February 26, 2023
January and February were extremely busy this year – I was booked to speak at a conference in Cancun in Mexico, which was an amazing experience. I was in Vienna in February and had to fly directly to Barcelona for … Read more…
January and February were extremely busy this year – I was booked to speak at a conference in Cancun in Mexico, which was an amazing experience. I was in Vienna in February and had to fly directly to Barcelona for … Read more…
Always a pleasure doing TV gigs, and this was another fun TV gig. This time with the legendary Harry Connick Jr, and what a lovely chap he was! We performed a track off his latest album during the results show … Read more…
Another fun gig a few weeks back – appearing on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show with Michael Bublé. Filmed at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane in London, it’s a great variety show on primetime Saturday night BBC 1 TV. Watch the … Read more…
Last week I was part of a team coaching the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble for a World Premiere piece by composer Michael Gordon. It was a joint BBC Prom with Bang-on-a-Can All Stars, where the Youth Ensemble was split into eight … Read more…
I spent a whole month out in the USA this June: Firstly, I was doing some recording sessions at YouTube HQ in NYC, and an interview on Leonard Lopate’s show on WNYC Radio, then I hot-footed it to Rowan University to … 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…
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…
The International Trombone Association‘s Journal had a write-up from the International Trombone Festival which took place at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, in June. “International touring artist Carol Jarvis performed a phenomenal recital featuring more contemporary … Read more…
As a part of my first solo trip to America recently, I was invited to be a solo artist at the International Trombone Festival (ITF) at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. The last time I performed … Read more…
Probably one of the most famous shows on TV at the moment, Britain’s Got Talent has now got other versions all over the world. Simon Cowell must be raking it in! I got a call to be in the backing … Read more…