Sammy Rimington with guest Cuff Billet
At the Concorde Club
Wednesday 15th October at
9pm
Sammy Rimington has dedicated his life to playing New Orleans
music. He started playing professionally 45 years ago at the age of
18 when he joined Ken Colyer Jazzmen. Since then he can be heard on
140 LP's and more than 100 CD's and has performed with great names
in New Orleans style jazz.
Sammy Rimington has made a major contribution to the music of
New Orleans, not only for his individual, sensitive interpretation
of the music, but also for arranging many tours for New Orleans
musicians as guests with his own band in Europe so that their music
could be appreciated over here. Sammy Rimington is a jazz artist in
a class of his own!
'Sammy Rimington is widely regarded as one of the world's
leading exponents of classic style clarinet and saxophone. Over the
past 35 years Sammy has made important contributions through his
lively and inventive approach to jazz.' - The New York
Times
Cuff Billet began playing
trumpet at fifteen with the Vieux Carre Band (1956-60). He left to
work with Barry Martyn from 1960 until 1967, during this period
also played in the New Teao Brass Band. He co-led Strong Jazz,
with Bill Greenow (1967-9) also in the New Tia Juana Band (1964-9)
and in Mike Casimir's Paragon Brass Band. Cuff toured briefly
in drummer Guy Fenton's Band (1974) & leads his own New Europa
Band since the 1970s. During the 1980's and 1990's he worked with
Martin Boorman's Mardi Gras Band, Colin Strickland's Hand
Reared Boys, Dick Cook's Jambalaya, and with John
Petters. Throughout his career he has regularly accompanied
visiting American musicians, recording with many of them. Has
also been part of Butch Thompson's King Oliver Centennial Band
since 1985, playing alongside cornetist Charlie De Vore.