You wanna know how it went right? It was just great! La Ferme St Michel is a fabulous venue, and with a super ‘tech’ Yann on the desk we were assured of great sound and lights. We had 17 musicians taking part and they all part their part so well. We also had super cinematic video wizard Bill Sibley on hand, and ace photographer Ian Wilson of AutoGraphracing. So without further delay, here’s the evidence…..

Here’s the fabulous Madame Blanc with Every Dog Has Its Day…..

You’ll find all the videos on Bill’s YT channel here… Bill Sibley’s YT Channel

Here she is again…..

You’ll find Ian Wilson’s picture album from the concert here.. Ian Wilson’s album ‘Confolens Jazz and Blues Party 2016’

I joined a Jazz trio! Actually I joined a year ago, but didn’t want to say anything in case it didn’t work out. “Why wouldn’t it work out?”, I hear you ask. Well, because I’m not really a jazz guitarist, and the other two are professional musicians. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to cut it.
However, one year down the line I’m still there. The first few gigs were really tough. I dared not take my eyes of the music sheets (chord chards). But as time went on I started to relax a little. I’ve made a lot of progress and have gone from someone who worried about reading sheets to someone who has a sheet handed to them a few minutes before playing it.

The band is called Jazz a la Carte. Lynn Garner on vocals. Brad Lang on Double Bass, and me on guitar. We do play a lot of Jazz, but we also play classical, R&B, latin, reggae, pop and just about anything that takes our fancy.

Working with Lynn and Brad is a real treat for me. I reckon I’ve learned more about music in the last year than I did in the previous ten years!
Here’s a picture of my with my ‘Jazz’ box…….daddio!!!! 🙂