It’s that special time of week again, where we wet your appetite for all things Hedsor Jazz!

Two things to look forward to on Thursday at Hedsor.

Firstly our celebration of the music of Zoot Sims and Al Cohn, provided by our very own saxophone section, Mike Wills, partnered by saxophonist Sue Greenway.

This should have you learning some new tunes. Perhaps if I put in a request, it might get played, so how about “Brandy and Beer”? I’ll drink the beer!

I know some of you have stayed away because we missed it out, but no longer do you have to watch TV at home on a Thursday because this week we welcome back THE RAFFLE.

Sir Michael is getting into quick draw mode, so do bring your quality gifts to share via this amazing piece of entertainment.

Just looking into the future (no not via clairvoyance) next week (March 14^th) we can welcome back Duncan Lamont Jnr. 

This time we have him teamed up at the front with trumpeter Andy Gibson. I am told he has been to Hedsor before, but it must have been during one of my absences because I don’t know him. He plays in the Scott Wilcox Big Band and also in a number of West End pit orchestras, so paring him with Duncan seems like a good idea. I’m sure he will be able to expand on his CV when we get to see him.

A week after that we welcome back Alan Graham. It’s so good to have him back again after his recent illness, which stopped him in our tracks twice! With him we will have Max Brittain on guitar. Max is a star in his own right, and we tend to take some of our regular playing friends of Hedsor Jazz for granted, but search Google, and you will find this written about him

Max Brittain.

Max has worked with
Humphrey Lyttelton, Ronnie Scott, Georgie Fame, Jamie Callum, Cleo Laine,
Marion Montgomery, Val Doonican and many more. Max plays a MikeVanden Custom 'Max Brittain' arch top and a Gibson L7 acquired from Ike Isaacs.

“OTHER” THINGS

Last week we learnt of the death of Andre Previn. When I got home on Thursday evening BBC 2 were showing a repeat in tribute to him. A program with Andre of his best moment with the BBC. I was staggered by the quality of the sound and vision, as some of the material was from the 1970’s. What a treasure trove the BBC has and what a shame that they a) don’t show much of it now and b)rarely put out such quality music these days. Yes, we get the proms, but rarely do you get such good quality (yes “classical” music) these days.

Just to place Andre back into my jazz scenario, he produced a superb CD back in 1999 with just David Fink on bass. It was a tribute to Duke Ellington entitled “We Got it Good and That Ain’t Bad”. And yes, it wasn’t bad at all! I highly recommend it. It was on Deutche Grammophon 463 456-2

My second “Other” is about an article in the Birmingham based jazz magazine “The Jazz Rag”. It’s an interview with Simon Spillett by Ron Simpson titles “Life After Tubby”. It is an extended article covering 3 pages and well worth a read.

Follow the link to read all of this latest issue

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MDZhi1JeOUpj4Eabq_ekL81sIUqE0ICg/view 

My final “Other” is a reminder from our ex employee student Rory. See poster below.

Finally, as I know we all like pictures, a few from last week, showing the very newly married Lester Brown alongside Kelvin Christiane. Lester, by the way, travels to us all the way from Dorking to play for us. I hope we all appreciate his commitment. Well done Lester and congratulations of the new state of marriage.

Finally finally, I have NO Idea why blogger randomly changes the text background, but its the text that counts!!