Another Tuesday and another blog, and a bit like politics, a week is a long time!

Last Thursday I had to have a surgical procedure (yes, scalpel on scalp!), and have discovered the hard way that it is never an enjoyable process, and that trying to get follow up from any medic at a weekend is nigh on as impossible as winning the lottery.

It also meant that I missed a wonderful jazz session at Hedsor Jazz with Al Nicholls and Max Brittain, but I also missed the experiment in turning our concert room through 90 degrees.

It will be run like it again this week, and I just hope I can be there, but please do let us know what YOU, our audience, think of putting the band at the entrance end of the room instead of in front of the stage. We really do need to know what you think of it.

Pictures of the evening (provided by Geoff Swaffield) are below. Musically, I have been told, that all who missed it, me included, missed a wonderful evening of jazz. Boo Hoo!!

This coming week (Thursday November 10^th) also trying out the altered orientation we will have “The Clive Burton Celebration Quintet”. Almost, as although we will have Lester Brown on trumpet and Mike Wills on reeds, we wont have Martin Hart on drums, as he is still away navigating the globe (well, near the equator anyway). We will have on drums again as last week Mike Jeffries.

The following Thursday, November 17^th, no matter what the orientation of the room is, we will welcome back that vibraphonist extraordinaire Alan Graham. He will be joined by Max Brittain on guitar (who had a recording played on BBC Northern Irelands Jazz Club last week). It has been suggested that as the following day is BBC Children in Need Day, that we take up a collection on the evening for that good cause. Receptacles will be provided for your generosity.

No matter who is playing we do need bums on seats for every Hedsor Jazz Thursday. Times are hard, and we know they will get harder. We are now spending more time and effort on advertising and from time to time we do welcome newcomers and also the return of some old comers as well. So if you can, do encourage others to come, or to come back. For some of the Hedsor Jazz regulars the music and friendships are what draw them through the week.

That’s about it for now. I am still uncertain of my ability to get to Hedsor Jazz this week, antibiotics and pain killers do sap one's enjoyment of staying awake!! BUT there is more than one day still to go.

TTFN

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