Talk & film on The Cambridge Riverside Jazz Band.
Sat 24 Oct
|The Jazz Centre UK
During the 1950s Britain experience a traditional jazz boom. Young players revived the music of 1920’s New Orleans. A few bands that formed back then are still playing now . . . The Cambridge Riverside Jazz band are one such.
Time & Location
24 Oct 2026, 12:00 – 13:20
The Jazz Centre UK, The Jazz Centre UK, Beecroft Art Gallery, Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX, UK
About the Event
Down by the Riverside - John Cooter-Baker
This 20-minute film was made by the U3AC Moviemakers group during 2025. It tells the story of the Cambridge Riverside Jazz Band, formed in 1957 at the height of the British trad jazz boom and still going strong, as told by current band members and some of their fans, between shots of the band playing live at their regular gig in Fulbourn. The musicians and their loyal followers recall the vibrant live jazz scene of sixty years ago, but now the band faces an uncertain future as the audience for their style of music dwindles.
Also featuring recordings from Cambridge-based trad bands of the era and the story of "The Dorothy" in Sidney Street, a famous venue in that scene.
Tickets
John Cooter talk & film
£5.00
+£0.13 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00