TIMBERS RESTAURANT AT BLAKE END: Tel: 01376 552553
Traditional Jazz 1st Friday of every month
friday 19th March - Rock & Roll Night (by Jed Watts Duo)
Friday 9th April - Gary Barlow/Ronan Keeting ( by Andy Nolan)
Friday May 14th - Robbie Williams - Maximum Robbie (By Scott Borley)
Friday June 25th - Rod Stewart Experience ( by Gary Pease)
Friday July 16th - Neil Diamond (by Ian Scott)

THE LAMARSH LION: Tel: 01787 227918

CONCERTS at THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER AD VINCULA
Saturday 13th March 7.30pm, Evening Concert at The Parish Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall. St Peter’s Concert Group, Passiontide Reflections. Harlow Chorus/Alexander Chaplin, Rhona McKail (soprano), Matthew Sprange(bass). Tel: 01376 561234

CPO CONCERT
Saturday 13th March. A family concert by the CPO at 06:00pm in Christchurch Braintree. Offenbach - Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld. Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf. Tchaikovsky - Excerpts from the Nutcracker Suite No. 1. John Williams - Harry Potter. Strauss - Blue Danube Waltz. Conductor; Michael Price, Leader; Jill Davison. Tickets: Adults and Seniors £9, Under 16s £3. Tickets are available on the door or via our box office; Tel/fax 01206 – 210933, or by email to cpo-boxoffice@bigfoot.com or by post to The CPO Box Office, 9 Church Grove, Aldham, Colchester, Essex, web site; www.colnephil.org.uk

HALSTEAD CHORAL SOCIETY
Saturday 13th March at 7.30pm. Halstead Choral Society is putting on a concert at St Andrew's Church Halstead. We will be singing John Rutter's Magnificat and Vivaldi's Gloria. Tickets are priced at £10 on the door, or at £9 in advance from David Oswick Estate Agents, Halstead, or from Rob Wood on 01787 269917.

REG MEUROSS IN CONCERT
Saturday 13 March. Castle Hedingham Parish Council Present Dragonfly, Reg Meuross in Concert with special guest Bethany Porter (Cello) at the Memorial Hall, Castle Hedingham at 7.45. Doors open at 7.15. Tickets available from Buckleys Tearooms, Castle Hedingham or from Miles Scrivens on 01787 469766. Price £8.00. Light refreshments and bar available.
Reg Meuross is one of that rare breed a true English troubadour, one of Britain’s most talented and widely respected singer-songwriters. He was recently invited to appear at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust’s annual benefit. His performance is pure class. He brings to the stage a collection of extremely beautiful songs, often informed by his own experiences; sometimes just great stories expertly told and linked by wry and witty observations, the delivery of which is complimented by his excellent and soulful high tenor voice and guitar playing and the superbly talented Beth Porter on Cello.
Dragonfly is a performance of story songs from Reg’s new CD of the same name and collected from tales gathered whilst touring England on a recent Rural Touring Project. There are songs dealing with the real Dick Turin; the original ill-fated voyage of the Pilgrim Fathers; the Shakers; the tragic story of the young men executed in WW1 by their own men for “desertion” as well as songs about Elvis; the artist Edward Hopper and Johnny Ray.
Bethany Porter will be accompanying Reg on these concerts, a brilliant, young cellist, singer and ukulele player.

GALA CONCERT
Saturday 20 March. Gala Concert in St Peter and St Paul Church, Lavenham. 7.30pm Tickets £10, unreserved, on the door or in advance from TIC Lavenham, TIC Sudbury and Quay Theatre Box Office .

MUSICAL CONCERT
Saturday 20th March. An evening of entertainment and good music is coming to Colchester. Tickets are now on sale for a musical concert at St. Botolph’s Church, Colchester. The evening is being hosted by The Rotary Club of Colchester Forum in aid of local brain injury charity, Headway Essex.
The ever-popular Band of the Parachute Regiment will be joined by The Braintree Male Voice Choir in a programme of well-known and uplifting music, including such favourites as “Delilah”, “What a Wonderful World”, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, and “Fishermen of England”. The Male Voice Choir has over 40 members and they have performed widely in the UK and also abroad. The evening starts at 7.30pm until about 9.45 pm, and there will be an interval when refreshments will be served. There is plenty of free parking near the venue.
“We are thrilled that the Band of the Paras and the Male Voice Choir are performing for Headway Essex. I am sure the concert will be well-supported, so we would encourage people to buy now to avoid disappointment. We are very grateful to the Rotary Club who are organising the evening, which promises to be truly memorable,” said Mary Beverley, Fundraising Manager. Tickets are £10.00 (Concessions at £8) and are available from Headway Town Office, 58b Head Street, Colchester, CO1 1PB and Red Lion Books, High Street, Colchester. Cheques should be made payable to: “The Rotary Club of Colchester Forum” with buyer’s name and address on the back.For further information call: 01206 547616 or email: fundraising@headwayessex.org.uk

ANGLIA SINGERS PERFORM IN BRAINTREE
Sunday 21st March at 7pm. The Anglia Singers once again give a major programme of choral music in Braintree, at Our Lady Queen of Peace, The Avenue, Braintree. The annual Passiontide programme has become part of the local musical calendar and the Singers usually feature a major work as well as shorter pieces appropriate to the theme. This year they will be giving what is probably the first East Anglian performance of Howard Goodall’s new work Eternal Light, premiered at Sadlers Wells in November 2008. Conducted by Professor Chris Green, the concert also features works by Handel, Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Tickets are now on sale from members of the Anglia Singers and their Ticket Line (01245 350988) together with Braintree Tourist Information Office and cost £6 (under 16s are free).

CONCERTS AT THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER AD VINCULA, COGGESHALL.
Saturday 27th March at 7.30pm. Coggeshall Camerata. Janette Ruocco.
Thursday 1st April. Lunchtime Concert: Wyldes Noyse: Kings to Cuckolds
Thursday May 6th, Lunchtime Concert: Beverley Lockyer, Elizabeth Kent (sopranos), Gary Griffiths (baritone), Jess Barton (flute, clarinet), Peter Dollimore (piano)
Thursday June 3rd, Lunchtime Concert: Mary Pells (viola da gamba), Martin Knizia (harpsichord)
Thursday July 1st, Lunchtime Concert: Young musicians from Honywood School
Thursday August 5th, Lunchtime Concert: Martin Dobson (saxophones and flute), Mike Parker (piano)
Thursday September 2nd, Lunchtime Concert: Corrina Dolso (soprano)
Thursday October 7th, Lunchtime Concert: Peter Dollimore (piano)
All lunchtime concerts are held in St Peter’s Church, Church Green, Coggeshall, and commence at 12.30pm. Admission free; retiring collection. Light lunches available from 12 noon. All proceeds to St Peter’s Church organ appeal.

SUDBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT
Saturday 27th March 2010, 7.30 pm Sudbury Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert at St Peter's, Market Hill, Sudbury. Conductor; Matthew Andrews, Leader; Maggie Hughes. Rossini - Silken Ladder Overture, Hummel - Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat. Soloist: Heidi Sutcliffe. Mendelssohn - Symphony No 4 in A, 'Italian', Op 90. Tickets: £10 (children £2). Available through website: www.sudburysymphonyorchestra.com; from Compact Music, North Street, Sudbury; from 3 Beaconsfield Close, Sudbury CO10 1JR (send cheque and sae). A limited number of tickets will be available on the door.

APRIL CONCERTS at the Parish Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Coggeshall.
Saturday 17th April, 7.30pm. Essex Police Band.
Saturday 24th April, 7.30pm. Braintree Choral Society, Soloists and orchestra Haydn’s Creation

TRAD JAZZ NITE
Saturday, 8th May 8pm - 11pm. Trad Jazz Nite featuring "New Orleans Heat" at Toppesfield Village Hall, Toppesfield. Tickets: £12.50 inc. Fish & Chip Supper. Contact: 01787-237190. Licensed Bar. In aid of St Helena Hospice

BELL INN - CASTLE HEDINGHAM: Tel. 01787 460350
The Les Handscombe’s Bell New Orleans Jazz Band. The last Sunday of each month from 12.45 to 3.15 p.m.

THE KINGS HEAD AT GOSFIELD: Tel: 01787 474016

THE BELL HOTEL - CLARE SUFFOLK: Tel: 01787 237653
Sunday 21st Mar - Laura Zakian (voc)
Sunday 4th Apr - Hannah Northedge (voc)
lSunday 18th Apri - Rebop
Sunday 2nd May - Stewart Curtis (sax)
Sunday 16th May - Nigel Price (gtr)

HIGH BARN - GREAT BARDFIELD: Tel: 01371 811291
Wednesday 31st Mar - Renato D'Aiello (sax)
Wednesday 28th Apr - Art Themen (sax)
Wednesday 26th May - Juliet Kelly (voc)

THE BENSON BAR – BRAINTREE: Tel: 01376 326621

RED LION - BELCHAMP OTTEN: Tel: 01787 277537

THE WHITE HORSE - HITCHAM, NR BILDESTON: Tel: 01449 740981

THE FIVE BELLS - COLNE ENGAINE: Tel: 01787 224166
Sunday March 21st - Paul Higgs (trumpet)
Sunday April 18th - Mick Hutton (steel pan)
Sunday May 16th - Andi Hopgood (voc)
Sunday June 13th - Mick Hanson (guitar)
Sunday lunchtime jazz - from 1pm (free)

THE FOX INN, FINCHINGFIELD: Tel: 01371 810151
Third Monday of every month Jamming/ Session/ Open Mic night from 8.00pm

THE SWAN – BURES: Tel: 01787 228121

THE BAY HORSE – SUDBURY: Tel: 01787 377450

ONLEY ARMS – STISTED: Tel: 01376 325204

HALSTEAD CONSERVATIVE CLUB: Tel: 01787 477540

ST. ANNE’S CASTLE, Great Leighs, Chelmsford. Tel: 01245 361253
Friday 12th March - Blues at the Castle. US Bluesman from Atlanta Georgia on his UK tour
Saturday 13th March - St. Patrick's Day gig, Irish night with 'Whistlestop'.
Sunday 14th March - Stars On Mothering Sunday. Open Mic' Night hosted by Steven Foster-Pilkington & Katie.
Thursday 18th March - C-A-S-Y-S Showcase (ComeAndSingYourSongs). This month we feature 'The Sheri Kershaw Band', Toby Mountain, 'Caboose', & Steve+Matt
Friday 19th March - The Lizzie B. Experience.
Friday 26th March - Blues At The Castle. Bluesman KRIS DOLLIMORE
Saturday 27th March - "Great Leighs Has Got Talent" is the Great Leighs area heat for the 'Braintree's Got Talent' competition which is organised by Rotary Club Of Braintree & Bocking with all proceeds going to Farleigh Hospice there is £300 in prize money. Final is at Bocking Public Gardens, Saturday 12th June 2010 from 11am.
Sunday 28th March - The Acoustic Soul Club. This month we present, Tersha, Owen Williams, & Jane White, plus more
Thursday April 1st. - Rock Jam Night with 'House Band' 'Full Mental Racket'
Friday 2nd April (Good Friday) - 'Redwood'
Sunday 4th April (Easter Sunday) - 'Afternoon Session' from 4.30pm, Bob Collum presents his monthly 'Prozac Yodel'.

THE VINE - GREAT BARDFIELD Tel: 01371 810355
Every Thursday, Jammin sessions, piano on site just bring your own instrument and enjoy the fun. Starts 8pm.

THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON - ASSINGTON VILLAGE Tel: 07980 348959
Twixt Bures and Sudbury. Open Mic Night with Pete and Richard