A couple of years ago, this trombone was invited, at two days’ notice, to play at Ronnie Scott’s with The Mingus Big Band. That initial sortie immediately led to playing the remaining eleven shows that week, none of them with the same programme. An exhilarating week, not for the faint-hearted.
A surprise invitation rattled the cage this summer, resulting in another bout with Mingus’s glorious music, this time in Leeds. Things seem very different after a gig with that band.
Soon after that came a double show with Roberto Pla’s Latin Ensemble at the London Latin Jazz Festival. Playing with Roberto has been a vital part of musical life ever since he started his band, and the evening at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho was another triumphant event for this amazing ensemble.
Poetry news? Some new poems are appearing on a new social housing blog run by the Residents’ Forum of Hexagon Housing Association. Next month, some other new poems should be appearing on another new site. Let’s see.
Thursday 1 November, 19:30
Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra
The Artsdepot
5 Nether Street
North Finchley
London N12 0GA
Sunday 4 November, 19:30
WW1 Commemoration: poetry/script by John Robinson, music by Paul Taylor
Barton Assembly Rooms
Barton upon Humber DN18 5QP
Monday 5 November, 20:00 doors, 20:30 start
Mick Collins Legacy Jazz Orchestra
Sundridge Park Working Mens Club and Institute
134 Burnt Ash Lane
Bromley BR1 5AF
Wednesday 14 November, 19:30
WW1 Commemoration: poetry/script by John Robinson, music by Paul Taylor
HULL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Hull Truck Theatre
50 Ferensway
Hull HU2 8LB
Friday 16 November, 19:30
Steve Taylor Big Band
LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL
Ziggy’s World Jazz Club
39 London Rd
Enfield
EN2 6DS
Thursday 22 November, 19:00
Cambridge Junction
Clifton Way
Cambridge
CB1 7GX
Saturday 24 November, midnight?
The CLF Art Cafe
Block A, Bussey Building
133 Rye Lane
London
SE15 4ST