Photograph of the Drovers’ Arms in Bradford Street, near the meat market in Smithfield, built in 1895-7. The photograph was taken in early 1954. The Drover’s Arms was known for its Jazz gigs in the 50s and 60s. Photo copyright University of Birmingham. Available under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5)
Born in 1952 in Birmingham, England, Steve was brought up listening to his dad playing drums and guitar in 50’s and 60’s. His father, Bobby Ajao, had a great record collection and Steve was listening to people like Lightnin’ Hopkins, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery, T Bone Walker, BB King, Buddy Guy and all the best… Read More »Steve Ajao
THE ROADHOUSE showcases a range of signed and unsigned bands including tribute acts covering metal, rock, pop, acoustic, jazz, folk, reggae, ska, hardcore, blues, funk and r’n’b. “The RoadHouse Club was first set up on an informal basis for local friends and music lovers after the closure and eventual demoltion of the nearby “Breedon Bar” – for many years… Read More »The Roadhouse
Situated at 1 Moet Row (near the Markets) The Birmingham Arms was known for its Friday night Jazz gigs.
I am part of a duo called The Jazz Tonics, we are a live music act specialising in smooth jazz and contemporary classic. Please find a link below to our music: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/153545432″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] @thejazztonics
The life and career of Jazz musician Andy Hamilton are quite remarkable – even by Jazz standards! Born in 1918, in Port Maria in Jamaica, his first exposure to music was through the church and a family piano. As early radio broadcasts from the USA were received across the Caribbean, Andy heard the original music… Read More »Andy Hamilton