Wow!

Last evening at the Sports Pavilion …The Sole Bay Jazz Band entertained a great crowd to a night of live music.

What a night, thank you to all of them, Tim…Ron…Ray…Craig…Alan…Tony… what talent we were served up with, several pieces not heard played there as well.

We, as I always say, are so lucky to have such a different line up each week (thanks Alan) such talent, for the price of raffle tickets! amazing crowd who always turn up and support all the musicians, but it is a lovely friendly venue and so good last evening to see the return of a few of the regulars who have been unwell.

Hope to see a return of a few more when they feel better, and a couple of new faces, so thank you for digging deep, and for the lovely comments about the band. They do appreciate the support.

Heidi as always serving with that lovely smile…For my lovely friends who fold the raffle tickets each week. for all the really nice people who make the night out so good.

Thanks as always to those who provide some great prizes to go along with what we buy, but know how you all feel that without the raffle it would be much harder for Alan to find these great musicians week after week.

Also must say a big thank you to Chris Capucci who turned up to listen and ended up with singing for us…

Sole Bay Jazz Band …line up

This Thursday the 28th January at the Sports Pavilion…Ditchingham.

The  Sole Bay Jazz Band line up will be…Another great one!

Tim Densham…Clarinet/Saxophone…

Ron Hockett…Clarinet/Saxophone…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

So if you want a great evening listening to talented live music you know where to be!

We are so lucky to have such a venue with good friendly people… a place where all ages can come along and listen to jazz and blues…No entrance fee, but a raffle that can help Alan who does a great job of getting the different line ups each week to  come along to play for us. 

8pm-10.30pm

Sole Bay Jazz and Friends…

Once again at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham Thursday 21st January, Another great night of talented live music.

Amazing thank you all …great how each week we are lucky enough to hear such good live music, Sole Bay Band you were great.

Lots of coughs and colds again, hope I did not pass anything on whilst taking the raffle money, ha ha may have picked up the cold from last week so brought it back sorry…but think plenty of people are suffering…Once again so many people digging deep for the raffle to enable Alan to get these fine musicians, thanks also to those who have been supplying some of the prizes, we really appreciate your help, as nice to have such good prizes, makes everyone dig deeper!

Lovely Heidi as always keeping us all in order, good friends and music, makes us all feel better. Thanks Jan for driving us again, and for all the folding raffle ticket friends who I am very grateful for each week, we have tried to think of something easier, however people like to see the raffle tickets lined up so we will stick to what we have I think. As always grateful we do not have an entrance fee. Thanks to Jon for letting us use the room of course hope we are worth it!

'The Surprise 'Alan promised was Ray Simmonds turning up at half time to play some great trumpet for us, nice treat. It was so good lots of different music played again. Lucky us…

Already looking forward to next week…

Tony.Ron.Tim.Ray.Alan.Trummy.

Tony looking up and Ron

Great drumming from Craig

Ron and Tim blowing up a storm…

Sole Bay Jazz Band line up…

This Thursday the 21st January at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham, The Sole Bay Jazz Band will be playing for us… looks another good line up, and according to Alan, there may be a surprise! I wonder what that will be…

Tim Densham and Ron Hockett… 

on Saxophones and Clarinets…

Dick (trummy) Mayhew…Trombone…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/Banjo

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Hope the weather is nicer for us all than last week… come along and enjoy a night of friendly company, and great live music…A talented line up with no entrance fee, apart from the raffle tickets of course!

8pm-10.30pm…

Sole Bay in the snow!

Last evening at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham The Sole Bay Jazz Band and friends came along to play for an amazing amount of fans,  considering the weather, so I would like to thank everyone, especially those who had to come a long way just hope everyone got home safely. Thanks Jan for getting us home through that horrible blinding snow and wind. Very icy this morning as well so stay safe.

So good to see Sheila, Kim and Simon managing to get there, and of course great vocals Simon thank you. A lot of folk were full of coughs and colds but music is a great healer, so hope they all managed to enjoy it all. There is such a good feeling hearing music with people who love it, we are so lucky to not only have the Sole Bay to play for us but also such good friends there.

Great music all the evening lots of solos and great drumming as always Craig, Piano magic from Ray, Alan on guitar and banjo, Tony on that big bass, Bill so mellow on that trombone, Derek still good after all the years, and Tim lots of great playing, and smiles all round which makes it a pleasure to watch you all having fun. Chris came along and gave us a couple of songs at the end of the evening naughty Derek making him laugh, but it was so good to see and it made us all laugh as well.

Thanks to people who gave me more prizes for the raffle, all helps, and being so generous with buying the tickets, it was a great idea of Keith's all those years ago, as with what we receive from Jon it helps Alan to find these good musicians so we can have a lovely night of music.

Heidi as always with her lovely smiles, thanks also for all my hugs, so nice to have such good friends.

A few photos for you…Do not worry Duncan and Don did not put those naughty ones on!

Sole Bay Jazz 14th January…

This week Thursday 14th January…hopefully if the snow holds off, at the Sports Pavilion Ditchingham… The Sole Bay Jazz line up will be…

Tim Densham…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Derek Cubitt…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Bill Brewer…Trombone…

Ray Simmons…Piano…

Tony Jullings…String Bass…

Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Alan Cugnoni…Guitar/String Bass…

Come along and enjoy a great evening of live music…

8pm-10.30pm

Flowers and Oscar!

Yesterday Phil and Dawn came over  for a while,  so more lovely flowers, so good to see them, and the Christmas decorations have been put away for another year …thanks you two.

Nice phone call from David as well… Lucky me …so look forward to seeing them all, but they have their own lives to lead and so busy with their jobs… thankful for any time they can spare me, John would be so proud of them.

Then I settled in the afternoon to do a bit of knitting, and of course Oscar loves to think my things are his!  makes a change from my bed I suppose!