Simon Carter’s weekly free Sunday night gig at Boaters in Kingston celebrated its 20th birthday on October 17th (above). I caught the final gig of the birthday month. Hallowe’en night. Jacqui Hicks storming through Michael Jackson’s Thriller

‘Cause I can thrill you more than any ghost would ever dare try (Oh really?)

and Stevie Wonder’s Superstition.

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Next up is a welcome visit from that astonishing Mitcham-to-LA-via-New-York bassist and producer Janek Gwizdala on Sunday Nov 7th.

Jacqui Hicks’ second CD with John Critchinson’s trio, and special guests Bobby Wellins and Martin Shaw, A Child is Born has a release date of November 15th.