Chris Parker and John Fordham make me wish I’d been at the London Jazz Orchestra/ Henry Lowther gig last Sunday. (*)

http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/gig-reviews/2009/january/ljo.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jan/13/london-jazz-orchestra-vortex-review

The next one is at 4pm on Sunday Feb 1st, with charts by Pete Hurt. Pete is a quiet generous man, and a classy and endlessly subtle tenor player. Sounds special…

(*) Note- But if I had gone, this blog would never have got started…