Name: John Maddocks Jazz Men
Start: 2026-04-08T19:45:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-08T22:30:00+01:00
Location: Gosport and Fareham Rugby Football Club

John Maddock‘s Jazzmen have had decades of success, with regular UK & European tours and recordings. The Jazzmen have their own sound, shaped by John's unique clarinet style. John was initially inspired by the fine clarinettist Johnny Dodds, but he is his own man and draws on influences from across the traditional jazz spectrum.

John Maddocks has been leading bands since 1963, initially in London, where he helped form the Blackbottom Stompers, and later his Jazz Men, after moving to Dorset in 1972. They reached their 50th birthday in 2021. The band has featured many musicians over the years, but it has John's very distinctive clarinet style, which keeps the overall sound constant. The band continues to feature good arrangements and infrequently heard tunes, and plays in the energetic style for which it has become renowned. The Band is well known for its drive and cohesiveness, as well as for including some seldom-heard tunes in its repertoire. The band continues to be popular for all kinds of functions throughout the UK, including most of the major jazz venues and festivals, and has also toured extensively in Holland, Germany and Belgium.