Jazz from Geoff

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Hi Everyone,

Another week, another blog without jazz at the Hedsor Bar!

It is somewhat disappointing that we cannot, at the moment, run weekly Jazz events at The Hedsor Bar. It isn’t only the jazz we all miss, but the ability to meet and talk with friends we have been so used to meeting on a weekly basis at Hedsor over many years that is so disappointing.

However by this practice of abstinence (!) we have been able to maintain the quality of the jazz nights we do still run.

Last week was no exception. I will admit I was a little unsure of the combination of the trumpet of Lester Brown with the guitar of James Fenn, but to prove me wrong, they both played their socks off! i.e. they played together better than I had heard them play together before. Helping in all of this was another guest, pianist Martin Pickett, an Oxford based pianist, who really enjoyed coming to play with such an illustrious cast!

And again I have to be amazed that musicians of this quality are prepared to come and play at Hedsor and travel such distances to do so. James left the club just after 11pm, and I asked him as we went out the door if he was travelling home now, to which he said yes. He lives in Brighton!!

Some of my pictures are below.

Almost in complete contrast we have coming for our next Hedsor Jazz night (May 28^th) someone who can walk to play at Hedsor!

Saxophonist Alam Nathoo, an award winning saxophonist, who except for a change of family circumstances would be playing world wide today. But due to those circumstances he comes and plays for us! He should be world famous, but instead we have the privilege of hearing him when he does play. He will be bringing with him on May 28th a trombone player from his prize winning days, Tom White. Tom might play a slide trombone, but he isn’t a tailgate player!!

They have played Hedsor Jazz together once before. Expect some interesting modern jazz to be played at Hedsor that night.

A couple of pictures from their last visit