The New City Jazzmen West Sussex Dec 2011

[Nevis]

I've had such a lovely evening. I went along to Queens Square to film 'The New City Jazzmen" on the bandstand. Due to circumstances beyond anybody's control, the lights on the bandstand wouldn't come on (despite the best efforts of Alfredo, a top Council guy who really, really tried...)

The New City Jazzmen were the first ever band to play at the bandstand, and tonight was their swansong.
I have never seen a band play in the dark before (although a torch was later found) and the crowd absolutely loved them
What a lovely bunch of people they are (I'm guessing some of them are in their 80's). Anyway, being the troopers that they are, they carried on ....much to my delight and those watching.
New City Jazzmen. You were F.A.B. Your rendition of "What a wonderful world" left me in tears.

I make no apologies for the quality of the filming, I didn't want to edit out one single second of this historical moment.
To me, the sound mattered more. xxxx
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