Commonwealth Jazz Club
Commonwealth Jazz Club is a 1965 music television miniseries which was co-produced in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Premise
Jazz music performances were featured in this six-programme co-production of ABC, the BBC and CBC Television. Each nation produced two half-hour episodes for the series.Scheduling
In Canada four of the Commonwealth Jazz Club episodes, including both Canadian contributions, were broadcast on CBC Television Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. from 9 to 30 September 1965.Episodes
- Australia: Graeme Bell and his All Stars
- Australia: Don Burrows Quartet with Judy Bailey
- Canada: Jimmy Dale Orchestra and the Sonny Greenwich Quartet
- Canada: Tony Collacott Trio and the Rob McConnell Quartet
- United Kingdom: Benny Green presenter, The Commonwealth Big Band
- United Kingdom: Benny Green presenter, Kenny Baker trumpet, Tony Coe, Jackie Dougan drums, Spike Heatley acoustic double bass, Dudley Moore piano, Tommy Whittle tenor sax.