The Hendon Band of the Salvation Army
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| Hendon Band of The Salvation Army |
The Hendon Band has long participated in
The Mill Hill Music Festival and we are very pleased to welcome them
back again to open for us this year. Their world famous 40+ piece brass
ensemble is always a delight. The Hendon Salvation Army Band was formed
in 1882 with the purpose of assisting with worship and to hold ‘open
air’ services. Their purpose is still the same today, although the band
now play in countries all over Europe as well as in Canada and America.
Renowned worldwide for their capacity to portray symphonic classics, The
Hendon Band of the Salvation Army, under the leadership of Dr. Stephen
Cobb, will be playing from their large repertoire of brass, contemporary
swing and classical pieces.
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Friday June 16
Later @ The Adam & Eve with Emily Lee
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| Emily Lee |
Time: from 8.30pm
From 8.30pm. The Adam & Eve Pub, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, NW7 1RL
From 8.00pm. We have the pleasure of presenting Emily
Lee, a razor-sharp firebrand singer-songwriter with a penchant for
soulfully delivered performances and artful songwriting. She is a
stand-out performer on the London music scene. Having picked up a guitar
four years ago, Emily continues to thrive as a musician, writing songs
and collaborating with some of the finest musicians in the UK.
Food served (steak night). Free entry.
Saturday June 17 - Time: 7.30pm
Showtime with The BBC Elstree Concert Band
Join us for a showtime celebration of
music from some of the greatest and most successful stage shows and
films ever written. Full of well-known, toe-tapping numbers, the BBC
Elstree Concert Band will take us on another dazzling and fun journey
through some of the most popular songs and tunes from stage and screen.
Formed in 1984, the 40+ piece band has a repertoire of light classics,
show music and contemporary wind instrument arrangements. Their
performances have been broadcast both nationally and internationally
through the BBC World Service. They have given concerts in aid of The
Voice of the Listener Trust, North London Hospice and several other
charitable organisations as well as further afield in France and
Belgium. This exuberant concert will highlight the very best of showtime
entertainment.
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Sunday June 18th
Time: 12.30pm to 3.00pm
Enrico Tomasso's Hot Jazz Quartet
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| Enrico Tomasso |
The Adam & Eve Pub, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, NW7 1RL [Map]
The ever popular Enrico Tomasso brings his poll winning
trumpet playing (four times winner of British Jazz Awards) and engaging
vocals for a lunchtime of hot jazz on a summer’s afternoon. A firm
favourite with festival audiences and Mill Hill in particular where he
has appeared over the years with Campbell Burnap’s band, Mr Acker Bilk’s
Paramount Jazz Band and at our last Festival, in the 100 Years of Jazz
concert. His biggest inspiration was Louis Armstrong whom he played for
as he walked off the plane in 1968 for a stint at Batley Variety Club.
Louis took the seven year old Enrico under his wing for two weeks,
inviting him as his personal guest every night and giving him advice.
Come and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of jazz at this delightful pub in
the heart of Mill Hill. Enrico always brings a joie de vivre to any
occasion and on this Father’s Day we can be sure that the quartet will
provide some terrific hot jazz for this special occasion playing, as
Louis would say ‘some of the good old good ones’.
Food served. BBQ weather permitting. Free entry.
Monday June 19 - Time: 7.30pm
Balalaika
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| Balalaika |
For over 20 years, the Festival has been drawing from all corners of the musical world and you might say that it has become a tradition
for our evening of klezmer. Tonight’s band is comprised of Justin
Bateman, one of the few balalaika players performing in Britain, Nigel
Austen on bayan (a Russian accordion), Adam Gaiman on acoustic guitar,
and Rich Baker on bass. Together with their guest muscians they will
take us on a journey back to the routes of klezmer. Traditional gypsy
tunes, haunting melodies from The Steppes, waltzes, tangos, stirring
Cossack numbers from old Russia and Eastern Europe are all part of their
repertoire. All making for a not-to-be-missed night of spontaneity and
movement.
Tuesday June 20 Time: 7.30pm
Cimarosa's The Secret Marriage (Il matrimonio segreto)
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Pop-up Opera is an innovative touring
opera company dedicated to making opera enjoyable and inviting for all.
Tonight’s performance is directed by Max Hoehn; winner of the 2015
Independent Opera Director Fellowship and nominee for ‘Best Young
Director’ at the 2016 International Opera Awards. One of the most
successful comic operas of the late eighteenth century, Cimarosa’s Il
matrimonio segreto is about following your heart and makes for a perfect
summer opera filled with humour, sparkle and fun. The opera’s story is
about a rich Italian businessman’s attempt to marry off one of his
daughters to a mad English toff with disastrous results. Packed with
tunes and matrimonial mayhem, the opera’s premiere in Vienna was the
occasion of the longest encore in operatic history; Leopold II was so
delighted that he ordered supper served to the company and the entire
opera repeated immediately after!
“I honestly cannot imagine anyone, of any age or class or tastes, who would have been bored or unmoved” - The Times
Wednesday June 21 - Time: 8.30pm
An Evening with Kevin Fitzsimmons @ Mill Hill Jazz Club
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From 8.30pm. We are very proud to present this evening’s performance in association with Mill Hill Jazz Club by bringing you an evening with Kevin Fitzsimmons,
one of the most individual male jazz voices to emerge on the UK jazz
scene in recent times. Praised by jazz critics for his naturally
swinging vocals, elastic phrasing and engaging, highly personable stage
presence, Kevin has several jazz festivals under his belt, a live
concert broadcast on Jazz FM and sell-out shows at venues around the UK,
including Ronnie Scott’s. Long-time fan of Mark Murphy and Mel Torme,
London born Kevin is already forging a reputation as a charismatic
presence and songwriter of high quality. His debut album was released to
national critical acclaim. Expect a vibrant evening from an artist who
has managed to create a genuinely unique approach to male jazz vocals.
Tickets: £12 Jazz Club Members (£14 Non-Members) on the door only. Cash bar. Seating limited.
Thursday June 22 - Time: 7.30pm
Robert Fowler's Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band
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FridayJune 23 - Time: Doors Open: 7.00pm
Mill Hill Golf Club, 100 Barnet Way, Mill Hill, NW7 3AL [Map]
Doors open 7pm, music from 8pm. Our evening begins with the always popular 5-piece cover-band, Recollection
playing all your favourites from the 60’s to present day. Then get
ready to dance the night away to the rockingest, rock-steady beat of the
The Silencerz. One of country’s top ska bands, this
nine piece outfit will bring the house down with a fun and energetic
night, featuring covers of all your favourite ska tunes, along with a
selection of originals. Tonight the band will be joined by special guest
Lee Thompson, renowned Madness saxophonist. Subject
to the weather forecast, the event will be open air - if you are coming
to the event please bring appropriate clothing as it may get chilly (in
the event of rain the music will be indoors).
The Silencerz supported by Recollection
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The Silencerz supported by Recollection
Saturday June 24 - Time: from 8.30pm
Party Night With The Alan Warner Band
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We continue the party for our final night and move to the
Adam & Eve Pub for a night of great music from local guitar legend Alan Warner
and his band. They will be playing an exciting mix of rock, blues, pop
and West Coast covers plus original songs. Alan is a highly acclaimed
guitarist and singer/songwriter who has played with such artistes such
as Edwin Starr, Arthur Brown, Phil Lynott, Pluto, Jet Harris and Billie
Davis to name but a few. He is also an original member of the hugely
successful band The Foundations and played on every one of their hit
records including Build Me Up Buttercup and Baby, Now That I’ve Found
You. The band’s line-up includes JD on bass guitar and vocals, Roger
Nicholas on rhythm guitar, and Pete Stroud on drums. It promises to be a
great night out for anyone who wants to see and hear a genuinely live
set.
Food served. Free entry.
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