Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

Sorry no write up until this moment …had migraine a couple of days… 

A different evening some nice videos on Sole Bay on Face Book from Tony, Phil is always great on the guitar not sure it all blended with the band as much as usual …but nice to see Dave's smiling all the time… Barry sang some really good songs bringing a bit of happiness to the evening. Ray played some trumpet as well as piano (not at the same time) Tim played one of my favourites…Tony on string bass, Alan on guitar and banjo. They work hard just a little more fun please!!!

Not many folk there sadly but hope by next week a few more will come along and support the band.

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This Thursday evening the 31st of October, The Sole Bay Jazz Band and guests will be playing at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham… 

with a line up of…

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Tim Densham…Saxophones/Clarinet…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Phil Brooke…Guitar…

Tony Jullings…Stringe Bass…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Dave Taylor…Drums…

Barry Langston… Vocals…

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Bar…Raffle…

8pm-10.30 pm

Hope to see a good crowd this week to support these fine musicians

Sole Bay Jazz Band Entertains

The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, resounded with jazz last evening…with the Sole Bay Jazz and guests…

In March 2018 we had Pete Rudeforth coming along to play for us with Trummy and the Sole Bay regulars… in the audience that night Tony Parsons our departed friend said to me about this blog diary of mine I may not have all the correct english etc and lots of Capitals in the wrong place…apostrophes…ellipsis as well but I say it from the heart, so I was going to blast you all with a huge write up because last night everyone in the band played their hearts out  BUT last year I wrote…

"Entertaining…Wonderful…Terrific Talent…Fun and much more… one of the best nights…"

It was just that all over again…so thank you 'our band 'you were simply the best we have heard for a while so good to see you all enjoying it…

A little bit sad that although we had a good crowd, some of our regulars were missing so you missed a great night of music…so if you were ill get better soon.

So good to have trumpets again! so thank you Pete and Ray and of course earlier in the evening Ray was at his piano…Tim always plays well so nice to see him really enjoy himself as did Craig Tony and Alan, Trummy so many notes …(your mate who you came with certainly enjoyed the music… really with it)

Barry sang us some good songs as well and to forget a few words in that massive word song was not a fault it was great. Loved that you took over from Ray on the Piano when he played trumpet, how lucky are we to have such talent every week.

Thanks to Clover and Christine for the raffle and of course for those who dug deep because you know with money from the bar the raffle is what helps to keep this the band coming to play for us each week as we cannot charge an entrance fee. Thanks also to our 'Boys" who fold all the tickets. Also thanks Christine and Clover for sharing with Jan and me …nice change to sit at the middle table. 

Lovely Emily behind the bar giving us her smile and happiness as always cheering everyone one up.

I took a few photos some were not so good because our lovely band moved a lot!!!!

Sole Bay Jazz Band with Guests…

Alan has got a special line up this week, so hope to see a good crowd to support these fine musicians…

At The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham 

Seven this week…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Pete Rudeforth…Trumpet…

Dick (trummy) Mayhew…Trombone…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Bar…Raffle…

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz Band evening…

A nice crowd last evening at The Sports Pavilion to listen to The Sole Bay Jazz Band…

A bit of a different evening with a more big band theme with Martin who gave us some lovely melodies with Ray at the piano, Tim and Martin (looking smart) playing Sax and Clarinet in harmony sounding good. our great back line Alan…Tony… Craig. Then our Barry singing a couple of songs, so a really nice evening altogether.

We are so lucky they come and play for us each week, I do miss some of the interaction they used to have, but like me they are getting older (sorry lads) and it is these colder dark wet evenings when one would rather be sitting in front of a fire, they do a great job, even if they get tired. (was that a little doze Tony? ha ha) And I usually moan because they are sometimes too loud as I have good hearing, but I do go to hear and see the band and meet up with old friends, as do a lot of the long term jazz people, nice though to see some new faces again this week.

Was sad to hear that one of our dear friends Bill Skinner is not in the best of health, so thinking of you Bill and your family, what talent and fun you always brought to the band.

Thank Clover and Christine for the raffle, that and the bar help keep the band coming along each week, thanks as always for digging deep for the raffle and it is always good prizes, thanks to Don again for folding the tickets.

 I know Alan sometimes has a struggle to find certain players, so come on some of you who used to play for us as Delia says 'Lets be having you" come along and sit in a couple of numbers now and then,  but I suppose most players have their own bands now and are busy.

Thank Emily keeping everyone happy with the bar nice to see your smiling face.

I did mange a couple of photos without blinding the band with my flash and Fudge has some on her FB page for the Sole Bay.

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

This Thursday evening the 17th October at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

The Sole Bay Jazz Band with a guest will be playing with the line up of…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Martin Eaton…Saxophone/Vocals…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Bar…Raffle…

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz Band…line up…

This Thursday evening at The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, 

The Sole Bay Jazz Band will be playing. 

Hope to see a good crowd coming along to support these fine musicians.

with a line up of…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Derek Cubitt…Clarinet/Saxophone…

Barry Langston…Piano/Vocals…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings …String Bass…

 Looking for a good night of music and fun …

 and some happy playing from the band…

Bar…Raffle…

8pm-10.30pm…

Dixie Mix fun…

Thank you Jan for treating me to a great night out. Great that Janice had her first time of hearing them.

Dixie Mix always one of our favourite bands, and we had not seen them for ages.

Nice venue at Wangford and nice people there as well, Thanks Elizabeth and James for going to the pub for drinks as we forgot it was take your own!!!!

Thanks  Simon…Chris…John…Pete…Tony… Kevin …you get better, not only playing but with the entertainment, and thanks also for the hugs . 

The singing was great, love the duets and Pete just is Pete what a great musician and always with a smile … always love Stranger on the Shore …nice to see Simon on drums while Tony sang the Old Rocking Chair…nearly every piece got the audience appreciating it all.

Some of the photos did not come out well …Sorry Kev you were a but blurred …but I was sitting between people and did not want to disturb them…but you can get a flavour of the lads… 

Yes I can see you Tony!

Sole Bay Jazz night…

A very good evening of Jazz and Blues and lovely old songs played and sung, by The Sole Bay Jazz Band and Friends last evening …At The Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

Thanks to all the band not a great lot of smiles but some really good playing, well there were some smiles when Barry managed to nearly get through the thousand of words of a piece that it usually just played by the band …well done to him, did not know it was a song! Some lovely singing. Even if I did not get a good photo if you, but think Fudge managed one on her FB.

What a lovely sight to see so many fans there, it has been so thin on the ground of late and even without looking round could hear the applause from the back of room, glad everyone was enjoying the music and singing…so once again thank you all for digging deep for the raffle… Thanks to Christine and Clover for doing the raffle really nice prizes and thank you to all those who donate some weeks to the raffle it all helps keep these talented musicians for us each wee, and for our 'boys' folding all those tickets.

I see Tony was doing a little video so that is good it will be on FB on Fudge's Sole Bay page. Hope we did not do anything that was recorded that spoilt it!

A few photos…

Sole Bay Jazz Band and friends line up…

This Thursday Evening the 3rd of October, The Sole Bay Jazz Band with friends… 

will be playing at The Sports Pavilion, Ditchingham. with a line up of…

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Tim Densham…Clarinet/Saxophone…

Dick (Trummy) Mayhew…Trombone/Euphonium…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Barry Langston…Vocals…

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Bar…Raffle…Good Company…

Lets hope for a good crowd to come and support these fine musicians

8pm-10.30pm