The weeks go by, and slowly the evenings are again getting longer. Our non starting summer is drawing into Autumn, and thoughts of Christmas are beginning to show!

Last week was a busy one, our session with Mark Aston and Alex Corlett on Thursday was another excellent one, with Mark playing not only tenor sax and clarinet, but trombone as well.

My photos of the evening are below.

Al Pirrie was on bass

Mike Jeffries was hiding behind my pint!

Coming this week (Sept 5^th) we have a change of program, as I put out ahead of this main text  as soon as I heard about it.

September 5^th was always going to be an excellent evening of jazz. As you will be aware by now I hold saxophonist Frank Walden in high regard. Mark Ridout was going to be with him, but he has had to put in a dep!

 

And that replacement is trumpeter Bruce Adams. Now I don’t know if Frank and Bruce have played together before, but I am certain that September 5^th will produce some exciting jazz fireworks. Do check out Bruce’s website HOME | Bruceadams (bruce-adams.co.uk). Our usual trio will be behind them all the way, so do ensure you are in front of them. Like all good jazz, it will be improvised, not planed, but with a little bit of bop dust, I think it will be a session to be savoured.

 

Bruce Adams At Swanage in 2007

 

 

Meanwhile we still make plans. We now have a pretty good idea of who we will see in October, so a poster for you to display is below. Please copy, print and place in public view.

 

 

A few things to highlight about the weeks ahead. Thursday September 19^th we will pay tribute at Hedsor to Mike Wills, with Lester Brown, Sue Greenway and Duncan Lamont Jr and a finger buffet.

 

And for our Christmas Party on December 19th we have invited Lester Brown, Duncan Lamont Jr and that lovely singer Sarah Jane Eveleigh to entertain, and again we will have a light finger buffet.

 

Coming to other places soon, this Sunday Sept 8^th at Dawkes in Maidenhead from 3pm Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis play music from their new cd.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/dawkesmusic/1318866?

Do also check out Marlow Jazz, see there web site of read the PDF file:-

https://www.marlowjazz.co.uk/WEBSITE2024SEPT.pdf

November 5^th at The Bourne End Community Centre “In The Pocket” will have jazz led by Mike Jeffries, Jezz Cook, Alam Nathoo, and Martin Picket from 8pm

But for now (yes, that phrase does have some lyrics to go with it, but they are not always appropriate!), I look forward to seeing you at Hedsor Jazz.

You know it makes sense.