Good Morning England!

 So what does Hedsor Jazz have for YOU this week?

Well we will be re-joined by a pairing that worked for us very well in April. Mat Hill and Martin Dunston, trumpet and saxophones respectively.

Mat surprised us earlier in the year when Duncan Lamont Jr first introduced this young trumpet player to us, and we were all delighted with his mature playing. He really did look very young and I wondered if he was legally allowed to drink the pint that seemed to be nearby. But he was, and all was, well, legal!

So we booked him again for April (11th), and this time he was paired at short notice with Martin Dunston. It was a magical evening  (and pairing) so we have invited them both back for this Thursday June 6^th. A very auspicious date! I do hope you will be able to tear your selves away from the D Day commemorations, and come and listen to a fine pair of talents. 8pm start, usual £10 entry fee.

Last week we had another of those wonderful sessions where two relatively local talents are combined into one wonderful performance. Trumpeter Stuart Henderson came from Reading, and was joined by Alam Nathoo on tenor sax who now lives in Bourne End! Yes, he walked to Hedsor Jazz! And home again afterwards!

Some remarkable jazz was played, and Ken McCarthy had the broadest smile I have seen on his face for weeks. Some of the improvisation was amazing, and with the return of Steve Riddle to us on bass and Martin Hart on drums it was a very enjoyable evening of jazz.

My pictures of last week are below.

 

One future Hedsor Jazz evening to remind you of. Make sure you reserve it in your diary because on August 15^th we have a return of saxophonist extraordinaire Alan Barnes. Over the past few years we have been fortunate in getting Alan to come to us at least once a year, and August 15^th is this years date. I don’t need to go on about his abilities as a jazz master, he has been written about numerous times, but do come and support our presentation of him at Hedsor Jazz. Take a look at his website for more about one of Britain's most famous jazz musicians  https://www.alanbarnesjazz.com/

 

Alan Barnes at Hedsor in 2023

 

 

If you look back on last weeks blog you will see our listing for all of June, and we will have July for you very soon, just keep an eye on this blog, usually updated each Tuesday.

Coming to Marlow Jazz Club on July 11^th you will have another chance to hear Vasilis Xenopoulos and Nigel Price. Both great supporters of Hedsor Jazz, they will be at Marlow  in a weeks time. See poster repo below:-

Well that's it for this week, see you ALL very soon,

Geoff C