:: Playing this weekend

TGC trot up north to Yorkshire's falafel-haven and the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival ...

Sunday 5th July - 9.00pm
The Trades Club
Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE

Tickets £10.00 £8.00
Tel 01422 842684
Web http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/festival/2009/

:: A jolly spring ...

Thanks to everyone who came along to TGC @ the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Forest Arts Centre and Nailsworth Festival in May to wrap up our Spring Tour. We were especially happy to welcome percussionist and cajón-connoisseur Tom Chapman in to our collective bosoms, despite him burning Sam's fried egg sandwich on a Hampshire Campsite.

We're just tying up the last few dates for our Autumn Tour - currently on the website and dropping in your inbox shortly.

:: TGC ...

Jamie Fekete guitars
Sam Slater guitars
Percy Pursglove double bass, cajon
Holly Jones flute, alto flute
Louis Robinson violin
Tom Chapman cajon, world kit
Ana Garcia flamenco dance

:: Fine Happenings Elsewhere ...

- Friday 3rd July - 5.30pm
MANVEER SINGH & MARVA - Commuter Jazz, Symphony Hall, B'ham Featuring Sam on guitars and Holly on flutes, tabla and percussion player Manveer Singh leads this intriguing indo-jazz fusion ensemble, also featuring kora, sitar, bass and percussion.
> http://www.sampad.org.uk/whatson.php?id=1194

- Various dates and venues
DESTROYERS ON TOUR
Barely recovered from Glastonbury exploits, Louis, Jamie and thirteen other unhinged musical voyagers are in the midst of a summer-full of gigs across the UK, alongside a cracking debut album release. Catch them while you can ...
> http://thedestroyers.co.uk

- Just finished, but just so you know
BAIN AND PURSGLOVE GO FREE ...
Never one for the quiet life, Percy has joined forces with the equally disturbed drummer Andrew Bain to present a series of top visiting jazz artists, mostly from NYC, playing scales we've never heard of. June saw the superb saxophonist Jon Irabagon and trumpeter Peter Evans hop across the pond for a series of great gigs with Percy and Andrew. Keep an eye out for more ...
> http://www.stoneylane.net/tours/irabagon/

- Summer tour
FOLK LOVE URBAN FOLK
The latest musical creation of crazed violin maestro Joe Broughton, the Urban Folk Quartet launched in Birmingham last month to much acclaim. Featuring Tom on his percussive all-sorts, the ridiculously talented multi-instrumentalist Frank Moon, and violinist Paloma Trigas.
> http://www.myspace.com/theurbanfolkquartet

- Ongoing absurdity
NOISE AT END OF THE RAINBOW?
As is customary in these parts, those with little wisdom are doing their utmost to close Birmingham's Rainbow venue, home of the monthly Birmingham Jazz 'Jazz Club' and numerous other splendid musical happenings. Join the 21,000+ who think this is a trifle unwise ...
> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=215693995444

- July 24th-26th, Birmingham
SUPER SUPERSONIC
'Crafting extraordinary events for adventurous audiences combining music, art, film and cake' ... what could be better?
> http://www.capsule.org.uk/supersonic/

- August 27th-30th, Northamptonshire
TEN GREEN SHAMBALA'S STANDING IN A FIELD ...
Tip-top festival from the Jibbering Records team reaches it's tenth year. We played there last year and somehow got away with camping in the woods - highly recommended.
> http://www.shambalafestival.org/

- July and August
7 INCH MISCHIEF
As we've pinched their email format, it's only polite to mention the ongoing brilliance of 7 Inch Cinema ...
> http://www.7inch.org.uk/events/

- A few weeks ago ...
STAN'S SCALEXTRIC
Ingenious theatre company Stan's Café had the rather fine idea of recreating the Le Mans Grand Prix, in the shape of a giant 24 Hour Scalextric race in their warehouse. The track (and non-stop commentary) was temperamental but ultimately magnificent. Find a photographic record on their website ...
> http://www.stanscafe.co.uk/24hourscalextric/index.html

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Playing this week ...

* Wednesday 29th April 2009
Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Pittville Pump Room
7.30pm

East Approach Drive, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3JE
Box Office : 0844 576 8970 cheltenhamfestivals.com
Tickets : £10

We're happier than an MP claiming expenses to welcome the splendid percussionist Tom Chapman on board, joining us tonight at Cheltenham on Cajon and World Kit.

* Sunday 3rd May 2009
Nailsworth Festival - Town Hall
8.00pm

Old Bristol Road, Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0JF
Box Office : 01453 839 222 nailsworthfestival.org.uk
Tickets : £10

* Friday 8th May 2009
Forest Arts Centre
8.00pm

Old Milton Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6DS
Box Office : 01425 612393 forest-arts.co.uk
Tickets : £11-£10

Big thanks for your support ...

After kicking-off the new year opening the Migrations Festival at St George's, Bristol, TGC's Spring Tour opened last week with three dates in Cheshire, and continues this weekend at The Stables, in Milton Keynes ...

* Friday 13th March 2009
The Stables
8.00pm

Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LU
Box Office : 01908 280 800 stables.org
Tickets : £15

* Wednesday 1st April 2009
Riverside Theatre
8.00pm

University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co Derry, BT52 1SA
Box Office : +44 (0)28 7032 3232 riversidetheatre.org.uk
Tickets : £17

* Thursday 2nd April 2009
Draiocht Arts Centre
8.15pm

The Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin 15, Ireland
Box Office : 01 885 2622 draiocht.ie
Tickets : €18 / €16

* Friday 3rd April 2009
Strule Arts Centre
8.00pm

Townhall Square, Omagh, County Tyrone, BT78 1BL
Box Office : +44 (0)28 8224 7831 struleartscentre.co.uk
Tickets : £12

* Thursday 9th April 2009
Helmsley Arts Centre
7.30pm

The Old Meeting House, Helmsley, York, YO62 5DW
Box Office : 01439 771 700 helmsleyarts.co.uk
Tickets : £12 (£11)

* Wednesday 29th April 2009
Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Pittville Pump Room
7.30pm

East Approach Drive, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3JE
Box Office : 0844 576 8970 cheltenhamfestivals.com
Tickets : £10

* Sunday 3rd May 2009
Nailsworth Festival - Town Hall
8.00pm

Old Bristol Road, Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0JF
Box Office : 01453 839 222 nailsworthfestival.org.uk
Tickets : £10

* Friday 8th May 2009
Forest Arts Centre
8.00pm

Old Milton Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6DS
Box Office : 01425 612393 forest-arts.co.uk
Tickets : £TBC

The new TGC website will also be live in the next few days, so hop along to http://www.tgcollective.com for full details, where you can also download the tour flyer.

Big thanks for your support ...

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Playing this Thursday ...

Thursday 22nd January, 2009
St Georges, Bristol
Great George Street, off Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5RR
8.00pm

Box Office: 0845 40 24 001

Book online ...
http://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/event.php?pid=531

... Opening the Migrations Festival
http://www.migrationsmusic.com/

Big thanks for your support

The gig flyer follows below ...

Advance tickets are priced at £10 and £8.50 for various concessions ... advanced booking recommended!

* Playing this weekend ...

Friday 18th July 2008
Commuter Jazz / Rush Hour Blues
Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA
5.30pm - 7.00pm

Free entry

* UK Autumn Tour ...

The first set of dates for the TGC Autumn Tour are now online, with further dates arriving on the website in August.

TGC are also performing at this year's splendid Shambala Festival, over the August bank holiday weekend.
Tickets and full details at http://www.shambalafestival.org

* TGC featuring ...

Jamie Fekete (guitars)
Sam Slater (guitars)
Percy Pursglove (double bass / cajon)
Holly Jones (flute)
Louis Robinson (violin)
Ana Garcia (flamenco dance)

Full details of all gigs online at http://www.tgcollective.com
Latest updates by RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/tgcollective

If you've got too much time on your hands, you can also find us on MySpace and Facebook

Big thanks for your support

* TGC @ Cheltenham Jazz Festival - Sold Out! ...

TGC was the first gig on this year's Cheltenham Jazz Festival programme to sell-out - big thanks for your support.

Thursday 1st May 2008
Cheltenham Jazz Festival
The Daffodil, 18-20 Suffolk Parade, Cheltenham, GL50 2AE
9.00pm

* Birmingham Town Hall - this weekend ...

Saturday 3rd May 2008
Town Hall, Birmingham
Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3DQ
11.00am - 1.00pm

Tickets : £5.00
Book online at thsh.co.uk or call +44 (0)121 780 3333
(Performance plus family participation feature)

* Tewkesbury Spring Festival ...

Friday 23rd May 2008
Tewkesbury Spring Festivall
George Watson Memorial Hall, Barton Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PX
8.00pm

Box Office : +44 (0)1684 295074
Tickets : £14.50

* Symphony Hall / Commuter Jazz date re-arranged ...

As TGC find themselves performing in Barcelona, the original Birmingham Jazz promoted date at Symphony Hall has now been rescheduled from the
end of May to Friday 18th July, from 5.30pm.

* TGC featuring ...

Jamie Fekete (guitars)
Sam Slater (guitars)
Percy Pursglove (double bass / cajon)
Holly Jones (flute)
Louis Robinson (violin)
Ana Garcia (flamenco dance)

Full details of all gigs online at tgcollective.com

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Big thanks for your support

The TGC performance at this year's Cheltenham Jazz Festival in May has virtually sold out - only a few restricted-view tickets are now left at the Festival Box Office.  Big thanks for your support!

Meanwhile, the scheduled Commuter Jazz gig at Birmingham Symphony Hall on May 30th has now been re-arranged to Friday 18th July, as TGC find themselves performing in Barcelona.  However, you can still find the group at Birmingham Town Hall in early May, and at the Tewkesbury Spring Festival towards the end of the month.  See the aptly entitled Gigs page for full info on all upcoming gigs.

TGC will appear at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival in May as part of a UK spring tour, before the release of a new album and further live dates later in the year.  We'll bring you details of the gig and full tour listings online in the next few weeks, and news of progress on the as-yet-untitled new album!  Headlining the festival in Cheltenham will be the great improviser and guitar guru Bill Frisell ... a must-see for anyone with six strings.

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