Watch John Petters in action |
Simply one of the UK's most versitle Jazz/Swing Bands there is...
After an amazing response from 500 swing dancers at GNSH 2009, we simply had to invite John Petters to Stompin East.
John Petters was born in Stratford, East London, on 13th April 1953. He was fascinated with music from a very early age and collected 78rpm records, which gave him a wide exposure to music, in particular Jazz. At the age of 13 he became interested in amateur radio and gained his transmitting licence in 1969 with the callsign G3YPZ. He has written for several amateur radio magazines, including Practical Wireless and Radio Communication.
He started gigging in 1976 and met cornetist Ken Sims and clarinettist Dave Bailey. He formed "The New Dixie Syncopators". In November 1977 he recorded his first album, "Red Hot Jazz" for SRT records. The band featured Ken Sims, Ragtime pianist, John Gill, and a young female bass player, Tessa Mellerick, who he married in 1980.
In 1985 John Petters started the "Square Jazz Club" in Harlow, attracting a wide range of guest musicians from the UK and USA. Those who played include Slim Gaillard (AKA Slim and Slam), Al Casey, Wild Bill Davison, Art Hodes, Yank Lawson and Kenny Davern from the USA. Georgie Fame,George Chisholm OBE,Maxine Daniels, KenColyer, Cy Laurie, Monty Sunshine, Humphrey Lyttelton and Terry Lightfoot from the UK.
We could go on, but evidently John has a vast amount of experience within the Jazz Era and has been on TV, Radio, Theatre and thrilled crowds across the globe at major jazz festivals and now we bring this amazing talent to Stompin East 2009
As we write we simply cannot wait until Saturday night.. Bring it on.. !! |
