Accompanied in performance by:
Robert Batchelor*, blues harmonica; Ian Beestin*, drums; Karl Bingham*, bassist; Simon Bonham, drums; Chris Bowden*, sax; Alan Carlin, trombone; Andrei Ceilik, trumpet; Matt Chandler*, guitarist; David Cooke, bassist; Ben Holder, violinist; Steve Iliff*, pianist; Pete Johnson, guitarist; Tony Jones(RIP), trumpet; Miles Levin*, drums; Mark Lewandowski*, bassist; Edgar Macias*, pianist; Ben Martin*, sax; Chester Marzink, percussion; Tom Parratt, percussion; Simon Paterson*, bassist; John Porter*, bassist; Steve Radda*, guitar, Sam Saxo*, sax; Dave Spink, bassist; Kingsley Swann*, guitarist; Barbara White, flautist.
*all World class and session musicians
Robert Batchelor*, blues harmonica; Ian Beestin*, drums; Karl Bingham*, bassist; Simon Bonham, drums; Chris Bowden*, sax; Alan Carlin, trombone; Andrei Ceilik, trumpet; Matt Chandler*, guitarist; David Cooke, bassist; Ben Holder, violinist; Steve Iliff*, pianist; Pete Johnson, guitarist; Tony Jones(RIP), trumpet; Miles Levin*, drums; Mark Lewandowski*, bassist; Edgar Macias*, pianist; Ben Martin*, sax; Chester Marzink, percussion; Tom Parratt, percussion; Simon Paterson*, bassist; John Porter*, bassist; Steve Radda*, guitar, Sam Saxo*, sax; Dave Spink, bassist; Kingsley Swann*, guitarist; Barbara White, flautist.
*all World class and session musicians
Choirs:
African Methodist Episcopal Church Youth Choir, Chicago; Harvard Glee Club, Boston; One World Rhythm Choir, UK; the Desmond & Leah Tutu Peace Choir, UK.
Performance Venues:
African Methodist Episcopal Church Youth Choir, Chicago; Harvard Glee Club, Boston; One World Rhythm Choir, UK; the Desmond & Leah Tutu Peace Choir, UK.
Performance Venues:
Queen Elisabeth Hall, South Bank, London; Bahai Centre, Langenheim, Germany; African/Caribbean Families & Friends Educational Centre, Nottingham
Clubs and pubs: Birmingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham
Breathed air with: Cannonball Adderley, Louie Armstrong, Count Basie, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Buck Clayton, Nat King Cole, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Billy Eckstein, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Bunky Green, Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Earl 'Fatha' Hines, Ink Spots, Al Jarreau, Theolonius Monk, Oscar Peterson, King Pleasure, Sun Ra, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Rouse, Nina Simone, Sonny Stitt, Dinah Washington; and many other jazz artists who have had influence on me in the formative years developing my taste for music and jazz in particular - with anecdotes to share.
Music Skills:
Can 'comp' on keyboards, strum on folk guitar and formerly, a classical double bass player
Practice Instruments:
Spanish guitar, piano, organ, banjo and Congo drum
Performance Genres:
Languages:
Romance languages of English, French and German, Spanish
