July 9^th, and A Little Light Bloging

As I wasn’t able to be at Hedsor last week.

I was away at a family funeral in Winchester, staying within sight of the Cathedral. It was a necessarily sad, but equally nice, occasion, set in a beautiful location.

Chesil House, the location for the funeral service:-

Winchester Cathedral, as viewed from our hotel:-

I am told that Hedsor went well, and that Duncan Lamont Jr was up to his usual (high) standard. The pictures below are provided by Peter England. I understand that the attendance was pretty reasonable, seeing it was a General Election night.

Thanks to those who did turn out, especially to the musicians who played. With Martin indisposed, the drum chair (stool?) was taken by Mike Jeffries, and that bass player in the picture is Tom Mark. Ken McCarthy, back from his granddaughters wedding, was on keyboard, and the guitarist (a first visit to Hedsor) was Russell Jarrett

 

Coming this week (Thursday July 11^th) we have trumpet star Johnny Thirkle, who will be paired with saxophonist Alam Nathoo. Martins place will again be taken by Mike Jeffries. So, our usual high Hedsor Jazz quality will not be at risk.

 

I will be off on the following day to the Swanage Jazz Festival. This is something I have done every year for over 30 years. However I am beginning to wonder if I need to do that anymore, as many of the stars of The Swanage Jazz Festival come to Hedsor. Alan Barnes, Nigel Price, Vasilis Xenopoulos (to name just 3) will be at Swanage, and will be or have already been to play at Hedsor Jazz this year. So our jazz quality is pretty good.

If you don’t already do so, come and support us. It’s a lot cheaper that a weekend in Swanage!

OK, no sea, but we are very near The Thames!