UPDATE - Issue 10 - January 2002
Rave in Nave and Chancel
The Big Band Sound filled to the rafters Pinner Parish church in North West London on 6th December. The Top Brass Jazz Orchestra (founded in 1974) under the direction of Lt-Col. Bob Wheal with a full complement of clarinets, saxophones, trombones and so on, produced a night of nostalgia and tribute to one of their founder members, Geoff Carter, who died of prostate cancer. The excitements of traditional jazz and the sweet melody of Glenn Miller's very special sound were hugely enjoyed by all present and raised £800 for Prostate Research Campaign UK. Two jazz quartets also played during the intervals.
The jazz world had suffered a great loss with the death in September of tenor saxophonist/clarinettist Geoff Carter whose love of music had been nurtured by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force during his National Service and developed over the succeeding decades. It was the wish of his widow, Yvonne, and his two daughters that the tribute concert should aid Prostate Research Campaign UK and this it did in full measure.