Well, those of you who made it to Hedsor Jazz through the torrent of rain that came down last Thursday will know by now that I didn’t make it! The current brand of COVID saw to that. Many thanks to those of you who wished me well. I really do hope to make it back to Hedsor Jazz this week. (BUT a week is a long time in COVID)!!

However I am told that those who DID get to Hedsor Jazz last week (fortunately all the musicians did) were entertained most royally.

I have read and heard many comments about Al Nicholls being “great” on the evening, (which he surely is every time), and I am told as well that we actually had dancers at Hedsor!!

The other musicians I missed were Jezz Cook on guitar, Martin Hart on drums (now off on holidays!!), Ken McCarthy on keyboard and Steve Riddle on bass.

Against all common sense, we have booked Al again! But do look out for new names in our coming program.

I was sent by Peter England some photos of last week session to share with you all, and they are below

 

Our advertising for October is now wrong, sadly Stuart Henderson isn’t able be with us, but in his place is one of those new names I mentioned above. Pete Rudeforth – Trumpet and Vocals – studied at the Royal Academy of Music. He has worked with Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball and many other leading musicians. He is the front-line man with the Charleston Chasers, the Piccadilly Dance Orchestra, Chris Barber and the Pasadena Roof Orchestra. You can see from his CV that he may be a new name to us, but he is definitely an old hand at the jazz game! So having him alongside Alam Nathoo will be a very interesting combination indeed, one that I dearly hope to be at! That is THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3rd

 

Below is our poster for the November gigs. Do copy it off and display it for all to see.

Please also spread the word about Hedsor Jazz. We do need to recruit a few more regular customers. We have some great ideas for future gigs, many of which are now "firm". A larger audience will not only help finance those ideas, but also encourage the players.