I played live on BBC Radio 3 a few weeks ago with Alex Mendham & His Orchestra, which plays authentic 1920s/30s jazz and dance music and is resident at the Savoy Hotel in London. You can see footage from one of the tunes we played here, or listen to the audio from the whole show (In Tune, presented by Sean Lafferty) here.
Happy to have some nice trio dates coming up this March and April. Check the flyers above for more info (click twice for full size), and click on the links in the list below for venue details/tickets. And here’s an interview/preview with London Jazz News. Hope to see you at one of them! 7 March…
Introducing REBOP is now available on Unit Records. REBOP is a collaborative, international band, featuring: Jorge Rossy (Barcelona) – vibraphone Sam Braysher (London) – alto saxophone Linus Eppinger (Amsterdam) – guitar Tilman Oberbeck (Hamburg) – double bass Phelan Burgoyne (London/Basel) – drums Listen/buy it on Bandcamp.
I’m looking forward to playing some trio dates in Scotland and the north of England at the start of October. Please tell your friends if you know anyone in these parts! I’ll be joined by award-winning Scottish double bassist Andrew Robb and three great drummers along the way (Alyn Cosker, Steve Hanley and Will Blackstone),…
Flattered to be featured in a double review by Chris Pearson in The Times. Dance Little Lady, Dance Little Man is covered alongside and album the great American saxophonist Vincent Herring. You can read it here, although it’s behind a paywall. The part about my album reads: “There’s more sophisticated swing from another alto saxophonist,…
I’m really looking forward to playing a set at the Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston this Tuesday 1st August, opening for incredible pianist and fellow Norfolk boy Kit Downes. Can’t wait to hear Kit’s set – he’ll be joined by Sam Lasserson on bass and Colin Stranahan, who’s over from New York, on drums. I’m playing with Conor Chaplin…
Pleased to get this nice review from great American jazz critic Scott Yanow. Album still available here!