Dan Johnson Trio
Stray's Live Lounge, Newark 17-21 Boar Lane, Newark, Notts, United KingdomThis superlative example of the jazz trio, sees Dan Johnson on guitar, with Mat Short on bass and Neil Adam Richards on stix...
These are pre-booked ticketed events taking place on the first Friday of every month. These take place in our main jazz areas and are typically four or five piece bands. Headed up by our house band P.R.S. with various headliners from around the UK, tickets are limited in number and only ticket holders are permitted to watch the jazz on these nights. Tickets, when available, can be purchased on the door at £12.
Doors open at 7:00pm and jazz from 8:00pm – 10:00pm
HOW IT WORKS…
Friday nights at our Newark store (except 1st of the month) sees various duos and trios, providing live jazz, blues, funk and more, creating a slightly more laid back vibe. See our house band P.R.S. performing their own, edgy versions of jazz and blues, as well as other local outfits including Elliot Lewis, Fiona Stein and more. These take place in our cocktail lounge along Boar Lane and are free entry. Our Friday Night Cocktails & Jazz offers a full cocktail menu, beers, wines and bubbly, plus a tasty but tidy Tapas menu for you to nibble while you enjoy the live music.
Doors open at 6:30pm and live music from 8:00pm-10:15pm
HOW IT WORKS
Live jazz from 12:30pm, every week in our covered courtyard. In the sunny weather, you’ll find us out in the patio garden.
Accompanying our usual daytime menu, our cocktail bar will be open and we’ll have a whole host of artists playing jazz, blues, funk and more, every Sunday from 12:30pm til around 3:30pm.
We definitely recommend booking a table if you wish to dine with us.
HOW IT WORKS
This superlative example of the jazz trio, sees Dan Johnson on guitar, with Mat Short on bass and Neil Adam Richards on stix...
Pianist/Vocalist Wendy Kirkland and guitarist Pat Sprakes were the very first jazz gig at Stray's back in 2007. Some 16 years later, they're still doing it and are joined by Stray's co-owner Mat Short on bass for this Christmas Jazz special!
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This superlative example of the jazz trio, sees Dan Johnson on guitar, with Mat Short on bass and Neil Adam Richards on stix...
Pianist/Vocalist Wendy Kirkland and guitarist Pat Sprakes were the very first jazz gig at Stray's back in 2007. Some 16 years later, they're still doing it and are joined by Stray's co-owner Mat Short on bass for this Christmas Jazz special!
This superlative example of the jazz trio, sees Dan Johnson on guitar, with Mat Short on bass and Si Potts on drums - This is the last ever Friday Jazz, at our current venue - don't miss it!
Our FINAL GIG EVER!
Well, at our current venue anyway - this date marks the end of the 2023, plus the end of jazz at our Middlegate venue, after more than 16 years of live music...
Local jazz hero Nathan Bray takes us on a musical journey through his 30 years as a professional jazz musician, playing not only jazz, but also touring with Paloma Faith, Jimmy Somerville and more...
Our FINAL GIG EVER!
Well, at our current venue anyway - this date marks the end of the 2023, plus the end of jazz at our Middlegate venue, after more than 16 years of live music...
P.R.S. is Simon Potts (drums), Steve Rodda (guitar) and Stray’s own Mat Short (bass). Mat & Steve originally played on Sundays at the Newark store as part of a guitar trio. Mat met Si as part of playing with the superb Groove Merchants, led by our good friend departed, guitarist Chris Green.
Si Potts joined Mat & Steve for a date back in 2017 and the three of them haven’t looked back!
P.R.S. gig every Friday at Stray’s, supporting the headline acts at each venue, but you can see them as a trio at various venues across the Midlands, including regular slots at The Pelican in Nottingham, The Bees Knees in Laneham and with various artists at the Mason’s Arms in Louth, to name a few.
By no means definitive, here are some of the fabulous collective who’ve provided great music at Stray’s since 2007 and continue to do so…
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