October 30, 2025
It was a huge pleasure to join Elbow on their American/Canadian tour in Sept/Oct this year. It was a pretty brutal schedule, and very few hotel stays (all tourbus!) – much more tiring than any other tour I’ve done in … Read more…
It was a huge pleasure to join Elbow on their American/Canadian tour in Sept/Oct this year. It was a pretty brutal schedule, and very few hotel stays (all tourbus!) – much more tiring than any other tour I’ve done in … Read more…
My mantra has always been “say yes, then figure it out”, and it was great that I got to record Didgeridoo at Abbey Road on a movie soundtrack recently. My brother bought me a Didgeridoo when I was about 16 … Read more…
After a summer of festivals with the band Elbow, I headed out to Canada for the International Trombone Festival. This year we started a brand new podcast, finding out about the musicians behind the bell of the trombone – it’s … Read more…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of speaking at clinical trial conferences in Sweden and Philadelphia. Each time I stand on a stage in front of researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders, I’m reminded why sharing my story … Read more…
I was invited to be a part of the popular ‘Add to Playlist’ show on BBC Radio 4 which was a lot of fun. Each week the two presenters have two guests in the studio who each play different instruments, … Read more…
In February I was invited out to play lead trombone for a week, touring with the Metropole Orkest – an absolute dream come true! This ensemble is the world’s leading pop and jazz orchestra and every section of the orchestra … Read more…
What a privilege it was to perform a concerto with the Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra, conducted by my dear friend Rod Dunk. Opportunities to play a concerto with an orchestra don’t come along often, so this was a real … Read more…
This Summer/Autumn/Winter has been the busiest I’ve ever known! I was thrilled to join the Ben Howard tour for his UK/Europe dates in November. Ben’s music is so thought-provoking and it was wonderful to work with such a lovely bunch … Read more…
A project I’ve been working on since April finally had it’s performance last week – I was invited by the RNCM to be guest music director for the Session Orchestra this October. Every year at the RNCM there is a … Read more…
What an honour it was to join Rita Ora on her Japan tour in October. We had 4 shows in total; Tokyo, Osaka and then two shows at the huge Coca Cola Super Arena. The show in Osaka was a … Read more…