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Hi pals!
The sad news first! Just to let you know that our new club ‘Digby’s Place’ has had to close its doors because the Railway Hotel (our hosts) has run into bad financial trouble. We wish Dave, Danny and all their staff well. But this means that our concerts at the club - on Tuesday […]

Well, good chums and readers, Summer is i’comin’ in and with it the usual welter of gigs great and small! July brings with it the mighty Birmingham International Jazz Festival whose directors have paid me the huge compliment of offering me the post of Patron after the unhappy demise of the great Humphrey Lyttelton! He’s […]

Well, good friends, I’m sure that by now you’ll know that HUMPHREY LYTTELTON passed away peacefully around 7pm on Friday April 25th 2008.
 Although he HAD to be mortal, I believe we all cherished the hope that Humph would go on for ever. He was woven into the fabric of British jazz in so very many ways […]

The closure of ‘theJazz’ is a RAPE to our culture…..

Drop into my blog for the latest news - 12 January 2008

Hi Tom, Jeff and everyone out there!
Well Christmas is gone and we head for 2008 with heads and hearts high! Hope you all enjoyed the Festive Season as we did in Digby-land.
The Half-Dozen play next on the Isle of Wight for New Year’s Eve at the Melbourne Arenleigh Hotel Shanklin. Then the dates for January […]

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