The first single from my new album is out now! It’s an arrangement of “Heart and Soul” by Hoagy Carmichael. It features Tom Farmer on double bass and Jorge Rossy on drums, and you can listen to it or watch the video here. The artwork is by Mariano Gil and the video is by Maximiliano Martinez. More on the way soon!

I recently my second album as a bandleader. It’s a trio record with Jorge Rossy on drums and Tom Farmer on double bass and we did it in Begues, a small town near Barcelona. Much more info and content to follow, but needless to say I felt very lucky to play with such amazing musicians in such a beautiful setting. Here are a few iPhone pics from the session:

Chris Searle, the Morning Star’s jazz critic, has kindly written a couple of articles recently featuring yours truly: A feature/interview, where I talk about playing with Michael Kanan and the repertoire I like to play. And a review of a Barry Green Sextet gig at the Vortex.

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 had an amazing time playing with Michael Kanan over the last few weeks. It was brilliant to play with someone of that calibre night after night, and it was special for me to play my first gigs as a bandleader outside of the UK. Thanks to Matt Pannell for the pic, taken in Cambridge! Here’s a nice review of our Norwich gig by Jane Mann for London Jazz News.

Michael Kanan is coming over from New York this January for another tour! Can’t wait to play with him again. We’re playing together in Europe for the first time too – as well as the UK we have gigs in Switzerland and Holland. We’ll be doing a mixture of duo, trio and quartet performances so see my gigs page for more info on personnel as well as ticket links.