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Education experience Professor of saxophone at Leeds College of Music & Goldsmiths College. Taught at Royal Academy of Music Summer School, Guildhall School of Music Summer School, Wavendon Jazz Course, Royal Northern College of Music, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Directed 5-day jazz "audience development" programme in Lincoln, supported by East Midlands Arts. Worked in primary & secondary schools, adult workshops & gave a range of public performances. (Sept 2000) 20 secondary school workshops as Jazzworks sponsored by Jazz FM Jan-Feb 2001. Another 20 planned for Oct-Nov 2001. Directed 3-day educational program in Cambridge with the aim of bringing the generations together through music. Worked in primary & secondary schools, with amateur music groups in the community & with elderly people. Culminated in a free concert with contributions from all these groups. (Sept 2001). Similar projects in Bournemouth & Medway districts September 2002. Education director for City of Leeds Fuse Festival 2004, running a series of 50 workshops for secondary & primary schools, encouraging creativity in students with ambitious Theme & Variations project with final concert, also feat. Biggish Band & Jazzcotech Dancers, scheduled March 2004. Back to top Solo Albums All Good Things (EFZ), Beats Working For A Living (recorded in New York and featuring Joey Calderazzo on piano) (EFZ), Under The Stone (EFZ), The Secret Ingredient (EFZ), The Grinder’s Monkey (Short Fuse), Big Shake Up by Dave O’Higgins’ Biggish Band (Big City), and Fast Foot Shuffle (Candid). Vinyl EP from Fast Foot Shuffle regarded by jazz DJ's as a modern classic. Back to top Other essential recordings Jason Rebello: A Clearer View (BMG) produced by Wayne Shorter, Roadside Picnic: Roadside Picnic (BMG), For Madmen Only (BMG) Itchy Fingers: Full English Breakfast (Enja) Jim Mullen: Soundbites (EFZ), Rule of Thumb (EFZ) Clark Tracey Sextet: Full Speed Sideways (33) Martin Taylor: Spirit of Django (Linn), Years Apart (Linn), The Gypsy (Linn), Celebrating Grapelli (Linn) Matthew Herbert: Goodbye Swingtime (Accidental Records) Jamie Cullum: Pointless Nostalgic (Candid) Back to top Played, toured &/or recorded with: Kyle Eastwood, BBC Big Band, Meier Group, John Serry, US 3, Incognito, Salif Keita, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, Martin Taylor, Jim Mullen, Matt Bianco, Sarah Jane Morris, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Mezzoforte, Roadside Picnic, Jason Rebello, Clark Tracey Sextet, Itchy Fingers, Interzone, Matthew Herbert, Peter Gabriel, Jamie Cullum……and many more Also busy in the studio scene with jingles, TV themes, movie soundtracks, etc.Back to top Countries toured Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, UK, USA, Venezuela Back to top Most seen & heard moment... ... in career (& arguably moment of least artistic merit!): As the busker in "The Return of Mr Bean" Back to top |
