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Jazz Duo

Posted by Matt on July 22, 2008 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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 [...]

Tags: Jonny Hodgson
Categories: Career, Jazz, Professional Friends

Back On The Case

Posted by Matt on June 5, 2008 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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 [...]

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Categories: Career, Gigs, Master Musician, Matt Roberts, Video

Playing; Faster, Harder, Stronger

Posted by Matt on May 15, 2008 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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 [...]

Tags: Chris Lydon
Categories: Career, Entertainment, Master Musician

Green Hornet Video

Posted by Matt on May 6, 2008 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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.

Tags: Dave Livesey, Film Orchestra, Live performance, Matt Roberts, The Green Hornet
Categories: Career, Matt Roberts, Professional Friends, Trumpet, Video

A Capital Change

Posted by Matt on May 2, 2008 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)

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 [...]

Tags: Birchy, Chris Birch, London, Trombone
Categories: Career, Matt Roberts, Professional Friends

5 Star Charity Ball *****

Posted by Matt on March 30, 2008 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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 [...]

Tags: MacDonald Randolph Hotel, Oxford
Categories: Career, Jazz

An Unexpected Evening

Posted by Matt on March 26, 2008 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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 [...]

Tags: Temperamental Trumpet
Categories: Career, Jazz

Swingin’ at The Skakespearience

Posted by Matt on March 14, 2008 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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 [...]

Tags: Big Band, Shakespearience
Categories: Career, Jazz

Transcriptions and All That

Posted by Matt on March 7, 2008 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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 [...]

Tags: Transcriptions
Categories: Career

Fiddler On The Roof

Posted by Matt on March 4, 2008 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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 [...]

Tags: Buxton Opera House, Magic Flute
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