4 April 2016
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One of my weaker areas as a musician is reading the dots – recreating music by following standard notation. I can understand what the dots are saying if I have time to work it out but fluent reading at sight … Continue reading
20 March 2016
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It was wonderful to finally have a trumpet at tonight’s Red Lion jazz jam. I’ve nothing against sax players and rather enjoyed the appearance of a quartet of guitarists but I can’t remember the last time the jam had a … Continue reading
29 February 2016
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I love making stuff up when I play: listening, trying, adjusting or, as it is generally called, improvising. While I wouldn’t have wanted to attempt yesterday’s gig without chord charts some of my highlights were the tunes we played without … Continue reading
27 February 2016
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Two gigs this weekend. The first – with work ukulele club, jUKEbox – is now past but, as that was opening for a small conference, it wasn’t a public show in any case. However, you can come and see me … Continue reading
21 February 2016
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With jam in it, man! That’s just to say that I’m the house bassist for another jazz jam at the Red Lion in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell this evening. Chances of playing much reggae are pretty much nil but chances of some musical … Continue reading
27 November 2015
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According to many retailers, today is ‘Black Friday‘, an over-used marker that generally refers to infamous events and, in this case is an enticement to rush to stores to jostle with other shoppers and buy knock-down bargains. Could it be … Continue reading
20 September 2015
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I’m out again tonight (a phrase I’ve been using a lot lately although it should be quietening down a bit in the near future), this time playing my six string Sei bass for the jazz jam at the Red Lion … Continue reading
18 September 2015
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I’ve been hard at work in the garden all day, picking up a couple of nasty grazes from a battle with a couple of logs and slippery floor but succeeding in building a new bed at the front to move … Continue reading
2 August 2015
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I have another jazz gig today, this one with Other Way Up at the Nag’s Head in Abingdon. It is a lovely afternoon so we will almost certainly be outside, right down by the river. Our kick off is a … Continue reading
1 August 2015
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No printing today! Instead I’ve been out playing some jazz instead for an event near Reading. Fun… but not quite the lazing around I could have done with after a busy week. Maybe tomorrow…