I was saddened to hear he has gone; but what a great time he had while he was here!
as Diz would say, "pip pip"

I did a good few gigs with Diz on the jazz scene and my lasting memory is his rhythm guitar playing, you could not better it, combinig a very light touch with the pick and great swinging rhythm; it is something that only seems to work with acoustic guitar, and he certainly had some fine instruments. His folk club act was always good fun. Diz knew the art of being an entertainer, not just being a superb musician, someone who looked the part of the lovable rogue but who underneath was very much in control.