The golden days of Sunderland and East Durham jazz bands always bring back great memories.
Here are 11 of the loveliest scenes we could find from the Sunderland Echo archives and they all date between 1974 and 1981.
We’ve got members of the Sunderland Juvenile jazz band sharing one umbrella on a rainy day in 1979, and a 1981 photo of Seaham Youth Centre Jazz Band mascot Lee Davison, standing next to a drum which was twice his size.
There are memories of mascots, band leaders and parades. All we want now are your memories of the jazz bands you were in and you can share them by emailing [email protected]
1. A tall order for Lee
Seaham Youth Centre Jazz Band mascot Lee Davison, 4, was dwarfed by the drum of Michelle Tully (14) at the Castletown Carnival of 1981. | se
2. A great day for Joanne
Five year old Joanne Thompson, a member of Sunderland Westenders Juvenile Jazz Band, was delighted with this toy which she got at the Ford Estate Jazz Band Carnival in 1979. | se
3. Just one brolly
Members of the Sunderland Juvenile Jazz band only had one umbrella between them as they waited to parade at the Easington Colliery Welfare Grounds in 1979. | se
4. Tracy takes the lead
Mascot Tracy Muldown, 5, leads the Shiney Row Eagles Jazz Band during the Shiney Row Community Association Carnival in 1977. But it looks like her headwear was a little difficult to control. | se