John Seeley
Musician and Private Teacher
Special Events
Although all performances and events are special, here are my highlights.
Previous Events in 2024
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Southend Jazz Festival: Wednesday 2nd October 2024
Huge congratulations to everyone who performed brilliantly at the Southend Jazz Festival, I am very proud and thank you all for your commitment and hard work this year. It was our third consecutive year, and the feedback I received from the very supportive audience confirms that our performance is constantly improving. A big thank you to Darren for giving us this fantastic opportunity to perform again, hopefully we will return next year.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Priory Park Bandstand: Sunday 22nd September 2024
Thank you to everyone who performed on the bandstand on Sunday afternoon, it was brilliant performance and we are looking forward to returning in 2025!
Previous Events in 2023
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Southend Jazz Festival: Wednesday 4th October 2023
A big thank you to Darren for allowing my group to perform again, what a fantastic night! Everyone played extremely well and I am very grateful for all your hard work and commitment during the past few months. Thank you to the audience of very supportive friends and family members, I received some great comments and feedback which is lovely to hear. Lets hope we can return again next year.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Priory Park Bandstand: Sunday 27th August 2023
Super proud of all my students who performed on the bandstand, especially those who have joined the group during the past few months. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't too kind to us but we continued undeterred, and we were very thankful to the audience for staying until the very end.
Previous Events in 2022
Wow, what a phenomenal night! I am so proud of everyone and how well you all played. I couldn't have asked for anymore. All of your hard work and practice at every workshop has been worthwhile, it was a wonderful evening for me and my Jazz family at a lovely venue. A huge thank you to Darren and his team for giving us this opportunity to perform at the Southend Jazz Festival, I hope we can return again very soon.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Chalkwell Park Rooms, Southend Jazz Festival:
Thursday 29th September 2022
A big thank you to everybody who performed and supported my group at Castle Park bandstand, the group played extremely well, the audience thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and we received lots of positive feedback.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Castle Park Bandstand: Sunday 31st July 2022
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Priory Park Bandstand: Sunday 19th June 2022
A massive thank you to all of my group members for a wonderful afternoon on the bandstand, it was our first live performance since December 2019 and it was fantastic to be back! I would also like to thank all the friends and family members for their support, the clapping and cheering was hugely encouraging.
Previous Events in 2020 and 2021
Due to the pandemic, unfortunately all of my face to face workshops and live performances were cancelled, but thanks to my wonderful, supportive students I was able to continue my workshops online, and I created tutorial videos to support my students with their continued learning. I would like to thank all those who participated and I was pleased to return to face to face teaching in the Autumn of 2021.
Previous Events in 2019
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Christmas Concert: 5th December 2019
I would like to say a huge thank you to all the members of my group for a fantastic evening. Everyone played brilliantly and it was a great evening. Thank you to all those who have supported my group this year, I look forward to seeing you all at our next performance in 2020.
Jazz Workshop Sunday, Maldon:
24th November 2019
Thank you to all those who participated in my Jazz Workshop in Maldon, it was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Many thanks to Terry for organising the workshop.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Priory Park Bandstand: 10th August 2019
Thank you to all those who performed on the Bandstand yesterday, it was super windy but everyone played extremely well and I am very proud of you all. A huge thank you to all the friends and family members for your constant and continued support.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Summer Concert: 27th June 2019
A massive thank you to everyone who supported my Summer Concert, it was great to see some new and familiar faces in the audience. Huge congratulations to all of my students, especially those who were performing for the first time with the group, you all played extremely well and I want to thank you all for your commitment over the past six months.
Jazz Ensemble Workshop,
Ipswich Jazz Festival: 22nd June 2019
A huge thank you to Neil Bateman for asking me to teach for the third time at the Ipswich Jazz Festival. A special thank you to my students who attended the workshop, their constant and continued support is greatly appreciated and it was good to meet some new students too.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Castle Park Bandstand: 5th May 2019
Thank you to everyone who performed and watched the group at Castle Park Bandstand in Colchester. The weather was cold and windy, but the group played great considering fingers were so numb. It was a good afternoon followed by a lovely meal in the evening. A few photos of the performance are below.
Previous Events in 2018
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Christmas Concert: 6th December 2018
What a fantastic evening! I am so proud of all my students who performed in my Christmas Concert. We had the largest audience to date, they were so appreciative of all the hard work and commitment of each player and I appreciated that the audience showed their support for every solo performance along with the group numbers.
Thank you for your support in 2018, I look forward to seeing you all at future performances throughout 2019.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Special Jazz Workshop, Maldon:
25th November 2018
Thank you to all those who participated in my Jazz Workshop in Maldon, it was fantastic to see so many old and new faces and it was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Special thanks to Terry for organising the workshop and for Nikki for taking the photos below.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Priory Park Bandstand: 21st July 2018
A massive thank you to all the friends and family members who came down to Priory Park to support the group at the bandstand this year. It was an enjoyable afternoon in the sun, with a few of the group performing in their first ever concert! Below are a few photos from Martin Kennedy, and one from Glen England.
Jazz Ensemble Workshop,
Ipswich Jazz Festival: 23rd June 2018
I had a thoroughly enjoyable morning teaching a Jazz Ensemble Workshop at the Ipswich Jazz Festival on Saturday. A huge thank you to Neil Bateman for asking me to teach there again, and a special thanks to all those who participated, it was great to meet so many new students.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Summer Concert: 21st June 2018
Thank you to all those who performed at the Summer Concert, everyone played so well and it was a fantastic evening. A huge thank you to everyone who supported the evening, it is so enjoyable to play to such an appreciative audience.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Castle Park Bandstand: 13th May 2018
A huge thank you to everyone who performed on the bandstand at Castle Park in Colchester, everyone played so well, it was an extremely enjoyable afternoon. Here are a few photos of the performance and our traditional dinner afterwards.
Previous Events in 2017
John Seeley’s Jazz and Saxophone Group
Christmas Concert: 7th December 2017
Thank you to all those who performed at the Christmas Concert, it was a fantastic night and our last performance in 2017. A special thank you to everyone who supported the evening, it is lovely to see both familiar and new faces, I hope you all enjoyed the evening and look forward to seeing you all next year.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Priory Park Bandstand: 23rd September 2017
Huge congratulations to all those who performed at the Priory Park Bandstand, it was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon and wonderful to perform in front of a large supportive audience.
John Seeley's Jazz and Saxophone Group
Castle Park Bandstand: 9th September 2017
A massive thank you to all those who performed at the Castle Park Bandstand, what a fantastic afternoon, such an appreciative audience and the sun even shone!
