6 October – Ron Rumbol’s Excelsior Vintage Jazz
REVIEWS:
Norman March & Barbara Bell: “Great, great, great! What more can I say and the band was good too.”
John Killian & Jean Petty: “Brilliant! Just like the old times (pre-lockdown).”
Jill Bater & Petrea Foster: “All the band are excellent musicians and the quality of the music they produce together is exceptional. It was my first time here and I thoroughly enjoyed it.”
Roger & Margaret Standen: “Good band and great to see Cuff and John Wiseman.”
Jan Almond & Veronica Walker: “What a brilliant band, especially the clarinettist & trumpeter. Book them again.”
Malcolm: “Great evening with Ron and the Excelsior. Very entertaining with a great front row ably supported by Ray, John & Tim.”
Roger & Lesley: “Great to hear Cuff Billett again. Great selection of early jazz tunes. Excellent evening.”
20 October – Kevin Grenfell’s Giants of Jazz
REVIEWS:
Roger & Lesley: “An electric evening! So much energy channelled into great tunes from fabulous musicians! Great Jazz & Jokes.”
Nick & Heather Anderson, Carole Mort: “One of the most professional and best bands on the circuit. A great performance. Very, very brilliant [and Chris!).”
Jeanette, John & Gill: “Very entertaining – also very high standard. Well done.”
Malcolm & Juliette: “Great band and very entertaining plus a varied repertoire. Repeat the booking. Some of the jokes weren’t bad either!”
Bob Pringle: “An excellent band which blended together well with a variety of music that made for a very good evening.”
Jan & Veronica: “Another very good jazz band. Excellent musicians.”
Chris Newman – Keyboard
Kevin Grenfell (Leader, Trumpet & Trombone) enjoying a joke, with Chris Newman (Keyboard)
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