:: Playing soon ...

Our series of autumn dates kicked off at the Tewkesbury Festival a few weeks ago, moving on to a couple of days in the fine lands of Dorset to begin our Autumn Tour of Villages, and continued with four nights up in sunny Yorkshire last weekend.

You can check out the full tour dates remaining over at the Gig Guide and below, starting this coming Thursday with three nights in back in Devon after last year's great welcome, with the bandwagon rolling on to various venues in Shropshire, Warwickshire and Staffordshire in November.

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Thursday 15th October 2009
7.30pm
Lustleigh Village Hall
Lustleigh, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9TA
Tickets - 01647 277498

Friday 16th October 2009
8.00pm
Harbertonford Village Hall
Woodcourt Rd, Harbertonford, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 7TR
Tickets - £6.50 £4.50 - 01803 732142 - http://bit.ly/r8z3s

Saturday 17th October 2009
7.30pm
East Budleigh Village Hall
High St, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7DU
Tickets - 01395 445129

Friday 6th November 2009
7.30pm
Chelmarsh Village Hall
Chelmarsh, Nr.Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 6AZ
Tickets - £7.50 £5.00 - 01746 862104

Saturday 7th November 2009
8.00pm
Ledbury Market Theatre
Market St, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2AQ
Tickets - £10.00 £8.00 - 01531 636147

Sunday 8th November 2009
8.00pm
Brilley Village Hall
Brilley, Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire, HR3 6JZ
Tickets - £8.00 £5.00 - 01544 327227

Friday 20th November 2009
8.00pm
Millennium Hall
Preston on Stour, Nr.Stratford, Warwickshire, CV37 8NH
Tickets - £7.50 £5.50 - 01789 450797

Tickets should also be available at most venues before each gig.

:: 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 ...

- Saturday 24th October - 7.30pm
TANGUISIMO: JOSE-LUIS BARRETO - CBSO Centre, Birmingham
Flamenco-Birmingham present the acclaimed Uruguayan tango singer
José-Luis Barreto with French pianist Stéphane Spira, alongside
the lovely Ana Garcia and the musicians of Asín in a UK Premiere
> http://www.flamenco-birmingham.com/tanguisimo/

- In the press ...
PAPER PERCY
It'll undoubtedly make him go a deep shade of red, but our
ever-modest trumpeting-bass player has earned some much-deserved
praise from John Fordham in the Guardian, and Seb Scotney
in the Telegraph ...
> http://bit.ly/15j00p
> http://bit.ly/uIfi8

- Tuesday 1st December - 8.00pm
KONITZ AND TEPFER COME TO BRUM
The jazz highlight of the Autumn, Birmingham Jazz present the great
saxophonist Lee Konitz, alongside top NYC Pianist Dan Tepfer at
Birmingham's CBSO Centre ...
> http://www.birminghamjazz.co.uk/?p=1020
> http://www.dantepfer.com

- Just released
BABEL-ING AWAY
Our bonkers friends The Destroyers have just released their splendid
debut album, Out Of Babel ...
> http://thedestroyers.co.uk

:: Big Thanks for your support

The TGC Autumn Tour of Villages kicks off tonight in Dorchester ... full info on all dates on the website

The TGC Autumn Tour of Villages kicks off tonight in Dorchester ... full info on all dates on the website

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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