It’s always nice when something you have recorded gets released. I transcribed, arranged and recorded the horns on this funky track by Grinny Grandad. Alto and barytone by me, trumpet by Bob and trombone by Barnaby Davies. If you need horns for your song get in touch!
Surprise arrangement
We have just finished a tour of Denmark with The Show – A Tribute To ABBA where I play the part of Benny. My friend Jakob Melkstam had just returned to the tour having had a tough year battling with cancer. We wanted to give him a warm welcome so we decided to play his song “Fortaleza” instead of Summernight City in the soundcheck. I did an arrangement for the orchestra and here is the result.
You can find his orginal version of the song online under his stage name Melkovitz. Do it, it’s beautiful.
The Sun Is Shining with Flash Mob Jazz
The last couple of years I have been playing fairly regularly with Brighton swing band Flash Mob Jazz. Here’s a cover we made of Bob Marley’s “The Sun Is Shining”.
2 videos from Harry’s Tricks’ Album Launch
In December last year the band Harry’s Tricks, led by Mike the Mic, launched “Who’s Harry” an album of 9 original swing songs. Mike wrote all but one, Heading To Ship Street, that was penned by me. I am very proud to share with you two of Mike’s compositions from the launch here with you today. Incidentally both have horn arrangements by me. Please enjoy “Fake Smile” and “Hoogly Googly Man”!
Introducing the “My Friend Lester” band
My Friend Lester at Brighton Fringe 2015
I am very excited to announce that My Friend Lester will return in May. This year at a new venue, The Rialto, and with a live band. Check out performance dates at My Friend Lester’s web site.
Listen to my CD’s
I’ve updated my CD page with players for some of the CD’s I produced. Come on over and have a listen at My CD’s. If you buy the recordings from the provided link (all mp3’s, some actual CD’s) you will be supporting me and by co-musicians in the best possible way, with the least money going to “the man”…
Feel free to share the players as well.
2 new videos with Harry’s Tricks
I got a little tripod for my iphone and recorded a little bit of today’s gig with Harry’s Tricks. Please enjoy!
Preorder Moulettes new album – I’m on it :)
Painted!
The great artist Martin Wertheim-Gould regularly comes to Brighton’s jazz venues and draws and paints the musicians performing. He has a beautiful book out called “Brighton and all that jazz!” and I think I’m in there somewhere. He came again last Sunday to Seven Stars and created this masterpiece:
The musicians are Grant Allardyce,
Simon Russell, Mike Potter, me and Dimitris Moudopolous. Thank you Martin for jamming along with us in your own way!