tonight

The Bulls Head, Lonsdale Road, Barnes 020 8876 5241. Willie Garnett's Big Band, 8.30pm, £7.

The Ram Folk Club, The Foley Arms Hare Lane Claygate, 020 8688 9421.

Closed.

Pizza Express, Waldergrave Road, Teddington, 020 8943 3553. Mike McKoy and Piers Clark. A mix of Latin Jazz and Nat King Cloe songs, 8.30pm, free.

saturday

The Bulls Head, Barnes. Stan Tracey with Bobby Wellins, Mark Nightingale, Andy Cleyndert and Clark Tracey, 8.30pm, £8

sunday

The Bulls Head Barnes. The Richmond Workshop Band, 2pm, £4 The Lisa Fitzgibbon's Trio, 8pm, £5.

The Fox and Hounds, 41 High Street, Carshalton 020 8715 1612. Junior Joe Simpson. An evening of great live blues music, free, 8.30pm.

Molly Malone's, 115 Kew Road, Richmond, 020 8940 5486. Traditional Irish music pop along and enjoy the sound of the emerald isle. Free.

The Cabbage Patch, London Road, Twickenham, 020 8892 3874. Folk and Singers Club. Long established folk club which attracts some top flight acts. 8.30pm.

The Bell Inn, 8 Thames Street, Hampton, 020 8941 9799. Jazz, Blues and Ragtime. 8.45pm.

BB's Blues Club, Merton Abbey Mills, Meratun Way, Colliers Wood, 020 8542 6644. Closed.

The Half Moon, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, 020 8780 9383. Dick Laurie and the Elastic Band. Mainstream jazz, swing and be-bop from this legendary outfit. 2pm, free.

monday

The Bulls Head, Barnes. New Years Eve Party. Derek Wadsworth with Don Weller, Henry Lowther, Jack Honeybourne, Ray Babbington and Kay Garner. Tickets £50 includes all drinks and champagne at midnight.

Watermans Arms, Water Lane, Richmond, 020 8940 2893. Folk Club. An evening of jigs, reels and shanty's new musicians always welcome, free, 8.30pm.

tuesday

The Bulls Head, Barnes. The Stormy Monday's Allstar Band's New Years Bash, £5, 8.30pm.

The Hand and Flower, Upper Ham Road, Richmond 020 8940 1377. Phone for details.

Pizza Express, Waldergrave Road, Teddington, 020 8943 3553. Phone for details.

wednesday

The Bulls Head, Barnes. Rio Roberts celebrates the new year, 8.30pm, £6.

The Fox and Hounds, Carshalton. A night of real trad jazz and swing, free, 8.30pm.

The Halfway House, 24 Priests Bridge, SW14 020 8876 5472. Live Jazz every Wednesday night with sounds ranging from trad to the birth of the cool. Free 8:30pm.

Stoke Folk, The Old Bear, Mill Lane, Cobham. An informal evening of folk, blues, country, jazz or unaccompanied music in the back room of the pub featuring local entertainers. All are welcome. First and third Wednesday of each month, Free, 8.30pm.

thursday

The Bulls Head Barnes. Bill Posters Will Be Banned, 8.30pm, £6.

The Crown, 174 Richmond Road, Twickenham, 020 8892 5896. Jazz Jam in the function room. This is open to anyone who wishes to play along, or to just sit back, relax and enjoy some middle of the road jazz 9pm, £2.00.

December 28, 2001 15:35