Jazz at the Centre

First concert of this season will be the Roaring Twenties Jazz Band on 11 Oct 2024.
Further concerts on: 8 Nov 2024, 13 Dec 2024, 10 Jan 2025, 14 Feb 2025, 14 Mar 2025.

Well thankfully the snow has completely cleared in Darfield and the drizzle has returned 🤣😂 however there are some roadworks close to Darfield Community Centre for tonight’s gig so please approach as indicated on the map below. See you all later 👍🏼

This month it’s the Dearne Big Band but more importantly it’s also the Barnsley Youth Jazz Orchestra. It’s a band where children and young adults learn an instrument, learn how to function as a musician in a band and learn how to get along with other people and pull together as a team.

Formed in 1978 and still running today the Dearne Big Band is where so many of us had our musical upbringing and without it would not be doing what we’re doing today musically.

I hope you’ll come along and support the evening. No one who plays in the band takes a fee and all monies are ploughed directly back into supporting the youngsters.

Tickets £7.50 in advance or £10 on the door. 8pm start and please bring your own tipples and nibbles 😀🎤🎺🎷🎻🪕🥁😀

Darfield Community Centre Chloe Bramall Chris Bramall Liz Hepworth Danny Hammerton Andrew Cawood Rachel Gray Steve Barker Stephen Grange Moira Law Joanne Barker Joanna Mallpress Barnsley Youth Jazz Association

A week tonight our 2024 concerts kick off with the Roaring Twenties Jazz Band. Should be a great night as always. Tickets £7.50 in advance or £10 on the door. 8pm start and please bring your own tipples and nibbles 😀🎤🎺🎷🎻🪕🥁😀

Thanks to everyone who came along on Friday night to Darfield Community Centre. A lovely roomful of people and some impressive table picnics! See you all on 10 November for the Washington Whirligig request night. Thanks to Chris Bramall for the photos 📸

A week today 👍🏼 for the first concert 🎶

Hi everyone, we're rapidly approaching the Jazz at the Centre winter season. Here are the details of this seasons concerts.

Darfield Community Centre
Washington Whirligig
Worth Valley Hot 7 Jazz
The Roaring Twenties Jazz Band
Dearne Big Band
Barnsley Youth Jazz Association

Hi everyone, we're rapidly approaching the Jazz at the Centre winter season. Here are the details of this seasons concerts.

Darfield Community Centre
Washington Whirligig
Worth Valley Hot 7 Jazz
The Roaring Twenties Jazz Band
Dearne Big Band
Barnsley Youth Jazz Association

Hi Everyone, please think about having a run to Leeds Jazz Club on a Tuesday evening, they have a wide variety of bands and a lot of hard work goes into making that happen. As we’ve said before it’s a use it or lose it situation 👍🏼

Hi Everyone,

After a long conversation we think on balance that the safest thing to do for both the band and the audience is to cancel tomorrow nights Jazz at the Centre. Whilst it might be closer to rain in the Darfield lowlands I know from others that there are some decent depths of snow out there.

We'll look to get the Worth Valley Hot Seven (and Ruth) booked in again early on in the next season of concerts. I was really looking forward to bring the West Yorkshire contingent into the South !!

I can't stress this enough but thank you all, audience, bands & Darfield Community Centre and Great Houghton Welfare Hall (who had us whilst the works were carried out at Darfield) so much for your support since October. We're already contemplating how to tackle the next season.

Cheers for now
Andy & Dave.

Thanks to Washington Whirligig , Bob Ludlam and everyone who came along to last nights Jazz at the Centre. A fun filled night with laughs a plenty :-) The next session is on Friday 10 March 23 with the Worth Valley Hot 7 and singer Ruth Gardziel

📸 Chris Bramall

Thanks to everyone who came along to The Roaring Twenties Jazz Band last night. A fun filled night was had by all going by the comments we’ve had. Also top marks to Suzanne for making a come back after completely losing her voice over new year ✅🎤 A few photos below. If you have any please feel free to add them in a comment this post 👍🏼

The Worth Valley Hot 7 will be joining us for our March 10th session, a date for your diary …

On Wednesday 4th January we will be playing at The Caroline Street Club, Saltaire, Shipley BD18 3JZ from 7.30pm.
We hope to see some of you there.

We are really happy to be able to confirm that as well as the The Roaring Twenties Jazz Band in January we also now have Washington Whirligig confirmed for February and our West Yorkshire friends the Worth Valley Hot 7 along with their singer Ruth Gardziel in March.

We're looking foward to seeing you at Darfield Community Centre, in 2023 for more Jazz @ the Centre!!

Going to be a chilly one tonight but everything still on as advertised. Just a reminder that the venue is Great Houghton Welfare Hall, Rotherham Road, S72 0EG …. See quite a few of you later for the “Roaring Twenties” …. As always thanks for the support 👍🏼

This time next week … drop us a line on here, by email or by text if you’d like to be on the reservations list. Please remember the change of location for this session 👍🏼

Hi everyone, and thanks to all those who have already booked in with us for the 9th Dec session. For this session we’re in a different location as “The Centre” is being rewired so we will be at Great Houghton Welfare Hall S72 0EG just a couple of miles away from our regular venue.