Events at The Apex

1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3FD

Tel: 01284 758000

www.theapex.co.uk

Sat 6 Jan, 11am-3pm

The Apex Wedding Fair

Take My Hand present the biggest wedding fair in Bury, with 50 stands, free goody bags and samples, live music and a great atmosphere. The fair will present the best in wedding dresses, cakes, invitations, wedding bands and much more.

Free

Thu 11 Jan, 7.30pm

Ronnie Scott’s All Stars

Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, RSAS orchestra take to the stage to celebrate ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Soho Songbook’: classic music from the jazz greats who have performed at Ronnie Scott’s, alongside narration and projected archive images and rare footage from the club.

£21

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Sat 13 Jan, 12-3.30pm

Harmonica Workshop

with Steve Lockwood

£30

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Sun 14 Jan, 8pm

Fat Cat Comedy Club

See www.fatcatcomedyclub.com for line-up.

£12

Tue 16 Jan, 7.30pm

The Transports

Join some of Britain’s leading folk musicians for a timely re-telling of Peter Bellamy’s legendary folk ballads The Transports. In 1977 Peter Bellamy released The Transports on record with The Watersons, Martin Carthy, Nic Jones, AL Lloyd, June Tabor, Cyril Tawney, Dave Swarbrick and others. Several times since, further generations of folk musicians have gathered to re-create the piece.

The Transports tells the incredible tale of a family destroyed by poverty and crime, but resurrected by exile to the new colony of Australia. With fresh script and musical arrangement, this famous show re-emerges within a modern context of mass migration. This new production features Paul Sartin of Bellowhead and Faustus. Two-time BBC Folk Award winners The Young’uns, Nancy Kerr, Bellowhead’s Rachael McShane, Faustus’ Benji Kirkpatrick and Saul Rose and Greg Russell.

£20

Thu 18 Jan, 7.30pm

The Chicago Blues Brothers

Back in Black Tour: a high-octane, adrenaline-pumping musical mash-up that presents the best material from the original Blues Brothers movies, plus many other blues, soul, Motown and funk classics.

£24.50

Fri 19 Jan, 7.30pm

Boogie Night 7

Celebrate recreate Kool And The Gang, Sing Baby Sing bring the sounds of The Stylistics, Nat Augustin performs The Stevie Wonder Legacy.

£27.50

Sat 20 Jan, 7.30pm

Nearly Dan

Nearly Dan’s approach is faithful, though not reverential, and relaxed but as tight as their namesakes. They bring their own unique spirit and spontaneous humour to every concert. Now in its 20^th year on the road, Nearly Dan promise all the Steely Dan favourites in a two hour-plus show, featuring tracks from the groove of Countdown to Ecstasy to the super cool of celebrated albums The Royal Scam. Aja and Gaucho also featuring Donald Fagen’s classic solo masterpiece The Nightfly.

£18

Sun 21 Jan, 7.30pm

Johnny Cash Roadshow

The only tribute show to be endorsed by the Cash family! Clive John re-creates a real Cash show with astounding accuracy, with Amanda Stone as ‘June Carter’ and, new for 2017, ‘Roadshow Horns’ playing all the classics.

£23

Mon 22 Jan, 7.30pm

Mud Morganfield

Charismatic Chicago blues from the award-winning son of Blues legend Muddy Waters. Mud’s big, powerful voice conveys deep emotional resonance on the slow numbers and good old fashioned testosterone-laden strut on those classic shuffles. Mud’s award-winning album, Son of the Seventh Son, earned great reviews and was nominated for two Blues Foundation Blues Music Awards in 2013. In 2015 Mud’s album For Pops (A Tribute To Muddy Waters) won the prestigious BMA and the Blues Blast Award for ‘Traditional Blues Album’.

£20

Fri 26 Jan, 7.30pm

Jack Jones

80^th Birthday Celebration Tour. Jack Jones has 60 albums to his credit, two Grammies and another five nominations, an Emmy, and awards too numerous to mention. Mel Torme said he was, “the greatest ‘pure’ singer in the world” while Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennet called him Numero Uno!

£35.50

Sat 27 Jan, 7.30pm

East Anglian Chamber Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Die Schone Melusine Overture & Violin Concerto;

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5.

Conductor Jacques Cohen, soloist Susanne Stanzeleit.

£20 (£18/£10 conc)

Sun 28 Jan, 7.30pm

Simon & Garfunkel Story

This 50th Anniversary Celebration uses projected images and original film footage, with a full live band performing all the hits.

£22.50 (£20.50conc)

Wed 31 Jan, 7.30pm

Ashley Hutchings revisits Fairport Convention

Prompted by the 50th anniversary of folk-rock legends Fairport Convention, Ashley Hutchings MBE, the “Godfather of folk-rock”, has put together a new and entertaining words-and-music show which covers the beginning and early years of the group. With songs and anecdotes, Ashley and friends present an entertainment which is a must-see for anyone who has an interest in this important legacy of English music and culture.

£15

 

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