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Jazz Duo
My good pal Jonny is heading up from London tomorrow to work on our duo material.
This is a fairly new project that we are working on together and the majority of our material to date are some of the more laid back jazz standards. We have a few other ideas to try enhance our repertoire [...]
Back On The Case
This has been the longest gap between posts since I started blogging. Sorry.
Things have been busy. I had a terrible gig in Cardiff where the band get soaked to the bone, my Tom Tom caught on fire whilst I was driving (I’m trying to get that fixed) and my Mac has had a knock and [...]
Playing; Faster, Harder, Stronger
This gym stuff hurts. Another 10 miles and then those terrible sit up things with Pete but I have to say my playing has improved. I just find everything a little easier - now this may be due to “good day syndrome” and have nothing to do with healthy changes. But still , it’s pretty [...]
Green Hornet Video
Plain and simple: Here it is, no links, just the Video!!!
If you want to read more about the Film Orchestra take a look at the Sound Ideas Page.
A Capital Change
After a lot of thought I’ve made plans to move to London with one of my best mates. Chris Birch (aka Birchy from Eurobusk 07) is going there to study for his doctorate in Music and I’m going to try and expand my playing prospects.
London’s never truly appealed to me until recently but more [...]
5 Star Charity Ball *****
Last nights Big Band gig was a success. The venue was at the MacDonald Randolph Hotel, Oxford (5 stars).
It was a bit of a shame that the raffle, auction and speeches ran on as this left us with only a fraction of the 2 hours we were booked for.
But we gave it hell for the [...]
An Unexpected Evening
I was already to crash out last night with a box of Lemsips when I got a call from a mate I play in a Big Band with. He was just calling to ask if I was coming to the rehearsal in Birmingham. I thought it was odd as I only go to the rehearsals [...]
Swingin’ at The Skakespearience
The big band gig I did last week was a really good one.
The audience seemed to love it as the evening was filled with copious applause, 2 standing ovations and 2 encores.
The only thing they seemed a little unhappy about was that we didn’t come out for a 3rd.
However, after a gig we did in [...]
Transcriptions and All That
A short post today as I’ve got to head off to Stratford for a Big Band gig, check my Dep for Fiddler on the Roof, clarify details for a wedding on Sunday and do 2 monster transcriptions for an MD at LIPA on Monday. Monster!!
Thankfully you have 101 other posts that you may have missed out [...]
Fiddler On The Roof
Slightly more interesting to play than Oklahoma but slightly longer to : )
It’s an ok show to play but not as exciting from a trumpet point of view as a Chess or Copa. Still there’s more to do in this than some.
I played The Magic Flute at the Buxton Opera House when I was 17. The trumpet [...]
