Jazz course in Cardiff and changes galore..

After taking January off to go travelling, I came back to teaching Jazz on a day course in Cardiff, sponsored by Camac. The course had 28 willing pupils, whom after a few hours were all swinging and some even ventured into improvising! The day was great fun and it...

A great evening at Penarth Pavilion

Last week was great fun. My trio played for the opening night at Penarth Pavilion and found out that we were the first musicians in 50 years to play there…what an honour. It was really successful and the swinging 40s night was the perfect atmosphere to...

Summer…where did that go?

Schools are back and weddings are slowly getting less and time to mull over what’s next. It has been a great summer with some incredible weddings. Last week, Jo and I were playing for the most beautiful outside wedding at Le Manoir. It was a perfect day, with...

Weddings, radio and books

It has been a great period with lots of functions in beautiful venues and brides. Last week I had the pleasure of playing for a gentleman who worked for a fashion magazine. The event was held in a stunning house in bath and I was playing in the grounds, next to a...