JAZZ AT THE HUB…

Last evening at Sheringham Theatre in the Hub, The Norfolk Jazz Quartet played to a full house.

Great company lovely music and a bonus with the Christmas lights that were shining brightly in the high street. Even if the wind and rain tried to spoil everything.

Thanks to everyone …what a lucky one I am to get to hear such talent. The videos I took not had time to get them on but they sound good to me. Will try and get them ready to go on here as soon as I can, they are rather too large at the moment have to compress them first.

Thanks Tim great night long journey but worth it.

A couple of photos to be getting on with. It is lovely with the changing lights in the background should have worn the black and white though… ha ha sorry Vic!

Pete…Liz…Vic…Tim…

Jazz night at the Sports Pavilion…

Yet another good evening of live Jazz and Blues numbers from the Sole Bay Jazz Band 

with  friends…

Some different music and a few laughs plus some good company, I hope everyone enjoyed it all.

Really wonderful musicians giving us a melodic evening with vocals 

from Tony Parsons… and Roy Symonds…

Thanks to Heidi who even feeling under the weather manages to keep that smile going. appreciate all the deep digging for the raffle, so good that nearly everyone helps so much so we can all enjoy these fine musicians every week. 

Don't forget we will have a bigger raffle for the 17th December on our Christmas night, thanks to those who have given me some nice prizes to add to those we have bought, hope that more people will have a chance of getting a winner!

Great company as always and some new faces  along with the regulars. Some of us do have a few giggles which is good as a lot of us live on our own, so nice to have some good company on the same wavelength. 

I would just like to say get well soon to all our friends who are unable to come along at the moment because of illness, or bereavement and especially to one of our regulars who is again to undergo a very serious operation, our thoughts and love go out to you, hope that by the new year you will all be back to share the music.

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

This Thursday evening the 26th November at the Sports Pavilion, Ditchingham, the Sole Bay Jazz with friends will be playing for us from 8pm-10.30pm…

Tim Densham…Clarinet/Saxophone…

Derek Cubitt…Clarinet/Saxophone…

Tony Parsons…Trombone/Vocals…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

So come along and enjoy live music with  a friendly crowd…and a good bar!

Also of course the raffle! which helps Alan find the musicians that entertain us each week.

Do not forget on the 17th December our Christmas evening of talented musicians and fun, before the Christmas break.

I would just like to send all our best wishes to Marian, who yesterday said farewell to her John, a different kind of thanksgiving funeral …and thank you for the rather good wake Marian and family… glad you loved that some of the Sole Bay Jazz family came along we all loved your man… look forward to you returning to Thursday nights when you feel able.

There are a few of regular fans that are not fit enough to come to jazz nights at the moment, so on behalf of everyone we wish you well soon.

Sole Bay wow!

Thursday night at the Sports Pavilion proved as always to be good, but again this week have to say …amazing… as these talented musicians all played for us a really good programme, how very lucky we are as it was such a brilliant evening. Thanks to one and all.

A good crowd there to support these great musicians, thanks for all those who dug deep for the raffle once again, as without the support of the raffle Alan would not be able to get these line ups for us, and I know that other venues charge an entrance fee, but not there at the Pavilion …thanks also to Jon for contributing from the bar…so keep helping, also Tim and I are trying to get some good raffle prizes, as well as some folk donating items.

I am keeping some of those back ready for a big raffle on the 17th of December for our Christmas evening. Hopefully some who have not won will manage to win on that night! But of course the main thing is to support the band. Thanks as always to my raffle ticket folders! big hugs.

Some wonderful little pieces of solo playing from all the band, all great and some rather yummy drumming from Craig and string bass from Tony J who has hidden himself from me this week as well… Ray on the piano, and Trummy on trombone and 'arsonium' Tim and Ron when they play together it is magic…Alan woking hard at the back line and who gets these great musicians each week.

Thanks Heidi and Emma for looking after every one, nice smilie ladies…

A few photos…rather spread out so did not get good photos, but you get the idea…

missed our Tony J off sorry…

Ron posing for me! great playing…

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

This Thursday evening 19th November… at the Sports Pavilion. Ditchingham.

Alan has found us a great line up again for our evening of live music…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet

Ron Hockett…Saxophone/Clarinet

Dick Mayhew…Trombone

Ray Simmons…Piano

Craig Hipperson…Drums

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

That sounds rather special, so hope to see a good crowd to come along and support these talented musicians…

Also take part in the raffle, nice prizes, as well as helping support the band…

8pm-10.30pm

I would like to mention that John Garrard one of our dear friends from jazz … 

his funeral is on Monday the 23rd November at the Gorleston Crematorium 
4pm if anyone would like to pay their respects. 
I am sure Marian and family would be pleased to see you there.

So Sad…

I know all my blogger friends will be like me so shocked to hear about all the Paris shootings.

So a little prayer that all will calm down and all those poor people will find peace, although how they can be after that I do not know, however if all the red white and blue showing everywhere in sympathy I hope that the Paris people know we are all thinking of them…

We have had enough wars, especially something like this when innocent people who have done no harm are targeted by suicide bombers, Life is precious, pity they do not know that.

Sole Bay Jazz Band

Another different night at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, in more ways than one!

Good band, nice lot of musical magic, and some laughs…

Different as well as it seems all the tables and people seemed to have changed the room around, really strange, so the coven table had to move to the back, and we had several new folk coming along, Sheila was not there, so I took her seat to be near the raffle, actually nice to see the band instead of viewing the post from the side! so some of my lovely friends came and sat with me, where we proceeded to apparently upset the band, in the nicest way of course. 

So a nice lots of laughs, but do hope we can get back to the normal seating next week as it did seems really weird. Know you will be pleased Fudge ha ha…

Thanks Clover for helping with the raffle, she has agreed to take  that on when I am unable to be there, thanks to all the raffle ticket folding! Nice prizes and thanks to those who help with goodies each week, building up for a good raffle at Christmas gig…so good to have a nice selection of people winning, thanks to everyone for digging deep as I say every week, without your help and Jon the band would not have such a nice venue to play each week, with talented musicians.

Lovely Heidi always smiling behind the bar! not sure if I said goodnight sorry…

Nice to see some fans returning after holidays and work, but also sad that some of the fans will no longer be with us only in spirit…  some fans are unwell, so wishing all good health and they can return to enjoy the live music.

A few photos… bit strange colour this week sorry…thanks Sole Bay for another night of live music…thanks also to Geoff who gave us a tune on the harmonica…

Bereavement

I have been asked to let you all know that sadly we have lost another great jazz fan.

John Garrard has lost his fight from his illness this week,  I feel we are all thinking of dear Marian and her family who have helped her husband through this.

John has been such a great fan of the Sole Bay Jazz Band (who send their regards to Marian) for many years, and of course other bands, we will all miss him. 

Always a smile for me and a chat, what a lovely man, rest in peace dear John.

Sadly now we are all getting older this will happen, but seems so close to us, especially after the loss of Keith dear husband of Sheila a few weeks ago. So many of our dear friends have passed and some still ill and unable to come to jazz, but they are always in our thoughts, I am sure you agree.

But I am also sure like all of us who have lost loved ones, Marian will soldier on and hopefully return to jazz as soon as she is able.

No doubt Marian will let me know when the funeral is and we can go and pay our respects to this lovely man.

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up

This Thursday the 12th November at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham the Sole Bay Jazz Band line up will be…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Derek Cubitt…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Tony Parsons…Trombone /Vocals…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

So come along and help us celebrate the 4th anniversary of having the Jazz at the Pavilion…

Great to have such talent every week…for the price of a raffle ticket, 

well in some cases several!!

8pm-10.30pm

Norfolk Dixieland Jazz Band…

This Sunday had a lovely day out at Banningham Crown had not been there since they had enlarged it, and it has been done very tastefully, had a very nice meal as well. Great to see the open kitchen watching the chef's dash about!

Of course went to listen to the jazz band and meet up with friends, how lucky am I. Thanks as always to everyone it was really great.

Some lovely melodies they had not played before as well. A lady came along and read a poem out for Remembrance Sunday…

Just a few photos Will send yours with the lads in e mail Judy! see I can be good!

Our dancing duo, well done…

Sole Bay Jazz Band…

What a wonderful evening of talented live music last evening, at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

We have some great nights there with the Sole Bay musicians, and sometimes it even gets better! last night being one of them, fantastic Band thank you so very much.

Also thanks to the great crowd that came along, and the deep digging for the raffle… that is one of the things that lets us have such talent on a Thursday night. 

Heidi working well as always,  glad the bar takes in some good money as that helps as well thanks Jon.

So good to see so many regulars and we are still missing some who are unwell, good luck to them all and hope too see you again soon.

Roy came along and gave us a couple of nice songs, glad he is feeling better.

Cannot believe that we have been there at the Sports Pavilion for nearly 4 years!

Just a few photos not great… but the music was…

Sole Bay Jazz Band November 5th…

This week Thursday 5th November at the Sports Pavilion, Ditchingham.

Another great line up for you to appreciate that Alan has found for us…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Ron Hockett…Clarinet/Saxophone…

Bill Brewer…Trombone…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Hope to see a nice crowd come along to support these fine musicians.

Bring along your money for the raffle …extra nice prizes this week… and of course it all  goes to the band so Alan can find these line ups and you can hear live music without an entrance fee…

8pm-10.30pm