Presenting an evening celebrating the music of Rodgers & Hart!
The songs of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart have long been favourites of cabaret singers and jazz artists. Hart's lyrics raised the standard for Broadway songwriting and Rodgers, as a creator of melodies, ranks with Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin. Together they wrote some of Broadway's most enduring musicals
ROBERT FOWLER is one of British jazz's greatest tenor-saxophonists. Securely rooted in the classic traditions of Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Chu Berry and their peers, he began playing clarinet and tenor in Bristol; then emabarked on a professional career in 1986 with the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, thereafter worked with a wide variety of UK players from Keith Nichols and Enrico Tomasso to Jean Toussaint and Gary Crosby as well as touring for two years with rock singer Brian Ferry.
This is an extra-special concert by an extra-special musician!
Pre gig menu from Shardana’s Italian Restaurant (please see the Event Info tab for the menu)!
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EVENT INFO
The performance is upstairs in Guildford Pavilion, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
Please note there are no physical tickets, just give your name on the door when you arrive. There’ll be seating reserved for you.
Doors open and supper available from 7pm, interview with Nick Smart 8-8.40, quintet performance 9pm to 10:15pm. Licensed bar. Seating is cabaret style and there is a lift for disabled access.
Pre-gig Menu from Shardana’s Italian Restaurant. Please select which meal you’d like to order when you book your ticket:
Malloreddus alla Campidanese: Homemade Sardinian gnocchetti pasta with fennel seed pork sausage ragout, red wine, red onions, saffron, tomato sauce.
Cannelloni ai Funghi: Mushroom cannelloni, mozzarella cheese, besciamella creamy sauce, cherry tomatoes and a basil leaf (vegertarian)
Zuppa di Farro e Borlotti: Classic Italin Borlotti beans, spelt with seasonal veggies vellutata soup served with Italian classic focaccia.( vegan)
TICKETS
Full Price £20 /Guildford Jazz Members £18
Students £10 / Student Members £8
Meals £15.50
WHO'S PLAYING?
Robert Fowler - sax
Colin Oxley - guitar
Robin Aspland - piano
Matt Skelton - drums
Marianne Windham - bass
DIRECTIONS
The performance is upstairs in the Pavilion building at the Guildford County Cricket Club, The Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford GU1 4RP
For sat navs please check the postcode takes you to Wharf Road. There’s a car park alongside, entry from Wharf Road. If you’re approaching from Guildford town centre, Wharf Road is on the left just before the Sports Ground. If you’re approaching from the A3/Ladymead there’s no right turn into Wharf Road, but continue to the next roundabout to double back.
The car park next to the Pavilion holds about 40 cars (to enable emergency access, cars can only park in the marked bays). Unless it’s very wet, the overflow car park at the far end of the Cricket ground will be open.
To access the overflow car park, turn left as you come out of Wharf Road and carry on along Woodbridge Road towards the railway bridge, and the entrance to the ground is just before the end of the green fence that runs along the perimeter of the ground, next to the Woodbridge Café.
You might prefer to use one of the larger public car parks which are just a few minutes walk away: the open air Mary Road Car Park (GU1 4QU) or multi-storey Bedford Road Car Park (GU1 4SJ)
SEATING
Seating is either in front row settees/armchairs, central round tables, or rear high chairs/tables. Seats will be reserved for you when you book. If you’re a Guildford Jazz member, please let us know if you have a seating preference in on the booking form. Notes on the layout:
Front row: Seats 1 to 5 are sofas or armchairs
Middle tables: Tables 6 to 23 and 32 are small tables , each seating 4 (for bookings of 1 or 2 seats, we’ll seat you at a table with others, please let us know if you have friends coming who you’d like to sit with!).
Rear tables: Tables 24 to 29 are tall tables suitable for 2 people, with high stools.
Groups: Table 31 and 32 are suitable for larger group of 6 or more
High stools : 30 and 34 are single high stools (no table) , suitable for 1 to 3 people