Well known local jazz band Soloheim Mungaash are travelling to London next month to make their first record at SRT studios.

Afterwards they will play at the 100 Club in Oxford Street, regarded as the ‘Mecca of British jazz’.

The band, who have been together for only 15 months, hope that their record will be released some time in the New Year.
Five of the six members – Gordon Hunt, Malcolm Hurrell, Pete Finn, Derek Redmore and Eric Moss come from Bideford. Odd man out is John Shillito, formerly a top professional trumpeter who was with the Johnny Bastable Chosen Six. He comes from Cheltenham. The band have played all over Devon and are the resident band of the North Devon Jazz Club.