Jazz band musicians

Across the Sundays of the summer months the bandstand at Ross on Wye is home to a variety of brass bands who present a musical programme of a couple of hours duration. Brass bands entertaining from a raised, ornamental bandstand is a very British custom. However, this year tradition was broken when a jazz band was featured. "Jazz Friday" was a big "big band" and I managed to get this photograph of just a few of the musicians as they gave of their best.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon P950

Music venue mural

A music venue in the Herefordshire market town of Ross on Wye advertises its presence with a painted mural on the exterior walls. Interestingly the artist chosen for this commission decided on a limited palette of sepia/earth tones, in a comic-book style, of jazz musicians. It is a striking piece and much better than many such works that I've seen.

photos © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2

Rimski and Handkerchief

Rimski and Handkerchief are two musicians quite unlike any others. Rimski plays the bicycle piano and Handkerchief plays the double basscycle, two unique, pedal-powered vehicles that are also musical instruments. They usually play while riding through and around their audience and, occasionally, when stationary.

Their songs are humorous ditties that suit their eccentric dress and ornate vehicle/instruments. When I saw them in Ross on Wye I marvelled at their abilty to pedal, steer, play and sing at the same time. Not once did they crash into each other or a member of the public. Find out more about this duo here.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2