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…
One of the tracks I worked on for American-born and Russian-raised singer/songwriter Elizaveta, has recently been broadcast as the soundtrack to a promo for the primetime ABC show ‘Scandal’ in the USA. ‘Meant’ is a wonderful song by Elizaveta, full … Read more…
An exciting gig came in this month; opening the BRIT Awards with the band MUSE! It meant a couple of very long days at the O2 Arena in London, full of rehearsals and lots of make-up (as you can see!), … Read more…
I was so pleased to be able to go on tour with Seal again, especially after having quite a lot of treatment, I never know if I’m going to be allowed to go away for any decent length of time. … Read more…
