Just a line or two this Tuesday to confirm that we do have live jazz at The Hedsor Bar this Thursday, January 29^th .

And not just any ragamuffins either, but that superb London based saxophonist (with a big Texas sound) Al Nicholls.

He will be accompanied by Ken McCarthy on keyboard, Al Pirrie on bass and Mike Jeffries on drums.

Two hours of great jazz from four of the best jazz specialist around all for a cash payment of just £12. We start at 8pm so don’t miss a beat.

A few photos of Al from past visits are below, but however good (or bad!) my photos are, they don’t convey the greatness of Al’s tenor sound or the quality of the guys behind him.

Ken McCarthy on keyboard is West End quality. He was MD of the London based productions of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat”, and “Bubbling Brown Sugar” and numerous other London theatre productions. We are fortunate at Hedsor Jazz to have had him as our musical director for a number of years.

Al Pirrie, has been a regular bass player for us at Hedsor over recent years, travelling from Oxford to play behind many well known jazz front liners, including Bruce Adams, Art Theman, Duncan Lamont Jr, Vasilis Xenopoulos, and Steve Waterman. He has been building his reputation as a one of the UK’s great bass player.

Mike Jeffries on drums has recently taken on the task as the regular drummer for us, having previously only stepped in on occasions. He now combines the regular drum chair with the task of being our booking agent for all of our Hedsor Jazz gigs! He plays in a number bands with a variety of styles, including the more traditional jazz based bands as well as the modern jazz style we promote at Hedsor. He also owns a set of bongo drums, so if it’s a Latin drummer your after, look no further.

On the basis that pictures are worth a thousand words, I will now insert a thousand pictures (or do I mean pixels?).

Do brave the elements and join us at Hedsor this week. You wont be disappointed by your effort.

TTFN    

        Geoff C

Al Nicholls with Al Pirrie

Al Nicholls with Jezz Cook

Ken McCarthy