Tag Archives: Jazz

November 30

Saxophone History Podcast Episodes 10-12

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I’m overdue for posting the sources for these articles so apologies if you’ve been looking for them. I did actually receive one text asking for a source on a particular fact, which both kicked me into action and made me feel so pleased that not only are people listening, but they are engaging with the […]

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March 29

Saxophone History Podcast Episodes 7-9 Paul Desmond

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I’ve just released the third and final episode on Paul Desmond for the Saxophone history podcast and I think the three episodes are quite an interesting story. Just like with the other saxophonists I’ve looked at, Desmond had a much more colourful life than the few bits and anecdotes that we all know of. I […]

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October 29

Saxophone History Podcast Episodes 3, 4, & 5

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Today I’m happy to release a short little story that I think is super interesting. It’s the true story of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet album, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at The Club! I thought that this story was pretty widely known but after talking to a few people about it recently I realised that maybe […]

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July 23

A Few Live Recordings…

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It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything on here. I’ve been quite busy retooling so to speak. I’ve been focusing my energy on the bari lately. It’s the one saxophone that, until recently I haven’t spent a tremendous amount of time with. Anyway, I’ve been working with my trio, the Bigote Trio, to […]

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December 31

This Week’s Shows 31.12.21

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Well, it’s the last day of the year and the last day of a busy month. I suppose this is the sort of time when people generally reflect on the year they’ve had and all that sort of thing. Let’s just say it’s been interesting and kind of a wild ride. It started out super […]

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October 17

This Week’s Shows 10.17.21

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This week started out early, both in the year and the day for the Bent’s annual Christmas Opening. Christmas in October sounds a bit crazy to me but not for the droves of people coming in to see all of this years offerings at Bents. This was the same place where I played the fashion […]

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September 30

New Band Video — Toxic

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It seems somewhat appropriate to be posting our version of Britney Spears’s Toxic the day after the courts ruled in her favor to remove her father from her conservatorship. In reality, I just found out that this video was finished and wanted to post it as soon as possible. This is the Jim Wallace Gypsy […]

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September 26

This Week’s Shows 9.26.21

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Two very different dates with the band this week. The first was an afternoon benefit performance in Altrincham for the Music Place, which is a community music education center for kids. It was held at a pretty interesting place called Stutter and Twitch. This record label/coffee shop/record shop/cocktail and beer spot has a little stage […]

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September 12

This Week’s Shows 9.12.21

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It’s been a busy week with three very different bookings…actually I should be getting ready to go to a fourth in Eccles at the moment but I had a last minute cancellation so here I am. On Wednesday, I played a corporate fundraiser for a mental health charity at the storied Midland Hotel. According to […]

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August 20

This Week’s Shows 8.20.21

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Two very different gigs this past week, The Welcome Back Festival in Warrington and a wedding in Altrincham. We played two different slots on two different stages at the Welcome Back Festival under the name Gypsies of Bohemia. The festival was designed to kick start high street businesses as we come out of lockdown and […]

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