“Winter is a cumin in!” Moist mists and getting chillier!

BUT THIS THURSDAY (OCTOBER 8^th) IS A LIVE HEDSOR JAZZ EVENING!

And what an evening we have in prospect. Trumpeter Bruce Adams and saxophonist Duncan Lamont Jr playing in front of the Hedsor Jazz Trio led by pianist Ken McCarthy.

Two of the stalwarts of the British Jazz Scene are coming to play for you from 8pm. No need for you to travel to London, local parking free (if there is space, come early!), and beer at club prices. Both musicians have become regular visitors to Hedsor, and know our team very well, so it will be a brilliant evening, all for just £12 each cash on entry.

 

Our last Hedsor Gig for October is something a little different. On October 22^nd we have invited trombonist Ray Wordsworth to join two Hedsor Jazz regulars to maybe play some old tunes! Trumpeter Lester Brown and Reeds man Mark Aston have played Hedsor Jazz over many years. They both have the ability to play a wide genre of jazz styles and we thought that adding in a trombone player (who hasn’t been to Hedsor before) would lend an added interest to the music on the night. I won’t call it “Trad!” But maybe some old old tunes will get played!

Below is an as yet “unpublished on paper” list of our gigs up to our Christmas Party, with only one week yet to be finalised. Mark them your diary. And note that for 2027 we will be having some top quality live jazz at Hedsor every other Thursday.

 

If YOU have a favourite jazz musician that you would like to see at Hedsor, why not think of sponsoring them yourself. Hedsor Jazz will fund the trio, you fund the front line. Seek out our treasurer John Dutton and make him an offer he can’t refuse!

Just to round off today’s blog I thought I would introduce to you a CD that contains jazz of recent vintage, but reflecting a much older style.

This is a pairing of clarinet and piano. Kenny Davern claimed to be the worlds best clarinet player, whilst Dick Wellstood was an old fashioned stride piano player, with a great way of introducing his tunes with a vibrant New York accent. He was a really great pianist, trying to keep alive an older style of music. This CD was recorded in 1984 and will give you a taste of small bar jazz a la 1930’s.

Kenny Davern was a good clarinet player, but he was very difficult to even be an audience with. He often refused to play into any microphone, and I saw him being very rude to a member of the audience who asked him to stand nearer the microphone. His reply was “if you wanted to hear me louder you should have got here earlier and be nearer the front!”

https://www.discogs.com/release/8488382-Kenny-Davern-And-Dick-Wellstood-Never-In-A-Million-Years?srsltid=AU7gw4V5kR0jLK2CwvLkrXqnKJcEaiH6GnEs8T4WnVrGAv4LGdNo-rwx