Another Tuesday, and being a Tuesday in May, a week between bank holidays, and perhaps for you a week between an Easter holiday, and, coming soon to a school near you, a Half Term holiday. The sad thing for us retired old folks is no one gives us holidays!

Another week though where we can look forward to a Thursday evening of superb jazz at Hedsor (in the Hedsor Bar, Hedsor Rd, Bourne End SL8 5ES)

Coming for your delectation this Thursday, May 15^th, we have two tenors for a £10 note. Frank Walden will be joined at the front by Ollie Weston.  It’s great to be able to say that Frank is a regular and welcome guest at Hedsor Jazz, but Ollie Weston has been less often. Both are well toured musicians and we are delighted that we can get them both back, and this time together. Sitting just behind them will be Ken McCarthy on keyboard and Martin Hart on drums, whilst left standing playing bass will be Stuart Barker. All of that for your £10 note. 2 hours of it in fact, starting at 8pm.

Stuart Barker

 

Frank and Ollie at Hedsor in January

Last week that level of performance was carried out by Duncan Lamont Jr with Lester Brown , Peter Hughes, Ken McCarthy and Mike Jeffries.

 

 

Our Thursday of jazz last week coincided with the tribute day for remembering 80 years since the cessation of the hostilities in Europe of WW2. With Duncan’s reminders we all remembered some 1940’s tunes, including “A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square”, and via a reminiscence from Ken (who  used to be Vera Lynn’s accompanist), “One a Wing and a Prayer”. Well that wasn’t actually played, but Ken’s story about it was fascinating! When I was a child I always thought they were announcing “Coming Home on a Wing and Pear”! when it was announced on the radio and couldn’t figure it out. I thought having a wing and an engine would have been better.

 

Looking forward to the final weeks of the month we have two outstanding gigs for you, May 22^nd the return of trumpeter Bruce Adams, and on May 29^th, guitarist Nigel Price.

 

Please let our small club become more widely known and if you can support us weekly I’m sure you will always enjoy what we offer for your £10 per week!