As last weeks blog was a little on the long side, I thought I would keep this weeks edition a bit shorter!

Coming to us at Hedsor Jazz this week we have Steve Waterman. Steve is professor of Jazz Trumpet at Trinity College of Music in London and visiting Jazz Trumpet specialist at The Royal Northern College Of Music. He will have with him a saxophonist we know quite well, Kelvin Christian. Will the event be an education? You will just have to come out to see. 

Whether you are educated or not by the experience I am convinced you will be entertained. Steve is a great player. He has been to Hedsor Jazz at least once before and appeared at the One Day Jazz event at St Pirans School in Maidenhead alongside singer Gil Cook.

Perhaps this week too you could give a thought to Gil, who has been a Hedsor Jazz supporter for many years. He won’t be with us this Thursday as he has to undergo further tests to establish if his previous cancer has returned. Like last week, thoughts and prayers again please.

Last week Gil was enjoying with all of us the return of “The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet”. It was good to have Mike Wills back with us again, and a splendid evening was had by all. When Mike was with us week in and week out we tended to take him and his playing for granted. Talent like his should never be taken for granted, and the Oxford Jazz scene keeps him well occupied these days.

 My pics are below.

December beckons and we will see a return of “The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet” again on December 2^nd.

We hope also in December to see vibraphone player and onetime TV musical director Alan Graham with us again. It could be on December 9^th when we will also have that big toned tenor sax player Al Nicholls with us.

On the other hand, it could be that Alan comes to us on December 16^th; all depending on how well his recovery goes (he recently had a small op.). We do really want to celebrate with him his 94 years!

Our Christmas Party will be on December 23^rd. Celebrating Christmas with us will be the renowned singer Sarah Moule. Do check out her website https://sarahmoule.net/about/, there is music to sample on it.

 

She will be accompanied by saxophonist Duncan Lamont and possibly a few other jazz friends as well.

All the concerts at Hedsor Jazz are performed in The Hedsor Club, Hedsor Rd, Bourne End, SL8 5ES. They start at 8.30pm, and our entry fee remains at £10.