One of the signs that summer really is hear is the weekend Jazz in the Garden at Wavendon. It takes place over five weekends at the Dankworths’ Old Rectory in Wavendon, a few yards up the hill from the newer Stables venue.  FULL PROGRAMME DETAILS ARE HERE.

The Stables are offering LondonJazz readers reduced admission to the very first of the concerts. SIMON ALLEN produced one of Chris Parker’s top ten CDs of 2011, Any Minute Now, reviewed HERE. Tickets for that gig, Saturday 9th June, starting at 11.30 am, are normally £12 in advance.

Quote LONDONJAZZ when you ring the Stables Box Office on 01908 280800 , and the Simon Allen Quintet, and Dame Cleo’s lovely garden are yours for just £7.