Fwd: BJMC conquers Minor II V I !

Latest from Mark Bassey. Next Tuesday sees the brilliant Julian
Nicholas taking a couple of weeks on that most important of scales for
improvisations - pentatonics. More when I have it.

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From: Mark Bassey <mark@markbassey.com>
Date: 26 January 2012 12:34
Subject: BJMC conquers Minor II V I !
To: Steve Lawless <steve@stevelawless.co.uk>

Hi Everybody,

This is just a quick note to say thanks for making me so welcome at
the Co-op these past four weeks and well done to everyone who came
along. The level of focus and concentration was brilliant producing
was some really structured improvising and wonderful music making - it
was a great pleasure working with you all.

If anyone still wants copies of tunes or other handouts and can't get
them from the BJMC blogspot (which you are presumably on as you read
this) then you can email me and I'll send you a pdf file.

If you would like to find out about my gigs and teaching activities
etc, then do visit me at:  www.markbassey.com

Keep up the good work and have a great time with Julian.

Cheers Mark

www.markbassey.com

http://brightonjazzco-op.blogspot.com/

Fwd: BJMC Tuesday 24th Jan

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From: Mark Bassey <mark@markbassey.com>
Date: 22 January 2012 21:27
Subject: BJMC Tuesday 24th Jan
To: Steve Lawless <steve@stevelawless.co.uk>

Hi Steve,

Here are a few more offerings for the last in my series of four
sessions on the minor II V I.

Also I suggested looking at Night and Day and posed the question, what
is the harmonic link with Woody 'n' You ?

Cheers Mark

www.markbassey.com

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Tuesdays Workshop with your favourite Coop

Coopistas

Mark, the milifluous, Bassey will be taking is final session on minor
251s this Tuesday. These sessions have understandably proven to be
highly popular with some fabulous soloing on the part of Coop members,
and not just me! The Dome Saturday gigs have started again at 1.00
each week so check them out too. More news soon of tutors for future
weeks.

Solidarity and respect.

Fwd: Jazz Jam at the Alibi on 26th Jan

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From: Darryl Boon <darryl_boon@hotmail.com>
Date: 20 January 2012 11:01
Subject: Jazz Jam at the Alibi on 26th Jan
To: Steve Lawless <steve@stevelawless.co.uk>

Hi Steve,

Thanks for posting the info about our last jam session at the Alibi,
Hove, on the Co-Op Blog. We had a lot of interest and a really good
turnout from the co-op members, and one member even played for the
first time in a public jam. We're having our second jam on:

Thursday 26th January at 8.30

and it would be great if you could post this on the co-op blog again.
Entrance is free, and everyone is welcome to join in or just sit back
and enjoy the music. The Alibi pub (22 Victoria Terrace, Hove) is near
the King Alfred Leisure Centre, next to the Texaco station on
Kingsway. There's a brief write-up of our last jam on our blog at
www.jazzjamsessions.wordpress.com

Cheers

Darryl

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Fwd: BJMC Tuesday 17th Jan

Coopistas

More lovely sounds attached from the lovely Mark Bassey. Clearly a
very popular tutor.

Sat 21st sees the start of the start of the Coops lunchtime gigs at
the Dome. Plan it into your schedule. See you Tuesday.

Bit more material on the minor II V I  (voicings and solo ideas for
Beautiful Love)

We'll have a go at Woody'n You as well.

Cheers Mark

www.markbassey.com

Fwd: Tony Gill IS Gilli Bloodaxe

Gilli Bloodaxe at Bom-Bane's cabaret-restaurant

24 George St, Brighton, BN2 1RH

Tuesday 24th Jan 2012   £5/£4 concs

Bloodaxe, together with Foz and Astra Chan, present an evening of
words and music magically woven together on their, er, magic loom.
Also featuring Jane Bom-Bane.

Jo Alderson of the Speaky Spokey club "Thank you again for your
fantastic performance on Thursday. We were mesmerised by your unique
duet.  It was brilliant for Speaky Spokey, and that was one of our
best nights so far."

As featured on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction and The Verb with Ian Macmillan.

Great menu available from 7pm
Fantastic venue but tiny, so advanced booking essential!
Telephone 01273 606400 or email janebombane@yahoo.co.uk

BJMC Tuesday 10 Jan

We all love Mark.

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From: Mark Bassey <mark@markbassey.com>
Date: 6 January 2012 20:32
Subject: BJMC Tuesday 10 Jan
To: Steve Lawless <steve@stevelawless.co.uk>

Hi Steve,
Great turn out last Tuesday for the first of my four sessions - thanks to everyone who came along.
I'm attaching various handouts on the minor II V I  including some voicing examples for piano and also guitar, and some simple ideas for soloing over the first four bars of It Could Happen To You. We'll do
some more work on this tune next week and also have a look at Beautiful Love.

Cheers Mark
www.markbassey.com

Jazz Jam next Thursday

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From: Darryl Boon <darryl_boon@hotmail.com>
Date: 6 January 2012 11:38
Subject: Jazz Jam next Thursday
To: Steve Lawless <steve@stevelawless.co.uk>

Hi Steve,
A group of us past and present co-op members (myself, James Farebrother, piano; Oli Vincent, electric bass; with Giovanni Greco, drums) are getting together to have a jazz jam session on Thursday12th January at the Alibi pub in Hove. My own experience has been that there is a big step between playing in the co-op, and playing in theexisting jam sessions around town where it can be difficult, and sometimes a little intimidating, to get up on stage. We hope to bridge that gap with an informal and supportive atmosphere where everyone
feels they can have a go, similar to the jam sessions I've played with the coop.
I'd be grateful if you could post this on the blog and mail it to the co-op members. This will be a one-off event but if it's successful, we hope to do more, and it would be great to have the support of co-op members for the first night, whether it's to play or just to listen to some jazz.
The Alibi Pub (22 Victoria Terrace, Hove) is on Kingsway, next to the Texaco Petrol Station and near the King Alfred Leisure Centre (http://www.thealibihove.co.uk/).
The jam will start at 8.30pm on Thursday 12th January. Entrance is free. Bring concert parts if possible, and we're looking forward to seeing you there!
Darryl Boon

Tuesdays workshop - minor 251s - tunes attached.

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From: Mark Bassey <mark@markbassey.com>
Date: 2 January 2012 14:20
Subject: Re: Tuesdays workshop
To: Steve Lawless <steve@stevelawless.co.uk>

Hi Steve,

Happy New Year to you.

Here are some tunes I thought we could look at (focussing on the topic
of 'minor II V I's' as suggested by Tim).

We may also look at Stella By Starlight.

Thanks Steve. Look forward to seeing everybody tomorrow.

Cheers Mark

www.markbassey.com

On 1 Jan 2012, at 09:23, Steve Lawless wrote:

Hi Mark

Hope you have recovered from the festivities! Is there anything I need
to email out to the Coop in preparation for Tuesday? Lots been
happening with me which is why I have not been in touch. Catch up
Tuesday.

Steve

Coop Workshop Tuesday

Coopistas

This Tuesday brings us the ever fresh and enthusiastic Mark Bassey,
always a Coop favourite and a great tutor. See you at the Open House
to blow away those festive cobwebs and get another year, yet another
year, on the road. Lookin forward to it and will forward the dots when
Mark lets me have them.