Next year will mark Clonter’s 50th Anniversary, and we want to make sure it is the best year yet, but in order to make it to 50 we need your help. Any funding raised will help us be able to celebrate Clonter’s 50th Anniversary and continue to provide a nurturing and supportive place for emerging talent to flourish and entertain our audiences for generations to come.
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Drop Me Off In Harlem
Sat 7 Oct, 7.30pm
In Association with Goosfest
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‘Get them back’
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‘One of the most enjoyable and uplifting evenings ever experienced at Clonter. First class’
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‘It was a great performance, professional musicians, good fun and excellent sound mixing. A really good night out! Enjoyed the way Easy Rollers made it into a ‘story’ as well as proactively interacting in the interval and after the concert. Well done!’
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‘The performance was outstanding, both musically and theatrically. So glad we came. We’re actively looking for somewhere else to go and see the Easy Rollers’
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‘It was an excellent evening, full of energy, musicianship and entertainment. After the performance the audience were really happy and chatty. I hope The Easy Rollers are booked again’.
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‘Stunning performance by a superbly talented band. Please book them for 2023!’
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There is less than a month to go until we welcome back The Easy Rollers for Drop Me Off In Harlem, and you are not too late to book tickets.
This show returns again this year, by popular request. ‘Drop Me Off In Harlem’ is a snapshot of The Jazz Age (1920-1933) and The Swing Era (1933-1947) with theatrical interludes, popular dance styles of the time and some of the finest jazz this side of the Atlantic! With the music as its main focus, the show features a cabaret style performance with songs strung together by either theatrical, factual or musical segues, offering audiences an authentic underground speakeasy experience and the opportunity to discover more about the post-Prohibition era and jazz during the Great Depression.
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The Easy Rollers
Dani Sicari – VoiceAlex Hill – PianoTom Sharp – TrumpetJamie Stockbridge – Saxophone & Clarinet
James Girling – Acoustic Guitar & Banjolele
Alasdair Simpson – Double BassMatt Brown – Drums
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Taking you back to the golden age of jazz, The Easy Rollers are a roaring seven-piece jazz band performing hits from the speakeasy bars of the Prohibition era. Based in Manchester, and all award-winning musicians, they have had audiences jumpin’ and jivin’ on dance floors across the country!
The group began to unfold in 2015 when Alex and Dani discovered their mutual interest in traditional jazz. At first, the intention was to play through some tunes for fun but it wasn’t long before they invited other musicians to join them, eventually forming a house band for the inaugural Brodsky Jazz Jam, which was the start of The Easy Rollers.
Since then they have been steadily building a reputation as one of the hardest working jazz bands in the north of England, with appearances at Manchester Jazz Festival, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Lake District Summer Music, Buxton Festival, Manchester Day, Brecon Jazz Festival, Marsden Jazz Festival and The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As well as music festivals, The Easy Rollers have also organised their own UK tours, sharing their enthusiasm for this music through gigs, Lindy Hop events and theatre shows.
Expect to hear songs made famous by artists such as The Boswell Sisters, Ruth Etting, Lee Morse, Annette Hanshaw, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Gene Austin, Margaret Young, Helen Morgan, Paul Whiteman, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Helen Kane and many more.
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Some quotes to listen out for:
“I’m a kind person, I’m kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me, then kindness is not what you’ll remember me for.” – Al Capone
“I just put my legs in the air and move them about!” – Fred Astaire
“The funny part of the whole thing is that a man in this line of business has so much company. I mean his customers. If people did not want beer and wouldn’t drink it, a fellow would be crazy for going around trying to sell it!” – Al Capone
“We have hit rock bottom and are on the upswing” – Sec. of State, James Davis
“What’s jazz, lady? If you don’t know I can’t tell you” – Fats Waller
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Ticket Pricing & Booking Information
Tickets £10.50, £16, £21, £26, FREE for 26-year-olds and under (ID may be required)
Early Bird Tickets (10% Discount) Available until 31 March
Group Discount (10% Discount) 10+
U3A Discount (10% Discount)
Doors Open 6.30pm
Performance 7.30pm
Interval 30 minutes
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Drink Arrangements – All drink consumed inside the premises must be purchased from the bar. These may be ordered in advance.
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N.B. Table booking facilities close a week before the performance date. Pre-order drinks facilities close at 4pm on the Wednesday before the performance.
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Partnered with Tickets for Good – Click here for more info
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