The Norfolk Jazz Quartet

Lovely day out … great music at The Goat…Skeyton…

Thanks Tim… Jean and all the band, wonderful music…

I have done a couple of videos will see if they have come out right if so will pop them on here at a later date…

Sponge!

Felt the weather was not nice enough to garden so baked! Will share it though!

Sole Bay Jazz Band…

Last night at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, another different and excellent evening of live music…

Sorry here I go again! Once again spoilt for a lot of us by the constant loud chatter, but I would remind some of the lovely crowd that come to listen to the music, that although we all chat please try to not talk all the time especially when the musicians are playing solos… I feel it is very rude to do that, and we have such great fans, it does spoil it for a lot of folk…

Maybe I should try to be more tolerant but it does upset a lot of the fans…

Also this is just me  in answer to someone saying it was a public bar, I would tell him it is a Social Club that on a Thursday evening we have live music! and they say woman do all the talking! Who by the way did not talk when Stella sang a couple of songs! maybe a man thing! Rant over! 

Right back to the great evening, thanks to all the talent we had playing for us, it was a lovely evening of, as I have said, different music, great to see Bill Skinner back, playing so well…and Bill Brewer plays so many lovely notes on that trombone of his…Tim as always holding it all  together, and telling those little antidotes!! in between such talented playing… Ray on the piano seems to find so many great notes that he puts together with those clever fingers of his …really lovely…
We also had Simon to sing some great songs again for us, you know how we appreciate you Simon.

Our three at the back Alan… Craig and Tony keeping the beat as always, how lucky are we…to have live music for just the price of the raffle, which I once again thank you all for the great deep digging you do to help support the band… Also I must thank some of the fans who provide some lovely prizes to add the the raffle being so good.

Lovely evening thanks to some of my lovely friends and of course the Band…

Thanks Heidi and your helper… as always smiles …

Sole Bay Band line up 15th October…

This week Thursday 15th October…at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

The line up is a bit open! but at the moment it is…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Bill Skinner…Saxophone… welcome back Bill…

 Bill Brewer…Trombone…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Looks which ever way the line up turns out will be yet another great night of live Jazz music…so come along and support these fine musicians…

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz Band…Fun…

This week the Sole Bay Jazz Band played to a good crowd at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham…

A different mix again brought with it some lovely music and singing which we all enjoyed…

A lot of chatting all through the music again but suppose we must expect that …it is a social club after all, although a bit rude when a soloist is playing… but most people really 

enjoyed the evening…

We had as well as Simon Nelson singing, Chris Capocci came along, great character is Chris, and then Mel Cox sang his …what I call his Ipswich melody! Nice that the whole band joined in with some nice silly melodies!

Great playing it all gelled rather well so another great evening of live music…

Nice to see Sheila looking a bit more like her lovely self, strange for her and everyone that Keith is not sitting there, but he is there in spirit…

Still missing a few of the regulars who are unwell so hope they all soon feel well enough to attend soon…

Thank you to everyone for digging deep for the raffle, nice that it is for the band but also nice that we have a good giggle about it.

Working well… our Heidi behind that bar again…nice smile as always…

Nice to see newly engaged and young folk…Jess and Ted, sorry the song choice that came after the announcement was Someday you'll be sorry…but what a great happy evening for you all, have to say well done Fudge for the speech!

Oh yes and well done Robin for once again running  yet another marathon and coming 2nd in your age group, great respect.

Thanks to one and all, and as always will say how lucky we are to have such fine musicians to play for us each week… Thank you Sole Bay Band…

Sole Bay Jazz Line up…8th October…

This week at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, the Sole Bay Jazz Band Line up will be…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Simon Nelson…Cornet/Vocals…

Bill Brewer…Trombone…

Tony Jullings …String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Mel Cox…Banjo…

Just had to change Bill bless him who has agreed to stand in for Trummy, who has called in  sick, so wishing him well and we will enjoy hearing Bill play instead tonight…

Hope to see a good crowd to support these fine musicians …

May have Simon Denny for a vocal I hope as well to add to the mix…

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay jazz Band…

Another lovely evening of live music at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham.

A good  crowd of people again, so nice to see a few new faces as well…Pleased that Sheila and Simon still managing to put their grief on hold, seeing them there does us all good as we know dear Keith is there in spirit with us all. 

A fun evening as well, and the raffle going down well, thanks Simon and family for getting those prizes, it is nice to win, but of course not every one can, but it is as we all know it  helps Alan  find good musicians to play for us every week , but it is good to have a giggle with it. especially Fudges surprise! Thanks to the team who fold those raffle tickets each week…As well as those who have provided some very good prizes for future raffles…

Thanks also Heidi behind the bar with that smile…

Simon and Tony P both giving us some vocals, some gentle and one silly ha ha what a laugh…
Great playing as always… thanks Sole Bay once again.

Just a few photos…

Plus this one of Jess and Robin… oh and Dave's ear! sorry the colour was not as good as you looked…