I wish all the lovely followers of the Sole Bay Jazz Band
A Very Happy and Healthy New Year, hoping we all meet again in 2025 to listen to our brilliant musicians who play so well for us all.
Wishing of course to all the band members and their guests who give us such pleasure with their playing A Happy and Healthy New Year to you all.
Good morning Jazzers… I do hope you have all had a very good Christmas, and looking forward to the New Year…
Hopefully as well that you have been Healthy so could enjoy the festive time.
Weather not been good but hopefully Spring is on its way!
That was a great Christmas evening of jazz with the Sole Bay Jazz Band , always brilliant, but extra special last night.
Very nice to at last see some different faces coming along, hopefully when the New Year starts, they will have realised that the Band is not just for Christmas!!!! more folk we have seen for ages. Nice for Kelly behind the bar with a busy evening.
Great to see Les and June back with Les nearly back to his lovely self after his fall, their Son brought them, and of course JJ and I are really pleased that her Son took us and Sandy and Neil brought us home.
Thanks to Chris and Clover for the raffle, and Fudge for her great fun when the numbers are called out!!!
Tim did a lot of 'thanks ' to everyone,. But I would like to say a great big 'thank you' to him from us all, for every week standing to play such melodic music for us, Alan on the Banjo and Guitar, who manages to makes sure he gets the guests, Ray who makes that piano sing, Mick on that bass sounding good…!!! Bill played as always so well, a pleasure to see him there, and of course Craig who like all drummers sits at the back keeping the beat, some good solos last night. How lucky are we.
Thanks to Amanda who came along to sing, loved the Christmas one at the end, very nice. Geoff gave us some harmonica music, so thanks to all.
Another thanks as always to Fudge for the photos, oh wish I had taken some when Tim, Bill and Ray had their Christmas hats on! looked good…
Lovely company at the Coven table with a nice lot of food…also thanks for all my cards and hugs !!!
Hopefully in the New Year we will see some good crowds coming along to enjoy exceptional playing from the band… January 2025 on the 6th…
Monday evening at Ditchingham the Sole Bay will be playing, so hoping we all can get along for the Christmas evening , the last one until 2025
The line up will be…
TIM DENSHAM…RAY SIMMONS…ALAN CUGNONI…
CRAIG HIPPERSON…MICK BETTS…
REGULAR GUEST…BILL BREWER…
maybe singers?
We usually have some goodies for our table, so please feel free to bring eats for your tables, unless you are on a diet!!! so get your glad rags on and come and listen to the jazz, the last for 2024… no idea where the year has gone.
But wishing all who come, (and those that watch the videos, and also look at the photos from Fudge on my blog )
A Very Happy and Healthy Christmas and New Year.
Bar…Raffle…
7.30pm-10-pm
Another great evening of live music from the Sole Bay Jazz gentlemen…
Sadly not many people these days to enjoy these very talented musicians… but maybe like JJ and me, getting there involves getting a lift, at the moment we are very lucky to be taken back and forth, long may it last!!! Thanks Sandy and Neil for last evening.
Chris and (Clover, nice to see you back), with the raffle, and Fudge last evening was more fun than usual, Chris and Tim you gave us a good giggle, never known the raffle to happen like that… well only on the back table!!! …
Thanks as always for the photos Fudge, and the help with my phone…clever lady. The photos are in no particular order as my dear Apple is past its best (like me) and it takes a while to do what I wish it would do!!! Tony was busy videoing so looking forward to those.
Glad that some folk have been looking in on the nostalgia photos, some great memories…
Don't forget next week is the last gig before Christmas break, so lets make it a good one, and at least the Coven table will be having its usual yummy eats, so come and bring a little Christmas cheer for your tables…
This coming Monday evening at Ditchingham Sports Centre. The Sole Bay Jazz Band will be playing with a line up at the moment of…
TIM DENSHAM…RAY SIMMONS…ALAN CUGNONI…
CRAIG HIPPERSON…MICK BETTS…PHIL BROOKE
as Guest…
Maybe Singers?
BAR…RAFFLE…
7.30PM-10PM…
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Some more photos from the past…
We need more of you to see what great nights we have had…
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| Tim,Mike,Trummy |
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| Neil… |
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| Tim…Simon…Pete |
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| Tony,Tim,Bill.Chris,Ray |
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| Ken,John |
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| Tony,Tim,Craig,Lord Arsenal,Alan,Trummy |
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| Ruth,Stella,Sheila,Elsie |
Morning Jazzers… well that was a different evening of Jazz… Ray unwell, no sign of Barry to sing…But what a team the Sole Bay Jazz men are … with a couple of tunes from Geoff on his harmonica.
The four gentlemen who were there for us, played some great music, Fudge took some photos…Tony did the videos…
Clover was not well, so Chris managed the raffle…with some help with folding the tickets… Hardly anyone there to listen to the band, but thankfully JJ and me were transported there and back we so appreciate the lifts.
Fudge made the raffle fun…Kelly served the few that were there, although hopefully she will not bleach the bar floor down while we are there next time, Fudge and I are asthmatic!!! and it made eyes run and breathless! luckily it did not appear to bother most people.
Hoping the attendance goes up for the next few weeks before Christmas.
This coming Monday the 2nd of December The Sole Bay line up will be our fab five…
TIM DENSHAM…RAY SIMMONS…ALAN CUGNONI…
CRAIG HIPPERSON…MICK BETTS…
maybe Barry will pop along to sing…
Hope to see a nice crowd to enjoy the band, and a social evening.
BAR…RAFFLE…
7.30pm-10pm
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| Tony,Tim,Craig.Trummy,Alan,Ray 5 years ago… |
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| Tim 7 years ago |
Oh nice that a few folk are enjoying seeing some of the memories of Jazz followers in the past… , Neil just popped these across… those were the days…
Marian,Janet,Jean… had to look hard as the sisters look alike!!! 
Jean ,Irene , Marian
A few more from the past could not resist…
great one of Ian 
Jenny…Roy…Ian 
Green Man 
Dave
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| Tim, Tony,Derek |
Another good evening of the Sole Bay Jazz Band…
Thanks as always to those that ferry us back and forth, it is so appreciated, and such a shame there are not more people who can bring folk who cannot now drive to get to the venue, as these musicians play their hearts out to us loyal few.
Thanks to Christine and Clover collecting for the raffle again, to Fudge who always finds good names for the colour of the tickets! and the fun…
As not so many folk coming …Kelly who does the bar, is not so busy which means John who lets the band play there is unable to provide as much discount… and therefore the raffle is very important, I used to do the raffle and books so I appreciate how hard it is to provide a little something for the band…who lets face it do not play for the money…but many travel a long way to play for us all. everyone who comes along pays much more nowadays, but as there were so many more people in those evenings, the raffle was easier to provide more prizes! I try as some do to contribute to the prizes now and again, maybe if more could provide some beer or bottle of wine, even chocolates that would be a big help…
Now Fudges Photos which as usual are great…even if my dear old computer doesn't let me put them in order nowadays!!!!! looking forward to Tony's videos! Well done Amanda for coping sorry but it was fun!!!!
A little bit of of extra news! Just rung June of June and Les!!! and good news, Les should be coming home from hospital today, he is such a trooper, can't wait to get home to his June, as soon as he is well enough their family will make sure he gets back to jazz, and he wants to thank all those that sent cards for his birthday …
