I published the following New Year message to members of my Facebook Jazzers Group just yesterday evening (9th January). It has already been widely acclaimed, demonstrating massive support for and appreciation
of Jazz & Jazz.
A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO MEMBERS OF MY FACEBOOK JAZZERS GROUP
A New Year’s apology!
As Admin for the Jazzers Group and publisher of Jazz & Jazz.com PLUS keeping up with my other Facebook outlets, Twitter and Linkedin, besides my YouTube Channel, it’s simply impossible to keep up with and comment on all posts on Jazzers. Nor is it possible to keep up with or answer all messages, although I strive to feature on Jazz&Jazz certain requests messaged to me.
A Happy 2018 to you all!
Peter
Flashback to the Good Old Days! L/R: Bob Thomas of Bob Thomas and The Thomcats, Peter Butler, Acker Bilk, Brian Smith of Lemsford Jazz Club.
The feature rapidly received such a gratifying response that I have included a short selection of the comments received to date below.
Pamela Turner I think you do a brilliant job Peter. Thank you.
Alice Sibley We appreciate all that you do Peter in the name of jazz x
like you around!
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz
Hi Peter, thanks for all your work which helps to keep an old (semi) retired pro pianist in touch.
The photo of Ack & you was taken at the Wyllyots centre, as I’m sure you recall, & I was in Ack’s band that day, (as I was for 36 years). I don’t remember the weather that day, but AB insisted on the band bus picking him up from his house, five minutes walk away from Wyllyots
A few months later we played in a marquee in Ack’s next door neighbour’s garden and all the band made the bus pick AB up from his house & reverse the twenty or so yards to the house, to hilarity all round.
Cheers, Colin
Wonderful, Colin! That’s an Acker Classic! Also, it’s good that you are a member of my Facebook Jazzers Group.