Calicchio Review
An honest review without the jargon I play on a Calichio Ultra Heavy weight Trumpet. The initial reason I chose this trumpet was to counteract my naturally bright tone as the heavier model (with thicker valve caps and a bigger…
What Lives Inside Your Trumpet??
Unfortunately this post didn’t go according to plan. I asked a friend of mine who works in the biochemistry industry if he would take a swab from the inside of a trumpet and tell me about the bacteria he found….
Naming my Army
As you know I’m naming the jazz band I’ve formed at the school I peri. It’s more difficult that you would think. If anyone has any ideas let me know. I’m leaning towards a suggestion by one of my army; “The…
Sit In On Dr Dolittle
As you know yesterday I sat in with Dr Dolittle. What a great laugh!! I met Graham Justin (who was deping on 1st) and Chris. It was a bit of a squeeze in the pit of the Grand Theatre but…
Date With Doctor DoLittle
I’m afraid I’ll have to leave you with a short post today as I’m traveling to Blackpool to sit in with the Doctor DoLittle guys. It should be a great experience if nothing else and it’s thanks to the friends…
Instrument Damage
This post is inspired by an old friend of mine who uses a trumpet stand. He recently left his trumpet on the stand whilst going to the bathroom. On his return he moved his chair back to sit down….
Sweet Charity’s on Fire!!!!!
Like yesterdays post this too came from chatting with Mark about previous shows. It was actually less than a year ago that we were playing Sweet Charity. We were just starting to play The Rhythm Of Life when the fire…
My Pupil Playing on TV
James is my top pupil and I found out the other day he was the feature when a camera crew came into school. (He neglected to tell me this himself, instead I heard it from the head of music) Follow…
Too Many Miles To Drive
Living in Liverpool is great at the moment but it does mean I have to drive 112 miles to get to gigs and teaching in Birmingham. Thank god for gadgets and audio to keep me sane. For example tom tom,…