The First Blog of 2020

So welcome to 2020. We have started a new decade, but I wonder with what clarity we will see it? 

When I was a bit younger than today (Beatles tune?) 2020 vision was used as a judge of ones ability to see things clearly. One definition of 2020 vision reads like this:-

“20/20 vision is a term used to express normal visual acuity (the clarity or sharpness of vision) measured at a distance of 20 feet.”

Now I think that to truly appreciate all that we have to offer at Hedsor Jazz in 2020, you have to be within 20 feet of the action! Hedsor Jazz is planning a full weekly program right through this coming year, we already have a lot lined up for you (see below), but we need you to be there, alive, listening and paying at the door. Hedsor Jazz books the Hedsor Social Club year on year, and we pay in advance, so we need your paying live attendance to enable us to continue. John Dutton I’m sure will give you more detail of the finances needed, and your ways of giving financial support.

Looking back on our Christmas party, what a wonderful evening it was. Great music, great company, great fun and great food. Stay around and we will do it all again at some point or points in 2020! My photos of it are below.

You may have noticed that in recent 2019 blogs I have featured pictures of shoes or feet. Those shown below are definitely Tina Mays!

Tina is appearing at Norden Farm on February 28^th, where you will be able to check the feet live against my photos!

Hedsor Jazz’s Gig List for the Next 3 Months:-

Listed here are the gigs lined up for the first 3 months of 2020. If YOU would like to see someone at Hedsor who isn’t listed below, talk to our drummer Martin Hart. If you then feel that you could also help defray the expenses of hiring in that special musician, then you could help by sponsoring the evening. But do talk to Martin about the possibilities of having that musician at Hedsor Jazz anyway. He would also be pleased to know who you would like to see again.

   Jan  9^th   Lester  Brown trumpet + Mike Wills reeds + Roger Davis bass

        16^th    Kelvin Christiane reeds + Andy Gibson trombone + Peter Hughes bass

        23^rd    Stuart Henderson trumpet +Tolly  Vyacheslavov tenor sax+ Terry Davis bass

        30^th    Sue Greenway reeds+  Mike Wills reeds  + Terry Davis bass

Feb  6^th     Lester Brown +  Robert Goodhew tenor sax + Roger Davis bass

       13^th    Duncan Lamont jr reeds +  Nick Mills trombone) +  Peter Hughes bass

       20^th    Kelvin Christiane reeds +  Stuart Henderson trumpet

       27^th    Lester Brown trumpet +  Mike Wills  reeds

March  5^th    IAN SMITH trumpet + OLLIE WILBY reeds

            12^th   Alan Graham vibes + Terry Hutchins guitar

           19^th   Robert Goodhew  tenor sax + Mike Wills reeds

Martin also runs an evening of jazz at Woodley every 3 or 4 months. On January 25^th his guest there will be Vasilis Zenopoulos. See below for box office details.

So, here ends the first of 2020 's blogs!!