Worthing Jazz Society at The Hare & Hounds

28/07/2024

A Stella line up for August at the Hare!

22/07/2024

Pete Long (Clarinet & sax) Tues Jul 23rd at The Hare and Hounds in Worthing 8pm

Pete started out with National Youth Jazz Orchestra, then went on to work with the Sax Quartet "Itchy Fingers
He has worked with, amongst others, Dizzy Gillespie, John Scofield, Chick Corea and Supersax and had a five-year stint playing and arranging for with Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. He often plays at Ronnie Scott's, in London's West End. Pete is now best known as an orchestrator and bandleader for his own shows Echoes Of Ellington and Gillespiana

16/07/2024

Tonight at The Hare & Hounds we present the phenomenal USA saxophonist Greg Abate with the Terry Seabrook Trio feat. Nigel Thomas (bs) and Spike Wells (ds) 8pm - 10.30pm £5 raffle

01/07/2024

This.... at the Hare. Should be a great evening. 8pm start.

18/06/2024

The great Geoff Simkins - tonight at the Hare!

11/06/2024

The great Andy Williams will be guesting this week at the Hare.

11/06/2024

03/06/2024

This week at the Hare..... Looking forward to welcoming back the very marvelous Mark Bassey.

29/05/2024

Fantastic line-up for June. It's going to get hot folks!

29/05/2024

Jazz at the Hare- June Program 2024 -

27/05/2024

This Tuesday at the Hare........

20/05/2024

Coming To The Hare for Jazz this week

13/05/2024

Looking forward to making music this Tuesday with dear friend and very fine musician - Imogen Ryall

06/05/2024

One of the South coast's best loved bass players, Godfrey Sheppard who passed away a few weeks ago is being remembered at a special gig on Tuesday at The Hare and Hounds in Worthng where he played and ran jazz for nearly 30 years. See below for details. If you're a musican who played with Godfrey or a jazz fan who loved to hear him play the please come along. It's an open jam and we'll be featuring some of the things he liked to play and some of the musicians he liked to play with.

We'll be having a collection for the Musicians Benevolent Fund

Terry Seabrook

01/05/2024

Fantastic Line up for May at The Hare.... Just in time for the good weather!

01/05/2024

Jazz at the Hare- May Program 2024 - https://mailchi.mp/1018e2570307/jazz-at-the-hare-december-9437554

29/04/2024

Coming to the Hare & Hounds Jazz this week (Tues Apr 30th) is the fabulous London based saxophonist Fraser Smith

23/04/2024

8pm start time......

22/04/2024

This'll be an absulute cracker!

13/04/2024

A Taste of Latin Jazz this week (Tues Apr 16th) 8-10.30 with MONTUNO feat Micky Ball

01/04/2024

Godfrey Sheppard by Terry Seabrook
It is with great sadness that I am must tell you about the passing of Godfrey Sheppard 2 weeks ago. Godfrey (also known as Grog and God ) was a great jazz double bass player and performed in the Southern region from a very young age until months before his passing at the age of 80.
Godfrey was one of the first musicians I played with when I came to Brighton. While I was living at the famous Hartington Road Jazz hub he came over from his Lancing home regularly to rehearse with me and another close friend, drummer Richard Johnson. We only played in public as a trio a few times but I went on to play with Godfrey regularly from then on in many groups and combinations.
Godfrey himself played in a trio with the soon to be world famous keyboard player Keith Emerson who also came from Worthing. They recorded an album in 1963 and you can hear a track (You Say You Care) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ-YxxcwTEw
It features Grog playing the double bass and there is a glowing comment from Keith Emerson:
"This was something Godfrey and I heard on the John Coltrane album Soultrane. Paul Chambers (bass) was one of Godfrey's inspirational heroes and at such a young age he bowed and plucked like him and I was more than happy to follow him" - Keith Emerson
That’s really nice isn’t it, and you can hear how much Keith came from a jazz starting point. No doubt Godfrey gave him some inspiration there; so much music history that goes under the radar.
Godfrey was also involved at the start of the Jazz at The Hare and Hounds which he set up nearly 30 years ago with his friends: guitarist John Greenwood and saxophonist Jeff Daley. He was still playing there until summer 2023 before he retired to a care home in Shoreham. You can read a historical article (which Godfrey contributed to) about Jazz at The Hare and Hounds from the Sussex Jazz Magazine: https://www.sussexjazzmag.com/20-years-of-jazz-at-the-hare-hounds-worthing/
Godfrey was also a master double bass maker and was the first port of call for all local bass players when repairs and renovations were required. (See picture of God in his workshop).
Godfrey also played at summer seasons accompanying celebrities such as Max Bygraves, Lulu and Cilla Black.
The Funeral service is on Tuesday, 16th April at 2pm at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Sompting, Lancing, West Sussex. BN15 0AZ - the Saxon one on the hill. He is being buried in his parent's plot in the churchyard followed by a wake in Lancing. Friends welcome.
There will also be a tribute evening specially dedicated to Godfrey where musician friends are invited to join in playing and all friends and fans are invited to come along. This will be at The Hare and Hounds, 79-81 Portland Rd, Worthing BN11 1QG on a regular jazz night on Tuesday 7th May 8pm -10.30pm. A collection will be made and the proceeds will be donated to the Musicians Benevolent Fund.
We will miss you Godfrey and your great double bass playing.

01/04/2024

Looking forward greatly to this on Tuesday......

25/03/2024

A great line-up this week at The Hare.....

22/03/2024

Jazz at the Hare- April 2024 correction - https://mailchi.mp/50043427dd87/jazz-at-the-hare-december-9434849

21/03/2024

Jazz at the Hare- April 2024 - https://mailchi.mp/7e13d004985b/jazz-at-the-hare-december-9434777

18/03/2024

This week at The Hare Jazz Sessions - The wonderful Alex Clarke on Sax and Flute
8pm Tues March 19th

11/03/2024

This week at the Hare......

29/02/2024

Jazz at the Hare- March 2024 - https://mailchi.mp/5c914a0cc543/jazz-at-the-hare-december-9433405

26/02/2024

Coming to The Hare & Hounds Tues Feb 27th 8pm start