Norfolk Dixieland Jazz Band

Yesterday, yet another treat! Tim took me to see the Norfolk Dixieland Band at  The Goat Skeyton…

It is a great Pub and Restaurant  and very nice staff to look after you, Thanks Tim for taking me and for the yummy lunch, lovely to meet up with Jean and Judy and all the gang, always spoilt by everyone.

Nice to see some of our loyal Thursday night Sole Bay Jazz fans there, glad you liked it boys, told you it was a good place.

My camera must be fed up with me, had better get the rule book out and check as my photos are not good nowadays, however, the band were, they were rather stuck in the corner as it is gets rather crowded there especially when they play. lots of followers of the band. But they always look good in their blue and yellow.

Lovely day thanks everyone…

Sorry not a good photo but this is some of the staff with the Band…

Harmony in Harlem

On Saturday evening a few of us went to the Beccles Public Hall  to hear a 16 piece Jazz Orchestra from Cambridge way," with a repertoire of vibrant swing from the great Duke Ellington."

The Public Hall has been transformed thanks to a lot of good fundraising by the committee, and it is turning into the place it used to be, only better!

We must not lose these fine venues as we have done in the past, and I am guilty of not attending so many things  they have put on there, however I will certainly try and attend a lot more  in the future, as it takes me back to the days when it was a thriving place to go to, and in my past, have actually performed (badly I am sure) with Miss Smith's dancing class. and also for a mayor's 'do' when I was 16 with some great young ladies we performed the 'Can Can' not sure if we did it well, but a memory to keep!

Also the RAFA held some great nights there, and those who were about in those days, I am sure will remember some good times, and some rare ones when we had all the guests seated for a dinner and the gas went off! And even further back, ha ha you can tell I am older! dancing with my Mum and ladies of a certain age, to 'Old Time Dancing" that was held there.

So back to the evening of music, it was really good and different, what a joy to see the Swing dancers coming along and they presented us all with some great moves!

Thanks for the company, and for the really good music, it must have been hard to decided what to play, but it sounded like  very broad spectrum of titles from them, some I had never heard, but some familiar.

A good singer as well, and how vibrant was she!  Nice to see some younger players enjoying playing Jazz and Swing, the piano player was very good…and didn't they all look smart…Well done to all concerned, thank you.

Sole Bay Talent!

Well yet another great night at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham with the Sole Bay Jazz Band…

What a great lot of talent we have on our doorstep, a very good upbeat and happy evening with the live jazz band…

Ron was playing his new (old 1925) Saxophone, with Tim on his new (old 1926) saxophone, lots of great music from those two on the front line, with Craig, Tony and Alan backing with their usual beat, and Ray on the Piano what a line up, and then we had a visit from Simon Denny, a long time since he has come along and given us some great vocals with the Sole Bay Band, and he did a grand job, lots of different songs…

Ron also gave us a wonderful solo … new music for the band, and as  they played whilst reading the music for the first time  clever lot…, and it brought the place to a lovely quiet breathtaking moment until it finished when everyone cheered! …Thanks Ron.

Thanks to Heidi for once again keeping them all in order!

What a great crowd again this week, and I am sure they would all like to say a big thank you to the band, such a friendly venue and wonderful people come along to the Thursday night Jazz, live music is great and to have it so close to home is a real bonus…

Maybe as my photos are so bad, I am wondering if the lighting does not help. (could just be me)!I did have a word about some sort of spotlights or softer lighting, instead of the overhead light, another little something maybe good as it is difficult to see with those lights, we shall see! but it does not really detract from the playing, just us in the audience.

So if you have not been over to see and hear the Sole Bay Jazz with a different line up each week, you do not know what you are missing…

I know a lot of people are finding it hard to leave a comment on this blog, I have no idea why not as some people do manage it, but I do appreciate all those who comment even if some have to tell me and not write on the blog, so thank you, glad to be able to promote such great musicians…

SOLE BAY JAZZ…

This Thursday 27th February at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

The Sole Bay Jazz Band will be playing for our entertainment with another great line up.

TIM DENSHAM…Clarinet/Saxophone…

RON HOCKETT…Saxophone/Clarinet…

RAY SIMMONS… Piano…

ALAN CUGNONI… Guitar/Banjo…

TONY JULLINGS…String Bass…

CRAIG HIPPERSON…Drums…

We no doubt will have some vocals from one of our many talented singers…

Come along and enjoy live music played by some talented musicians…

8pm-10.30pm

BECCLES CONSERVATIVE CLUB…

This lunchtime at the BCC The Footwarmers provided a very lively up beat jazz session. I did not take photos but David has done a bit of video magic, so there will be some good laughs and music soon!

Live music is so good and we had a varied line up, with Mike, Bill, Barbara, Tony,Dave, Ray. Chris, and they made some great sounds.

The Club was nicely full and so pleased that a lot more people are deciding to join this year, it is a great building and really nice friendly people.

So thanks Footwarmers, great live music…

Peregrines…

Thanks to our wonderful photographers that keep their eyes on the Norwich City Peregrines, there are some great shots from them as always…So just a couple of many that they have taken this year. and of course the Peregrines are already mating so eggs should arrive in a short time, so wonderful to watch wild birds so close.

This one from Skip…

and this from Jammo…

The Hawk and Owl Trust do so much to help the species that would not survive in our modern brick filled world.. and the site is full of friendly informed people who I just find so refreshing and lucky to be among them.

Upbeat Sole Bay Jazz…

Each week at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, the Sole Bay Jazz gentlemen plays great live music for all us fans…  weekly we have a variety of talented people, thanks to Alan who makes sure he gets a different line up each time…

I say it so often… but must admit we are so lucky to have such talented people who gives a good show every Thursday evening…

We have a great support team who every week come along and cheer the band on, it gets more like a Club each week and such a friendly one at that, this week we had three more 'new folk' and they were thrilled with the music, as we all are, so thanks once again to the musicians who make it so enjoyable.

Thanks to Heidi for all she does, and your new recruit who did very well…

It is such a pleasure to meet up with good friends and hear great music, so I say again thanks to everyone for making Thursday evenings so great…

This week we had young Simon back with his cornet and vocals, and think we all had a good giggle at the 'I want a little girl' it is really getting sad that we are not allowed to enjoy the old songs without having to think about it being not in good taste nowadays.

Jenny gave us a couple of songs… well done Jenny lovely to see you getting better we all admire you.

I must say another thank you for all of you who put up with me getting you to donate to the raffle, love the fact that nowadays the money is usually waiting for me, so I do not have to ask…Even Tim does not have to say 'ignore Beryl at your peril' these days!…it is of course for the band although we do have a few prizes thanks to Keith sorting them each week……and without it we could not keep these talented men coming along to play, in this day and age everything is so expensive so every penny helps. although if you gave me a penny you would not see me smile!!

So hope to see another good crowd next week…