Slotting work in is always quite a challenge, as usually sessions and gigs can easily clash, but yesterday’s work only JUST slotted in. It meant leaving one recording in London (Henry Wood Hall) at 1:30pm and starting another recording at … Read more…
I felt extremely honoured to receive a ‘Beacon of Hope’ Award from the Lymphoma Association earlier this month. After having battled Hodgkins Lymphoma for many years, I have helped numerous others battling various types of cancer. Sadly when you open … Read more…
Touring is an exhausting, but necessary part of being a musician. This most recent tour I was a part of, was a very short one though, and was great fun! Daughter is a 3-piece band who have had much chart … Read more…
I was delighted to be asked to be one of 3 artists at the Arctic Trombone Festival in September 2016, alongside Ian Bousfield and Christian Jones. Held in the most Northern city in the world, Tromsø, the Festival lasted for … Read more…
During a bit of spare time I decided to record a trombone octet that I arranged many years ago. Mahler’s 5th Symphony is a favourite of mine, and especially the Adagietto for strings, which I thought might work well on … Read more…
The BBC Proms is the largest and most democratic musical festival in the world. This year’s biggest Prom was the David Bowie Prom, and I was honoured to be a part of it. It was a celebration and reinterpretation of the … Read more…
After working on two-time Grammy award winner Corinne Bailey Rae’s critically acclaimed second studio album The Sea in 2010, I was really pleased to be asked to work on her third album The Heart Speaks in Whispers. This third album of Corinne’s … Read more…
I love that I get to play on various soundtracks in my work. Often I record from my home recording studio, for TV/film/media composers, DJs, etc. and I now co-run Real Brass (an online brass session service), providing trumpet/trombone/saxophone/horn/tuba tracks … Read more…
Even though I got struck down with the seasonal flu/cold/cough/lung infection/sinusitis, I kept battling on, and had the privilege to play with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Rod Stewart at the recent BBC Music Awards. With the BBC Concert Orchestra … Read more…
Schedule a live one-to-one lesson from the comfort of your own home, or catch me in person, on my travels, and schedule a lesson on location. Simply click here, choose your time and date, pay for your lesson, and that’s … Read more…
