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Back in the studio 

Well it's been a while since I last posted anything which wasn't my intention when I started this blog! The Rolling Stones may have had Time on their side back in the Sixties, and I thought that I had then too. The summer seemed to last for much longer than it does now - despite Climate Change - and the winter seemed shorter. These days I know Time isn't on my side and it never was. This was brought home to me with a phone call from someone who asked me to play at her mother's funeral. Her mother isn't…

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Culture Change 

At the Royal Opera House all day yesterday atttending the Culture Change Conference organised jointly by Julie's Bicycle and the Royal Opera House. The theme of the conference was Sustainability in the Arts. Not just in the Green sense of environmental sustainability, but also about sustaining a career in the arts. I was there with photographic artist Fiona Bennett with whom I've collaborated on the work "Land of The Lambs". A very interesting day meeting other artists as well as the inspirational talk by…

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It's still changing... 

Well it's Sunday 15th February and the website is still changing. There's more to be added to my bio that I've yet to write, and I'm well behind with behind with recording both the last two months' tunes properly let alone writing the one for February - but there's still time and it's half term week! Last night I played a Valentine's Gig  as part of an easy listening jazz duo with a musician - saxophonist-  I'd never played with before, no rehearsal and all in all it went fairly well and we were bought…

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Sold Out! 

Sold out! These must be any performer's favourite words, and I'm glad to say that the Barn Dance gig I'm playing with Compass Moon on the 14th March at Edgefield Village Hall is now in that happy state. There may be one or two returns of course so check with the organisers by phone - their number is on the Calendar page of this site.

I'm also doing an easy-listening jazz gig this Saturday (Feb 14th) at the restaurant in Back To The Garden with saxophonist George King which I'm very much looking forward to

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New Website! 

Well here it is at long last! My new website, It's not that difficult to produce a website nowadays but Host Baby (A CD Baby company)made it even easier. That's not to say it hasn't taken a lot of thought and experimentation. It has meant I've not had much time for writing music this week of course. But there's a downside to everything. I shall now be getting back to writing music but I shall also write about the writing process as i produce each new piece, so I hope my readers find it interesting. Please

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