Sat. Dec 17 ^th  –  Kenny Ball’s Jazzmen  (£50)

Sat. Dec 31 ^st  –  Mike Daniels’ Delta Jazzmen featuring Doreen Beatty  (£60)

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