BBC Radio Bristol 1990 The Mike Bevan Jazz programme

Brickmakers Arms Jazz Day 1990 L-R Peter Giles, Mick Kirby

Brickmakers Arms Jazz Day 1990. L-R Al Kirtley, Peter Giles

Brickmakers Arms Jazz Day 1990. L-R Dave Crabtree, Al Kirtley, Peter Giles

Palookaville, Covent Garden 1990. Al Akeil (owner), Al Kirtley

Palookaville, Covent Garden 1990. Nina (manager), with Peter Giles

Ad for Palookaville, Covent Garden 1990. L-R Dave Crabtree, Peter Giles, Al Kirtley

Palookaville c1991. My son, Pete, with long hair, is sitting at the table in front of the band

The Bare Necessities Megamix, which reached No. 14 in the UK singles charts in December 1991

Zoot Money and Al Kirtley finger-fencing, with Emma Kirtley looking on. Bulls Head, Barnes 1991

My 50th birthday, 1992, Brickmakers Arms, Windlesham. L-R Pete Kirtley, Al Kirtley, Zoot Money

Zoot Money at my surprise (at least to me) 50th birthday party at The Brickmakers, Windlesham 1992

Al concentrating on the tenor solo. Yeah, right...

Another 50th birthday pic. I was a bit better behaved at the office (Ambassador Insurance Co. Ltd.)

Beekman Tower, New York City East Side 1993. L-R John Penhale, unknown bassplayer, Al Kirtley

Beekman Tower, New York 1993 L-R unknown bassplayer, Rob Tibble, Al Kirtley.

Birdland at Palookaville 1993/4. L-R Mick Kirby, Dave Crabtree, Les Booth, Al Kirtley

Palookaville, Covent Garden 1993/4. L-R Dave Crabtree, Les Booth

Palookaville, Covent Garden 1993/4 L-R Mick Kirby, Dave Crabtree, Les Booth, Al Kirtley

The Brickmakers, Windlesham Jazz Day c1993/4 L-R Dave Crabtree, Les Booth, Al Kirtley

Al Kirtley lecturing Dave Crabtree at Palookaville on the evils of drink (aka Dear Pot, yours sincerely Kettle)

The Windmill, Windlesham 1994 L-R Al Kirtley, Jake Jacobs, Tony Eden.

Bus Pass at The Windmill, Windlesham c. 1994 L-R Mick Kirby, Tony Eden, Al Kirtley

Bus Pass at The Bee, Windlesham 1994. L-R Tony Eden, Mick Kirby, Al Kirtley

Swanage carnival c. 1995 L-R Unknown drummer, Al Kirtley, Jake Jacobs, Martin Johnson, Geoff Welstead

With Cadillac, Swanage Carnival c. 1995 L-R Al Kirtley, Martin Johnson (somewhere in the smoke), Geoff Welstead

Soundcheck at Swanage Carnival c. 1995 Geoff Welstead, Rig Kirtley helping out on bass. She swears she was miming, which wouldn't have helped the sound-check.

Mick Kirby, with Tom Anderson Band, Brickmakers Arms Jazz Day c. 1995

The Brickmakers Jazz Day c. 1995 L-R Mick Kirby, Tom Anderson, Al Kirtley

Mick Kirby, Ilbert Stubbs, The Brickmakers Arms, Windlesham, Jazz Day c. 1995

Al Kirtley, with Tom Anderson Band, Brickmakers Arms Jazz Day c.1995

Mediterranean Jazz Summer School, France 1996

Meditteranean Jazz School. Lowering the tone with a rock’n’roll session.

The “Alettes”, four young violinists/cellists from the London Symphony Orchestra doing backing vocals to Mustang Sally(and very good they were too).

Lorient, France 1996. On an extremely drunken mini-tour of France with Cadillac.

The Windmill beer festival, Windlesham c. 1996 L-R Jake Jacobs, Mick Kirby, Ilbert Stubbs, Geoff Welstead, Al Kirtley, still wearing that stupid baseball cap

Another sunny day at The Brickmakers, Windlesham Jazz Day c1997. Terry Davis, Al Kirtley.

Four Way Split at The Brickmakers Jazz day c. 1998. L-R Terry Davis, Terry McAvoy, Mick Kirby, Al Kirtley

Brickies Jazz Day c. 1998. L-R Terry McAvoy, Terry Davis, Mick Kirby, Al Kirtley doing "tic-tac" sign meaning go back to the head (i.e. tune)