Coming to Hedsor Jazz this week on Thursday May 1^st we have Stuart Henderson and Alam Nathoo, trumpet and tenor sax respectively, as our front line guests. Ken McCarthy on keyboard will be back from his holidays. Bass player Al Pirrie will also be back with us again this week, and Martin Hart will be our drummer man.

May Day used to be an international distress call, but for us at Hedsor Jazz this years May Day is an invitation to excellence in jazz performance.

Since the beginning of this year we have been attempting to book Stuart and Alam together on the first Thursday of the month as we wanted to encourage the joint talents of two superb musicians. Individually they are wonderful; together we have found that they are a chemical reaction. Sparks and unexpected harmony together they make some of the most exciting jazz you can get. ANYWHERE! But we have them at HEDSOR JAZZ.

 

Come this week, come every week, as what we have at Hedsor Jazz is remarkable.

The Hedsor Social Club, morphing into The Hedsor Bar, has hosted our live jazz for over 22 years. Like fine wine, the quality of performance and the fame of our guests has slowly matured and I really think the music and the audience can only be bettered in one way. We need more audience! Those who come realise it is special, we just need more to come!

OK you may not have liked modern jazz before when you’ve heard it performed on The Radio (rarely!), but come to our live shows and the excitement and excellence of the players will draw you in. We of the audience will try and make you welcome, we are a friendly bunch. AND if you can still play CD’s we do sell jazz CD’s at a £1 a go to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Our live jazz sound is pretty good, the lighting is comfortable, the beer is excellent, the car park is free. The music starts at 8pm and will be finished by 10.30pm. If you look below you can see who is coming in May. All of the named players have international credentials, so you can look them up!

 

Last week we had an excellent evening from two renegades from “The Filthy Six”. Saxophonist Frank Walden and guitarist James Fenn. Excellent music, with tunes like “Skylark”, “In Your Own Sweet Way” and “Bluesette”. Great tunes often overlooked by musicians. It was a very enjoyable evening. My photos are below.

 

Guest pianist Martin Pickett

 

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