Here it is, the better late than never, Jazz from Geoff

And just to get your anticipatory glands up and running, we have for you this week, Lester Brown on trumpet, Mike Wills on various reeds, Ken McCarthy on keyboard, Peter Hughes on bass and Martin Hart on drums and microphone. A wonderful ensemble that is almost “The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet”.

Last weeks session with Al Nicholls and Nick Mills was another cracker. Marvellous music and a pretty good audience too. In that audience was a young man who had not been to a live jazz event before, and he was most taken with it. It was an experience he really enjoyed. Lets hope that he will get to more live jazz events during his lifetime ahead.

My photos from the evening are below:-

Many of us grew up learning about jazz and listening to jazz on the radio. Great informative programs like Humph’s “The Best of Jazz”, 9 pm on a Monday and “Jazz Record Requests” on a Saturday. Sadly many of the voices (and the programs) have left us. Humph’s parting stopped “The Best of Jazz” but “Jazz Record Requests” has soldiered on through 4 or 5 presenters. BUT the BBC in their wisdom (!) has decided to move this long running Saturday Program to Sunday. All I can say is “Bah Humbug”, (purely in a non political way you understand). Most people like regularity, you know when things are happening, where they are etc. There is a comfort in all of that. Sadly the Beeb don’t seem to understand that we, who have listened to this program for over 40 years, have quite liked it where it was. I am sad that it has been moved, and must regenerate into a new habit. If you can, do try and support it, and its broad church of jazz, by tuning in to its new time of 4pm on Sunday afternoon. Its on Radio 3. It will be an hour well spent.

Hedsor Jazz is of course always on Thursdays, always at The Hedsor Club, and nearly always at 8.30pm.

A foretaste of what is to come this Autumn:-

October 10th saxophonist Sue Greenway with another trombonist new to our midst…Simon Wylde. Usual rhythm section rules apply.

October 17th Lester Brown and Mike Wills

October 24th Stuart Henderson trumpet with Kelvin Christiane

October 31st, a real saxophone extravaganza Mark Aston and Mike Wills

Coming in November on the 28th we have American Saxophonist Frank Griffith joining us.

Coming in December we have a return of trumpeter Ian Smith together with saxophonist Ollie Wilby. The provisional date for that is December 5th.

Our Christmas Party will be on December 18th and our star guest, especially for our Christmas Tree, will be singer Tina May. Tickets will be available nearer the time.