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…
For a week in February I was playing principal trombone with the Symphony Orchestra of India in Mumbai. It was a brilliant week. The brass section were made up of players from Kazakhstan, Russia, Australia and myself from Britain so … Read more…
I was thrilled to be invited back to teach on the Cocentaina course in Spain this summer. It was a 5-day long course for trombones and trumpets. All the staff were very busy every day giving one-to-one lessons, some coaching, … Read more…
The London Symphony Orchestra invited me back as an extra for their work with Pierre Boulez and the BBC Singers in early May. It was wonderful to work with Boulez, especially after studying his life and work during studies at … Read more…
The Isle of Lewis was my destination in April 2008 to play in the Kaleidoscope Festival. Myself and fellow trombonist Phil Goodwin took two planes to get to the island where we were made to feel very at home. We … Read more…
February 26th saw me jet off to Johannesburg for a long tour with Michael Bolton and his band. The first few days consisted of rehearsals learning parts, all the backing vocals and choreography, oh and a bit of sunbathing! Once … Read more…
I was asked recently to list the array of artists I’ve worked with during my career so far, so thought I’d add a blog post to add to from time to time so that I don’t forget anyone… so here … Read more…
