Recently I’ve been reading a little about the old French trumpet player and pedagogue Merri Franquin. In 1912 he invented…
Image above: A dismantled Soprano Bugle. A couple of months ago I decided to dismantle and re-assemble an old Soprano…
After a gig this week I was asked how and where I learned jazz improvisation. It certainly wasn’t in school…
Here is a recording that was made in 2013 by Richard Lambert. I am playing a duet from the Selected…
After my little experiment yesterday with improvisation over Erik Satie’s Gymnopedie No 1 I was inspired to create another recording…
Anybody who is familiar with my taste in classical music knows that one of my favourite composers is Erik Satie.…
Earlier this week I added some brass parts and solos to this recording by Bruton School for Girls head girl…
Last year a friend and colleague of mine wrote this piece of music and we made a recording. Seeing as…