Sunday 6 December 2009

K'Chevere at The Old Duke last night, 5th Dec '09.

K'Chevere played at The Old Duke last night and we had a great time. The crowd were fantastic and thanks to everyone that came.





Check out these recent recordings on the K'Chevere site - still waiting for the CD to be mastered.

I'm playing with Fromage En Feu this afternoon at Start The Bus in central Bristol so come on down!

Friday 4 December 2009

Ahh, as the year comes to an end and I'm still waiting for my proper website to kick in, all that remains to be done is to thank all my wonderful students for a great year!
It's been a blast and you have all done some marvelous things - so keep it up!
I know most of us still have lessons and rehearsals to do before the break but we're nearly ready to wind down for a couple of weeks.
The big "Evening with the Sax Pistols" gig will take place in February so please keep up the practice over the festive period as far as you can..
I look forward very much to teaching and performing with you all in 2010.
Have a great festive period y'all.
Rach
xx

Tuesday 21 July 2009

Gigs and Glory!

Dear All
Well.. the Sax Pistols have now done 3 gigs! Fantastic work all of you. Watch this space for photos and videos as I have chance to load them up here. Carnival was tremendous and the hilarious, rainy performance at Blue Lagoon last Thursday was a sight and sound to behold, I'm sure. Halo was pretty fun too. All in all, a massive thanks to all you players and the wonderful drummers of Ilu Axe Samba too.
Rach
x

Wednesday 1 July 2009

Updates

Hi Guys
Slight change to rehearsals this week for carnival (this Sat!!). We're now starting at 7.30 on Thursday 2nd at St George Community Centre for an extra bit of practice processing/dancing whilst playing (hehe!). This practice goes on till 10pm.
Friday is no longer happening but we're all meeting at Circomedia, Portland Square at 10.30 on Saturday morning so we can fit in a quick run through before setting off on the route. I will be handing out t-shirt prints tomorrow (Thursday) so please have these ironed on by Sat.
We've been asked to do another gig on 12th July at the Phoenix event in Barton Hill. This is samba, with Ilu Axe, and will be along the same lines as carnival.
We'll have our usual Pistols practices on Monday 6th and 13th to prepare our set for the Halo gig on 16th, so please make as many rehearsals as you can!
Can't wait for Saturday!!
Rach
x

Friday 19 June 2009

Upcoming Sax Pistols Gigs!

Right! Not long to go now before St Paul's Carnival, so we have some full on rehearsing coming up over the next couple of weeks.
Monday 22nd and 29th June we're doing the usual sessions at the Attic, usual time.
Thursday 25th June and 2nd July we're joining the Ilu Axe drummers at St George Community Centre (In St George) from 20.30 till 22.00 (sorry about the lateness). There will be a full dress rehearsal on the evening of Friday 3rd July too at Circomedia, Portland Square (times tbc).

We have also been invited to play at Halo cafe/bar on Gloucester Road on Thursday 16th July as part of the Drumbank Music School end of term concert! We'll be doing a 20 minute set (needn't just be the samba stuff) so get thinking about what you'd like to perform. I propose sticking to the weekly Monday sessions until that gig is done (only 2 more!).
Thanks for all your hard work guys!! It WILL be worth it!
Rach
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Wednesday 22 April 2009

Sax Pistols!

The Sax Pistols are a fantastic sax ensemble comprising my students, both old and new, who wanted to get a kick*ss band together. They've been together for about 6 months now and are building a brilliant set to start gigging this summer.

Great news is that they've been invited to play St Paul's Carnival this year on 4th July alongside Bloco Ilu Axe samba troupe!!

Rehearsals will take place at the Attic from 18.30 to 20.00 on the following dates:
11th May
18th May (Samba workshop with Kathrine Sowerby )
1st June
15th June.. and others will be added in the lead up to the big debut gig, so watch this space guys!

We have a few new members joining the fold too, so please make 'em as welcome as you always do.

Rach
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Tuesday 24 March 2009

Welcome!

Are you looking for Saxophone lessons in Bristol? Do you want to learn all the techniques to make you a virtuoso at Jazz, Funk, Salsa, Blues or any style?

Rachel Llewellyn-Jones gives fantastic Sax lessons in Bristol with years of professional playing and teaching experience so you can reach your full potential!

Step 1, and by far the most important step of 'em all, is to love music! Step 2 is to contact Rach, get your mits on a sax and get ready to start making a wonderful sound of your own. You don't have to read traditional notation (by far the most important tools for any musician are their ears), you just have to be prepared to put some time and dedication into it. After all, if it was that easy, everyone would be doing it!

Rachel will help you get the tunes from your imagination out of the saxophone using a mixture of written and ear-based techniques.

She also plays and teaches clarinet.

So come on!
Give her a bell on 07800 568353
Or email: rachel@rljsax.com...
...and you'll soon be making your own sweeeet sounds!