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Alexander's famous outdoor concerts begin on the 4 July when the courtyard rocks with amazing sounds & dancing. Tickets for all these can be bought in advance & bookings for dinner.
Every Tuesday - Unplugged £2.00, free before 9pm
The original 'Open-mic' night.
For singers, musicians & those who want to listen. A high standard of performance with an eclectic mix of music styles. Run by Mick Green & Graham Bellinger - "We host the open mic night at Chester's friendliest music venue and we are still amazed at the stream of talented performers who keep appearing, and at the wonderful audience which keeps turning up." Get there early to book your slot with Mick or Graham.
First Wednesday of every month - All That Jazz £3.00
Tribute to a different Jazz Legend every month. Presented by Dave Roberts
Third Wednesday of every month - Ladies of Jazz £3.00
Tribute to the ladies of jazz. Presented by Annie Long
Last Thursday of every month - Jazz Jam £3.00
Great ambience to listen, great opportunity to play. All players welcome. Hosted by So What, led by Louis Noble
Highlights
Sunday 1 June - Trevor Carlisle Quartet 2 - 5pm free
Laid back jazz on a Sunday afternoon. Chester's largest beer garden
Sunday 1 June - Eleanor McEvoy
£10.00
As a songwriter Eleanor has had her songs covered by artists as diverse as Emmylou Harris, Phil Coulter and Mary Black. Caroline Lavelle's version of the McEvoy/Lavelle composition "All I Have" features in the latest episodes of the cult USA television series "Six Feet Under".
"Once Eleanor McEvoy launched into her fiery set, accompanied by nothing more than her guitar, fiddle and glass-shattering vocal cords, we knew we were in for a fearsome night of music. McEvoy has hit more than her share of high notes with her last two CDs Early Hours and Yola, and it showed: quietly confident and enviably self-possessed, she lured reluctant stragglers tentwards as she cherry-picked from a catalogue that spans Chuck Berry (Memphis Tennessee), Eleanor McEvoy (Easy In Love, Driving Home From Butlers) and, er, Eleanor McEvoy (A Womans Heart etc.). A lone performer plying a singular trade with considerable elan." Irish Times
Tuesday 3 June - Unplugged. £2 / free before 9pm
Wednesday 4 June - All That Jazz. £3
Continuing the monthly programme of tributes to Jazz Legends, Dave Roberts Quartet play tunes written by or associated with Chet Baker. Featuring guest trumpeter Andy Henderson.
Thursday 5 June - Stipe. £6
The best REM tribute touring today.
If you liked REM get on down to Alexander's for a storming session.
Friday 6 June - The Average Height Band. £6
Delivering earthy funk & soul favourites from not only The Average White Band but also many other bands of the 70s.
Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June - Showcase Live Festival £5 per day
On Abbey Green 12 midday to 10pm
Headlined by The Fakes (awesome Brit Band covers), The Dags (hits from the 60s), Boys Allowed Out (traditional blues), Root Chords (top acoustic folk band), Blueshounds (Raw electric blues)
Other acts include Hannah's Dilemma, The Deputies, The Suns, Iguana, Kevin Critchley Band, The Invisible Wires, Mercy Elise & Amanda, The Sublimes, Sheldon, The Lupin Thieves, Trader, The Stops
Saturday 7 June - Alexander's Comedy Club
See Comedy & Arts
Sunday 8 June - Annie Long Quartet 2 - 5pm free
Laid back jazz on a Sunday afternoon. Chester's largest beer garden
Sunday 8 June - Peter Tork £10.00
(£8 advance)
Since the sixties Peter Tork has continued his successful musical career which now spans over five decades. Tork became famous for being part of the television series The Monkees who released several albums and became a symbol of sixties popular culture. Tork has continued his career within the industry both solo and with his bands The Peter Tork Project and Shoe Suede Blues, as well as several successful reunions with The Monkees.
Monday 9 June - Deva Live! free
We kick start Screen Deva with a special audio-visual
music event. Deva Live! is an out of the ordinary
evening featuring music from The Loose Kites (www.myspace.com/theloosekites)
and stunning visuals from multi-media artist and VJ Gemma
Briers, featuring reworked visuals from North West
Film Archive and other surprises!
Tuesday 10 June - Unplugged. £2 / free before 9pm
Wednesday 11 June - Taylormade. free
A 6 piece band playing the music of James Taylor, the eminent folk rock
singer/songwriter who emerged in the Seventies. His calm and sensitive
music still finds a large audience today and he has grown into a solid
musical craftsman and performer.
Recent years have seen him release some of his best selling albums to
much critical acclaim. Taylormade appear in a free concert to give you
a taste of what they can do, featuring songs that span his entire career
Thursday 12 June - Last Train Band. £3
Riotous riffs, thunderous drums, foot stomping rhythms and
searing vocals all go into the mix which put Last Train Band at the leading
edge of
contemporary live Blues Rock. An unforgettable night!
"LAST TRAIN BAND IS REMARKABLE...MUSICALLY
AND
VOCALLY. GREAT GUITAR RIFFS...THIS BAND IS COMPLETELY TIGHT"
Friday 13 June - Safehouse. £6
Soul & R'nB
Saturday 14 June - Alexander's Comedy Club
See Comedy & Arts
Sunday 15 June - Film Festival Sunday Brunch 11.30am - 3pm
See Comedy & Arts
Sunday 15 June - Rhythmos. 3 - 6pm free
Laid back jazz on a Sunday afternoon. Chester's largest beer garden
Please note the later time as a one-off following the Film Festival Sunday Brunch
Sunday 15 June - Dollhouse Burlesque
See Comedy & Arts
Monday 16 June - Showcase Live! £2
See tomorrow's musical stars today.
A great chance for the pick of the North West's unsigned bands, duets & solo artists to experience the thrill of performing with a full PA, light show & audience.
Call Charlie 07838 126 566 to book your slot
Tuesday 17 June - Unplugged. £2 / free before 9pm
Wednesday 18 June - Ladies of Jazz. £3
Annie Long Quartet presenting a monthly series of Jazz Singer Tributes, this month featuring songs of the great Peggy Lee with well-loved classics including Fever, Why Don't You Do Right, Black Coffee & He's A Tramp
Wednesday 18 June - Charity Comedy Night
In Juice Bar
In aid of Hospice of the Good Shepherd
Thursday 19 June - Connie Lush &
Blues Shouter £9.00
Connie was voted Blues Personality of 2006 in the Digital Blues Awards & came second in the Favourite Female category. She is officially recognised as one of the finest blues singers the UK has ever produced winning Best UK Female Vocalist by Blues In Britain for 5 years and European Singer of the Year for 2003, 2004 & 2005.
Connie Lush is one of the most stunning & talented Blues vocalists worldwide & makes a welcome return to Alexander's with her band Blues Shouter.
Friday 20 June - Gaz & the Groovers. £6
The legendary Gaz is back with possibly his best line-up of Groovers yet. Put on your dancing shoes!
Soul & R'nB
Saturday 21 June - Alexander's Comedy Club
See Comedy & Arts
Sunday 22 June 2 - 5pm free
Laid back jazz on a Sunday afternoon. Chester's largest beer garden
Sunday
22 June - Toscha Comeaux £8.00 (£6 advance)
Charismatic soul-jazz diva tours the UK.
Toscha Comeaux's main musical grounding - like so many American singers - was in the Church. After obtaining a degree in choral performance and performing with the Connecticut Opera and Orlando Philharmonic, she seemed destined to follow the classical route, but her main love has always been mainstream jazz and soul, which forms the essence of her performance...She has shared the stage with such greats as Lou Rawls, the late Ray Charles and Diana Ross but now she is making a mark in her own right with the release of her debut album 'This Could Be Love', a collection of knockout brand new jazz, gospel-blues & soul songs from a knockout artist. - Out Now on Zenith Records
As an artist and performer you've either got that indefinable special something or you haven't. Toscha Comeaux is one artist who has.
Monday 23 June - Disillusion. £5/3
Guns & Roses tribute. Heavy rock from the best
Tuesday 24 June - Unplugged. £2 / free before 9pm
Wednesday 25 June - Rhythm Zoo. £5
Rhythm Zoo are a new band with traditional R & B roots. With a certain feverish excitement when they play they knock out classic blues with a modern soul slant.
The band is the brain child of guitarist Steve Alden whose friendship with sturdy back beat bass player Roy Reid and collaboration with the Joplinesque Andi Harrison vocals, create the foundation of an interesting mix of musical styles. Drummer Dermot Hall adds a solidity and guts to anchor the band as a unit, while the silky sultry tones of sax player Dave Roberts put the icing on the top.
You need to catch this act live, there is an expectation that builds from the moment they enter the stage.
The Rhythm Zoo - don't forget...you'll get captured!!
Thursday 26 June - Jazz Jam. £3
Hosted by So What
Friday 27 June - Goodfellas. £7
Soul & R'nB
Saturday 28 June - Alexander's Comedy Club
See Comedy & Arts
Sunday 29 June - Root Chords. 2 - 5pm free
Root Chords play blues, country and folk based music from both sides of
the Atlantic on acoustic instruments but with the power and drive of rock.
Monday 30 June - Showcase Live! £2
See tomorrow's musical stars today.
A great chance for the pick of the North West's unsigned bands, duets & solo artists to experience the thrill of performing with a full PA, light show & audience.
Call Charlie 07838 126 566 to book your slot
Outdoor concerts
Tuesday 1 July - Unplugged. £2 / free before 9pm
Wednesday 2 July - All That Jazz. £3
Continuing the monthly programme of tributes to Jazz Legends, Dave Roberts Quartet play tunes written by or associated with .
Thursday 3 July - Americana. £6
A night of American Blues performed by Doghouse Roses
Friday 4 July - Zoot Serious & the Bellyful of Bop. £7
Alexander's 1st outdoor concert
Saturday 5 July - Alexander's Comedy Club
See Comedy & Arts
Sunday 6 July - Annie Long Quartet 2 - 5pm free
Laid back jazz on a Sunday afternoon. Chester's largest beer garden
Monday 7 July - Zest Open Floor Poetry
See Comedy & Arts
Tuesday 8 July - Unplugged. £2 / free before 9pm
Wednesday 9 July - Hariots £4/£3 NUS
Folk/acoustic duo from the North of Spain, Hariots are touring England for the first time. Appearing with Wirral folk band A Bag of Minstrels
Thursday 10 July - Black Manalishi £4/£2 NUS
Rock influenced by bands such as Free, Deep Purple, Led Zepp & Black Sabbath
Friday 11 July - The Vitals
Soul & Rock 'nRoll
Saturday 12 July - Alexander's Comedy Club
See Comedy & Arts
Sunday 13 July - Rhythmos. 2 - 5pm free
Laid back jazz on a Sunday afternoon. Chester's largest beer garden
Sunday 13 July - Helsby High Jazz Band £5
Summer evening of jazz. The culmination of months of study & rehearsal, 25 of Helsby High's finest musicians take to the stage for the end of year Jazz Concert.
Monday 14 July - Showcase Live! £2
See tomorrow's musical stars today.
A great chance for the pick of the North West's unsigned bands, duets & solo artists to experience the thrill of performing with a full PA, light show & audience.
Call Charlie 07838 126 566 to book your slot
Tuesday 15 July - Unplugged. £2 / free before 9pm
Wednesday 16 July - Ladies of Jazz. £3
Annie Long Quartet presenting a monthly series of Jazz Singer Tributes, this month featuring songs of the great Sarah Vaughn with well-loved classics including Fever, Perdido, Green Dolphin Street, East of the Sun & Around Midnight
Saturday 19 July - Alexander's Comedy Club
See Comedy & Arts
Sunday 20 July Unplugged Showcase 2 - 5pm free
The best of tuesday Unplugged. Chester's largest beer garden
Sunday 20 Jul - Dollhouse Burlesque
See Comedy & Arts
Tuesday 22 July - Unplugged. £2 / free before 9pm
Thursday 24 July - Kate Threlfall
'Sunshine - Learn to Love'
Kate Threlfall, voice and keyboard with Ashley Wood, saxophone
Summer Music Festival
Friday 25 July - Superbad. £7
Sounds of the 70s.
Outdoor concert
Saturday 26 July - Alexander's Comedy Club
See Comedy & Arts
Sunday 27 July - Trevor carlisle Quartet. 2 - 5pm free
Laid back jazz on a Sunday afternoon
Sunday 27 July - Pygmalion (Outdoors on Abbey Green)
See Comedy & Arts
Monday 28 July - Showcase Live! £2
See tomorrow's musical stars today.
A great chance for the pick of the North West's unsigned bands, duets & solo artists to experience the thrill of performing with a full PA, light show & audience.
Call Charlie 07838 126 566 to book your slot
Tuesday 29 July - Unplugged. £2 / free before 9pm
Thursday 31 July - Off The Ground Theatre Co.
See Comedy & Arts
Outdoor concerts
Friday 1 August Goodfellas. £7
Soul & R'nB.
Outdoor concert
Thursday 7 August - The Roach Twins. £6
One of the most original and exciting bands currently playing on the blues circuit........ Led by the cutting edge guitar sound of identical twins, Chris and Tony Roach, the band play their self composed material with style and humour.
Passionate vocals from Uncle Dinners, the unique, driving harmonica sound of the Junkhouse Dog and a rock solid rhythmn section of Darren Howe (Bass) and Joe Weaver (Drums), complete the line up.
Signed to the Blues Matters label, their recorded output and uncompromising live show have gained them an impressive national and international reputation
Thursday 4 September - Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. £16.50
The last of 2008 outdoor concerts
Tuesday 9 September - Paul Jones & Dave Kelly. £15
Sunday 14 September - Liane Carroll. £10
A return visit by award winning jazz vocalist Liane Carroll.
Having picked up just about every British Jazz Award going in the last few
years, including the inaugural Ronnie Scott’s Award & the first
ever artist to win two BBC jazz awards (Best Vocalist & Best of Jazz),
Liane Carroll has been hailed by critics and fans alike as one of our very
finest jazz singers. Possessed of a huge vocal range, an innate
musicality and an unerring sense of musical honesty, her live set is one of
the most exciting to be found on the UK circuit.
"Swinging
like hell one minute, brutally expressive & heart breakingly tender the
next - utterly brilliant"
Sunday 12 October - Kent DuChaine. £8
Authentic Delta Blues, Urban Blues and original music.
In 1979 DuChaine found his beloved "Leadbessie", a beat-up 1934 National Steel Guitar kitted out with extra heavy strings to cope with his ferociously powerful style.
"He reminds me of a young Muddy Waters." (Willie Dixon, 1975)
"His playing takes me back to my earlier days." (Johnny Shines, 1990)