Dear Jazz Friends Gigs in South Dorset are relatively rare so I'm delighted to remind you that two are coming up: 12 June with the ebullient Julia Titus at Upwey near Weymouth 9 July with top boogie woogie mastro Julian Phillips at Lulworth Also in Dorset, Sunset Cafe will be at the excellent Cheap Street church venue in Sherborne on 17 June, and we kick off an afternoon of music at Lyme Regis in the sea front gardens on 20th Best wishes Mike mike@mikedenham.co.uk 01305 85262

Dear Jazz Friends A short message this time! First of all, thanks to all my new subscribers as well as my long-standing supporters. It would not happen without you! Secondly, a big thank you to everyone who came to my SpeakEasies since the turn of the year. Friendly, enthusiastic sell-out audiences, lovely, varied venues, and of course it was a huge pleasure for me to accompany my top-flight guests. Up next: the marvelous Ben Cummings, at Sherborne on 20 May. This coming

Dear Jazz Friends Welcome to 2026! For me, music this year starts with some interesting gigs with the Sunset Café band. First up, our regular 3rd Monday in the month date (19 Jan) at the excellent Ropemakers in Bridport: free admission, Good Beer Guide listed. If you would like to enjoy a meal too, please book ahead because dining is often sold out. Sadly, the Ropemakers does not have a Steinway grand piano for me, but two days later, in completely different surroundings,

Dear Jazz Friends I'm pleased to report that last week we welcomed back to the fold our trombonist Pete Middleton, who has been out of...

Dear Jazz Friends After an enjoyable summer of gigs (yes, the weather was even kind to some of them!) it's time to turn attention to the...

Dear Jazz Friends A very happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for continuing to subscribe to this occasional newsletter, and a warm...

Dear Jazz Friends Must start by mentioning Raymond Wood's 90th birthday bash at Sherborne last week! A huge success with nearly 200...

Dear Jazz Friends Spring is at last in the air, and there are some excellent events coming up. But before I get to that, I mentioned...

Dear Jazz Friends Time has flown since my last newsletter in November. But 2023 is well underway, and for the Sunset Cafe band it's...

Dear Jazz Friends A warm welcome to people who have signed up to this newsletter in recent weeks. It's been a busy November for...

Dear Jazz Friends A quick reminder of some appealing events in Dorset during July, starting this Friday! Fri 8 July Mike at the Steinway...

Dear Jazz Friends With summer approaching, we're all hoping that audiences' understandable caution about 'being there' (at least in such...

Dear Jazz Friends I'm pleased to say that a lot of people have subscribed to my newsletter since the last issue. Greetings to new...

Dear Jazz Friends Compliments of the season to you! Like everyone else, I've been waiting to see what happens pandemic-wise, needing to...