The next music event at Sunbury Cricket Club is on Saturday 19th July when Sunbury Cricket Club hosts a jazz night as part of the Sunbury & Shepperton Arts Festival. It’s promoted by the Arts Festival (see article of 23rd June below), who hold most of their events at the Riverside Arts Centre, but they have chosen to use the Cricket Club's rather more informal surroundings for their jazz event.

This year they present AFRO BLUE, a Brighton based band specialising in Latin and Afro-Caribbean-flavoured interpretations of modern and mainstream jazz styles. The band was originally the brainchild of percussionist Paul Burnett-Kirk, who has been a regular on the London and international jazz scene since the’50s. His musical influences range from Miles Davies, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk to George Gershwin & Cole Porter, and he specialises in bringing an Afro/Latin/Funk vibe to well-known tunes. The band comprises Andy Ferguson (sax & flute), Paul Chapman (vibes), Tony Williams (guitar), Nigel Broderick (keyboards), Steve Edwards (bass and Ed Hopewell-Ash on drums – they have all played extensively in the UK and abroad.

It promises to be another entertaining and somewhat different musical evening at the Club, and it's hoped that it will be well supported. Please note that the show starts earlier than their normal music nights, with the band on stage promptly at 8pm. Tickets are £10 on the door or in advance from the Sunbury & Shepperton Arts Festival Box Office on 01932 567365.

For more details of this year's events, visit: www.ssaa-arts.org