On 1st October I will become Vice President of the British Trombone Society, after many years serving on the Board of Advisors. On 12th September I was invited to be a guest soloist for the British Trombone Society Day … Read more…
This tour was the craziest tour schedule yet… we covered three continents in three days at one point, but what a brilliant tour it was! Seal has recently finished recording his sixth album ‘Commitment’ (to be released September 2010). I … Read more…
Trinity College of Music, where I teach trombone, have an Erasmus scheme which allows students to spend a year of their course at a similar conservatoire somewhere abroad. The Erasmus scheme also allows instrument professors to teach abroad. So, at … Read more…
Since being diagnosed with cancer I have wanted to help give something back and to help others. It took roughly two and half years of planning with my good friend Rod Dunk, but it has finally arrived! All the musicians … Read more…
I co-orchestrated some tracks on Corinne Bailey Rae’s latest album ‘The Sea’. The album has already been received extremely well, with all the press eagerly awaiting its release. Bailey Rae’s award-winning debut album was an immense hit with over 4 … Read more…
In September I played trombone with Sting on his latest DVD and in December toured to stunning venues in Paris and Baden-Baden performing with him. The DVD is a documentary and live concert (from the beautiful Durham Cathedral) which … Read more…
I continued touring with the wonderful Seal in November, but this time to Australia! It was a busy schedule beginning in Melbourne and we got to stay in some of the world’s best hotels. Venues like the Sydney State Theatre … Read more…
On the recent European Seal tour the horn section secured sponsorship from John Packer and I got to road test the fabulous brand new JP231 Rath tenor trombone. Subsequently I have written many reviews for various publications: BRASS HERALD issue … Read more…
This summer I set off around Europe on tour with Seal, singing backing vocals and playing trombone. We visited some wonderful places and we were lucky to have Joseph Linaschke on tour with us to take some incredible photos. The crew and … Read more…
At the beginning of April I took a long journey to the South of America to tutor on the Low Brass Festival in Lima, Peru. It was a really inspiring week with over 100 students coming from Peru, Colombia, Argentina, … Read more…
