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The Autumn Scene 2011 The Autumn of our fifth year brought a whole series of reunions, starting at Bare Village Hall with the seventieth birthday of Bill Holmes, founder member of the Morecambe Bay Jazz Six. The band formed by Bill, David Pratt, Barry Marshall, Peter Swann, and Warwick Wilson were all present. Sadly, their drummer, Ian Hunt had died a few years ago. The Morecambe Bay Jazz Six was the support band for the original HSJB when it arrived in Morecambe in 1961 from Lincolnshire. In September there were three equally enjoyable return visits to Arnside E.and I, Storth Village and the Preston Vintage Car Club. The Car Club held their gathering this time in the comfortable surroundings of the Heaves Hall Hotel. October's highlight was our return to Carlisle Jazz Club to another enthusiastic welcome. We met Stuart McClean from Ayr Jazz Club who made a fine recording for us which we have available. While Carnforth Station Tea Rooms and the Pier were well supported we have continued our regular visits to the Waters Edge Restaurant at South Lakeside Leisure Centre. We have played in the bar on Saturday afternoons and also for diners on Wednesday and Sunday evenings. November put the HSJB on the international map. We travelled to Scotland to play at Ayr Jazz Club. Accompanied by our wives, we enjoyed a warm welcome from a knowledgeable and appreciative audience and an enjoyable overnight stay. In December we crossed into Yorkshire to play at Leeds Jazz Club. Parties at Carnforth Tea Rooms and Waters Edge led up to a final surprise party for Jan at the Pier Hotel. As she is leaving the hotel, we may be moving the band to a new venue in Morecambe. The band has completed its third engagement in 2012. The latest was a visit to the Red Lion Hotel in Grasmere for their Jazz Weekend. On Monday we were lined up with the Keith Nicholls and Mike Durham band and later with John Hallam and Tony Oreshkos band. Surrounded by such talent, the band acquitted itself seriously well. We now look forward to Mardi Gras at St. John's and gigs at Carlisle, Roa Island and Ayr Jazz Clubs as well as Keswick Jazz Festival.
Let the Good Times Roll
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